Kite Surfing Bethany Beach DE

This was a surprise to see these guys, and they seemed to enjoy the photography attention.   Something different and this was really fun to shoot.  

LAXHair Day

Always a great LAX hair day when shooting the girls game.   Spent Saturday at St. Stephens and St. Agnes high school in Alexandria VA to help cover and photograph the 27th annual Spring Fling for Inside Lacrosse magazine.   Great opportunity to shoot some of the best teams in the county and my 5th time at this event, one event I look forward to each spring.  

Rocks and Arches - National Park Weekend

Just spent the weekend in Moab and visiting the Arches and Cayonlands National Parks.  I would have never thought photographing rocks would have been so interesting and creative.  Up early to catch the sunrise and trying to be be the first photog waiting in the cold and dark.   Here are a few of my favorites.  

Last of the winter sport season

It was good to catch the last game of the season with some freshman basketball last evening.   Onto the official start of the spring season and lacrosse games.  

From Rockville MD to Pyeong­Chang

Congratulations to Haley Skarupa on her section to the USA Hockey team and her Olympic dream.  Here is a photo from her high school playing days with the Washington Pride.  Too bad the WAPO got the photo credit wrong.  

Throw back Monday

Too bad for the Minnesota Vikings to come up short in their bid to make the Super Bowl in their home town.  Congratulations on MD local Stefon Diggs, here is a photograph from his high schools playing days at Good Counsel.  

Just like shooting a football game..kind of

I was asked to join a friend to photograph the eagles that meet along the Susquehanna river this time each year.   Why not, something I have never done before and always in for trying to capture something new.   Having never photographed birds in flight, I thought I would approach like a football game.  Fast shutter speed and not really knowing the next play.  

Must have been 100+ other photogs with the same idea.  I was definitely not prepared and not the right gear.   Some of the other photographers were serious about their nature photography and it showed with their gear.   My monopod set-up worked OK, and had to make the best with what I have (I guess the best set-up is a Gimbal mount for the long lens).  

For the most part the eagles were not active this day but I was able to get a few.   Looking forward to going again next year.   

Top 50 Best Sports Blogs

My Game Day blog was just named to the Top 50 Sports Photography Blog List | Sports Photography Websites.   Wow, in some great company with the other sites recognized.  

New PowerPlay Photography Site v2.0

I just finished the new PowerPlay Photography site upgrade.  The old site was based on Shutterfly Pro and after 10 years it was time for an upgrade (since Shutterfly canceled their Pro service program).   Still needs a few fine tuning, but it is up and working. 

IL 20 Years of Championships

The championship cover has been iconic for 20 years of Inside Lacrosse.  Here is my cover shot from 2015.   Denver 10, Maryland 5. Published July 2015

The St Stephens and St Agnes High School annual Spring Flight lacrosse tournament brings the best girls teams from around the country each April.  This tournament has become a regular for my spring schedule and I look forward to the event each year.   Below are a few samples from my day in Alexandria at SSSAS.

Heartbreaker in College Pak

Saturday in College Park was by far the most entertaining lacrosse game in sometime.   # 6 Maryland was down big most of the game and charged back to tie with 26 seconds remaining only to lose in OT.   It was great to see the joy from the Nova bench.  Complete game recap from Inside Lacrosse posted here.  

First Game of the New Season

Trying out a new game-day set-up with a Pelican hard case.  This case is smaller than my rolling bag set-up but also allows the storage of my 300 2.8 lens.  A few sample from the Georgetown vs Towson game today.  

New Camera, First game with 1DX Mk II

First tryout of new gear and the Canon 1DX Mark II.   Still getting the feel for all the new features and this camera is amazing.   Way fast and I could have pushed the ISO even more for this old St Albans gym.   A few samples below.  

2017 season is right around the corner

The new season is around the corner and good to see some of my HS photos used for the IL 2017 Indoor Lacrosse Championships this weekend. 

Sometimes a Mess Up Works Out

Sure was not paying attention and I must have bumped my camera settings and now I am shooting at 1/90 sec, f/8 for half the game.   A few made for an interesting effect, somewhat a salvage. 

Here are a few of the non 1/90 sec favorites.