Plano West  v Plano East   Friday October 17, 2003            Page 2
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I include this photograph to demonstrate the difficulty a photographer has with the Plano West uniforms. They pose some tricky issues for a photographer: Black base color with fluorescent numbers. Plus, the helmet, shirt, pants and socks are the same color so there is no contrast between those items. (Note the East player has different colors in the helmet, shirt, belt, pants, and socks.)  Pretty tough stuff. Notice how well the East uniform picks up the light. The West uniform is a solid shadow. (That may have been the difference in the game.)

The solid black color scheme makes the two players on the left almost appear to be connected at the hip.
 

This shot is woefully overexposed. I think I will simply need to cut off the flash when using my zoom lens at close range.

Since I am on the subject, notice how the slight trim on the quarterback's right sleeve breaks up the black. So, add some color to the belts and add a stripe or emblem on the socks and these photos look much better. (Put a stripe on the pants and I'm in photo heaven.)
 

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