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News
Ryu goest to Japan to shoot some baseball and having a thought on figure skating.  Matt is still shooting hockey and missing a shoot because he’s old and forgetful. Oh and Alabama v Clemson v SI.

Assignment Desk
Winter. 3 entries.  You guys have been bad. Now get us some more. More people should participate, because it’s, you know, free. For your next assignment, you are responsible for …

Masterclass
… close ups.  Faces, equipment, anything that is related to sports, but we want details here.  So don’t give us anything that is digitally enhanced (ie cropping).  Get closer. Good luck.

Pledge QQQs
Questions from the Patreon pledgers:
-Change format of images to be used on social media?
-Ming Dynasty lenses?
-Largest aperture when shooting sports?
-Approaching teams or magazines for an assignment?
-Promoting your sports photography?

If you are a Patreon pledger, you are entitled to ask one question per episode.  So get asking.

Cross-Counter
We reviewed the works of Vladimir Rys.
If you have any other suggestions, tell us at saveme@biglensfastshutter.com

Special thanks to…
Our producer Robb Massar
Icon by Arvin Bautista

Training Ground
Training Ground is now on video. If you’d like to participate (and we think you should), enter your pictures in the Flickr thread and make sure to tag them.

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