Rain Delay

Football plays through almost any weather. But airplanes flying football players can get delayed by weather. Such was the case today. Browns #1 draft pick Phil Taylor was originally scheduled to be in Cleveland for a 2:30 p.m. press conference. Airline delays eventually changed that to 5:15 p.m., which left no time to do the portrait for which I had set up lights. I did get a nice photo of Browns equipment assistant Jim McLaughlin as my test subject!

One of Those Days

Sometimes at a baseball game you seem to get lots of good shots of one player. This was one of those days, and Asdrubal Cabrera was the player.

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I'll Take It!

Back to the ballpark Sunday. Forecast is sunny and 53 degrees!
I hope there's some action like this (from the 2010 opener. I joked that we're not supposed to get opportunities this good that early!)

Or these. One thing about baseball, it's sometimes feast or famine when it come to photos!

LAX PIX

Tried my hand at shooting lacrosse yesterday. A friend is the new varsity coach at the high school near us. It was interesting to try a new (for me) sport. I learned quickly to try to look ahead, since if you follow the ball it will quickly be somewhere else!

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New Business Card

It Feels More Like Football Weather Here!

I received a request for some Colt McCoy photos today, which had me delve into the football files.

I always enjoy looking for more offbeat football photos. They played a big basketball game here last night! Browns at Houston, New Years Eve, 2006. I made it home in time to stay up with Margot for her first made-it-to midnight year. We were asleep by 12:03 a.m.

And, of course, good football photos can come at any level. Wooster at John Carroll, 2007.

Off the Schneid

The Indians got their first win of the 2011 season April 3, a 7-1 victory over the White Sox.

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Finally!

Get to make my 2011 debut at the ballpark today. It's Indians vs. White  Sox. Here's a few from previous tilts between the two.

In the Swing of Things

The baseball season is long, providing lots of opportunities for photos. Tomorrow will be my first trip to the ballpark this season.
When you shoot baseball, sometimes you plan a shot out (it's been a long time since this guy wasn't pitching somewhere!)

Sometimes your timing is good


and sometimes you're just pushing the button at the right time!

Sometimes you choose a spot, hoping it will be good

Sometimes it's a good spot

Sometimes it's a really good spot (these three were all from the same game)

And sometimes the shots repeat themselves (these next two are from another game. They were about 3 innings apart)
                            One he got to

                           and one he didn't

Opening Day is here

The other day I posted panoramic photos from the Sony Nex series camera that are created in camera by stitching a number of photos together in the sweep panorama  mode. Before digital panoramas could be done with a swing lens panoramic camera, the film plane in the camera was curved, and the lens would swing in a semi-circle to create the image. The one downside was that since the entire frame was not exposed at the same time you couldn't use strobe.
Here's one from Cleveland Municipal Stadium, and I'm going to guess that it was opening day, as there's a big crowd, and that was about the only time that building was so full!
     (On a closer look, it is the opener. The red, white and blue bunting is a giveaway!)

Keeping with the baseball theme (somewhat) here's an example from the Otesaga Hotel in Cooperstown, NY, home of the baseball Hall of Fame.

Finally, just some fun shots from a game in Cincinnati. I liked the way the second baseman and right fielder were mirroring each others movements.

On a somewhat sad note, this is the first opening day in some 75 years that Bob Feller has not been a part of the Indians. Feller died this summer at the age of 92. He is the only major league pitcher to toss a no-hitter on opening day.