UCI comes close, but fails to advance in the NCAA tournament
Nikon D3, 300mm, 3200iso, f/2.8, 1/800, manualThe UCI Mens Soccer team won the Big West Championship for the second year in a row and earned a first round bye in the NCAA tournament. They also earned the 16th seed in the tournament and got to host Stanford in the second round. I was excited to [...]
long lens…shorts lens…experimenting with shooting styles
Nikon D3, 300mm, 2500iso, f/2.8, 1/800, manual I’ve been shooting a lot with a 300mm lens. Mainly because I can’t afford a 70-200mm yet. I have noticed a difference in my shooting stye though. I haven’t been getting as close as I used to, although my photos look closer and tighter. Its good to practice [...]
Back at school, shooting soccer once again
First assignment of the 2009-2010 school year, mens soccer. It was good to be back in Irvine and shooting again. Our soccer team is looking strong again this year and I’m looking forward to a good season. Hopefully I can remember to bring a stool or something to the future games so that I’m not [...]
first time in a private airplane and a tour of the bay area
At the beginning of the summer I mentioned to my friend Pablo that I wanted to take pictures from an airplane. It turned out that he actually had a family friend who had a license and had previously offered to take him up for a tour of the Bay Area. Pablo contacted the pilot Bruce [...]
back to baseball…another shot at homeplate action & post-game fireworks
I honestly expected to be shooting a lot more baseball this year. Last year I was pretty much the only person at the newspaper who would shoot the games. This year I have been busier and the newer staff photographers have been more inclined to shoot sports.