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 [...]
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 | 9 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 [...]
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 »
While most of my friends on the east coast are still busy digging out of the snow in early March I have the pleasure of being able to drive to several stadiums around the Phoenix area to shoot the boys of summer as they prepare for the upcoming season with Cactus League spring training. Continue [...]
Mar 27, 2010 | Categories: Baseball, MLB, Sports | Tags: all star, arizona, Aroldis Chapman, Baseball, bat, batter, bean, Brayan Pena, bullpen, Buster Posey, C.J. Wilson, cactus league, Camelback Ranch, catch, catcher, celebration, Chris Davis, Chris Young, Cincinnati Reds, Cliff Lee, designated hitter, double play, dugout, foul ball, future star, hall of fame, Hideki Matsui, hit, HOF, hot, Ichiro, Ichiro Suzuki, Jack Wilson, Josh Bard, Josh Hamilton, Kansas City Royals, Ken Griffey Jr, kiss bat, Los Angeles Angels, Madison Bumgarner, major league baseball, MLB, night, on deck, Pablo Sandoval, Peoria Stadium, pitcher, play at the plate, prospect, Radhames Liz, reflection, Reggie Willits, Rookie, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, shortstop, slide, spring training, Surprise Stadium, Ted Barrett, Tempe Diablo Stadium, Texas Rangers, The Ballpark, throw, umpire, Yorvit Torrealba | 5 Comments »
The NBA season is now past the halfway point so I figured it would be a good time to highlight some of my favorite images from the first half.
Feb 02, 2010 | Categories: Basketball, NBA, Pocket Wizard, Remote Camera, Sports | Tags: 3 pointer, aerial view, Amare Stoudemire, America West Arena, Anderson Varejao, arizona, ball, Basketball, celebration, chalk, Channing Frye, Chicago Bulls, Cindy McCain, Cleveland Cavaliers, Courtney Lee, Dallas Mavericks, Derrick Rose, Devin Fitzgerald, dribble, dunk, Earl Clark, exterior view, foul, glasses, Goran Dragic, Grant Hill, Hakim Warrick, hoops, James Harden, Jared Dudley, Jason Kidd, Jason Richardson, John McCain, Kendrick Perkins, Kobe Bryant, Larry Fitzgerald, Lebron James, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Luol Deng, Mario Lopez, Michael Beasley, Milwaukee Bucks, mvp, NBA, Nenad Krstic, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Robin Lopez, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Sebastian Telfair, senator, Shaquille O'Neal, slam, Spencer Hawes, Star Filter, Steve Nash, talcum powder, three pointer, Tim Duncan, US Airways Center, Yi Jianlian | 9 Comments »
For almost as long as I can remember, the end of the year has always excited me because that means go karts converging on a small dirt track in Arizona called AKA Speedway for the Holiday Classic. Ranging from 6 year olds puttering around the slick dirt track all the way up to professional businessmen [...]
Jan 16, 2010 | Categories: Racing, Sports | Tags: action, AKA, arizona, catchfence, children, Crash, dirt, dirt track, dust, fans, Glendale, go cart, go kart, Holiday Classic, impact, karting, kids, mud, oval, phoenix, PKRA, Racing, small town, spin, sun, sunset, wall, winner | 3 Comments »
After several weeks in the past few months on the road covering NASCAR it was great to have a weekend at home as NASCAR made their second stop of the year to the Phoenix International Raceway for the second to last race on the year. While PIR isn’t known for exciting races it is absolutely [...]
Nov 17, 2009 | Categories: Me, NASCAR, P.I.R., Racing, Sports | Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, arizona, autograph, Bobby Labonte, bridge, burnout, Camping World, Carl Edwards, celebration, Chad Knaus, Champion, chase, checkered flag, Clint Bowyer, clouds, Colin Braun, Crash, Dale earnhardt jr, David Reutimann, Denny Hamlin, garage, grass, hat dance, helmet, Jamie McMurray, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, John McCain, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Kate Downey, Kevin Harvick, kurt busch, kyle busch, light pocket, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Michael Waltrip, Mike Helton, NASCAR, P.I.R., pan blur, pit road, pit stop, practice, pregnant, qualifying, race, reflection, Ron Hornaday, senator, sky, slow shutter speed, smoke, spin, Sprint Cup, Stacy Compton, sun, sunset, Super Mario, Tony Raines, trophy, truck series, victory lane, wife, winner | 5 Comments »
With the United Football League (UFL) set to kick off their inaugural season in less than a month, two of the leagues four teams headed to the middle of nowhere (also known as Casa Grande) to begin training camp in preparation of the season.
Sep 21, 2009 | Categories: Football, Sports, UFL | Tags: arizona, Az, Brett Dietz, California Redwoods, Casa Grande, Casa Grande Training Facility & Performance Institute, center, construction, Dennis Green, Derrell Hutsona, drills, Eddie Moten, field, Football, head coach, J.P. Losman, Jim Fassel, Las Vegas Locomotives, linebacker, linemen, Matt Lentz, Paul Carrington, practice, quarterback, Ronnie Prude, running back, Shane Boyd, Steve Edwards, tackle, Todd Williams, training camp, UFL, United Football League, Worrell Williams | 5 Comments »
It is very rare that I have a full weekend off, even rarer is actually taking a vacation of any sorts. While most people can’t wait to have time off and go on vacations I am one of the few lucky people who has their dream job. With that in mind I have no problem [...]
Jun 15, 2009 | Categories: Me, Pocket Wizard, Remote Camera, Scenic, Travel | Tags: arizona, car photography, clouds, corvette, driving, forest, fun, how to, hummingbird, magic arm, mountains, nature, off road, Pocket Wizard, pocketwizard, Remote Camera, rhino, road, suction cup, super clamp, vacation, wireless | 15 Comments »
After a few weeks of shooting baseball I was more than excited when NASCAR made its first visit of the year to the Valley of the Sun. While the race itself usually isn’t very exciting, the light for shooting photos of the race that begins in the day and ends at night is typically amazing. [...]
Apr 23, 2009 | Categories: Desert, Me, NASCAR, P.I.R., Portraits, Racing, Sports | Tags: angry, arizona, Avondale, blown tire, Brian Scott, burnout, campers, Camping World West Series, Carl Edwards, celebration, champagne, checkered flag, confetti, Crash, crowd, David Gilliland, David Reutimann, dog leg, explosion, fans, Fire, flames, front stretch, garage, Greg Biffle, hot pit, impact, Jack Roush, Jason Bowles, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, Joey Logano, Juan Pablo Montoya, Justin Allgaier, Kasey Kahne, Ken Butler III, Kristin Bumbera, kurt busch, kyle busch, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr, Matt Kenseth, Michael Strahan, Michael Waltrip, motorhome, motorsports photographer, mountain, mountains, NASCAR, Nationwide Series, P.I.R., Phoeniox International Raceway, photographers, pit road, pit stop, portrait, practice, qualifying, roof flap, RVs, short track, smoke, sparks, spectators, splash, spotters, Sprint Cup, sun set, sunset, Todd Bodine, Tony Stewart, victory lane, water, winner, Winston West | 8 Comments »
Anyone who knows me knows that I totally despise shooting basketball, however when a big game or tournament comes to town I usually find myself shooting it. With March Madness making a trip to Glendale, Arizona with two Sweet 16 games I added the games to my schedule.
Mar 31, 2009 | Categories: Basketball, Me, NCAA, Pocket Wizard, Remote Camera, Sports | Tags: A.J. Price, Antonio Anderson, arizona, Basketball, Boilermakers, cheerleader, Chris Kramer, Connecticut, court, Craig Austrie, cry, dejection, DeMarre Carroll, Doneal Mack, dunk, foul, free throw, Glendale, happy, Hasheem Thabeet, hoop, hoops, Huskies, J.T. Tiller, Jim Calhoun, John Calipari, jump ball, Kim English, Lewis Jackson, loser, March Madness, Matt Lawrence, Matt Painter, Memphis, Missouri, NCAA, Nemanja Calasan, Pocket Wizard, pocketwizard, practice, Purdue, reaction, remote, Robbie Hummel, Robert Dozier, sad, scream, Shawn Taggart, shot, sports photographer, Stanley Robinson, tears, Tigers, tournament, Tyreke Evans, Uconn, University of Phoenix Stadium, winner | 6 Comments »
A little over a week ago I was notified that I had won the 2008 Motorsports Photographer of the Year by the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA). It is the second time in the last three years that I was fortunate enough to win the title. On top of Photographer of the Year I won my first [...]
Jan 28, 2009 | Categories: California, Drag Racing, Me, NASCAR, NHRA, Portraits, Racing, Sports, boat racing | Tags: arizona, award, award winner, burnout, cactus, California, clouds, Crash, Doug Kalitta, drag boat, explosion, feature, flip, hydro, IHBA, James Ray, jimmie johnson, kyle busch, Las Vegas, March Meet, Mark J. Rebilas, Matt Kenseth, motorsports, motorsports photography, NASCAR, NHRA, NMPA, nostalgia, P.I.R., Phoenix International Raceway, photographer of the year, photography, portrait, POY, Richmond, RIR, sky, sports photographer, Star Filter, sunset, Tony Stewart, top fuel, trophy | 26 Comments »
As 2008 began, it would end with me on the sidelines shooting a college bowl game. Although the Insight Bowl is a small game few care about it is one of my favorite games because if the sun is out (which it usually is in Arizona) there is great light to take advantage of. And [...]
Jan 07, 2009 | Categories: Football, Kansas, NCAA, Sports | Tags: amazing light, arizona, Arizona photographer, best pics, celebration, Champion, cheerleader, crowd, Daymond Patterson, DeLeon Eskridge, Dezmon Briscoe, Eric Decker, explosion, F-16, fans, fireworks, fy over, Gophers, great photos, hand off, huddle, Insight Bowl, Jake Sharp, Kansas Jayhawks, light pockets, light shaft, marching band, Minnesota, Minnesota Golden Gophers, New Years Eve, pro sports photographer, pyrotechnics, quarterback, running back, Russell Brorsen, shade, sports photography, sun, Sun Devil Stadium, tackle, tailback, Tempe, Todd Reesing, touchdown, trophy, wide receiver | 1 Comment »
My busy schedule hasn’t allowed me to shoot one of my favorite sports, Drag Boat Racing, in over a year so when I actually had a few days off, with the worlds fastest boats in town, it was an event I was not gonna miss. Some of my favorite career photos have taken place while [...]
Nov 23, 2008 | Categories: Desert, Drag Racing, Racing, Sports, boat racing | Tags: accident, ambulance, arizona, boat drags, buoy, capsule, Crash, Drag boat racing, explosion, firebird lake, hydroplane, IHBA, incident, James Ray, Jarrett Silvey, John Haas, Mark J. Rebilas, medics, motorsports photographer, parachute, professional sports photographer, rescue, Scotty Lumbert, top fuel hydro, water | 54 Comments »
Once again I went with Lina out to the Arizona desert to do some more practice on my portrait shooting. This time we also had highly rated high school basketball player.
Oct 15, 2008 | Categories: Basketball, Desert, Portraits, Scenic, Sports | Tags: 10 degree grid, alien bee, arizona, athlete, basketball Sunnyslope High School, Desert, grid, Guard, gymnast, Gymnastics, hot, Jayhawk, Kansas, Lina, model, NBA, Nikon D3, portrait, posed, professional photographer, Royce Woolridge, sexy, soft box, softbox, sports photographer, strobe, studio lights, sunset | 7 Comments »
Nikon D3, 80-200mm, 200iso, f4, 1/200th
Instead of going downtown to shoot an Arizona Diamondback game I chose to instead hop in my car and go for a drive into the desert to see if there was any lightning or other cool things to shoot. Little did I know that skipping the Diamondback baseball that it [...]
Sep 04, 2008 | Categories: Desert, Me, Scenic | Tags: arizona, cactus, Canyon Lake, clouds, Desert, mountains, rattlesnake, snake, sunset, tarantula | 2 Comments »
Was laying in bed sick as a dog when my buddy Mike Isler sent me a link to a professional wakeboarding competition going on at Firebird Lake about 15 miles from my house. It had been a good 5 days since I had last shot so I was antsy to get back to work!
I sent [...]
Jun 30, 2008 | Categories: Sports, Wakeboarding, Wrestling | Tags: arizona, chandler, firebird lake, phoenix, professional wakeboarding, Sports | 6 Comments »
