State

The past three days have been full of State Championship football. 8-man teams or 10,000 + spectator crowds, the emotions were equally intense. Action was fundamentally the same, patterns are rules still apply, working the field feels the same. When the fourth quarter hits the five minute mark, the crowds, the cheering, body language, silence, and the score give a quick hit of adrenaline.

By the time the clock runs out and players and coaches overtake the field, you've allowed yourself anticipatory participation. By the time you follow the jumping, crying, screaming players on the fifty yard line, you've come back to calm, collected observation and make pictures. Even when all the bodies around you are in emotion up to their ears.