"Denver's Jorie Hall twists in the middle of her vault that scored a 9.650 during the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Denver Regional at the Ritchie Center in Denver, Saturday, April 2, 2011."
"Denver's Brianna Springer preforms a leap during her floor exercise routine that scored a 9.850 during the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Denver Regional at the Ritchie Center in Denver, Saturday, April 2, 2011. Springer scored a 39.250 in the all-around and qualified for the NCAA National Championships."
"Denver's Kaitlin Moorhead looks skyward during her floor exercise routine that scored a 9.850 at the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Denver Regional at the Ritchie Center in Denver, Saturday, April 2, 2011."
"Denver's Annamari Maaranen looks for the bar on a release during her uneven bars routine at the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Denver Regional at the Ritchie Center in Denver, Saturday, April 2, 2011."
"Denver's Amanda Johanson (from left), Louise Mercer and Taylor Sanford explode with emotion for teammate Jorie Hall (not pictured) on the balance beam during the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Denver Regional at the Ritchie Center in Denver, Saturday, April 2, 2011. Hall scored a 9.900 tying her for first place in the event which qualified her for the NCAA National Championships."
"Denver's Brianna Springer dismounts the balance beam on her way to scoring a 9.775 during the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Denver Regional at the Ritchie Center in Denver, Saturday, April 2, 2011. Springer scored a 39.250 in the all-around and qualified for the NCAA National Championships."
One of the best parts about photographing anything at DU is the relationship that I have with their staff and the access that they give me. I worked with them for four years while I was in school there. However, since this was a NCAA sanctioned event things were much different.
Photographers were limited to only three spots on the arena floor that allowed for mostly mediocre photos. The last time I shot a meet in Magness Arena I had free reign and could take advantage of some amazing dark, clean backgrounds and unique shooting angles. This time I had to concentrate on making the best with what I had and let my remotes produce some creativity for me.
I arrived at 2:30pm for the 6pm meet to get remotes in place before the competitors took the floor. I had originally only planned to do one but when I saw the restricted shooting locations I decided to put a second one up. Gino Siller came along to learn a little bit about my setup and do a little shooting of his own. He was a big help to myself and another photographer in getting the cameras focused properly.
Despite the restrictions I was able to come away with a few images that I'm pleased with.
-JCE
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