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"Let's Take State"
I just finished round one of this year's state tournaments. This was my second season of shooting for the Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Last year included several firsts for me, such as photographing wrestling, swimming and diving, and even bowling. This year was my first time covering archery.
And of course the highlight of it all was Ken-Jah Bosley hitting the game-winning shot for Madison Central over Ballard, with 5.4 seconds to play in the championship game of the Boys Sweet 16. Sports photographers live for game winning shots like deer hunters long for trophy deer. I know, because I do both. I got off three frames on the now-famous shot, but the Ballard defenders blocked me out in all three. It was a classic example of being in the wrong spot at the wrong time. Oh well...that's life.
I sat with Herald-Leader photographer Mark Cornelison during part of the Sweet 16. And we pondered the question of why we never hear the phrase anymore, "Let's take state." We never figured out why, but decided if we ever get back to state again, we're going to yell out, "Let's take state!!!"
Wrestling is by-far the most intense sport that I cover.
The winning coach always takes the plunge!!!
Joe and Denny can teach us all a lesson on perspective.
I went to Georgetown my freshman year of college to play baseball. While baseball for me was short-lived, it was still a great experience before I found my permanent home in Richmond, at EKU. While there, I had Happy Osborne as a PE teacher. I was really happy (no pun intended) to see the coach with so much personality and a national championship to boot, coaching on the high school level at the Sweet 16. I really loved this photo of him with his walker on the floor at Rupp, because of a fluke leg injury, working hard on Saturday night to get Montgomery County to the championship game on Sunday. They eventually lost to Ballard 59-55. After the game, I packed up my equipment and was heading home. As the Montgomery County bus rolled away in the background, there sat Happy on his little chair in the dim yellow light of the parking lot behind Rupp, waiting for his ride. I said, "Coach. I doubt you remember me, but I had you as a PE teacher at Georgetown in the Spring of 89." He said, "You got an A, didn't you?" I said, "Yep. I made my 6-minute mile on time." He said, "Well good." I said, "That was a good game tonight coach. Better luck next year."
That was not goal tending!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The shot that got away from me.
But I nailed his dumb-founded reaction a few seconds later.
When Photographers Photograph Photographers
It's always awkward when photographers photograph other photographers. The photographer behind the camera is nervous about what the photographer in front of the camera will think about the finished product. And the photographer in front of the camera would be much more comfortable behind the camera.
I had the opportunity a few weeks ago to do a portrait session with Kentucky Nature Photographer Dean Hill at his studio in Moon, Kentucky, in Morgan County. Dean turned the wood from an old tobacco barn that was destroyed by last year's tornado, into a beautiful studio.
Photo by Dean Hill
Photo by Dean Hill
Photo by Dean Hill
Tornado Outbreak...One Year Later
I did photos last week on where things are a year after the Tornado Outbreak of 2012. Most of what I shot was in Opossum Hollow in Menifee County. Some of the homes have either been rebuilt or replaced, but there are still several that have not, with the most visible sign from last year's deadly twisters being all the downed trees that line the hillsides and backyards. I heard a lot of sad stories last week, making me realize that I've taken too many bad storms for granted over the years.
An American Flag flaps in the wind on a bathtub pipe, on what's left of the of Jill Adams' house on Opossum Hollow Road in Menifee County. The flag was placed there by a Frenchburg Job Corps volunteer.
Tim Williams describes the 2012 tornado that hit rural Menifee County. Williams and his family survived their house being blown away by laying down in the house's crawl space.
The community of West Liberty took a direct hit at 5:51 on March 2, 2012. Although the town has a long way to go toward rebuilding, it has come a long way in a year's time. This photo was taken from behind the hospital, Thursday, February 28, 2013.
Like Father Like Son
My 11-year-old son Cameron has been going with me to the Touchstone Energy All-A Classic since he was in second grade. He asked me for a camera last year, and then this year he made pictures good enough for me to send out to the state's media, along with mine. He got pictures published in the Lexington Herald-Leader and the Cincinnati Enquirer. The Herald-Leader front page had one of his photos along with one of mine. I was really proud of that! In the picture below, he's not smiling because he likes to take pictures, but hates to be in them.
State Bowling
I didn't really know what to expect the first time that I shot the state bowling tournament in 2012. From a photographer's point of view it was extremely hard to shoot because nobody ever designed a bowling alley with photography in mind. The light is horrible, but the fans are loud. It's not like bowling that you see on ESPN, where the crowd has to be quiet. The bowlers here have full blown cheering sections that never hush. I think that's why I love shooting high school sports so much. No two tournaments are ever the same. Each sport brings it's own level of excitement and has little nuances that make it unique.
