Gallery: 30 Years of Amazing Sports Moments, Captured by a Master Photographer
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USC’s Reggie Bush leaps over a UCLA defender for a touchdown in the 2005 USC/UCLA game. This is a low-angle shot with Miller's camera resting on the ground. He's looking through the viewfinder by using a Canon Angle Finder C.
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Gabby Douglas at the Olympic Trials in San Jose, June 2012. The overhead remote on the beam is a high-risk, high-reward shot, but Miller got lucky this time. Canon EOS-1D Mk IV, Canon EF 70–200mm f2.8L Series II lens at 200mm, f4 @ 1/1250, ISO 2000.
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University of Oregon running back Kenjon Barner fends off UCLA DB Sheldon Price at the 2009 Rose Bowl. Canon EOS-1D Mk III, Canon EF 400mm f2.8L, f4 @ 1/4000, ISO 400. 
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Fireworks during the Beijing Opening Ceremony reflected in a pool outside the stadium. Canon EOS-1D Mk III, Canon EF 16–35mm f2.8L lens at 16mm, f11 @ 2 seconds, ISO 100.
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Gene Upshaw (#63), Jim Otto (#00), and George Buehler (#64) formed the center of the 1973 Raiders offensive line, and their expressions pretty much sum up the Raider attitude in those days. Analog SLR, 300mm lens.
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Enzo Lefort of France and James-Andrew Davis of Great Britain in the Men’s Team Foil in London. This photo was made using the Canon EOS-1D X’s in-camera multiple exposure capability. Canon EOS-1D X, Canon EF 24–70mm lens at 50mm, f3.2 @ 1/2500, ISO 2000. 
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Tristan Gale in the Women’s Skeleton at Salt Lake City. Miller traded a backpack, which had been given to the photographers by a camera company, to the venue photo manager to get access to this shooting spot. Analog SLR, 300mm lens.
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That’s more like it! Usain Bolt sets a world record in the Men’s 200M in Beijing. Canon EOS-1D Mk III, Canon EF 200mm f2L lens, f2.8 @ 1/1600, ISO 1600.
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LeBron James. Canon EOS-1Ds Mk III, Canon EF 24–105mm f4L lens at 40mm, f22 @ 1/250, ISO 200.
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Arizona Cardinals defensive end Chike Okeafor has his eyes on Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers in a 2009 playoff game. This shot is from the sideline but from behind the line of scrimmage. Canon EOS-1D Mk IV, Canon EF 400mm f2.8L lens, f2.8 @ 1/2000.
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Dutch swimmer Inge de Bruijn. Analog SLR, 300mm lens.
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Fire poses for a portrait at the Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico March 21, 2007. Miller didn’t know what he was going to do when he started pouring liquid over his gloves. Canon EOS-1Ds Mk III, Canon EF 70–200mm f2.8L lens at 100mm, f6.3 @ 1/250, ISO 200.
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USC hosts Oregon State in an October 2009 game at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The perspective of this shot is enhanced by Miller's placing the camera on the ground to get the lowest possible angle. Canon EOS-1D Mk III (with Canon Right Angle Finder), Canon EF 24-104 f/4 L lens at 47mm, f4 @ 1/800, ISO 2000.
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Kyla Ross performs in the Floor Exercise at the 2012 London Olympics. Capturing a moment like this in a gymnast's routine requires not only fast reactions, but familiarity with the routine. Watching the warm-ups can be key to making great images during the real thing. Canon EOS-1D X, Canon 200-400mm f4 L Extender 1.4X lens at 290mm, f4.5 @1/2500, ISO 4000.
