Vikings 41, Giants 17. What more is there to say? Eli Manning was picked off four times, three of which were returned for touchdowns. And I was in the wrong place for all of them. Why? I'm glad you asked...
When shooting a game alone, I always try to position myself on the Giants' offensive side of the ball. This way, when (if) the Giants score, they'll generally be coming right at me. Sounds like a good enough plan, but when there's a big interception, there's really nothing I can do. I can only watch helplessly as the play goes away from me, like this one, the first interception by Darren Sharper (42) that resulted in a TD.
I suppose after the second pick-six I could've switched sides and attempted to show the Giants' (and particularly Eli's) ineptitude, but I opted to try for something positive, and got burned. Besides, what's that old adage? Had I moved to the other side, the Giants would finally have started to play well, and I'd have missed that too. Like I said, I was shooting alone and it's a big field. Sometimes the plays come at me, and sometimes they don't. Not really much I can do about it.
So, failing to get any of the big Vikings plays, I basically stayed attached to Eli for the entire fourth quarter, looking for reaction shots more than action shots. I came away with a collection of images that perfectly described Eli's day, so even though I didn't have the big plays, I did end up with some pretty good story-telling shots. Here they are. Enjoy.
When shooting a game alone, I always try to position myself on the Giants' offensive side of the ball. This way, when (if) the Giants score, they'll generally be coming right at me. Sounds like a good enough plan, but when there's a big interception, there's really nothing I can do. I can only watch helplessly as the play goes away from me, like this one, the first interception by Darren Sharper (42) that resulted in a TD.
I suppose after the second pick-six I could've switched sides and attempted to show the Giants' (and particularly Eli's) ineptitude, but I opted to try for something positive, and got burned. Besides, what's that old adage? Had I moved to the other side, the Giants would finally have started to play well, and I'd have missed that too. Like I said, I was shooting alone and it's a big field. Sometimes the plays come at me, and sometimes they don't. Not really much I can do about it.
So, failing to get any of the big Vikings plays, I basically stayed attached to Eli for the entire fourth quarter, looking for reaction shots more than action shots. I came away with a collection of images that perfectly described Eli's day, so even though I didn't have the big plays, I did end up with some pretty good story-telling shots. Here they are. Enjoy.
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