"Russell Westbrook #0 of the Oklahoma City Thunder scores on Ty Lawson #3 and Kenyon Martin #4 of the Denver Nuggets in Game Three of the Western Conference Quarterfinals in the 2011 NBA Playoffs at Pepsi Center on April 23, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. Westbrook contributed 23 points in the Thunder's 97-94 victory to take a 3-0 series lead into game four."
"Nene #31 of the Denver Nuggets scores against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game Three of the Western Conference Quarterfinals in the 2011 NBA Playoffs at Pepsi Center on April 23, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. Nene led the Nuggets in scoring with 15 points on 5 of 10 shooting."
"(Left) Ty Lawson #3 of the Denver Nuggets goes up for a shot against Serge Ibaka #9 of the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game Three of the Western Conference Quarterfinals in the 2011 NBA Playoffs at Pepsi Center on April 23, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. (Right) Russell Westbrook #0 of the Oklahoma City Thunder is fouled by Arron Afflalo #6 of the Denver Nuggets."
"Frustrated head coach George Karl of the Denver Nuggets paces the sidelines against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game Three of the Western Conference Quarterfinals in the 2011 NBA Playoffs at Pepsi Center on April 23, 2011 in Denver, Colorado."
"Kenyon Martin #4 of the Denver Nuggets sits frustrated on the sidelines during a 97-94 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game Three of the Western Conference Quarterfinals in the 2011 NBA Playoffs at Pepsi Center on April 23, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. Martin led the team with five turnovers in the 97-94 loss to the Thunder and are down 3-0 in the seven game series."
It was just one of those kind of nights, for both myself and the Nuggets. The home town team struggled, again, offensively and I just couldn't get anything to go my way.
Whether it was the refs/players blocking my view, popping the circuit breaker on one of the strobe packs or missing a good moment here or there, I had my fair share of frustrations shooting game three of the Thunder v Nuggets series Saturday night. I heard about it from all the other shooters at the bar after the game too. I hold myself to high expectations so having a rough game definitely got to me a little bit and they were having some good-natured fun with it.
One of the main personal challenges that I had was trying to get back into the sync of shooting on strobes again. When you're shooting "on the lights" you have to wait for the power packs to recycle so you can only shoot one frame every four seconds or so. You have to really concentrate and pick your moments. I've shot on lights plenty of times and it's been a while but like anything else, it was like riding a bike and by the middle of the first quarter I felt comfortable again.
I had arrived at the arena shortly after 10am to get remotes and clamps installed for myself and Doug who I was shooting the game with. I'm glad I was there so early because I got the opportunity to put a remote behind the glass, again, something that I hadn't done in a few years. It ended up working out ok but one of the circuit breakers that I somehow blew was the key light for the remote. It worked fine for the first half but after the circuit tripped things were pretty dark.
I chalk it all up to a learning experience. I'll make a few adjustments for Monday's game and hopefully things work out a little better...including the Nuggets shooting.
-JCE
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