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NCAA FOOTBALL: Rose Bowl – TCU v Wisconsin 11 Jan 01

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TCU Horned Frogs Band Members celebrate during the NCAA Football 97th Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Wisconsin Badgers at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA.

The Grand-Daddy of them All: The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. I had a great time covering this event along side the other photographers with fantastic teams. The game didn’t go as smooth as I wanted it to have. Just before the fly over and start of the game one of my cameras unexpectedly stopped working. I shot the entire game with just one camera. It was challenging, I haven’t shot a game with just one camera since high school. It made me slow down and think about my lens choice and focus on what I could capture. Here is my best photos from the game.

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Wisconsin Badgers running back John Clay #32

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TCU Horned Frogs linebacker Tank Carder #43 sacks Wisconsin Badgers quarterback Scott Tolzien #16.

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Wisconsin Badgers running back James White #20 missing a pass as Fans look on.

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A Wisconsin Badgers Fan runs on to the field as a Referee chases him

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TCU Horned Frogs quarterback Andy Dalton #14 and TCU Horned Frogs linebacker Tank Carder #43 with Offensive and Defensive Player of the Game Trophies.

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PGA: Chevron World Challenge 10 Dec 05

admin — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 02:23:22 +0000

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Tiger Woods during the Chevron World Challenge at the Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, CA.

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Tiger Woods

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Luke Donald

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Graeme McDowell

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Tiger Woods

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Graeme McDowell of Ireland celebrates his win of the Chevron World Challenge during final round of the Chevron World Challenge at the Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, CA.

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NCAA FOOTBALL: first 3 games of the Season

admin — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:37:18 +0000

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USC quarterback Matt Barkley #7 is hit by Virginia linebacker Darnell Carter #57 and Virginia defensive end Matt Conrath #94 during the NCAA football game between the Virginia Cavaliers and the USC Trojans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA.

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Fresno State Bulldogs cornerback J.B. Dock #29 Cincinnati Bearcats cornerback Pat Lambert #13 celebrates during the NCAA football game between the Cincinnati Bearcat and the Fresno State Bulldogs at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, CA.

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Nevada Wolf Pack tight end Virgil Green #85 during the NCAA football game between the Eastern Washington Eagles and the Nevada Wolfpack at Mackay Stadium in Reno, NV.

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USC tight end David Ausberry #9 and Virginia cornerback Devin Wallace #28

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USC wide receiver Brandon Carswell #80

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Cincinnati Bearcats cornerback Pat Lambert #13 celebrates

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Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Butch Jones

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Nevada Wolf Pack defensive end Dontay Moch #55 and Eastern Washington Eagles quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell #9

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Nevada Wolf Pack running back Mike Ball #5

NCAA FOOTBALL: Pac-10 Media Day Portrait 10 Jul 29

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:04:56 +0000

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Quarterback, Matt Barkley of USC poses for a portrait during the NCAA Pac-10 Football Media day at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA.

Tennis: Farmers Classic 10 Aug 01

admin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 06:28:39 +0000

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Feliciano Lopez of Spain during the second round of the Farmers Classic at the UCLA Tennis Center in Westwood, CA.

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Benjamin Becker of Germany

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Sam Querrey of the United States

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Andy Murray of Great Britain

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Portrait Session: Wylie Lewis 10 June 04

admin — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:39:53 +0000

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Wylie Lewis has played golf for over 13 years, his favorite course is the Garden of the God’s club in Colorado Springs, CO. Wylie has a unique style, he does not use tees instead he drives with a 3 iron off the ground.

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Portrait Session: Gabriel Chavarria 10 May 27

admin — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:18:14 +0000

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Gabriel Chavarria has played for the Irvine Pateadores and with notable clubs wanting him to play for them like the San Diego Nomads. He played 2 seasons for club LAFC and a season at PCC college. He was a major factor in 2008 and was apart of the schools best soccer team in its history. Gabriel tried out for LA galaxy making it to the final round. He has traveled overseas in Honduras to play for 1st division team Marathon.

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NBA: Western Conference Finals – Game 2 – Suns at Lakers

admin — Wed, 26 May 2010 05:46:41 +0000

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Lamar Odom (7) dunks during game 2 of the NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals between the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.

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Pau Gasol (16) during game 2 of the NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals

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Jared Dudley (3) and Lamar Odom (7) during game 2 of the NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals

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Kobe Bryant (24) and Amare Stoudemire (1) during game 2 of the NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals

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Kobe Bryant (24) and Grant Hill (33) during game 2 of the NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals

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Jason Richardson (23) and Ron Artest (37) during game 2 of the NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals

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NBA: Thunder at Lakers – Round 1 – Game 5

admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 07:17:22 +0000

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Pau Gasol (16) shoots during game 5 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.

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Kobe Bryant (24)

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Kyle Weaver (5) and Shannon Brown (12)

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Russell Westbrook (0) and Lamar Odom (7)

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A Laker Girl

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Pau Gasol of the Lakers fell on me and another photographer during the second quarter of play, Lori Shepler, was able to capture the moment.

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NHL: Canucks at Kings Western Conference Quarterfinals – Game 6

admin — Mon, 03 May 2010 06:03:20 +0000

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Daniel Sedin (22) celebrates his game and series winning goal in the third period against the Kings during the NHL Western Conference Quarterfinals game 6 between the Vancouver Canucks and the Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.

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Steve Bernier (18) celebrates his goal

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Kings Alexander Frolov (24) wraps around the net and scores in the first period against Canucks Roberto Luongo (1)

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Canucks Andrew Alberts (41) and Kings Anze Kopitar (11) chase the puck

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Kings Randy Jones (12) is checked by Canucks Ryan Kesler (17)