By Jay Jones, July 2, 2008

On Tuesday, The Oregonian’s John Canzano talked to former Register-Guard and current Oregonian photographer Tom Boyd on his sports talk radio show, The Bald Faced Truth, about capturing “The Finish” (joining “The Pick” & “The Catch”) of the men’s 800 meters on Monday of the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials.

Here’s the link to the audio. Canzano’s conversation with Tom is about halfway through the hour.

And here’s a slideshow from The Oregonian.

I’ve met and talked to Tom on several occasions. In addition to being a very good photographer, he’s a nice guy, too. During Canzano’s conversation with Tom, John asked him if there is any artistry to taking these photographs. At that point, I kind of had to chuckle. Not because it was necessarily a bad (or insulting) question. But because of what I saw at an Oregon men’s basketball game a couple of years ago. Along with with his digital cameras, Tom was also lugging a Rolleiflex-like camera.

A Rollieflex at a colege basketball game in 2006? That’s an artist.

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