With the sun having just set behind the trees and the stars making their way out, Minisink Valley started their warm-up routine with a quick run and some midfield stretching. As they started practicing, I thought it would be a good idea to find a spot on the field where I could grab some closeup shots of the team. Unfortunately, I found out that I needed to move because there were too many lacrosse balls whizzing past me – and you certainly don’t want to get hit with one of them!

Just before the start, Loretta and I swapped out our lenses and found good spots to shoot from. I settled back into the same spot as the first game and started shooting away. Before the end of the first quarter, Minisink and Warwick had traded goal scores back-and-forth a few times – by the end of the half, Warwick would have a lead that they would maintain until the end.

It was sad to see Minisink’s season end before they could reach the state level games, but we did get some great action shots of everyone! Check out some of our favorite ones from both sides …

Just before the half of the game prior, I figured I would “warm-up” my lacrosse photography skills and take some shots of the James I. O’Neill vs Red Hook game. Making sure I was out of the line of fire, I found a spot alongside Red Hook just off the field that was perfect for most of the action.

Here are some of my favorite shots from the game!

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I love photographing the younger kids because they put so much heart and soul into playing the game – and it shows in the images we capture!

During an extended break around the middle of the day, I decided to head up to one of the games to grab some action shots before the next team arrived for their portraits. I found my spot on the sidelines with the players and caught some warm-up shots of both Warwick and Minisink.

With the next team starting to arrive, I could only stay for the first half … but was able to get some really cool shots …

As the players entered the court, we saw an immediate difference in the intensity of the team. They seemed to run faster, shoot farther and jump higher – so we knew that it was going to be a good game. Having seen us work during the JV game, they decided to goof off/show off a bit for us – which led to some really good shots.

When the game started, we found it hard to keep up – as they would move from one basket to the other with incredible speed. Add to that the shouting from the coaches on the bench and you could almost feel like you were at an official NBA game.

With a few hundred shots captured by the half-time, we decided to pack up and head out for the night. Here are a few of our favorites …

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Not wanting to setup and tear down equipment like last time, we decided to forgo strobes and instead push our new camera to see what it could produce with its incredible low-light capabilities. We also decided to experiment with its hi-def recording abilities in order to create a fusion slideshow when we were done. Needless to say, the camera performed amazingly!

For most of the game, Loretta and I sat tucked in a door frame at the far end of the gym. Due to its small size, we didn’t have many places to go where we could get good shots and not get run over by one of the players or hit with a wild ball.

Here are a couple of our favorites from the game …

At the end of the JV game, we decided to stay a little longer and grab some shots of the Varsity team. A post with those images is coming soon!

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I turned everything off, reset the camera and changed my settings for the best! Having not photographed a basketball game in over two years, I was a bit rusty with the first few shots – hands covering faces, bad timing on throws … you name it and I caught it. However, it didn’t take long for me to get back into the rhythm of things and capturing awesome shots.

Unfortunately, because the lighting in the gym was horrible (like most of the school around the area), the raw out-of-the-camera shots aren’t the best looking and need to be lightened up a bit. However, after breezing through my shots from the game, here are a couple of the ones that I liked the most!

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Next Saturday, January 30th, we will be at the Minisink Valley High School for the 2010 Minisink Valley Cheer Competition. We’ll have our tables setup in the back corner of the gym, printing pictures and creating buttons, all while the competition is going on! Be sure to stop by and check out our awesome cheer posters, team portraits and all of the other cool products we’ll have on display!