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March Basketball

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Mar 10, 2012; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Toronto Raptors center Andrea Bargnani (7) prepares to shoot a free throw during the second quarter against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIRE
Mar 10, 2012; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Toronto Raptors center Andrea Bargnani (7) prepares to shoot a free throw during the second quarter against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIRE

March is an awesome time of year. We get to bump our clocks ahead an hour which means there is more sunlight in the evening, and that is something I love. It also means that we get an extra hour of sleep in the fall. I know it is tough now because we lose an hour, but just think of that hour you will get in the fall!

March also brings the greatest basketball there is.  March Madness is just plain awesome! However, that means basketball is wrapping up and there won’t be much more basketball to shoot. This is something that I don’t like. For me, basketball is one of my favorite sports to photograph. I am not sure why though. Maybe it is because I played for three years in high school or maybe it is because I have photographed more basketball than any other sport. Whatever the reason is, I was blessed to be able to shoot three games in a little over twenty-four hours this past weekend. I photographed my last Oakland Community College basketball game for the year, which unfortunately was their last game also since they did not move on to nationals. The other two games were the Pistons’ games as they hosted Toronto and Atlanta .

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Busy, Busy, Busy…

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Jan 20, 2012; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Memphis Grizzlies forward Dante Cunningham (44) signs an autograph for fans before the game against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIRE
Jan 20, 2012; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Memphis Grizzlies forward Dante Cunningham (44) signs an autograph for fans before the game against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIRE

Now that school has started back up I find myself shooting less and studying more.  I don’t like it but just have to remind myself that it is for only 15 weeks. It also occurred to me that there are people in Nicaragua (and all over the world) that would love to go to college if only they could afford it.  It made me realized that even though I dislike it so much, that I am truly blessed to be able to have this hardship of all the work and stress that college brings.  Anyways, here is some recent work I was able to do, four basketball games in 30 hours.

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Great time at the Great Lakes Invitational

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Dec 29, 2011; Detroit, MI, USA; Michigan State Spartans goalie Drew Palmisano (29), defenseman Matt Crandell (17) and Michigan Tech Huskies center Milos Gordic (28) watch the puck fly throw the air during the second period at the Great Lakes Invitational held at the Joe Louis Arena. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller
Dec 29, 2011; Detroit, MI, USA; Michigan State Spartans goalie Drew Palmisano (29), defenseman Matt Crandell (17) and Michigan Tech Huskies center Milos Gordic (28) watch the puck fly throw the air during the second period at the Great Lakes Invitational held at the Joe Louis Arena. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller

I had the opportunity to photograph the the Great Lakes Invitational for Michigan Tech University. It was cool to be able to do it because a few years ago I went as a fan.  When I was there as a fan I think I watched the photographers more than I did the games, but I learned a lot by watching them. For example, I never knew they used strobes up in the catwalk, which is kind of ironic because this was the first time I set up a remote in the catwalks. Tip: Don’t look down!

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UNO at MSU

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Dec 4, 2011; East Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan State Spartans guard Travis Trice (20) attempts to steal the ball from Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks guard Mitch Albers (30) during the first half at the Breslin Center. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller
Dec 4, 2011; East Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan State Spartans guard Travis Trice (20) attempts to steal the ball from Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks guard Mitch Albers (30) during the first half at the Breslin Center. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller

This past weekend I was blessed to be able to once again head over to Michigan State in East Lansing. This time I was working for the University of Nebraska-Omaha as they took on Tom Izzo and the Spartans. UNO is in it’s first year of Division I basketball and this was their biggest game yet. Here are a few images from the game and be sure to check out the gallery.

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Thanksgiving Week

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Nov 25, 2011; Rochester, MI, USA; Utah Valley Wolverines guard Holton Hunsaker (12) shoots over Oakland Golden Grizzlies guard Reggie Hamilton (23) during the second half at the Athletics Center O'rena. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller
Nov 25, 2011; Rochester, MI, USA; Utah Valley Wolverines guard Holton Hunsaker (12) shoots over Oakland Golden Grizzlies guard Reggie Hamilton (23) during the second half at the Athletics Center O'rena. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller

This past week was a crazy one at that. Super busy but that is a good thing for sure. I started off on Black Friday shooting for Utah Valley University as they faced Oakland University. More of those pictures here. The last three games were for US Presswire. The 2nd game was the Nashville Predators at the Detroit Red Wings. More of those pictures here. The 3rd game I went to Eastern Michigan in Ypsilanti. EMU was hosting Michigan State University. More of those pictures here. And lastly I went back to Rochester, MI to photograph Tennessee at Oakland University. Turned out to be a great game! More of those pictures here. Also, be sure to click on “Read More” to see more!

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‘Tis the Season – For College Basketball

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Nov 20, 2011; East Lansing, MI, USA; Arkansas Little Rock Trojans guard D'Andre Williams (10) gets past Michigan State Spartans forward Branden Dawson (22) during the second half at the Breslin Center. The Spartans won 69-47. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIRE
Nov 20, 2011; East Lansing, MI, USA; Arkansas Little Rock Trojans guard D'Andre Williams (10) gets past Michigan State Spartans forward Branden Dawson (22) during the second half at the Breslin Center. The Spartans won 69-47. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIRE

I recently had the great opportunity to travel over to East Lasning, MI and photograph the University of Arkansas Little Rock as they took on Michigan State University at the Breslin Center.  I was glad to be able to shoot the game because basketball is one of my favorite sports to photograph. I was shooting for the UALR and also for US Presswire.  The Spartans defeated the Trojans with a 69-47 victory.

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Big Ten Soccer Championship – Ann Arbor, MI

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Nov 13, 2011; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Members of the Penn State Nittany Lions warm up before the facing the Northwestern Wildcats at the final game of the 2011 Big Ten Championship at Michigan Soccer Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIRE
Nov 13, 2011; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Members of the Penn State Nittany Lions warm up before the facing the Northwestern Wildcats at the final game of the 2011 Big Ten Championship at Michigan Soccer Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIRE

This past weekend I was fortune enough to photograph the final game of the 2011 Big Ten Men’s Soccer Championship at the University of Michigan. The Penn State Nittany Lions and the Northwestern Wildcats were the two teams competing for the title. It was a very enjoyable game, it was a very windy day but the rain stayed away until after the game! In the end though, the Wildcats came out on top.  Below are a few images from the game and here are some more.

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NCAA Bowling Championship

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Last week I was fortunate enough to be able to photograph the NCAA Bowling Championship at Skore Lanes in Taylor, MI. It was a three day event and I was photographing it for four of the eight colleges that were there. Those schools were Fairleigh Dickinson University, Vanderbilt University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and Kutztown University. Out of those four teams, three of them made it to the final four, and two of those teams made it to the title match. Needless to say I was pretty busy, but thankfully I was able to have fellow photographer, Marek Dziekonski, come out to help me for a little bit.  Here are a few photos from the tournament.

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Oakland CC sneaks by with 1.1 seconds left

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NOTE: I want to apologize for covering my images with watermarks that cover the whole image. However, I have no other choice since I have seen my pictures appearing in various spots without my permission.

I photographed my last basketball game for Oakland CC’s 2010-2011 season last week.  The game was held at Oakland CC’s Highland Lake campus where the Delta College Pioneers, from the Midland/Bay City area, took on the Raiders.  The Oakland CC Raiders won the game, but it wasn’t an easy one.  It was a very close game and both the Pioneers and the Raiders led at different parts of the game.  With just seconds left in the game the score was 82-82.  Oakland CC’s #1, Daniel McClendon, drove and kicked it out to the corner where Richard Hill, #14,  was open for a three pointer, which he hit with just 1.1 seconds left.  It was a lot of fun to be there photographing it and it was an awesome game.  But wait, it gets better.  Tomorrow, 3/1/2011, Delta will travel back down to play Oakland CC again.  This time it is playoffs. The two teams will be playing each other in the first round of the MCCAA Tournament. That game is sure to be another fun one.

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