THE ROOKIE

I was at Road America today for Day 1 of the WeatherTech International Challenge with Brian Redman...3 more days to go.  The shooter shown is a rookie at race photography and I was showing him a few things today. Here we were learning the difference between panning something at close range vs. greater distance.  He picked it up right away...grasps concepts well.
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He's a local kid, a graduate of our local high school and now a senior at the university majoring in biology with a minor in Environmental Studies. He'll graduate in one more semester.  He was never a student of mine as I had already retired before he became a freshman.
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He's a shot putter and discus thrower at the university as he was in high school......BIG boy.  He's about 6'2" may 6'3" and clocks in at 250+.  Strong as an ox...mongo strong.  His upper arms are larger than my thighs!  He puts an Olympic weight shotput (16 Pounds / 7.257kg) 14-15 meters.  Whew!
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Also smart as a whip.  Everything I told him today he sucked right up and did it perfectly.  Never made a mistake.  He's a real sponge when it comes to learning new things.  Great kid....I also know his parents and his brother (who was a student of mine).  Mom works at the high school with "challenged" students.  Great parenting skills...does all the right things.
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Best in Large.