Dennis Murray Photography - Atlanta, Georgia » Action Photography

Making a Splash

admin — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 13:54:02 +0000

Coming Down the Line….

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:10:39 +0000

And safe at home!

Scoreboards

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:01:51 +0000

A good glowing scoreboard in the background? One of my favorite motifs that I reuse from sport to sport.

The Catch II

admin — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:00:26 +0000

Following up on yesterday’s post, how great is the look of surprise on this young athlete’s face?

The Catch

admin — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:00:10 +0000

The difference between making the catch and not making the catch doesn’t matter – it all goes down the same in the box score.

Soccer, No Vuvuzelas

admin — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 01:52:01 +0000

Looking back over my work from the spring, I found a couple of photos from Greater Atlanta Christian School’s playoff match against Eagles Landing Christian Academy. Good action, no vuvuzelas.

I’m also pleased to announce I’ll be working with the Athens United Soccer Association (Athens, Georgia) this fall to photograph games during their three tournaments this fall. More details to come on this relationship and the events!

Gunned Down at the Plate

admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:00:49 +0000

It’s rare to see a real play at the plate in 9 year old Baseball, and even rarer to see them get the out!

Here it Comes!

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:00:10 +0000

The Moment Before Impact

admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:00:30 +0000

What do you think goes through a six year-old hitter’s mind right before the ball hits the bat? Is he worried about whether he will make contact, where the ball will go, or what to do next? Is he running to first in his head?

Or are the team parents more worried, and it’s just a simple reaction to him?

Spec Racer Ford 25th Anniversary Celebration

admin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:17:42 +0000

April 9th and 10th was the Spec Racer Ford 25th Anniversary Celebration at Road Atlanta. I was at Road Atlanta as a Contributing Photographer for SportsCar Magazine, the Official Magazine of the SCCA.

I set out to photograph the day’s events with many concepts and themes in mind to help give shape to the magazine’s coverage of the event.

Classic Cars in Classic Places

Road Atlanta is a well-known circuit to racers and fans, and several parts of the track are instantly recognizable. The esses, and Turn 5 are some of the most photographed places on the track. There’s also a great likelihood the first Spec Renaults at the Runoffs (held at Road Atlanta during the early years of Spec Renault and SRF) were photographed coming through the same curves.

Capture the Classic Shape of the Car

As much as the track is recognizable to fans, the shape of the Spec Racer Ford (originally Spec Renault) is instantly recognizable to SCCA racing aficionados.

Big Fields and Close Racing

Two of the trademarks of Spec Racer Ford racing has been close races and large fields. The large fields were created with the promise of close, affordable (relatively speaking) racing. The close racing was the promise created by fielding absolutely equal cars for all competitors.

A Few Legends of the Sport and the Club

Elliot Forbes-Robinson (below) along with SCCA President Emeritus Nick Craw joined the field of competitors.

Remember the Reason Competitors are Here

Silly Bandz hit Cumming, Georgia

admin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:22:02 +0000

If you are a parent with kids in Forsyth County Public Schools, especially at the Elementary School level – you’ve probably seen, and tried to find Silly Bandz. It seems almost every kid is wearing them.

It’s even on the field and at the plate!

Just like any fad – Silly Bandz are in short to supply and are hard to find around Cumming, Alpharetta and Johns Creek. So where do you find yours?

Here Comes Trouble

admin — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:47:17 +0000

What do seventy-three of the closest racing, most competitive cars in Road Racing look like charging towards a green flag?

Volleyball Action and Portrait Photography Mashup

admin — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 01:12:19 +0000

Among the team and individual photographs I completed last week for Prolink Atlanta Volleyball, I had some time to work with one of the fifteen year-old teams on some higher concept staged action photographs.

The concepts for these are still a work in progress and will be taken further in the future. My goals with the lighting was to help highlight the player as the subject, while reducing the background and improving the stop-action sharpness of the photographs.

The dig from a low angle:

Defensive Baseball

admin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 01:17:04 +0000

When your feature team is getting no-hit, there’s far more time to focus on the defensive game and work additional angles in the field and for the pitcher.

Nice cross-diamond directional sunlight on the pitcher:

Incoming!

admin — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:33:18 +0000