What makes a great photograph of a sporting event?

>>3008287

nothing. sports are trash entertainment for trash people.

>>3008287
Your pic related sucks fucking balls lad.

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Capturing the energy and mood of the event. Sports photography is probably one of the only fields where all that decisive moment stuff really matters.

>>3008287
I was at that game. Good times

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>>3008287
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