Women's Gymnastics

These pictures are from the gymnastics "pink meet" in February. As a photographer, it's a welcome break from all the orange. Plus, the uniforms are much brighter than the usual navy blue so one's able to shoot at a lower ISO or, even better, a higher shutter speed (which helps with darkening the busy backgrounds in that gym. It's still difficult to capture a lot of their movements, though). It's especially handy for floor exercise where they're not elevated at all, which can leave you with some nice photos of the people waiting in line at the concession stand.

All images copyright Donald Eggert and The Daily Illini