Meet Josh, a 2.8 year old slugger who likes to imitate his big brother ... and any other baseball player he sees on TV. Josh, son of Jason and Melea, attends Westwood's Mom's Day Out and his favorite subject is ball. Josh enjoys any sport with a ball, but this is baseball season. He'll play … Continue reading Mini-Me
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I shot a lot of softball games last summer, and regardless of the age group, the preferred hairdo was the ponytail. Whether the player was tall, short, lanky or stout, it was ponytails on parade. I have to say the various hair colors contrasting with the many-colored jerseys and helmets made for an interesting collage. … Continue reading Do’s and Dont’s
Everybody should have a back-up plan. NASA calls it "Fail-Safe"; i.e. if something fails there is always a back-up system to ensure safe completion of the mission. The military calls it contingency planning, smart businesses may call it "Alternate Plan B", and short lived businesses call it "Oh _ _ _ _!". I call it "belts … Continue reading Belts and Suspenders
Meet Jack Huffman, an eleven year old slugger that plays for the Gretna Legends. He is a fifth grader at Rohwer Elementary, where math is his favorite subject. He is the son of Todd and Amy Huffman. Jack plays bigger than he is; he's not big for his age, but he's very strong for his … Continue reading Player of the Week
Meet Zach, Player of the Week, a well-rounded athlete who plays baseball for the Elkhorn Storm. Zach, 11, is a fifth grader at West Dodge Elementary where science and math are his favorite subjects. He is the son of Scott and Amy. His season batting average is .296 with an on-base percentage of .477. Zach is a … Continue reading Player of the Week
The phrase, "no place like home" has nothing to do with baseball, nor does it pertain to real estate, upscale furnishings or higher standards of living. The phrase is an observation of life. Its nice to travel to exotic places, see how the "other half" lives, taste new foods, experience different cultures, discover some little-known fact to impress your friends with your Cliff … Continue reading No Place Like Home
Meet Brody, Player of the Week, a nine year old pitcher who plays for the Royals in the 9/10 Elkhorn Slugger League. He's a third grader at Fireridge Elementary, where math is his favorite subject. His parents are Jack and Janet. Brody is all business when he is on the mound. He never takes his … Continue reading Player of the Week
Remember donkey baseball? Slow-pitch softball, really, but it was all played on donkeys. During the blistering hot summer, farmers and ranchers would all come to town on Saturday night, especially when the carnival was in town. If the carnival included a donkey baseball team, a game was often scheduled as a fund-raiser in small mid-western towns. Town dignitaries … Continue reading Donkey Baseball
Adam Meet Adam, Player of the Week, who plays for the White Sox in the Elkhorn Baseball League. Son of Caleb and Erin Hunt, Adam is a fourth grader at Hillrise Elementary in Elkhorn. His favorite subject is history. How would you like to be standing in the batter's box waiting for a pitch from Adam? It would … Continue reading Player of the Week
Brush BackI'm always amazed at how well little leaguers imitate big leaguers. Take a good look at the two 9 year old players in this photo. The batter has on a full uniform, just like the big leaguers: shoes with "spikes" (rubber), knee socks, pants, liner and jersey, and batting helmet. A lot of young batters even … Continue reading The Great Imposters
Voo Doo HexA game of 11 year olds provided this chance meeting of distant cousins at second base. It looks like the second baseman is trying to put some kind of hex on the base runner, who happens to be his 3rd or 4th cousin, whatever that is. Does anyone really understand what a 3rd cousin … Continue reading Play of the Week
Eye on the BallThis post will open the flood gates of sports action photos; after weeks of rain outs, cold weather and postponements, the little league baseball season officially got underway this past weekend. I attended two ball games and took over 400 photos at each game, so my "pantry" of photos is quickly being restocked. This … Continue reading Wild Pitch
March is almost over, and I just realized that, for the most part, we have been spared the relentless, strong and blustery winds we usually get in March. I'm sure they will get here eventually. This photo was taken during a soccer game last spring when the winds were howling. This little girl finally gave up trying to … Continue reading Mop Head
People say that February is the worst month of the year and that's why it only has 28 days; i.e. we couldn't stand it if the month was any longer. Well, March is a close second; snow is melting, leaving nothing but dead, brown, ugly, muddy fields. No color in the world, everything in black and … Continue reading March Madness
The warm spring weather we've had the last couple of days really has my "trigger finger" itching to shoot some sports action photos. I know the teams have been practicing, trying to knock off the rough edges and get in shape. So have I, checking and organizing my equipment, as well has practicing action shots of … Continue reading Student of the Game
Poker face? Hardly. This pitcher was very animated, wearing her emotions on her sleeve as they say. With every pitch came a new facial expression; everything from triumph (Yes! That was a great pitch!) to resignation (That was the worst pitch ever.) and everything in between. In this photo, she seems to be pleading with … Continue reading 100 Faces
I don't know about you but I'm anxious to get outside and take some pictures. I feel like a hibernating bear, living off the fat (pictures) I built up before winter arrived. Until the young gladiators take the field of battle, I'll probably be posting photos from last season. This particular photo is a second … Continue reading Bubble Gummer
Moral Support Photojournalism is supposed to tell a story, which I attempted to do here when I entered this photo into the photojournalism category of my camera club's monthly photo contest. I was excited about the possibilities of this photo, thinking it captured a touching moment between a father and son--a role reversal where the … Continue reading Moral Support
Baseball, America's pastime. Even though I made a humorous poster out of this picture, the coach was really trying to get the nine-year old pitcher to believe in himself. The kid, all hat, glove and feet, reminded me of a Norman Rockwell character. Thought for the day: I've reached the age where Happy Hour is … Continue reading Pep Talk
Nine year olds playing tackle football. This guy was one of the smallest on the field; he was coming right into my camera as he swept around the right end. About the time he came into focus, he noticed the "big uglies" that were trying to cut him off. I really like this photo because … Continue reading Best of Football, 2009
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