Joe Morahan Sports Photography

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2009-12-10T17:23:00.000-08:00

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-1st Place Image- Mirage

2009-09-01T19:16:00.001-07:00

1st Place Image

I am happy to announce that the image of the women running through the Dead Vlei won 1st place sports feature for the month of July at sportsshooter.com
Link to SportsShooter

Rock Climbing at Red Rocks, Colorado

2009-08-27T20:10:00.000-07:00

Fitness at Red Rocks, Colorado

2009-08-27T20:04:00.000-07:00

Rock Climbing at Maroon Bells, Aspen Colorado

2009-08-27T20:00:00.000-07:00

Rock Climbing at Maroon Bells, Aspen Colorado

Running at a Dry Lake Bed

2009-08-17T19:51:00.000-07:00

Running in Eastern Colorado

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Shot details: f/13; 1/250 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 15mm; EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

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Shot details: f/20; 1/250 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 15mm; EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

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Shot details: f/16; 1/250 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 15mm; EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

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Shot details: f/20; 1/250 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 15mm; EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

3rd Place Image- Running on Water

2009-08-01T07:03:00.000-07:00

I am happy to announce that the image of the women Running on Water from Hawaii won 3rd place sports feature for the month of June at sportsshooter.com
Link to SportsShooter

Running Mirage in the Dead Vlei

2009-07-18T18:45:00.000-07:00

Running in the Dead Vlei near Sossusvlei Namibia

This shot shows a runner racing between two dead trees in a dry lake bed called "The Dead Vlei" located near Sossusvlei, Namibia. This particular dry lake bed in one of the most interesting places on earth. The trees you see are around 700-900 years old. I know that seems hard to believe but its true. There are three reasons why this dry lake bed as trees still standing after being dead for hundreds of years. Reason one, this is one of the driest places on earth. They get very little rain, in fact sometimes it goes years without any water other than the morning mist. Another reason for the trees still standing after being dead is the fact the they are full surrounded by massive dues, the most massive in the world. These dunes help protect the dead vlei from the wrath of the wind and shields it from mother nature. And the third reason is these dunes are the biggest in the world and there is tens of thousands of miles of sand dunes making life here almost impossible. There are no bugs and insects here to eat the trees. That is why these trees stand in the same place that they died hundreds of years ago.

This shot is of a young women running through the dry lake bed. She splits the trees and she heads straight toward the camera. The lighting was camera left and was a 1 to 9 ratio. She is in great shape and is working out in one of the hottest places on earth.

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Shot details: f/14; 1/250 sec; ISO 100; 5616x3744 Pixels
Focal Length 148mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

-1st Place Image-The Slots

2009-07-01T15:43:00.000-07:00

1st Place Image

I am happy to announce that the image of the women climbing in the Upper Slot Canyons won 1st place over all for the month of May at sportsshooter.com
Link to SportsShooter

Portrait of a Boxer in an Old Garage

2009-06-27T18:30:00.000-07:00

The Life of a Boxer

This shoot was kinda different from my average shoot. It was indoors and I had very little room to work in. Unlike being in nature where I have all the space to work I could ever want. The boxer featured in the shots is Alex who is a personal trainer in Denver, Colorado. He has a fighting background in MMA and trained back in Brazil.

This shot shows the boxer taking a rest after a grueling workout session. He sits with his back against an old brick wall that is crumbling after hundreds of years. The light is coming from camera right beaming through a window that was close by. The heavy bag sits in front of him almost taunting him to keep on working.

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Shot details: f/22; 1/250 sec; ISO 640; 5616x3744 Pixels
Focal Length 110mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

This shot shows the boxer taking a second to meditate and think about his form and power. His abs shine with the light and he shows off his perfect figure. His head in bowed down looking toward his feet. The shot has a nice blue color shift giving a cold feel to this boxing image.

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Shot details: f/11; 1/250 sec; ISO 640;5616x3744 Pixels
Focal Length 17mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Alex was a great model to work with and here is a link to Alex's website:
http://www.alexcarneiro.com/

Running on Water

2009-06-15T07:02:00.000-07:00

Running on Water

This shot was taken in the Hawaiian Islands. It show a women running along the Kanappali Beach in Maui. The shot was taken from the water and shows both above water and below, showing the coral reefs that surround the islands. From the angle of the shot it looks as though the women is running on the water.

-More info coming soon-

A Rock Climber in the Upper Slot Canyon Page, Arizona

2009-05-15T15:37:00.000-07:00

A Rock Climber in the Upper Slot Canyon in Page, Arizona

This dramatic shot was done for stock photography and will be submitted soon to Getty Images.
(gettyimages)

It shows a young women hanging from the dramatic canyon walls. The Light beam shines down through the canyon at high noon but only last for a few minutes. She is partially lit and her body curves mimic the canyon walls. This shot was a creation of my imagation. I have never seen a rock climbing image from the slots, not to say that it has never been done, but I have never seen one. I wish I had a big client to shoot these sorts of images for, but I am on a limited budget so I had to cheat a bit. It is a composite of two images. One from the Upper Slot canyons at high noon, showing the beam of light and the canyon walls. The second shot is of a climber hanging on to a cliff. I used photoshop CS4 to combine the two images and get the final creation I had in my head. It's one of the best parts of knowing photoshop and being a photographer. Coming up with a scene of something that I would like to create and going out and getting the shots I need. The most fun part to me is, combining images to creat a scene that never existed other that my mind.

Anyway I hope you enjoy the shot as much as I do ; )

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Shot details: f/9.0;1/640 sec;ISO 100;3679x5518 Pixels
Focal Length 17mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Fitness and Running Stock Shoot at Red Rocks Park in Morrison, Colorado

2009-05-15T15:30:00.000-07:00

Running and Fitness Stock Shoot at Red Rocks Park, Colorado

This is a stock shoot I did for Getty Images. (gettyimages.com)
Running and a day working out at Red Rock State Park does not count. Its a beautiful place to find rolling red rocks and many walking/ hiking trails. Just off the road follow any path and it leads to a beautiful place. This is located in Morrison, Colorado.

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Shot details: f/9.0;1/640 sec;ISO 100;3679x5518 Pixels
Focal Length 17mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

A young women stretching against a red rock getting ready to go for a run. The red rocks make for great grip and a safe and sturdy run. You can get lost quickly in red rocks if your going off trail and running through all the rocks.

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Shot details: f/9.0;1/640 sec;ISO 100;3679x5518 Pixels
Focal Length 17mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

A young women working out at Red Rocks State Park. She is leaping from rock to rock near Morrision, Colorado

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Shot details: f/9.0;1/640 sec;ISO 100;3679x5518 Pixels
Focal Length 17mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Yoga near Boulder, Colorado at Sunrise

2009-04-11T15:16:00.000-07:00

Early Morning Yoga near Boulder, Colorado

This is a stock shoot I did of a young women doing yoga in a park. It was taken before sunrise at the foot of the Mountains that back up to Boulder.

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Shot details: f/9.0;1/640 sec;ISO 100;3679x5518 Pixels
Focal Length 17mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

2009 USASA National Championships at Copper mountain, Colorado

2009-04-08T16:41:00.000-07:00

The 2009 USASA National Championships at Copper Mountain, Colorado

Boy oh boy it was quite a week in Copper Mountain. Many of the best in the world were there competing for spots to be on the upcoming olimpic team. There was no holding back as the season slows as the winter ends. Lucky for me there was plenty of beautiful weather. By that I mean clear sky at least in the morning for a few hours, but the temp was -9 one morning. That's a tough way to start my day shooting. Having to get my gear up a mountain in bitter cold weather. But well worth in after I warmed up.

Benjamin Gammon (25) Strong, Me goes for big air during the slope style 2009 USASA National Championships

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Shot details: f/5; 1/1600 sec; ISO 100;
Focal Length 26mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Zack Black (18) Keystone, Co in the half pipe during the 2009 USASA National Championships at Copper mountain, Colorado.(click image to enlarge)

Shot details: f/4.5; 1/1600 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 15mm: EF15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Brady Lem making a sick grab during the 2009 USASA National Championship in the half pipe in Copper Mountain, Colorado

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Shot details: f/9.0;1/640 sec;ISO 100;3679x5518 Pixels
Focal Length 120mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Summer Fenton a fourteen year old from San Francisco, California gets big air and a grab during the USASA National Championships at Copper Mountain, Colorado

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Shot details: f/3.5; 1/2000 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 125mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

A boarder pulls a huge frontflip in the slope-style Contest at Copper Mountain

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Shot details: f/2.8;1/1600 sec;ISO 100
Focal Length 17mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Chris Tierney Jr. makes a grab in the Slope Style at Copper Mountain, Colorado

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Shot details: f/2.8; 1/800 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 148mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

An adaptive rider gets a haul up and takes a second to view his lines for the next heat.

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Shot details: f/4; 1/1250 sec; ISO 125
Focal Length 130mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Patrick Reddy (18) Mammoth Lakes, Ca makes a beautiful grab in the half pipe during the 2009 USASA National Championships (click image to enlarge)

Shot details: f/3.5; 1/1000 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 200mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Kenny Ballou (17) Hailey, Id in the half pipe during the 2009 USASA National Championships (click image to enlarge)

Shot details: f/5.6; 1/800 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 15mm: EF15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Brian Vanderbaan (15) Highland, Mi gets a grab during the slope style contest at the 2009 USASA National Championships at Copper Mountain, Colorado (click image to enlarge)

Shot details: f/20; 1/20 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 80mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Marshall Mcgonegal (15) Eden, Ut during the 2009 USASA National Championships

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Shot details: f/5; 1/2500 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 300mm; EF 300mm f2.8 L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Paul Brichta (17) Burnsville, Mn gets big air during halfpipe compition the 2009 USASA National Championships

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Shot details: f/3.2;1/4000 sec;ISO 100
Focal Length 15mm: EF15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Running and Yoga at Rocky Mountain National Park

2009-03-29T15:47:00.000-07:00

Running and Yoga at Rocky Mountain National Park

This was a stock shoot for Getty Images. (gettyimages.com)

Rocky Mountain National Park was a great location to take a few quick shots. This image is of a young women overlooking the Rocky Mountains while doing yoga. The sky is deep blue and there is snow on the peaks of the mountains in the background. As she sits on a rock the rivers flows past her and still has some chunks of ice on it. As the river flows and the ice moves it gives it almost a ghostly apperance. I would have to say, it was a great day for yoga.

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Shot details: f/11; 1/125 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 17mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

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Shot details: f/20; 1/125 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 17mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

-1st Place Image-Welcome To Denver

2009-03-01T17:41:00.000-08:00

1st Place Image-Welcome to Denver

I am happy to announce that the image of the basketball player dunking in front of downtown Denver showing the Rocky Mountains in the background won 1st place sports feature for the month of January at sportsshooter.com
Link to SportsShooter

Running Red Rocks with Gidget Sanders

2009-02-19T16:28:00.000-08:00

Fitness Model Gidget Sanders at Red Rocks

This shoot was created for gettyimages stock. (gettyimages.com)

A chilly day at Red Rocks did not stop us. Gidget Sanders is a 40 year old fitness model, who is seen on covers of magazines on a regular basis. Red Rocks Park offers many beautiful locations for fitness, just a little exploring to find them. The skies were a rich deep blue which contrasts the red rocks while lit by the sun. Red Rocks park is located near Morrison, Colorado

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Shot details: f/10; 1/125 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 17mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

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Shot details: f/9; 1/250 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 15mm: EF15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

To View more images of Gidget visit:
http://www.modelmayhem.com/434869

A Basketball Player Dunking in Front of Denver with the Rocky Mountains in the Background

2009-01-30T21:48:00.000-08:00

A Basketball Player Dunking in Front of Downtown Denver with the Rocky Mountains in the Background

It has taken me forever to get a great shot of Denver. I was really unsure of how to show the city, the beauty, and the Rocky Mountains. After finding the right location to shoot....I waited all day and watched the lighting on Denver and the Rockies during the afternoon, night, sunset and sunrise. I have to say it was a tough choice. I asked a few friends which time of day to use the final shot and all of them said a different choice.

A basketball player slam dunks during sunrise near Denver, Colorado. The image shows downtown Denver with the Rocky Mountains in the back ground. Snow is visible on the tips of the peaks.

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Shot details: f/9.0;1/640 sec;ISO 100;3679x5518 Pixels
Focal Length 120mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

I might post the rest later-

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Shot details: f/9.0;1/640 sec;ISO 100;3679x5518 Pixels
Focal Length 120mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Grand Prix of Snowboarding

2008-12-13T10:21:00.000-08:00

U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix at Copper Mountain, Colorado

(Steven Fisher flying through the superpipe at Copper Mountain, Colorado)

A week covering the best snowboarders in the world makes for a week of great pictures. As the upcoming Olympics arrive these fierce competitors hold nothing back and go big. All the shots are of Snowboarders from around the world in the Super Pipe at Copper Mountain. The 25 foot half pipe is no joke and the boarders at times are more than 35 feet from the ground below. The weather was great and had a few days where the sun poked out and warmed the air, but many hours of harsh snow.

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Shot details: f/8; 1/250 sec; ISO 500
Focal Length 200mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

USA Snowboarder Andy Finch in the halfpipe during the USSA Snowboarding Grand Prix at Copper Mountain in Colorado.(click image to enlarge)
Shot details: f/2.8; 1/2000 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 15mm; EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Snowboarder Christophe Schmidt in the halfpipe during the USSA Snowboarding Grand Prix at Copper Mountain in Colorado (click image to enlarge)
Shot details: f/2.8; 1/3200 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 110mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

USA Snowboarder Andy Finch in the halfpipe during the USSA Snowboarding Grand Prix at Copper Mountain in Colorado (click image to enlarge)
Shot details: f/5; 1/800 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 15mm; EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

USA Snowboarder Steven Fisher in the halfpipe during the USSA Snowboarding Grand Prix at Copper Mountain in Colorado (click image to enlarge)
Shot details: f/4; 1/3200 sec; ISO 400
Focal Length 17mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

USA Snowboarder Jake Black in the halfpipe during the USSA Snowboarding Grand Prix at Copper Mountain in Colorado (click image to enlarge)
Shot details: f/8; 1/1000 sec; ISO 500
Focal Length 17mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Snowboarder Christophe Schmidt in the halfpipe during the USSA Snowboarding Grand Prix at Copper Mountain in Colorado (click image to enlarge)
Shot details: f/2.8; 1/2000 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 185mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

USA Snowboarder Ben Watts in the halfpipe during the USSA Snowboarding Grand Prix at Copper Mountain in Colorado (click image to enlarge)
Shot details: f/2.8; 1/2000 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 200mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

USA Snowboarder Drew Brighton in the halfpipe during the USSA Snowboarding Grand Prix at Copper Mountain in Colorado (click image to enlarge)
Shot details: f/2.8; 1/2000 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 15mm; EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Snowboarder Jeff Batchelor in the halfpipe during the USSA Snowboarding Grand Prix at Copper Mountain in Colorado (click image to enlarge)
Shot details: f/2.8; 1/2500 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 15mm; EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Canada Snowboarder Anthony Wolf in the halfpipe during the USSA Snowboarding Grand Prix at Copper Mountain in Colorado

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Shot details: f/2.8; 1/2500 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 200mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

-1st Place Image-View Point II

2008-12-01T15:34:00.000-08:00

1st Place Image

I am happy to announce that the image of the diving football player through the mask won 1st place over all for the month of October at sportsshooter.com
Link to SportsShooter

Running at Red Rocks State Park

2008-11-22T22:08:00.000-08:00

Running at Red Rocks State Park

A great place to go running near Denver, Colorado is Red Rocks. It has plenty of trails and its pretty easy to make your own. Located near Morrison, Colorado. This was a beautiful day to be working out at Red Rocks. Blue skies a couple of clouds, and a nice cool breeze.

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Shot details: f/10; 1/250 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 17mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

A Diving Catch Through a Face Mask

2008-10-19T15:32:00.000-07:00

This image was taken for stock photography. I wanted to create an image that shows the view point from a players perspective. I chose to shoot through a face mask to really give the feeling of looking through a helmet. The player is diving making a catch that was just in reach.

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Shot details: f/10; 1/250 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 17mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

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Shot details: f/10; 1/1600 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 200mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM

Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

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Shot details: f/11; 1/200 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 90mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM

Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

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Shot details: f/8; 1/80 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 90mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

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Shot details: f/9; 1/125 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 23mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Branden is one hell of a sports model. Nothing is impossible and a real pleasure to work with. I rarely say anything, but he had to have been one of the greatest people I have ever worked with.
Here is a link to Branden's website: http://www.modelmayhem.com/648471

-1st Place Image-View Point

2008-10-01T16:03:00.000-07:00

1st Place Image

I am happy to announce that the image of the basketball player dunking won 1st place over all for the month of August at sportsshooter.com
Link to SportsShooter

A Perfect Day for Fishing at Maroon Bells near Aspen, Colorado

2008-09-26T09:40:00.000-07:00

Fly Fishing at Maroon Bells near Aspen, Colorado during the Fall Season

Talk about a perfect day for fishing. This picture was taken during the most beautiful season in Aspen, Colorado fall. For just a few short weeks every year, this mountain becomes a photographers dream come true. Its trees all turn to yellow, green, red, and even orange. The colors take over so much, it looks like yellow mountains. This shot was taken early morning as the sun lights the peaks of the Maroon Bells.

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Shot details: f/11; 1/500 sec; ISO 400
Focal Length 34mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Fitness Model Amber Liz

2008-09-18T09:31:00.000-07:00

Fitness Model Amber Liz

Fitness model Amber Liz photographed in front of Maroon Bells, Aspen, Colorado. This shot was taken at sunrise showing the light of the sun just starting to hit the Mountain Peaks. The Aspen tress are turning yellow as the seasons change in the Rocky Mountains.

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Shot details: f/13; 1/125 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 40mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Fitness model Amber Liz leaps from rock to rock near Seal Beach, California. The huge boulders make for a challenging run along the beach, but has a great view.

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Shot details: f/13; 1/125 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 17mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Fitness Model Amber Liz (click image to enlarge)
Shot details: f/8; 1/160 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 160mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Fitness Model Amber Liz
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Shot details: f/8; 1/250 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 200mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Amber Liz
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Shot details: f/13; 1/200 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 73mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

To View more images of Amber please visit:
http://www.amberliz.com

Basketball Player Portraits for Stock Work

2008-08-21T20:02:00.000-07:00

Basketball Player Portraits for Stock

A Portrait of a basketball player in front an old hoop. Branden is a serious basketball and football player as well as a sports model. He is lit with dramatic lighting and harsh ratios across the photo. This was shot for stock work with gettyimages.
(gettyimages.com)

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Shot details: f/13; 1/250 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 235mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

A portrait of an athlete after working out. He is sweaty and taking a drink of water. He looks as though as was chiseled from stone. He looks off toward the horizon as the day comes to an end.

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Shot details: f/14; 1/250 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 73mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

A portrait of a basketball player holding a ball.

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Shot details: f/14; 1/250 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 73mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Basketball Player Dunking from the Rim's Point of View

2008-08-21T18:22:00.000-07:00

Basketball Action Shots for Stock Work

This court is right across the street from one of the greatest beaches in the world. Huntington Beach, California. I lived one a few hundred yards from this court and it looked as though it has been there a long time. The rim was rusted red and had cracks through the metal. The net was hanging on by a thread, and the court even had grass growing on it. A photographers dream come true. Also Branden being the model helped as well. He is a talented athlete who can dunk with great accuracy. Its a good thing because for this shots I was balanced on a latter just under the basket. The basketball player would jump and come flying toward the camera almost killing me on every shot. Thankfully I never fell and we got a great shot from it.

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Shot details: f/13; 1/250 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 17mm; EF17-40mm f/4L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

A back lit basketball player dunks on an old looking hoop. The net in all ragged, there is grass growing on the court. The player flying through the air to slam on down in the late afternoon hours on a basketball court in Huntington Beach, California.

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Shot details: f/11; 1/250 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 17mm; EF17-40mm f/4L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Another angle of a basketball player throwing down the ball in Huntington Beach, California

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Shot details: f/13; 1/250 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 17mm; EF17-40mm f/4L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

This has to be my favorite shot from the shoot. I would have to agree that it might not be the strongest shot I took, but the odds of this shot seemed like 1 in a million. What happened is when Branden was shooting around while I was switching cards, I noticed the basketball pass through the sun, which gave me the idea to try to create a eclipse of the sun with a basketball. We set him in the correct position, and I had him toss up a few shots and I held down the shutter taking as many images at a time as I could. Quickly we realized that an inch to high or to low, the angle of the shot, as well as the camera position all were variables to the shot. Another thing, the sun is constantly moving, especially toward late afternoon as it just drops from the sky. Anyway we kept trying and finally one shot, and one only made a perfect eclipse of the sun. There is no photoshop used in the image, other than color/contrast and dust. A real Eclipse.

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Shot details: f/13; 1/2500 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 78mm; EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

A Solute of Basketball Player Dunking with a Star Burst

2008-08-11T18:26:00.000-07:00

A Solute of a Bsketball Player Dunking

A Basketball Player dunking while being back lit from the sun. The sun was postitioned so that the burst of light came right through the rim, creating a star burst effect. The player is shadowed but his form shows how he is at the peak of his flight and ready to dunk the ball. This is a composite of a few images to create this scene.

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Shot details: f/22; 1/250 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 15mm; EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

-3rd Place Image-Flippin Out

2008-08-01T10:30:00.000-07:00

3rd Place Image

I am happy to announce that the image of the tricker Gemma won 3rd place in sports feature for the month of June at sportsshooter.com
Link to SportsShooter

2008 US Open Huntington Beach, Califonia

2008-07-28T20:35:00.000-07:00

US Open Huntington Beach, California 2008

Tony Silvagni catches a great ride during the longboard finals at the US Open at Huntington Beach

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Shot details: f/32; 1/15 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 420mm; EF300 f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

The crowd was rockin as always. The US Open is the biggest beach festival in the world with hundreds of thousands of visitors over the week long event. There are events from, surfing, to skating, motocross jumping, and even snowboarding. Yep, snowboarding on the beach. It was cool, but I am from Colorado and I know what a nice hill is. This beach party goes on for a week straight and could have been one of the funnest weeks of my life. Sitting next to the beach all day long rocks!!! I could do that everyday-

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Shot details: f/4; 1/1600 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 4omm; EF17-40mm f/4L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Taylor Jensen surfing the long board at the US Open finals at Huntington Beach

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Shot details: f/36; 1/13 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 420mm; EF300 f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Shaun Cansdell in the round of 16 at the US OPen at Huntington Beach 2008

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Shot details: f/4; 1/2000 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 420mm; EF300 f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Evan Geiselman at the US Open round of 48 at Huntington Beach, CA 2008

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Shot details: f/4.5; 1/1250 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 420mm; EF300 f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x

Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Dane Gudauskas in the round of 96 at the US Open at Huntington Beach 2008

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Shot details: f/4.5; 1/1600 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 420mm; EF300 f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x

Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Sterling Spencer pulls a huge air in the round of 96 at the US Open Huntington Beach 2008

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Shot details: f/4; 1/1000 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 420mm; EF300 f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

(CNN) -- Nearly two years ago, elite surfer Bethany Hamilton was attacked by a shark, losing her left arm and nearly her life. Today, the teenager is catching big waves once again on a specially designed surfboard.

On Halloween morning in 2003, Bethany Hamilton, then 13, was on her surfboard in clear waters off the coast of Kauai's North Shore in Hawaii when a shark -- later estimated by authorities to be between 12 and 15 feet long -- bit off her left arm just below her shoulder and disappeared.

Less than a month after the attack, Hamilton described her confrontation with the shark to CNN.

"My left arm was laying in the water and my other arm was just holding on to my board and the shark, just, like came up and attacked me and it, kind of pulled me back and forth.

"It was about a two- to three-second period and when it ... was attacking me all I saw was like a gray blur."

Bleeding profusely from a gash that was approximately 16 inches long and 8 inches wide, Hamilton used her right arm to paddle to shore where a friend's father used a surf leash to fashion a tourniquet.

Hamilton's mother, Cheri, credits that move with saving her daughter's life, but the young athlete still lost 70 percent of her blood that morning.

Hamilton was rushed to Wilcox Memorial Hospital where her father, Tom, was scheduled to have knee surgery that morning. She took his place in the operating room.

Hamilton's doctors credit her excellent physical condition with her survival and quick recovery. Only months after the attack, the teenager was back on a surfboard and performing competitively. (www.cnn.com)

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Shot details: f/4; 1/800 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 420mm; EF300 f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Nathaniel Curran the 2008 winner of the US Open at Huntington Beach, comes ashore just after a winning surf session

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Shot details: f/4; 1/1250 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 420mm; EF300 f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

The US Open website:
http://www.usopenofsurfing.com

-2nd Place Image-Straight Up

2008-07-01T16:16:00.000-07:00

2nd Place Image

I am happy to announce that the image of the runner in front of the damm won 2nd place sports feature for the month of May at sportsshooter.com
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Fishing at Lake Molas near Durango, Colorado

2008-06-29T21:35:00.000-07:00

A Boy Fishing at Lake Molas near Durango, Colorado

A boy fishes at Lake Molas near Durango, Colorado. This lake is tucked away in the San Juan Mountain Range. The image shows a boy fishing at a lake surrounded by tress. The reflection in the lake shows the tress at the backside of the lake. The boys red coat makes him stand out well from all the green and yellow colors.

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Shot details: f/9.0;1/640 sec;ISO 100;3679x5518 Pixels
Focal Length 120mm; EF70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Trickng Shoot with Gemma Nguyen at El Mirage Dry Lake Bed

2008-06-25T18:32:00.000-07:00

"Tricking" shoot with Gemma Nguyen at El Mirage Dry Lake Bed

This is a shoot with Gemma Nguyen a 6 time world champion in Karate and she holds over 100 national titles. It was shot for stock photography and will be submitted to gettyimages.
(gettyimages.com)

This shot is of Gemma Nguyen doing a front flip while blowing a bubble and giving the peace sign. She made flips seem so easy, being able to show different emotions while in mid-air. It was something I have never seen before, an athlete being able to control their body with such accuracy. Truly a pleasure watching her in action.

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Shot details: f/22; 1/250 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 15mm; EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

A powerful image of Gemma Nguyen showing her skills at Karate.

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Shot details: f/16; 1/250 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 15mm; EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Gemma holding a break-dancing pose while the sunsets at El Mirage Dry Lake Bed.

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Shot details: f/16; 1/160 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 17mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Look out for the flying kick. Gemma Nguyen shows a great flying kick that could put you out in a heart beat.

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Shot details: f/16; 1/250 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 95mm; EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Gemma takes a second while pulling a front flip to point at the camera. Hard to believe she can point at something while flipping and being upside down. It was kinda funny, cuz I never know that she did this while we were working together. The flip in general only last a half a second so there is a lot going on in that short bit of time. I never noticed she was pointing or sometimes even making a funny face at me. Not until I was editing did I noticed she was able to make jesters while flipping

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Shot details: f/16; 1/250 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 15mm; EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Seems like a fake, but its not. This is Gemma Nguyen flipping her body to be completely parallel with the ground below. Its called a butterfly, I guess a karate move-

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Shot details: f/13; 1/200 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 19mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

To View more images of Gemma please visit:
http://www.modelmayhem.com/329502

Running Stock Shoot at Sepulveda Dam

2008-05-21T18:35:00.000-07:00

Running & Fitness at Sepulveda Dam

Sepulveda Dam is a great loctaion for photography and a workout. It was a beautiful afternoon and a few clouds decided to hang out for a while. The dam is located near Burbank, California and is open to the public. I have seen many shoots using this dam from fitness to cars and even extreme sports. I was all alone shooting which is always nice.

A young women stretching before a workout at Sepulveda Dam. She is alone in the middle of all the concrete as the sunsets near Los Angeles, California. The sky is still a deep blue with puffy clouds high above. The solute of the dam is the background and the runner is getting ready to run sprints up it.

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Shot details: f/14; 1/125 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 36mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Dani sprints up the steep side of the dam. This is a great workout and very challenging and requires extreme attention. Its easy to slip, and fall but a few sprints up this is more than enough. The young women casts a long shadow up the dam shows the hard way up.

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Shot details: f/18; 1/125 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 15mm; EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Dani takes a graceful leap on the concrete at the Supulveda Dam. Because we were a few hundred yards from the actual dam it looks at those she is jumping over the whole dam.

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Shot details: f/22; 1/125 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 37mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

A runner sprints on the top of Sepulveda Dam. A great place to workout and enjoy some space to yourself near Los Angeles which is hard to do. Running the dam makes for a challenging rn, but many different places to enjoy.

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Shot details: f/5.6; 1/200 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 17mm; EF 17-40 mm f/4 L USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

To View more images from Dani please visit:
http://www.modelmayhem.com/652872

-3rd Place Image-Runners High

2008-04-01T14:52:00.000-07:00

I am happy to announce that the image of the women stretching at the dam won 3rd place sports feature for the month of Febuary at sportsshooter.com
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Basketball Shoot with Julia Pitts

2008-03-15T18:51:00.000-07:00

Basketball Shoot with Julia Pitts

Julia a former member of the UCLA Bruins at Huntington Beach, California. Julia Pitts played basketball with the UCLA team from 2002-2006. She is quite the player-

This shot shows a female basketball player about to do a reverse dunk. The net is blowing in the wind, and looks weathered and beaten. The female is flying through the air and has her back to the hoop. The shot was taken in Huntington Beach, California.

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Shot details: f/13; 1/2500 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 78mm; EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

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Shot details: f/13; 1/2500 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 78mm; EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

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Shot details: f/13; 1/2500 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 78mm; EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

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Shot details: f/13; 1/2500 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 78mm; EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

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Shot details: f/13; 1/2500 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 78mm; EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Fitness Stock Shoot at Sepulveda Dam

2008-02-01T18:56:00.000-08:00

Fitness Stock Shoot at Sepulveda Dam

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Shot details: f/13; 1/2500 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 78mm; EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

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Shot details: f/13; 1/2500 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 78mm; EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

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Shot details: f/13; 1/2500 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 78mm; EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

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Shot details: f/13; 1/2500 sec; ISO 100
Focal Length 78mm; EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Fitness/ Running Stock Shoot

2008-01-09T18:58:00.000-08:00

Near El Mirage-

New Stock Shot-

2008-01-08T19:11:00.000-08:00

Tina climbing around in the slot canyons in Page, Arizona-

-1st Place Image-Runner's Dream

2007-12-01T10:27:00.000-08:00

1st Place Image

I am happy to announce that the image of the women stretching at El Mirage Dry Lake Bed won 1st place sports feature for the month of October at sportsshooter.com
Link to SportsShooter

Arizona Sundogs-

2007-10-19T19:13:00.000-07:00

The Arizona Sundogs Season opener-
It might be a small town team but boy do they love their team!!!

One of the greatest sporting events I have ever seen-

The Los Angeles Galaxy

2007-10-13T22:11:00.000-07:00

MLS Match #187
Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Toronto FC
October 13th 2007

Still Shoot????

2007-10-08T22:49:00.000-07:00

Yep that's right....I don't do them that often but when inspired it happens-

This was shot shortly after watching an eclipse of the moon-

Fitness/ Running Stock Shoot-

2007-10-08T22:13:00.000-07:00

Shot in the Dry Lake Bed outside of Las Vegas-

-2nd Place Image-High Flying

2007-10-01T10:25:00.000-07:00

2nd Place Image

I am happy to announce that the image of the Basketball Player Dunking at Huntington Beach won 2nd place sports feature for the month of August at sportsshooter.com
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Running Stock Shoot

2007-08-04T23:05:00.000-07:00

Football Stock Shoot-

2007-08-03T23:06:00.000-07:00

US Open Huntington Beach, CA 2007

2007-07-27T23:07:00.000-07:00

Motocross-at the US OPEN

2007-07-27T20:44:00.000-07:00

Fitness Stock Shoot

2007-05-28T14:04:00.000-07:00

Yoga Stock Shoot

2007-04-26T14:16:00.000-07:00

Surf Portraits

2007-04-10T14:08:00.000-07:00

USA Wrestling National Championships

2007-04-07T16:39:00.000-07:00

The United States National Wrestling Championships
Las Vegas, Nevada
April 4-7 2007

Yoga Shoot-

2007-03-24T14:11:00.000-07:00

Bike Team Shoot

2007-03-22T13:55:00.000-07:00

Santa Barbara Fitness Magazine Cover Shoot

UCSB Soccer

2007-03-21T14:06:00.000-07:00

Baseball Stock Shoot

2007-03-14T13:51:00.000-07:00

Running Stock Shoot

2007-02-28T14:23:00.000-08:00

Surf Portraits

2007-02-28T14:15:00.000-08:00

My Brothers and I Skiing and Boarding-

2007-01-06T13:59:00.000-08:00

I thought it might be fun to include these in the blog....

I will for sure be posting many more ski and snow boarding images this coming winter of 08/09-

Joe Morahan Photography Workshop

2006-09-30T16:36:00.000-07:00

Surf Photography Workshop

Cal State University of Fullerton's NPPA student chapter will be hosting a two-day surf photography workshop taught by veteran surf photographer Joe Morahan and sponsored by Canon USA.

FRIDAY: September 29, 2006 @ 6pm
Joe Morahan will be presenting his work and instructing students on how to photograph surfing from land and the ocean. Amy Kawadler from Canon will be bringing lenses and camera bodies for a show and tell.

Location: Pro Photo Connection
17752 Fitch Ave.
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 250-7073

SATURDAY: September 30, 2006 @ 8am
A hands-on workshop begins early Saturday morning at the Huntington Beach Pier. Students with a Canon 20D will be able to use an underwater housing in the water. Kawadler will be providing a variety of Canon camera bodies and lenses.

Location: Huntington Beach Pier (look for signs)
PCH and Main St.,
Huntington Beach, CA 92648

Members: Free
Non-Members: $10

Please RSVP to Lee.Songha@gmail.com

X Games

2006-08-04T16:42:00.000-07:00

X Games
Los Angeles CA
August 4th 2006

US Open Huntington Beach, CA 2006

2006-07-27T20:40:00.000-07:00

Photography Composites by Joe Morahan

2006-01-08T08:25:00.000-08:00

Rangefinder Magazine
January 2006

Rf Cookbook by Joe Morahan
Composites

Everything changes when I step on the soccer field. For 90 minutes the world is reduced to a very small pitch of turf where 22 athletes compete. The exhaustion at game’s end is exquisite. Capturing such elusive feelings would prove a very difficult assignment. I’ve shot soccer many times before, but no shot I had taken adequately captured the emotional depth that I was looking for. So, after much trial and effort (and failure), I concluded I needed a composite shot, since nothing else was working.

By constructing a composite, I would be able create the scene I had in my mind’s eye and would have complete control of every element of the photograph.

I headed off to the beach—to shoot myself! I set up the camera and went to work. I would jump in the air and do bicycle kicks over and over. I would check my shot. Not quite right. The angle was wrong. My arm was out of place. The ball was too high. After 30 takes, I could not lift my right arm.

The next step was to shoot a beautiful tract of grass, simulating the thick, full pitch of a soccer field. I made sure to shoot the grass under the same lighting conditions. I then went to a local park and shot a hill so that the grass would carry over onto the horizon line. I now had the first two elements of the composite shot in place; I would have to wait for just the perfect sunset.

INGREDIENTS
• Camera: Canon 1D Mark II and Canon Elan
• Lens: Canon 80–200mm f/2.8
• Flash Card: Lexar 4GB
• Film: Fujichrome Provia 100
• Flash: Canon 550EZ
• Computer: Macintosh G5
• Software: Photoshop CS2
• Scanner: Nikon Scan 5000

I would wait nearly a month for the conditions I needed. I wanted a cloud formation that was somewhat triangular in nature that would add depth to the composition in the final image. Finally, that day arrived and the clouds appeared about right. I gathered my gear and went to get the shot of the sky.

The final element of the picture is a shot of a friend of mine looking down from the clouds. I shot this beautiful picture of her and placed her within the thick, turbulent clouds—a graceful presence, overlooking from above.

Now that I had all five images shot, it was time to put all the elements together in Photoshop. This proved far more challenging than I had originally anticipated. I first arranged each image on its own layer, displaying it as large as possible for precise work. I used the Pen Tool to select and cut out individual elements and used a Quick Mask to isolate the grass. Next, I blended the different elements together. I applied a Gaussian Blur filter to the grass to help give the photograph depth, which also helped blend the sky and the grass together. I took time to make fine adjustments—to position the soccer ball relative to my body position, to blur the edge of the grass just so, to blend the sky at the horizon line just a tad more. In time the image took form. Because all shots were made in the similar lighting conditions, the pieces came together nicely. It is really kind of a cut and paste composite photograph.

Sports Shooter-

2005-09-29T10:23:00.000-07:00

This is the main story of Sports Shooter for the day!!!!