Idaho Falls Lacrosse from Idaho Falls Magazine on Vimeo.

Lacrosse is new to East Idaho but growing quickly in popularity. Some of the stigma surrounding it is that it's a relatively "slow" field sport. Yeah right.

I was personally blown away by how explosive the action can be. It's like the best of soccer and football with a nice side order of hockey. It's a blast to watch, even when you're not too sure on the rules or structure of the game (which is actually kind of straightforward).

This is my first completed short in 24p. More than anything, I wanted to exploit the frenetic action of the sport, especially as defenders close in for the steal, or on break-aways that run most the length of the field. I have a full bank of ND filters, but I left them in the bag, leaving me with shutter speeds (at f/2) averaging 1/2000 of a second. An added side bonus to this insanely short shutter speed--I ended up with some spectacular freeze frames!

Shot on a Canon 5D Mark II, 135L and 14mm lenses. Utilized a simple Bogen monopod (no head), Z-finder and a Glidecam 2000 Pro.