FirstWA First Robotics Competition (FRC) Seattle Regional Competition at Qwest Field

During the last 3 days, I have spend my time commuting by bus and once my own car to seattle each day from 6 AM and leaving at 6 PM. Each day, I put on my shirt, my badge, bring my portable radio, computer, and my camera and do this all over again, but why? I was the volunteer and a photographer for the FirstWA’s First Robotics Seattle Regional Competition at Qwest Field at Seattle, Washington. The First Robotics Competition is a high school robotics competition that is designed for this reason: it combines the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology. Under strict rules, limited resources, and time limits, teams of 25 students or more are challenged to raise funds, design a team "brand," hone teamwork skills, and build and program robots to perform prescribed tasks against a field of competitors. It's as close to "real-world engineering" as a student can get. This is an event that is not only fun to watch, but is also inspiring. The event is growing by each year as more teams joins into the competition. Each teams comes up with innovative minds and skills to play in this competition and earned a good marking. Here are the 3 days worth of photos that I have shot at the competition. I wasn't able to spend that much time shooting photos on Friday due to the fact that I was in a hurry editing the best photos in a short amount of time before slideshow deadline for the awards ceremony (separate video), but I did spent some quality time on Thursday and ...

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