{
  "id": 18910138,
  "title": "Bringing 'joy' to students, parents during high school football season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/bringing-joy-to-students-parents-during-high-school-football-season",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-08T10:00:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bringing-joy-students-parents-during-100045740.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, September 18, 2026, photojournalist Andrew West captured a remarkable moment at a high school football game between Gulf Coast High School and Fort Myers. The photo, taken just after 9 p.m. in the stadium stands, showcases the dance team performing during the match.\n\nTo achieve this image, West utilized a Sony A7iv camera with a 200-600mm lens set at 600mm, ISO 200, an aperture of f/11, and a shutter speed of 1/1.25 second - essentially a full second. The challenges of nighttime shooting were present, but West focused on the play of light on the subjects to create an artistic, motion-blurred effect.\n\nWest's choice to slow down the shutter speed aimed to convey a sense of movement in the dance team's performance, adding a unique artistic dimension to the image. This approach not only breaks the monotony of photographing the same subject repeatedly but also brings a fresh perspective to the assignment, potentially bringing joy to both students and their parents.",
  "summary": "What We Do provides an opportunity to connect with our journalists about the topics they cover and the content they create.",
  "key_points": [
    "Gulf Coast High School and Fort Myers played football game on September 18, 2026",
    "Dance team performed during match, captured by Andrew West",
    "Slow shutter speed created motion-blurred, artistic effect"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}