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Remote cameras make these shots a ... slam dunk

By Deirdre Edgar
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After viewing this photo by Wally Skalij on Wednesday’s Sports cover, reader Andrea Goettinger emailed The Times:

‘The photo of Kobe Bryant pulling off a dunk over Emeka Okafor of the Hornets in the April 27 edition is awe-inspiring. Where was he shooting from -- the top of the backboard? Kudos to Wally Skalij on one of the best sports photos I’ve seen in a long time.’

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Deputy Managing Editor Colin Crawford, who oversees the photography department, answered for Skalij, who is traveling: The photographer wasn’t on top of the backboard -- but his camera was.

The Framework blog described the remote camera setup at Lakers games in an October post: ‘One photographer + 3 cameras = awesome angles’

--Deirdre Edgar

Readers Representative
Deirdre Edgar

Deirdre Edgar is the Los Angeles Times’ former readers’ representative. From January 2010 to May 2018, she had the privilege of hearing directly from readers about questions of accuracy and fairness in Times coverage. Edgar is a graduate of Cal State Long Beach and joined The Times in 1999 as an editor. She is a member of the Organization of News Ombudsmen and a lifetime member of the American Copy Editors Society.

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