Wyatt

Thanks to Bobbie Jo for referring me to Wyatt's family for this shoot! Wyatt is a cool kid with a great smile. He was really easy to work with and I really liked how these shots came out!

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Some Shots From The Weekend

I took a few pictures over the weekend and I thought I'd post some favorites. My buddy Frenchy and I went up fishing at a private lake outside of Georgetown. The day started off amazing. Sun shining. Fish biting. Then, halfway through June, it started to snow/ sleet on us. Got to love life in Colorado.





Frenchy lands a nice one.





On Saturday, our friends Greg and June brought one of their horses by our house on the way to a show. I took this picture of Lily and Bobo together.

My New Favorite Thing

I've noticed on CNN.com recently that they occassionally have a little t-shirt logo next their headlines. I clicked it and it takes you to a store on their website where you can buy a t-shirt with the headline printed on it. The shirts are arguably the most random ones I've ever seen. It would make my day to see someone actually wearing a shirt that read:

Rockies vs Giants

For Father's Day, my sister gave her husband tickets to last night's Rockies game. I was invited along with my dad to go and cheer on the defending NL Champs. We arrived an hour or so before first pitch and I got into position to get a few autographs. Matt Cain of the Giants was a nice guy and signed my card for me along with a bunch of other stuff for the Giants fans. Then, I moved over the first base side of the field along with 150 of my closest friends to try and get signatures from the Rox as they came onto the field. Both Chris Iannetta and Ryan Spilborghs took my card from me, only to hand it right back without signing. This, of course, would prove to be a disastrous move for them as no one denies me a signature without some grave karmic consequences. They would both deserve what was coming for them later in the night. I haven't stood on the Rockies sideline for autographs before. I was amazed that Todd Helton, Matt Holliday and Garret Atkins all signed for people (people farther down the line than me that is). Ian Stewart also signed for a few kids. It was fun standing that close to the field and getting some pictures of them on the field. I didn't have much of a shot from our seats during the game, but I'm happy with many of the ones I took up close.

Todd Helton warming up.


Matt Holliday about to start throwing with Brad Hawpe.


Chris Iannetta signing for the people all around me. He would suffer an injury while at the plate at the end of the game. He writhed in pain on the ground near home plate in what could only be described as a "karma is a you-know-what" injury.



Like Iannetta, Ryan Spilborghs twice denied me for an autograph. He reached for my card and started to take it when he said "time out!" and turned around for the National Anthem. I grabbed this pic of him while he was contemplating either the state of our nation or whether not signing my card would bring down a cosmic hammer of bad juju upon him. He turned back around after the song ended and started signing for the guy next to me and then proceeded down the line. He would then proceed to strike out during a key rally and kill an inning for the Rockies later in the game. Coincidence???





Ian Stewart all smiles before warming up.

It's Good To Be A Twins Fan!

That is until you see this video. Then, you pretty much need to go wash the shame off of you in the shower. This is dedicated to Lock and Luke.

Take Me Out To The Ballgame!

This weekend was the sports equivalent of finding money in the pocket of a pair of pants. I was able to go to two Rockies games; one with Heather and a bunch of friends, and one with Jake. My brother-in-law/ punch magnet, Luke, went to both games as well. It's always an adventure with Luke at a game. He's kind of like the neighbor's pit bull. You're told he's nice and all, but you also won't be surprised to learn that he bit some old lady's shoulder off. With Luke, you just get that feeling that it's only a matter of time before he makes some comment to a drunk dude next to you that ends up getting you smacked in the face and security called down.

Both games were against the Minnesota Twins, my wife's favorite team. I couldn't believe the number of Twins fans around us. Our section was like our own little White Bear Lake. It was mini-Chaska, only without all the culture and sophistication. The Rox lost the game, but I breathed easy throughout the game since Luke was among his own kind.

The Sunday game was great. Jake was excited to see Coors Field for the first time. The weather was amazing and the Rockies won. The Rox hit a pair of bombs and Twins' slugger Justin Morneau added one. It was cool to see the big guys hitting. I brought my camera to both games for my first attempt at gameday photos.

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I try to fit as many planets in my pictures as possible. I thought the moon looked cool above the stadium as the sun was going down.



Twins' phenom Carlos Gomez.





Our group from Friday in Little Moose Lake, MN.



Helton's home run from the Sunday win over Minnesota.



Jake at his first Rockies game!



I call this shot "The Whiff".



The ladies were all disappointed that Rockies' eye candy Matt Holliday wasn't in attendance in right field. Ryan Spilborgh's butt doesn't have the same attraction (so I'm told).





Twins' closer Joe Nathan was an autograph machine. He signed for Luke and I and approximately 200 other people before the game. Why can't they all be like him??!!