2008

I'm Batman...

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Batman prowls the streets in the Fairfax City 4th of July parade.
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On the New High Tech Coast Guard Cutter

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My Ball Too...

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My Ball...

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It's that time of year again. Youth soccer started and the kids are in full swing.

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Soccer Starts...

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It's that time of year again. Youth soccer started and the kids are in full swing.

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Ovi Leads the Caps to the Playoffs...We hope!

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I am a bit hockey obsessed lately. I've had several opportunities to shoot from the lower seats, so I am posting a lot. More of a variety coming soon.

Finally got a shot of Ovechkin against Carolina on April 1st. Huge game tonight versus Florida! Win the game and they will the Division! I will be there in Red. Go Go Caps!
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Mike Green Catches His Breath

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Last one from the game against the Minnisota Wild. Mike Green of the Young Guns. Go Caps...tied for first with two games to go!
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Capitals Shoot for the Playoffs

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Another from the game against the Minnisota Wild. Olie Kolzig protecting a lead. LET'S GO CAPS!

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The Real Nicklas Backstrom Stands Up...

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Nicklas Backstrom of the Washington Capitals shows his stuff in a 10-2 victory over the Boston Bruins. What a great game. 12 games left in the playoff run...LET'S GO CAPS!

I was happy with the shot, but shooting a couple rows behind the glass was tough. Seems like most picture had the top of someones head, a post or sweat smear on the glass.
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1966 Pontiac GTO

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For as long as I can remember, I have loved the old Pontiac GTO. I am sure it somehow goes back to my early childhood when I would listen to my father talk about how he loved his. Unfortunately he wrapped his around a telephone pole out on a Canada joy ride. If I could have any, it would be a 1966 Pontiac GTO convertible.
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Marian Gaborik Warming Up...

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Marian Gaborik of the Minnesota Wild warming up before facing the Washington Capitals. Fortunately for the Caps, it didn't help as the Wild fell 4-1.
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The Other Niklas Backstrom...

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Would the real Nicklas Backstrom please stand up. Last night the Washington Capitals beat Niklas Backstrom of the Minnesota Wild 4-1 as the Caps push for a playoff spot. Had great seats in section 110, so I had the opportunity to shoot my favorite sport!
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Bodie Lighthouse on the Banks...

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Not a lot of time to shoot lately, so another from the archives. I like the perspective here, but couldn't get DxO Optics to remove the distortion. I used Matt Kloskowski's Lomo Effect in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.
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She Shoots She Scores...

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Dug into the archives again and grabbed this one from last season.
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Mason Nation...Go Pats!

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Dug into the archives and grabbed one from last season. Got lucky twice last season and had the chance to sit on the court with a press pass. I tried to get tickets to last weeks game and found it sold out! Over 9000 tickets sold, good for Mason! Back in the dark ages when I was an undergraduate, my fraternity and I (about 20 of us) were the majority of the people attending.
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View from the 400s & A Question for Ted

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A shot from my seats at Verizon Center. Not a really dynamic picture, but I like the telescreen with Ovechkin streaking across! Four goals and five points last night against a venerable Montreal Canadians.

Maybe Ted will let a lifelong fan (since 1974) come down and shoot from the photographer's corner. How bout it, Ted? Thanks in advance.
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One More from the Zimmerman Shoot

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Last one from a recent photo shoot for Sporting News with my father, RetroRodger. Check out the Zimmerman Sporting News Cover(coming soon!) at www.woodsportsphotography.com

I used the Scott Kelby's 7-Point System to process it. It is a great book thus far (on Chapter 6)and for a first try, I like what I got. Maybe a little less shadow on the face.

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Kiteboarding...My New Favorite Sport!

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One from the past. Just goofing around, but like the way it turned out.
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