James Brosher Photography

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2011 Year in Sports Pictures

One thing that I noticed in my sports pictures this year in comparison to years past was how tight I shot everything. Through college and my internships, I usually shot sports with a 300 mm lens on a full-frame camera, and now I’m shooting sports with a 400 mm lens on a crop-body camera. For example, the second image below is not cropped. Equipment along with the fact that our paper encourages us to shoot large faces contributed to the change in my sports pictures. Here are my 10 favorite sports pictures from this year:

Lovell's Karen Koritnik watches as the ball bounces away from her as she falls to the floor with Burns' Becca Miller during the Class 2A championship game on Saturday, March 5, 2011, in Casper, Wyo. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
Lovell's Karen Koritnik watches as the ball bounces away from her as she falls to the floor with Burns' Becca Miller during the Class 2A championship game on Saturday, March 5, 2011, in Casper, Wyo. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
Shawn Downing from Silver Star, Mont. wrestles a steer during the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at Frontier Park. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
Shawn Downing from Silver Star, Mont. wrestles a steer during the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at Frontier Park. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Cheyenne Central keeper Kelley Fisher reaches back to bat a ball over the crossbar as she poses for a portrait on Monday, April 25, 2011, at the school in Cheyenne, Wyo. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
Cheyenne Central keeper Kelley Fisher reaches back to bat a ball over the crossbar as she poses for a portrait on Monday, April 25, 2011, at the school in Cheyenne, Wyo. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
Cheyenne East's Michael Galicia reacts as he's twisted by Star Valley's Dawson Loveland during a semi-final match in the 4A 215 pound weight class on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, in Casper, Wyo. Loveland won the match. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
Cheyenne East's Michael Galicia reacts as he's twisted by Star Valley's Dawson Loveland during a semi-final match in the 4A 215 pound weight class on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, in Casper, Wyo. Loveland won the match. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
Cheyenne Post 6 catcher Rafer Cooley reacts as he's hit in the facemask by a pitch during a baseball game on Saturday, May 7, 2011, at Powers Field in Cheyenne. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
Cheyenne Post 6 catcher Rafer Cooley reacts as he's hit in the facemask by a pitch during a baseball game on Saturday, May 7, 2011, at Powers Field in Cheyenne. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
Wheatland's Muira Bunker, center, celebrates with her teammates after a 47-41 win against Buffalo in the Class 3A girl's basketball state championship game on Saturday, March 12, 2011, in Casper, Wyo. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
Wheatland's Muira Bunker, center, celebrates with her teammates after a 47-41 win against Buffalo in the Class 3A girl's basketball state championship game on Saturday, March 12, 2011, in Casper, Wyo. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
Cheyenne East's Jalen Willett (5) plays the ball away from Gillette's Cody Nice during a boy's soccer regional game on Thursday, May 12, 2011, at Cheyenne South High School. East won 4-2. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
Cheyenne East's Jalen Willett (5) plays the ball away from Gillette's Cody Nice during a boy's soccer regional game on Thursday, May 12, 2011, at Cheyenne South High School. East won 4-2. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
Wyoming linebacker Mark Nzeocha, left, intercepts a pass intended for Texas State tight end Chase Harper during a NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyo. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
Wyoming linebacker Mark Nzeocha, left, intercepts a pass intended for Texas State tight end Chase Harper during a NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyo. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
Tyler Scales from Severence, Colo. rides a horse named Phillip Scott bareback during the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at Frontier Park. Scales registered no time on the ride. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
Tyler Scales from Severence, Colo. rides a horse named Phillip Scott bareback during the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at Frontier Park. Scales registered no time on the ride. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
The ball sails just out of reach of Air Force tight end Joshua Freeman (81) in the closing minutes of a 25-17 loss to Wyoming in a NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
The ball sails just out of reach of Air Force tight end Joshua Freeman (81) in the closing minutes of a 25-17 loss to Wyoming in a NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo. (James Brosher/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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