I captured this photo at a basketball game at MVHS. This prompt was all about telling a story, which is why I chose to utilize a shallow depth of field. I really wanted to reflect the crowd fading into the background, and the focus being solely on the action at hand as the player approached the net to take the shot. At least for me, there has always been this moment when I’m playing sports where everything but the ball in front of me (I play soccer) fades away, and time seems to slow down. That is the emotion, and the story, I was attempting to convey in this shot: the period of decision that the player is undergoing as he approaches the net.