Football, Week 10 (finally) Senior Bowl 2008

Here are a few shots of the Senior Bowl played at McGuffey.

Extra point attempt


Mutual congratulations


All sisters with a spirit of cheer


Pile up on the 50


Thank you....and good night

Football, Week 9 (finally)

Here are the long belated pictures of the football game between Potter and Raccoon and Beaver Bobcats. (Senior Bowl will be posted tomorrow).

Almost


The spirit comes from within


The great escape


Ready for my close up Mr. Demille


Seniors in the spotlight


Last hurrah

Football, Week 9/10

Okay, I finally updated the web galleries with the football games against Beaver Bobcats on Oct. 25 and the Senior Bowl on Nov. 1st.

The sales site has been updated and I will get a few pictures on the blog this weekend. I kind of FUBARed the order this week, not to mention I am a couple of weeks late on the update. Sorry.

Daily observation

It's snowing here in Pittsburgh. I have my computer on a desk and I look out two windows in the corner. Right now, all I see is grey (gray?) sky and white flakes falling. Not sure if it will accumulate, but even if it does it won't stay. We are suppose to get temps in the 50's in a few days.

In all honesty, the weather doesn't bother me. But I am going a little bonkers trying to come up with a few ideas to shoot in this kind of weather.

Instead of taking pictures, I am going through the pictures of the Potter & Raccoon Red Devils v. Beaver Bobcats game a few days ago.

Football, Week 8

Here are some pictures from the Potter & Raccoon football game against Burgettstown Lions. The sales site is updated as well as the web galleries with cheer, football and a few crowd shots. (I can't wait until I can consolidate all these pages into one place.....).

This was also my first of two back to back night games and I forgot how amazingly difficult it is to get good pictures at night.....UGH!

Mixed reaction


Light pocket


Glimmer girls


All smiles


Wrap it up


Ride 'em into the ground

Football, Week 7

NOTE: The sales site is updated and the web site gallery should be updated by tomorrow (Thur 10/16).

Sigh...only two more regular season games to go and the Senior bowl.

I got the opportunity to shoot another game at Quaker Valley. I don't know what it is, but the light in that facility is nothing short of magical. I am sure much of it is that the facility runs north-south and the grandstand is on the west side so the sun is almost always behind me when I shoot. It's artificial turf so unless it's actually raining, you can lay down on the ground for a different perspective when shooting.

Because I was contracted to get pictures for the Baden Volunteer Fire Department's 100th Anniversary, I was only able to take in the Nuts & Bolts game and a few minutes of the Termite game.

One major issue with all photographers is that after you shoot an activity over and over, it's tough to find something truly mind blowing. Sure, the action changes, but most likely it's the same player or group of players that are making the plays. I have been looking to make different pictures lately. But I still need to work off the roster, in which I realized isn't accurate...UGH. A few players are not playing now and some have changes numbers. NOT GOOD!

Anyway, here are a few shots from the Potter and Raccoon v. Quaker Valley football game.

From down low


Tackle


Going for a ride


High kick

A six year journey

Last Saturday was a milestone and the beginning of an end.

We arrived in Pennsylvania in the spring of 2003. A new town, a new state and a new chapter in our lives. My kids were just beginning their foray into the world and I did what all parents do, I got involved.

I signed my daughter up for cheerleading in the town's youth football club. That year was our first year being involved in an organized activity and it was an eye opening experience. So many activities, sights, sounds emotions and expectations.

Forward to last Saturday. My daughter has reached the end of her youth football cheerleader career. She is a "senior" since she is at the age where birthdays determine eligibility. Next year, she will be too old to participate. Difficult to think, that she is getting that old.

I was looking at the group picture and I got a little teary eyed. I know that next year, there will be a new group of incredibly proud and somewhat nostalgic parents looking at pictures of their senior....and wondering where the time went.

I am truly so happy and incredibly proud to be a parent of a P&R cheerleader and a part of the organization known as Potter and Raccoon Football. There are some people in that organization that put in so much time and effort to make the experience a magical moment. I thank them from the depths of my heart for these last two years that we have been a part of your lives and this organization.

Football, Week 6

The homecoming game for Potter & Raccoon was against the McGuffey Eagles. Here are some shots from the game.

Say cheese


Two beautiful smiles brighten the day


Pardon me


Under the watchful eye


Attitude


Catch?

Gallery has been updated

The gallery has been updated with pictures from the Potter and Raccoon Red Devils v. Avella Eagles football game and the 2nd Annual 2008 P&R Powderpuff Game.

The Powderpuff games has several entries, cheer (football players), football (midget v termite cheerleaders), crowd, and Parent v Player game.

The sales site will be updated late tonight.

Powderpuff game 2008

Potter and Raccoon's 2nd annual Powderpuff football/cheer game and Parents versus Players.
I will have more pictures on the gallery page tomorrow...well sometime Friday anyway.

Runs like a deer


Pyramid


dem boyz got moves!


Working it


Coach cheering on the cheerleaders


Nice catch


Run Joe, run


Where's the action

Football, Week 5

Potter & Raccoon versus Avella Eagles.
I will have more in the gallery Friday.

End zone catch?


Atlas, upside down


Not all good pictures are just on the sidelines or the field, have to remember the crowds too


Threading the needle


Ready!

Gallery has been updated

I put up three gallery pages. Cheer, Crowd and Football.

You can always leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Football, Week 4

I managed to get the sales pictures up in under 24 hours. They were posted this afternoon. The blog is now and the web galleries will be tomorrow. Number of days is the same....but the number of hours spent editing is down to about 8 hours. Last week was 15+ and the week before was almost 20 hours, I think.......

I have made a few changes to what I do, how and when I do it. It has made a difference. I will try to do it again next week and we will see if I am on the right track on not spending so much time on the pictures, so I can go out and.....take more pictures.

Here are some shots from Potter and Raccoon week 4 against Fort Cherry.

Freight train to the end zone.


8 pack of happyness


I only had about a muinute to try and get a different look to this picture. It didn't work so I will try again next game.


Jump this way, dodge that way.....


The crowd goes wild


Fort Cherry pulls one out of the air


A Fort Cherry cheerleader defies gravity


Slipped through the fingers


You don't get a tall tower unless you have a STRONG BASE