The weather prediction was calling for a 90% chance of thunderstorms, but it looked like it was going to hold off, at least for a little while. It was pretty parked up when we arrived and there were a lot of fans already there. We staked out our spot along the sidelines, looking for openings where we could shoot between people and not get a bunch of heads in our shots. Dave shot on a monopod, I decided to just shoot hand-held, using ISO 400 and my steady hands (right!) to keep things sharp. Actually, the IS (image stabalization) feature in my lens and shutter speeds between one 640th and one 1250th sec was doing that. The sun started breaking through the clouds and heating things up pretty quickly. The crowd was relatively subdued except for the occasional roars of approval on long pass completions. I had only been passively following the Redskins progress since the end of last season, so I have a lot of catching up to do on the roster. They were running the fist string offense in front of us a lot so that made it easier to hone in on the veterans we were familiar with. As the morning wore on the sun started baking us to the point where we sought refuge at the end of the field at a tree line that gave us some shade - and what felt like a 20 degree respite from the heat. Dave seemed to be doing well with the 100-400. I could have used a little more reach, but the extra 5 mega-pixels of the 50D gives me something to work with in post-processing and cropping. Below are some quick picks of some of the on-field action. All images © 2009 Archer Imaging
Jason Campbell hones in on second year man Malcolm Kelly
under the keen observation of coach Jim Zorn.
Jason Campbell pitches out to Ladell Betts on a running play
today at Redskins Park
Jason Campbell gets good protection while targeting a
downfield receiver today at Redskins Park
Chris Cooley protect on the outside while Jason Campbell
hands off to Ladell Betts
Phillip Daniels tries to thwart a Jason Campbell pass
Jason Campbell throwing downfield today during training
camp at Redskins Park
Jason Campbell shows the defense that he can still run
when the receivers are covered
Todd Collins takes his turn on the offense
Todd Collins throws downfield today at Redskins Park
A Redskin defender faked right out of his jockstrap
today at Redskins Park
Chris Cooley jumps for a tipped ball
that would eventually land in the hands
of Linebacker Alfred Fincher, #51
Some players take a water break in the summer heat.
