Are You Ready for the Football "Ouch"

[HDNitehawk]

This was on Yahoo. Fotog getting nailed at a football game.


If you pause in a few places I think you can see when the camera and lens actually separate from each other.


http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Video-Cameraman-is-laid-out-in-Vikings-Cardinal?urn=nfl-wp8997

[Richard Lane]

Wow, that's a serious collision. I think you're right his camera is toast! That's why everyone needs to keep their head on a swivel. Sometimes it's easy to get tunnel vision when looking through a super-telephoto. I understand that the player has to get back to the huddle, but I can't believe that he showed absolutely zero concern whatsover for the photographer, yet I'm sure he's excited when his picture is in the paper. What a _____!


Rich

[Sheiky]

Wow, that was head on! Spectacular and it reminds me of shooting motocross and looking trough my 200mm lens and at the same time having a motor landing about half a meter from me...I get this guy, too bad he did get hit It's part of the game, isn't it?


It's not sportsmanlike from the player though. At least not that I can see in the video. Perhaps he went later on? I bet he didn't expect it either

[HDNitehawk]

I timed this, from the point of contact until the next play started was 28 seconds. Really you can

[Sheiky]

Or a great GIF animation to put on his personal website

[bob williams]

Wow, I sure am happy I am shooting 12 year olds