So we shot a story last Sunday on a local pro wrestling camp. It's run by Jimmy "Boogie Woogie Man" Valiant, a veteran of 50 years of pro wrestling who now lives and runs his training camp in Shawsville, Virginia. He's a delightful man, generous with his time and a pleasure to talk to, vigorous at age 71, despite the abuse of decades in the ring. He told us he still runs 2 miles a day ...
The Boogie Woogie Man, left, with Tara Wheeler, co-anchor of the Fox 21/27 Morning News.
We spent the day there, our anchors learning how to wrestle with the other students at Boogie's ring. After shooting for the story, I took the opportunity to get some still photos of the regular students at their practice.
Training is also offered for "managers," characters who also take part in the wrestling drama, often as villains who try to stop the ref from noticing violations like choking.
Sadly, still shot with the Nikon D200 (the Leica was with me, but loaded with Fuji Sensia 100 film for the autumn leaves -- not really suitable for the darkened ring area) on a 17-55 f/2.8 Nikon zoom lens. I set the camera at 400 iso, and processed the pics in Photoshop to remove the color, dodge and burn a bit and increase the contrast some.
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