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Literally hours after I posted my last storm chasing blog I saw some good radar activity on my iPad while sitting at Chilis watching some racing and hauled ass out to the desert to see what I could get. While this monsoon season has been rather tame, little did I know at the time but this one night would make my entire monsoon season a good one!
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Sep 02, 2010 | Categories: Desert, Lightning, Remote Camera, Scenic | Tags: Apache Junction, arizona, cactus, Canyon Lake, cloud, D700, Desert, electricity, light stand, Lightning, magic arm, Mesa, millipede, monsoon, mountain, Nikon, North Star, Rain, star trails, stars, storm, storm chasing, sunset, super clamp, Superstition Mountain, thunder, time exposure, tripod, water | 4 Comments »
Most people associate Arizona with hot temperatures and dry deserts. However, late in the summer the monsoon season arrives and produces big storms that pound the area with rain, dust storms and lightning. Anytime I am in town and not working you can be sure that I am keeping a watchful eye on the local radars in hopes of some storms so I can go storm chasing.
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Aug 28, 2010 | Categories: Desert, Lightning, Me, Scenic, Travel | Tags: Apache Lake, arizona, Az, Buckeye, buzzard, cactus, chandler, day, Desert, double rainbow, dust storm, electricity, Flagstaff, flood, flooding, indian reservation, Lightning, Mesa, micro burst, microburst, monsoon, mountain, night, phoenix, power lines, Rain, rainbow, rattlesnake, road, saguaro, Scenic, snake, South Mountain, storm chasing, storms, sunset, time lapse, tripod, turkey vulture, weather, wind, youtube | 3 Comments »
This past weekend the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series made a visit to the Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, California for round nine and ten of the season. Due to me having to go to Oakland to shoot UFC 117 I was only able to attend the races on Sunday. With that being the case I made the most of my time and ran all over the place shooting.
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Aug 13, 2010 | Categories: California, LOORRS, Off Road Racing, Racing, Sports | Tags: dirt track, Glen Helen, Glen Helen Raceway Park, LOORRS, lucas oil, night, off road, Racing, short course | 2 Comments »
I have had a very busy summer filled with baseball and lots of various auto racing. It has all begun to get very redundant so I was super excited when I was hired by ESPN.com to cover UFC 117 in Oakland. The last time I shot UFC in Las Vegas it was super fun and I got lots of great photos so I was highly motivated to replicate my previous performance. Fight, fight, fight!!!
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Aug 11, 2010 | Categories: California, Me, Sports, UFC | Tags: Anderson Silva, Arianny Celeste, Ben Saunders, Big Country, blood, bout, card girls, Chael Sonnen, choke, Christian Morecraft, Clay Guida, Dana White, Dennis Hallman, Dustin Hazelett, ESPN, espn.com, fence, fight, heavyweight, Johny Hendricks, Jon Fitch, Junio Dos Santos, kick, Kyle Terada, loser, Matt Hughes, MC Hammer, middlewight, Mr Wonderful, Oakland, octagon, Oracle Arena, pay per view, Phil Davis, press conference, punch, Rafael Dos Anjos, rage in the cage, Rick Story, ring girls, Rodney Wallace, Roy Nelson, Stefan Struve, Steven Seagal, submission, sweat, tap out, Thiago Alves, TKO, Todd Brown, UFC, UFC 117, Ultimate Fighting Championship, undercard, welterweight, winner | 2 Comments »
It has been a while since I last shot the 300mph cars of the NHRA so I decided that I had to hit up their annual visit to the wine country of Sonoma, CA. Flights and rental cars were rather expensive for the weekend so I decided to make it a road trip and drive up to the San Francisco area. Lets get on to the racing.
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Jul 22, 2010 | Categories: California, Drag Racing, NHRA, Racing, San Francisco, Sports | Tags: airborne, Angie Smith, Antron Brown, Bob Tasca, Bob Vandergriff, Brandon Bernstein, Brandon Huhtala, burnout, California, comp eliminator, Cory McClenathan, Crash, Cruz Pedregon, David Grubnic, Dean Carter, destroyed body, Drag Racing, dragster, explosion, finish line, Fire, flip, funny car, Gary Densham, Greg Anderson, Hector Arana, Infineon Raceway, Jack Beckman, Jeg Coughlin, John Force, Larry Dixon, Melanie Troxel, Michael Phillips, Mike Strasburg, motorcycle, NHRA, parachute, pro stock, Racing, Robert Hight, Ron Capps, Sears Point, shutdown area, Sonoma, staging lanes, starting line, Tim Wilkerson, Tony Pedregon, Tony Schumacher, Troy Buff, Warren Johnson, water box | 5 Comments »
For most people the July 4th weekend is spent with family, friends and fireworks. Not for me, the July 4th weekend means one thing to me. Daytona. While the summer time temperature in Florida is ridiculously hot the action on the track is usually hotter. Lets get on with it.
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Jul 09, 2010 | Categories: Daytona, Florida, NASCAR, Racing, Scenic, Sports, Sports Illustrated | Tags: #3, A.J. Allmendinger, accident, auto, autographs, big one, Bobby Labonte, Brad Keselowski, clouds, Crash, Dale earnhardt jr, dale earnhardt sr, Daytona, Daytona Beach, Denny Hamlin, DIS, Elliott Sadler, fans, Fire, flames, Florida, garage, grass, Greg Biffle, helmet, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Ken Schrader, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Michael Annett, motorsports, NASCAR, Nationwide, number three, Parker Kligerman, Paul Menard, pile up, pit road, plate race, practice, qualifying, race, Racing, Rain, Reed Sorenson, Regan Smith, restrictor plate, Richard Childress, Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman, sam hornish jr, smoke, Sprint Cup, stock car, sunset, Tony Stewart, tri oval, turn four, victory lane, weather | 1 Comment »
Usually when I know I am going to Utah I start to cry. This time though I was excited to get there as I would be shooting high flying Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) as they would be making their first ever stop at the Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, UT.
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Jul 03, 2010 | Categories: LOORRS, Me, Off Road Racing, Racing, Sports, aerial photography | Tags: Aaron Daugherty, accident, Adrian Cenni, aerial, airborne, barrell roll, Brandon Ward, Brent Fletcher, Brian Deegan, buggy, Carl Renezeder, Cory Freeman, Crash, dirt, dust, endo, Fire, flip, front flip, Greg Adler, Jacob Person, John Harrah, Kevin Probst, Kyle LeDuc, lawn dart, LOORRS, lucas oil, Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, Mike Johnson, Miller Motorsports Park, moguls, mud, off road, official photographer, pit, Preston Roben, pro 2, pro 4, pro buggy, pro lite unlimited, Rick Huseman, Rob MacCachren, Robby Woods, rocks, Rodrigo Ampudia, Ron Duncombe, Salt Lake City, Sean Geiser, superlite, Tooele, trophy truck, unlimited, Utah, UTV, water barrier | 5 Comments »
As most of you guys know I shoot several NASCAR races every year. 34 of the 36 races races take place on various oval tracks but two occur on road courses where the drivers have to make left and right turns. Thats where things get fun. On top of seeing top level drivers look like confused amateurs it also is great to shoot unique photos that you cant get at any other tracks.
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Jun 24, 2010 | Categories: California, Me, NASCAR, Racing, San Francisco, Sports | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, accident, airborne, bay, Bobby Labonte, Camry, Carl Edwards, champagne, city, Crash, crowd, curb, Dale earnhardt jr, David Gillialnd, Denny Hamlin, downtown, fans, Ferris wheel, Golden Gate Bridge, heatwaves, hill, Infineon, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, jump, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, Marcos Ambrose, Mattias Ekstrom, mountain, NASCAR, Paul Menard, practice, qualifying, Raceway, road course, Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman, sam hornish jr, San Francisco, Scott Speed, Sears Point, skyline, Sonoma, spectator, stock car, Tony Stewart, Toyota, Travis Kvapil, turn right, two wheels, victory lane | 1 Comment »
One thing I am always keeping an eye on in my job is the next up and coming superstars. Getting good quality images of athletes before they’re famous typically will lead to sales of the images for many years to come. About a year ago I read a story about a high school baseball player, Bryce Harper, who appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated. After reading the story I made a mental note to cover him before he went to the majors.
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Jun 07, 2010 | Categories: Baseball, Me, Sports | Tags: Baseball, baseball draft, Bryce Harper, bust, catcher, celebration, circle, CO, college, collision, Colorado, Coyotes, draft pick, eye black, Faulkner State, first round, future star, Grand Junction, high school, home run, HR, hype, interview, jube, juco, junior college, Las Vegas, media, MLB, Nevada, NV, on deck, outfielder, pitcher, play at the plate, prodigy, prospect, RBI, right field, Rookie, scout, silhouette, slide, smeared, Southern Nevada, steal home, Stephen Clarke, Stephen Strasburg, stole home, stolen base, Sun Chiefs, Suplizio Field, Washington Nationals, winner, world series | 1 Comment »
Every year when May comes around I get excited to go cover my favorite race of the year, the Indianapolis 500. Nothing can compare to the history and tradition of the 500. Off to the races!
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Jun 04, 2010 | Categories: IRL, Indy Cars, Me, Racing, Sports | Tags: 500, airborne, Ashley Judd, balloons, biggest race, Borg Warner Trophy, Brickyard, carb day, catch fence, celebrities, Crash, Danica Patrick, Dario Franchitti, Davey Hamilton, David Letterman, delta wing, deltawing, Ed Carpenter, fans, finish line, Freedom 100, fuel hose, funpix, grandstands, Guy Rhodes, helicopter, Helio Castroneves, history, Indiana, indianapolis 500, Indy, Indy 500, Indy Car, Indy light, IRL, Jeff Simmons, Jewel, Justin Wilson, Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Marco Andretti, Mario Andretti, Mark J. Rebilas, Mark Rebilas, Mark Wahlberg, Mike Conway, milk, open wheel, pagoda, penalty, photographers, Pippa Mann, pit road, pit stop, practice, Raphael Matos, red carpet, reflection, Rupert, Rupert Boneham, scoring pylong, Sebastian Saavedra, smoke, softwall, sparks, spins, sunglasses, Survivor, Tony Kanaan, trophy girl, turn one, two time winner, Ty Murray, victory lane, Wade Cunningham, wall, Will Power, winner circle, yard of bricks | 2 Comments »
