Day 359/365

     More basketball for Wednesday/day 359, this time a regional championship. I went a little crazy on the editing with this one...

Day 358/365

     

     Tuesday night/day 358 was full of some more postseason basketball; the girls state quarterfinals to be exact. It was full of some great playing, and lead to a Saginaw team winning. As an advantage to posting this late: the team, (Nouvel Catholic Central), won the state semifinals today, and will be playing for the state championships this weekend! Hopefully I'll be covering the game, so stay tuned. They're a fantastic team; a lot of fun to watch and even more so to shoot.

Day 352/365

Another night shift. Another postseason basketball game. Another close one!

Day 351/365

     Tonight's game was a regional semifinal, and was one that was only won by two points. Two. Points. Did I mention I love postseason basketball?

Day 350/365

     Monday night I shot a boys basketball doubleheader, made up of two incredibly good games. With the high school basketball postseason being upon us, they just seem to keep getting better and better.

Day 348/365

     Saturday/day 348 I got to check out roller derby for the first time ever. It. was. awesome. There really isn't any other word for it. One of my friends from work was on one of the teams, and while they lost the bout, it was incredibly close the entire time. It was a lot of fun to see and shoot for the first time. My flash died on me when I was doing test shots when I first got there, so I was a bit bummed about that, but I'm definitely planning on shooting it again. Until next time!

Day 347/365

    Friday/day 347 was spent shooting a basketball tournament out in the middle of nowhere. Nevertheless, it was a great game, (perk of shooting postseason basketball - the game's keep getting better and better). I'm sure there will be even more these coming weeks. 

Day 345/365

     Sorry for the delay in updates; I'll try to stay on top of it more now that the 365 project's in its final home stretch! Wednesday night/day 345 was spent shooting a hockey regional. Bare with me here, the next few weeks will most likely be filled with high school sports action with the winter sports postseason being upon us. Bring it on!

Day 338/365

     I ended up shooting a boys basketball last night. I was a bit off; I couldn't seem to get my lighting or timing right. The game came after spending most of my day in Flint for some work training, and after not sleeping well the night before I'm just going to chalk it up to being too tired and make it end there. The game itself was interesting enough; both teams had pretty solid defense so it was close the entire time.

Day 333/365

     Friday/day 333 was another basketball night. The game was close, the team that won came from behind to do so, but the playing was a mess. It did make for an interesting night though.

Day 332/365

     Thursday night/day 332 was another night of basketball. The game was between two local Midland rivals, and was pretty exciting. Midland Dow, a team with a perfect record so far this season, kept their record going when they won.

Day 331/365

     Tonight I shot the local OHL team, the Saginaw Spirit. They lost pretty badly to the Plymouth Whalers, but it was still a fun game to watch. Growing up in Cleveland with only two short-lived minor league hockey teams, I'm not as familiar with hockey as I am with some sports. I'm still learning how to shoot it too, and have quite a bit of work to do. Hopefully I get a few more chances to photograph it while I'm up here to get the practice in. 

Day 329/365

     I'm working nights this week, so prepare yourselves for sports, sports, and more sports. Monday/day 329 brought me to a high school wrestling tournament. Unfortunately it was at the one school with ugly yellow matts, which cast an ugly shade of yellow on everyone's faces. Yuck! 

Day 320/365

     Saturday/yesterday/day 320 I had a sports-filled day of assignments. I started my morning off with shooting the Winterläufe in Frankenmuth, which is a winter 8K run. Then I finished my day with an OHL minor league hockey game between the Saginaw Spirit and the Saul Ste. Marie Greyhounds. 

Day 319/365

     I shot another basketball game Friday night/day 319, which unfortunately wasn't nearly as interesting as the last few I've shot. It had its moments, but ultimately I was a bit disappointed. 

Day 316/365

     Tuesday/day 316 I got to shoot a new antique store in Saginaw, and then a high school basketball doubleheader. Two local Midland rivals played each other, the girls varsity teams followed by the boys. Both games were fun to watch. One of the girls teams had a come-from-beind victory, which is always crazy, and the boys were pretty evenly matched.

Day 312/365

     It's embarrassing how much i've neglected this blog this past week. Things just got away from me I guess, and I apologize. Prepare yourselves for a slew of updates!

     Last Friday/day 312 I shot a local Bay City boys basketball team's first win of the season. Despite their lack of victories, it was a fun game to watch, and the atmosphere was incredible. The further the game went on, more and more fans and players realized that this was the night they'd finally get a win. It was a pretty cool moment to witness.

Day 310/365

     One of my assignments tonight was another basketball game. I didn't get to stay for the entire game since other assignments and a bit of spot news popped up. I would've liked to have stayed; the game was pretty close the entire time I was there, and both teams seemed to be playing well. Plus, it was freezing cold outside and the snow was coming down pretty steadily making the roads pretty bad. Eh well.

Day 309/365

     Tonight I shot a girls basketball game in Saginaw. There weren't very many people in attendance, which is probably due to the fact that it was ridiculously cold out today. It's supposed to be even colder tomorrow, and I'll be shooting another basketball game tomorrow night so I'm expecting more of the same. Stay warm, friends!