Aaron Rodgers Broke a Photographer’s Monopod to Score a Touchdown [Photography]

Scott Kelby, an exceptional photographer, was capturing finally zone during last week’s Packers game when Aaron Rodgers decided to run and dive in his direction. Rodgers scored a touchdown but accidentally broke Kelby’s $350 monopod inside the process.

Kelby jokingly recounts the tale on his blog (all of that’s in good humor) and knows that it’s not Rodger’s fault at all. It’s awesome that Kelby was in a position to snap pictures of the complete exchange, he says:

I’m shooting my 400mm f/2.8 on a Gitzo monopod, but once I see this unfolding, I hold my Monopod with the left hand, and grab my 2nd body; a Nikon D3 with a 24-70mm f/2.8, with my right hand-I put it up to my eye and start firing at Rodgers as he’s running straight at me. Rodgers lands right in front of me, and starts sliding toward me. I keep shooting. Rodgers keep sliding. I keep thinking in some unspecified time in the future he’s going to forestall sliding, and then BAM-he’s levels me, the man beside me, and my camera on the monopod goes flying.

Luckily, his cameras survived the tackle (and he did too other than the complete dirt, that’s) so he could carry on snapping. In truth, here’s a picture of him continuing to shoot the play:

A fantastic story with even better visuals at his blog . And in fact, here’s our guide on how you can photograph Football . [ Scott Kelby ]

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