Friday on the court

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ESL Teachers and a student take part in a basketball game as part of a school charity event in Shenzhen, China.

ESL Teachers and a student take part in a basketball game as part of a school charity event in Shenzhen, China.

When I worked for a newspaper I loved shooting high school sports. The weather this day didn’t agree with me. This image looked much better before the JPG conversion. And, I’m way out of practice.  Michael at Expatriate Games has a great description of basketball in China (the nation is crazy for it). I recommend reading it.

The two weeks of sunshine were a tease. I spent most of the weekend inside thanks to torrential downpours. June 1 signals the start of the Pacific typhoon season. A school day canceled because of a typhoon is always welcome. Five weeks and counting…

4 Comments Add yours

  1. quickroute says:

    Great photo! That blokes arms are longer than my legs!

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  2. Hey buddy, saw the link and wanted to say thanks.

    Looks like this dude is off balance and about to get schooled!

    Yeah, enough rain already!

    Expatriate Games´s last blog post..China – More Than One Great Wall

  3. Stevo says:

    QR: Hehe

    Michael: He fell later in the game and broke his toe.

  4. Corina says:

    Wonderful shot, Steve!

    We’re having the opposite. We’re on our 10th or so day with no rain. That’s almost a record for our parts! Very nice, especially when you have out of town company and are taking them all over town! Wanna come visit?

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