South Dakota’s Shea Williams tackles Southeastern Louisiana’s Andre Cryer during football action at USD Saturday, September 27, 2009. (Jim Lee/Sioux City Journal)

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North’s Lee Vondrak catches a touchdown pass against West during football action at Olsen Stadium Friday, September 26, 2009. (Jim Lee/Sioux City Journal)

If the receiver would have been facing towards me in this photo, then this would probably be my new favorite football photo of the season.Shot with a Canon 50D and 200mm f/2 lens. ASA 3200, 1/640 second at f/2.8.

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Morningside’s Liz Sutherland, 9, and Jamie Vander Kooi, 2, try to block a shot by Midland Lutheran’s Brittanny Case, 1, during volleyball action at Morningside College Tuesday, September 22, 2009. (Jim Lee/Sioux City Journal)

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Dave Grimesey carries a United Nations flag while marching from the Sioux City Art Center to the Peace Pole near the Sgt. Floyd Welcome Center while celebrating International Peace Day Monday, September 21, 2009. (Jim Lee/Sioux City Journal)

The light was fading fast and there were only five people marching the entire distance. I shot some straight-on shots with my 70-200 as they approached me, but those photos looked rather boring. So as the participants marched past me, I shot from a low angle with my 17-40mm lens and set the exposure manually to expose for the sky as they walked past. Exposure was ASA 800, 1/1000 second at f/9.

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South Dakota’s Noah Shepard runs in for a touchdown as Drake’s Ben Morrison misses a tackle during football action at USD Saturday, September 19, 2009. (Jim Lee/Sioux City Journal)

I wish the background was a bit cleaner, but I still like this shot with the defender hanging on by the toe trying to prevent a touchdown. I think this is my favorite football photo of the season so far. You can imagine my disappointment when I picked up the paper this morning and saw that it was not used in the print edition.

Shooting inside the Dakota Dome using a Canon 50D and 200mm f/2 lens with 1.4 Extender. Exposure was at ASA 3200, 1/640 second at f/2.8 for most photos.

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Briar Cliff’s Andrew Prohaska gets some blocking help from David Shephard during football action against Concordia at Memorial Field Saturday, September 19, 2009. (Jim Lee/Sioux City Journal)

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A portrait of President Barack Obama decorates the intersection of Central Ave and 1st Street during the Le Mars Chalk Art Festival Sunday afternoon, September 20, 2009. (Jim Lee/Sioux City Journal)

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Heelan’s Nate Berger is tackled by Esterville-Lincoln’s Jacob Perkins during football action at Olsen Stadium Saturday, September 19, 2009. (Jim Lee/Sioux City Journal)

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North’s Mike Davis is tackled by Des Moines Hoover’s Josh Johnson during football action at Olsen Stadium Friday, September 18, 2009. (Jim Lee/Sioux City Journal)

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The Amazing Arthur juggles produce as he has Patrick Demars, 7, Sioux City, take a bite from an apple during Artsplash at Chris Larsen Park Sunday, September 6, 2009. (Jim Lee/Sioux City Journal)

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