Swat!

I had some spare time and was sorting through some old stuff.

(Another) Amazing Post-Season Game

Oregon State just beat Stanford by three points in overtime. I pulled some nice images from it, I think I’m getting better. Publication has priority again, so here’s an offbeat frame. (I’m planning a Craig Robinson photo essay of sorts. This photo probably gets in. He has been my focus for the few games I’ve been to. I intend to ride on the coattails of success—if you know what I mean.)
Head coach Craig Robinson shakes student’s hands after OSU’s 65-62 victory over Stanford. Wednesday night’s game had a full student section despite taking place during Spring break.

CBI, Round 2

I am the only Daily Barometer photographer in town, so I pretty much shoot everything (everybody else is on Spring break.) My schedule is pretty crammed: tomorrow I shoot women’s crew, and I have softball, basketball, and baseball later in the week. I just shot Oregon State’s second round in the College Basketball Invitational. OSU beat Vermont 71-70 in overtime. It was pretty fantastic, one of the best games I’ve been to. OSU moves on to play Stanford on Wednesday at 7pm.

Casey Grogan, Sports Editor at the Barometer, and I are planning a web slideshow of some of the events we’ve covered over the break. I’ll post a link to it when we finally get it up. We have a few thousand images to sort through and he has a couple of stories to write. I can’t really post my best stuff yet, the slideshow has first pick. Until then, here are some offbeat images from tonight that wouldn’t otherwise see publication.

Downed

An interesting frame I pulled from the Oregon State v. Stanford game. Its abstract and shows a different aspect of the sport, but there’s no ball. Poop. Also, players’ limbs are chopped off like crazy. Nice none the less. Comments?

Baskeball, Pt. 2

I think ESPN runs stuff like this in the Zoom Section. I mean, way better than this shot, but still. I figure anybody can sit behind the hoop and shoot. Its way more of a challenge to shoot from above. Finding the right angle/height is difficult. My focus was off on quite a bit of the shots. I pulled eight or nine usable photos out of about 400.This is a very small crop: I need longer glass. Anybody want to buy me a 400 or 600? I shoot Nikon, but either one works.

From the Stands

Lately I've been shooting events in a stadium. I like to go up in the seats—up to the top—and shoot with a 300. Its strange but fun.

Apologies for not really keeping up. I've been crazy busy with school and work. I'll try to post more. (Not that anybody actually reads this, but whatever.)