Former Akron Beacon Journal photographer Ott Gangl reminds us all of how the unexpected can happen, especially when photographing sports.
Gangl was covering the Cavs – Bulls playoff game when Michael Jordan hit the shot that Cleveland Cavaliers fans and basketball historians will never forget.
Only seconds earlier Gangl shot what he thought was the game winner by the Cavs’ Craig Ehlo. He left his position to go to the other end of the floor during a timeout to shoot Cleveland celebration photos. In anticipation of that Gangl put on a wide angle lens. It wasn’t his intention but it resulted in a story telling image that included the scoreboard.
The rest as they say is history.
Lesson of the day – expect the unexpected