What A Save/Merci Denis Brodeur

Hockey season is about to begin, but the hockey and photography world was dealt a blow on Thursday by the announcement of the death of photographer Denis Brodeur.  Also known as the father of current New Jersey Devil, Martin Brodeur, Denis Brodeur was a world class goalie himself before taking up photography.  I first became aware of his work by looking at the photographs he had taken in both the monthly magazines printed by the Montreal Canadiens and the Montreal Expos, for whom he served as official photographer for several years.  You could also expect to be looking at one of his photographs of just about any sporting event, be it golf, auto racing or pro wrestling, that took place in Montreal during the 70's or 80's.  Until recently, you could still see him from time to time in the stands of the Bell Center whenever the Devils would be in town, taking photos of his son in action.  His most famous photograph was probably the shot he took of Paul Henderson's winning goal during the Summit Series of 1972.  In his honour, here's a photograph I took back in March of my friend's daughter, Florence, in action.  I released several other photos of her back in April.  This photograph was shot at f/2.8, 1/400sec, ISO 1600 at 70mm.  I'm nowhere near the same level of Denis Brodeur, but I thought a photograph of a goaltender making a save would be a fitting tribute to a goaltender/photographer who's work I liked very much.  His photographs will live forever.