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My First NBA game! It was at the Staples Center featuring the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers. It was a great game, so much faster than college ball. I was shooting for FOXSports.com, Special Thanks to Gene Kim. I have never been “strobed” so many times in my life (see the last photo).
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Sylvester Seay (30) and Brandon Fields (0) during the NCAA Men’s Basketball regular season game between the Fresno State Bulldogs and the Nevada Wolf Pack at Lawlor Events Center in Reno, NV.
I went back to my “Hometown” of Reno, Nevada for some much needed R&R, so naturally I brought all my gear and photographed the Fresno State at Nevada game while I was in town. Special thanks to John Bryne and Fielding Cathart. Both of these guys are great photographers and even better friends always willing to help. I was able to set up 2 remotes: One on the backboard and one in the catwalk looking down on the same basket. I used one channel my pocket wizards to remotely fire both camera simultaneously.
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Oilers goalie Jeff Deslauriers (38) makes a save against Ducks Saku Koivu (11) during the NHL regular season game between the Edmonton Oilers and the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA on February 10, 2010.
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Jorge Gutierrez (2) goes for a layup during the NCAA Men’s Basketball regular season game between the Cal Golden Bears and the USC Trojans at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA.
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Rangers Forward Brandon Prust (8) hits Kings Defenseman Jack Johnson (3) from behind during first period of the NHL regular season game between the New York Rangers and the Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.
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Ducks Kyle Chipchura (28) fights with Flames Eric Nystrom (23) during the NHL regular season game between the Calgary Flames and the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA on January 17, 2010.
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16 January 2010: Anze Kopitar (11) falls after being hit during the NHL regular season game between the Boston Bruins and the Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.
My first NHL game with the Canon 1D Mark IV.
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Darren Helm (43) celebrates the game winning goal during the NHL regular season game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.
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23 December 2009: Kyle Whittingham the head coach of the the Utah Utes gets a “Gatorade” bath during the Poinsettia Bowl NCAA football game between the Utah Utes and the Cal Golden Bears at the Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA.
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22 December 2009: Max Hall (15) and BYU’s head coach Bronco Mendenhall celebrate their win during the Las Vegas Bowl NCAA game between the Oregon State Beavers and the BYU Cougars at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV.
3 bowl games in 5 days. My trip lasted a little longer than that starting December 20th as I traveled to Las Vegas for the first bowl game of the year. I stayed with my Aunt Teri and Uncle Michael and also spent some times at the Craps Tables at varies Casinos. After my short vacation it was off to photograph the MAACO Las Vegas Bowl. It was very cold and windy with the winds between 25-35 MPH and gusting over 55 MPH. The above photo is from the celebration after BYU beat Oregon 44-20.
The next morning I left for San Diego to photograph the Poinsettia Bowl. A little warmer and a lot less windy. Great game as Utah beat Cal 37-27. I went on the Utah’s bench with less than 2 minutes left in the game and was able to photograph the coach getting drenched with “Gatorade” (Its Powerade in Utah’s case). After the game I drove up to LA to shower and sleep in my own bed. I spent less than 12hrs there because I needed to catch my flight to Sacramento.
It was Christmas Eve and my Grandmother’s Birthday. I was excited to see all of my family there in Sac Town. Christmas was spent with family as it should be. The next day was the Emerald Bowl in San Fransisco. I drove to SF and it was pouring, cold and did I mention RAINING. Time to bring out the rain gear. It’s only the 3rd time I have had to done so since I live in Sunny Southern California. The Emerald Bowl featured Boston College and USC. I have photographed USC about a half dozen times so I focused a little more on Boston College. I made the Raining and at times snowing drive back to Reno as I got in around 2am. I am going to be back in LA tomorrow and working on New Years Day again.
All in all I travel over 2000 miles and had a great time doing it. Thanks to all my family and friends for a great 2009 and I cant wait to see what 2010 has in store for me.
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Head coach Mike Stoops and Mike Turner (2) during the NCAA game between the Arizona Wildcats and the USC Trojans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA.
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