NCAA Women's Tournament: #11 Georgia vs #6 ASU

Georgia guard Ashley Houts (1) guards Arizona State guard Briann January in the first half as the #6 Arizona State Sun Devils beat the #11 Georgia Lady Bulldogs 58-47 in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Women's Championship at The Arena at Gwinett Center on Saturday, March 21, 2009 in Duluth, Ga. (Shot with a special effect lens)

On paper, this seemed an odd matchup. #6 Arizona State flying and changing time zones to play Georgia in front of a home-town crowd (sorta) at Gwinnett Arena in Duluth, about 45 minutes from campus.

Georgia came out flat and sluggish and looked like they were playing in a totally different time zone. I approached it almost as if i would have any other game, except for remotes. No need, I assumed (correctly) that it would be one-and-done based on the up-and-down play of the team down the stretch. I went for using a 400 some and a tilt-shift for some. Did my usual "not sitting around" bit.

Made some nice photos. Mark Johnson jokingly asked me if i was trying to be David Burnett since i was shooting sports with a tilt/shift as Burnett shot the Olympics with a 4x5 and has done stuff like that.

Shooting basketball on manual focus was a bit of a challenge especially with the focus being such a narrow point.



Georgia guard Ashley Houts (1) dives for a loose ball in the first half as the #6 Arizona State Sun Devils beat the #11 Georgia Lady Bulldogs 58-47 in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Women's Championship at The Arena at Gwinett Center on Saturday, March 21, 2009 in Duluth, Ga. (Shot with a special effect lens)



Georgia forward Angel Robinson (33) and Arizona State center Sybil Dosty (33) vie for the opening tip as the #6 Arizona State Sun Devils beat the #11 Georgia Lady Bulldogs 58-47 in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Women's Championship at The Arena at Gwinett Center on Saturday, March 21, 2009 in Duluth, Ga.



Arizona State cheerleaders practice a routine in a hallway before the #6 Arizona State Sun Devils beat the #11 Georgia Lady Bulldogs 58-47 in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Women's Championship at The Arena at Gwinett Center on Saturday, March 21, 2009 in Duluth, Ga.



Arizona State guard Briann January (20) is surrounded by her teammates after drawing a foul in the first half as the #6 Arizona State Sun Devils beat the #11 Georgia Lady Bulldogs 58-47 in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Women's Championship at The Arena at Gwinett Center on Saturday, March 21, 2009 in Duluth, Ga.



Dance dawg Holly King dances as the #6 Arizona State Sun Devils beat the #11 Georgia Lady Bulldogs 58-47 in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Women's Championship at The Arena at Gwinett Center on Saturday, March 21, 2009 in Duluth, Ga. (Shot with a special effect lens)



Georgia forward Christy Marshall (22) fights for a loose ball with Arizona State guard Gabby Fage (30) as the #6 Arizona State Sun Devils beat the #11 Georgia Lady Bulldogs 58-47 in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Women's Championship at The Arena at Gwinett Center on Saturday, March 21, 2009 in Duluth, Ga.