UNH Women's Hockey vs. Maine, Sunday, November 1, 2009

Sunday afternoon, after finishing my work at the paper, I headed up to UNH to shoot UNH/Maine women's hockey. My old roommate and one of my best friends was behind the bench for the Black Bears making his return to the Whittemore Center. UNH won 5-0 in a relatively boring game, but it was good to see an old friend behind the bench, and see the 'Cats come out with the win. The first shot is my favorite one of the young season so far, and the final shot is coach McCloskey welcoming coach Stockdale back to UNH after the game.

Manchester City Marathon, Sunday, November 1, 2009

Sunday morning, after taking full advantage of the extra hour's sleep, I headed to downtown Manchester for the city Marathon. The weather was beautiful, and I grabbed some good shots for the paper. A slideshow should be online at unionleader.com very soon. Enjoy!

Night Shift - Saturday, October 31, 2009

Had a short but eventful shift on Halloween night at the paper. I was assigned coverage of trick or treaters in a neighborhood in Bedford. While wandering around and getting some pretty fun shots, I was called to a fire in Manchester. The fire had been a pretty big one, but by the time I got there (about 20 minute drive), nothing major was visible (it had been called into the FD at 6:05 and I was there at 6:55), so I got what I could and had to head back to file front page photos from Bedford. Later in the night, I was sent to a motorcycle vs. car accident on Elm Street, but once again, by the time I got there, there wasn’t much to see other than the bike lying in the road and the car off of the road….

UNH vs. Northeastern Football, Saturday, October 31, 2009

Shot the UNH/Northeastern CAA football game Saturday afternoon in Durham for the AP. One of the more boring games on the season and the 48-21 final score was a lot closer than this game actually was. UNH improved to 7-1 on the season and are one win away from locking up a NCAA playoff bid. With three games left, two at home, they have a shot at a first round home playoff game. Some okay pictures are included in this update. Enjoy!

Manchester Monarchs vs. Springfield Falcons - Sunday, October 18

Shot Monarchs' second home game of the year this afternoon. It was 5-0 Manchester mid-way through the second period, so it wasn't very suspenseful, but there were some nice goals, and a pretty good fight. Still enjoy college hockey more, but this is dang good hockey!

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk - Sunday, October 18, 2009

Sunday afternoon, in a frezing cold rain (literally, 32 degrees aind raining), I shot the Making Strides against Breast Cancer walk at the ballpark in downtown Manchester. Finding photo op's was not difficult, and the people there were amazing, and extremely outgoing. Covering events like this is always emotional. Having lost a few grandparents and more recently my dad to cancer, and having my mom survive a cancer scare, It hits home. Despite the horrible weather, the concourse at MerchantsAuto.com stadium was packed with participants, many of them survivors, and it really speaks to how important these events are.

Manchester Monarchs vs. Portland Pirates - Saturday, October 17, 2009

Shot the Manchester Monarchs for the first time ever tonight, which is surprising considering a) they're at the start of their 9th season and b) I'm kind of a big hockey fan. Shot the home opener tonight during my shift with the U.L. Got some okay action shots and a few pre game feature-ish shots for the paper. Enjoy.

Londonderry at Manchester Memorial Football - Friday, October 16, 2009

Shot Londonderry at Manchester Memorial football Friday night for the UL. Temperatures dropped into the upper 30's and it felt a lot colder than that. Shot the first half, and snagged a couple of cold(ish) weather shots. Nothing big...

Lenny and Dierdre Wedding - Sunday, October 11, 2009

Sunday, I shot a wonderful wedding in South Boston. Good friend and fellow photographer Karen Winger of Karen Winger Photography hired me as a second shooter for Lenny and Dierdre's wedding, and all things concidered, it went well. I was dropped off at the groom's home in South Boston where I spent an hour and a half with his wedding party. We traveled to the ceremony site in Quincy where the wedding was in a gazebo along the water. We shot formals in a nice park in Dorchester. I focused more on candid moments while she got the formal/group shots, but also managed to capture some pretty good formal/serious moments along with them. The reception was great with a VERY good band (if I can get their name, I'll update this with it). Overall, I think I did pretty well for having very little experience. You can see a gallery with a few more shots at my website by clicking here: Lenny and Dierdre Wedding Gallery. Enjoy. Critiques appreciated!

UNH Football against Villanova - Saturday, October 10, 2009

This afternoon, for AP, I shot UNH football as they defeated #2 Villanova 28-24 in front of over 14,000 homecoming fans at Cowell Stadium. The win for the #5 Wildcats was one of the biggest in recent memory in the regular season, and was an extremely exciting game. The weather was beautiful (save for some wicked gusts of wind), and the crowd was great. An all around great afternoon of football!