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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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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Nov 6, 2011; Grand Rapids, MI, USA; Oakland Community College Raiders Kasey Clark (8) celebrates with teammates after winning the district championship against Owens College at Gordon Hunsberger Arena. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-Oakland CC Athletics
Nov 6, 2011; Grand Rapids, MI, USA; Oakland Community College Raiders Kasey Clark (8) celebrates with teammates after winning the district championship against Owens College at Gordon Hunsberger Arena. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-Oakland CC Athletics

Lately I haven’t been able to blog as much as I would like too.  It is just hard to sit down and find time to actually blog.  I have been super busy shooting for Oakland Community College and US Presswire.  Today thought, I would like to share some pictures from the 2011 NJCAA Division II Volleyball Regional Championship at Grand Rapids Community College.  Oakland Community College played Owens Community College for the title and they came out on top and will be heading to Nationals!  Here are a few pictures and if you would like to purchase some please click here.
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Sep 20, 2011; Waterford, MI, USA; Macomb Community College at Oakland Community College. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-Oakland CC Athletics

I haven’t been blogging lately just because I am having trouble finding the time to sit down and write a little something.  However, I did want to share a little bit with you today. I have recently started shooting for Oakland Community College Athletics again. The first sport that is in season for them is volleyball. Volleyball is not a sport that I photograph too often but when I got a chance to, I accepted the challenge to try something a little bit out of the norm for me and see what I could come up with.

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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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This past week I photographed the Oakland CC vs Macomb CC men’s and women’s basketball games. Being that the games were conference games with about a month left in the regular season made for some intense moments. In the end, Oakland CC men’s and women’s teams both won their games putting themselves closer to the playoffs.

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I was able to photograph Oakland CC’s alumni basketball games yesterday. I was glad to do so. Basketball is one of the sports that I really like to shoot.

The present Raiders played the alumni. It was a good time. It was a fun environment, but also a very competitive environment.  The men Raiders were not so fortunate. They lost the game to the alumni in a very close game, 81-78.

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