Carolyn Todd-Larson, PPSA, AFIAP
May 2022 - Strength Test
About the Image(s)
Camera: Canon PowerShot SX50
Lens: 4.3-215.0 mm
Focal length: 42.70 mm
Exposure: 1/500 sec, f/8, ISO 1600
Another photo from Penn State's Lift for Life, an annual fundraising event where Penn State football players participate in strength and conditioning competitions to raise money to fund research that combats kidney cancer. Since they started doing this, the football team has raised more than $1 million for this rare disease.
I like this photo because of the expression on the athlete's face and the support of his teammates as he strains to hold these barbells.
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6 comments posted
Hi Carolyn. Another very interesting photo, more of a human-interest story rather than sports, although from the bodies definitely sports people. You are obviously able to get in close to the players and you have used this to great effect. All seem interested in what is happening looks like from the weights they were power lifting to the limits of their strength. A refreshing photo that shows the background work players have to put in before they compete. This is the side of competing most of us are not privy to, and often taken for granted by spectators and supporters. Your description does show that sporting clubs are able to raise enormous amounts of money for those less privileged. One Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath alone has raised millions of dollars for breast-cancer research, his 35-year-old wife died from this illness. Posted: 05/17/2022 03:02:42
Ward Conaway
Another good image of the Penn State football team training and earning money for a good cause. This photo ticks all of the boxes: Exposure, composition, focus, and interesting faces. Nicely done! Posted: 05/18/2022 16:14:49
They are weight lifting. It is a competition, although for charity. As Ward says, it ticks all the boxes. Posted: 05/19/2022 03:41:14
Thank you all for your comments. If you are interested, the origin of the lift for life is that one of the football players, Scott Shirley, lost his father to kidney cancer. Scott discovered that there wasn't a lot of research for rare diseases. His teammates started Lift for Life to fund research for this type of cancer. When Scott graduated he founded a non-profit, called "Uplifting Athletes". He has inspired many collegiate sports teams across the country to sponsor rare diseases and raise money. You can learn more at www.upliftingathletes.org Posted: 05/22/2022 18:32:22
Yes, this does fit into Sports Action. I think it would have more impact if he was actually lifting the weight and if there were fewer onlookers. Posted: 05/26/2022 16:32:32
Interesting photo, when you know the story. Technically everything good.
Posted: 05/28/2022 15:13:47
Posted: 05/28/2022 15:13:47