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| Tender Moments Almost Dodges Jodi Cobb |
| In the days before auto-focus and motor drive, one relied on ability to anticipate special moments, rather than the rapid-fire of high-tech cameras, acknowledges photographer Jodi Cobb. Just moments before the infamous dug-out smooch, Steve Yeager was blowing big pink bubbles as he and coach Monty Basgall were going over the line-up for the game. But when Yeager suddenly removed Basgall’s cap and planted a kiss on top of his head, Cobb almost missed the opportunity. “I snapped the picture [and] realized that it was frame 36. There are only 36 pictures on a roll of film. I was then consumed with nerves …about whether I had actually gotten that moment or not,” says Cobb. There was also barely any light in the dug-out, which meant she had to hold the camera very still at a slow shutter speed. Fortunately, the photo came out sharp. So why is this picture so beloved? Cobb thinks people respond to humor. “There is an unexpected moment … these big, tough, burly baseball players … engage in such a tender moment as a kiss.” |