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After taking pictures of real eagles for the past month, taking a picture of a mascot doesn't seem quite the same. Especially when its a mascot that I'm still not 100% happy with.
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I looked down at the scorer's table and saw this shot. I kind of like how it turned out.
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The team saluting before they take the court.
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This is shot of Eastern on defense. I'm still not comfortable taking basketball pictures.
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This is Eastern's leading scorer, Brandon Bowdry taking a shot. I almost didn't recognize him because last year he had dreads.
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Brandon Bowdry driving to the basket.
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This is one of the Eastern players shooting a basket.
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Adrian Burton taking the ball out.
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One of the Ball State guys going to the basket. He was actually pretty decent.
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Another Eastern player shooting a basket.
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This is Eastern's coach. He was not a very happy man this game. It wasn't bad enough that Eastern had to battle Ball State, it seemed like they had to battle the refs too.
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Eastern's mascot doing a flip. I'll have to admit it's pretty impressive seeing this.
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Another Ball State player going to the basket.
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Brandon Bowdry shooting a layup.
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Brandon Bowdry attempting another shot.
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Brandon attempting another.
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I think he missed this shot.
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Of all the games I've went to, I've never caught a slam dunk. So I was happy.
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The Ball State player driving to the basket.
It was a decent game but Eastern ended up losing 60-51.
Loved the pictures-felt like I was there!
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