First, they knew there would be very little 35mm film used to document the historic event. Second, they knew photographic still images would be transmitted around the world faster than ever.
Football is a game of hard-hitting fast action.
On Sunday, the photographers stood and kneeled along the sidelines, peering into cameras atop monopods. They focused on the defensive maneuvers and speed of Titan defensive end Jevon Kearse in pursuit of the elusive Rams quarterback, Kurt Warner. By the fourth quarter, the level playing field that had been expected yielded a more dramatic finish than anyone could have anticipated. Five years ago, the Associated Press, in a corporate research agreement with Nikon and Kodak, introduced the News Camera 2000 digital camera. Despite field tests and training at such seminars as Visual Edge, photographers were still leery of the technology and the camera's performance.