September 8, 2012 - Sacramento State at Colorado

Despite holding a lead late into the fourth quarter, Colorado would lose in somewhat embarrassing fashion to Big Sky Conference "powerhouse" Sacramento State. Colorado made quarterback Garrett Safron look like a Division 1 stud. They'll want to forget this home loss. For me, it was mostly just a warm-up game, with no big players to shoot besides a few Colorado defenders. It was a big win for the Hornets and QB Mason Magleby, who held the ball on the game-winning field goal, made some good jube at the end.

September 3, 2012 - Rangers at Royals

I had been assigned to shoot two Royals games but Hurrican Isaac parked itself on Kansas City friday night and they deferred the game. I got to see a good one on Monday, though, as Yu Darvish went 5 2/3 perfect innings and the Rangers hit five homeruns on the way to an 8-4 victory. Nelson Cruz was hit in the back by a pitch and started to storm the mound before both benches cleared. Kauffman is a nice stadium to shoot in, besides some of the distracting background elements. It's nice to be able to get a lower perspective for some shots. Nice group of guys working over there as well.

August 24-26 2012 - Katie and Ed

In what was easily the most creative wedding reception I've been to, Katie and Ed and their parents hosted a three-day celebration at their property in the small town of Shelton, Washington, where Ed and family run a veterinarian clinic. The party culminated in a Saturday night toga party reception. Five and a half kegs of beer were consumed and eggs were thrown by rugby players. The campfire burned late into the night, and the Kiwi licked his spilt beer from the cement. Hokie the cyclist made an appearance, and everyone enjoyed themselves. Dawson learned to crawl. Awesome weekend.

August 19, 2012 - Marlins at Rockies

Hot, bright day at Coors, and a win over the visiting Marlins to even the series at 2 each and go 5-2 on the homestand. The relevant runs were off of Pacheco's bat and I got some decent jube at home plate.

August 18, 2012 - Marlins at Rockies

And for my second weird MLB record of the year (first one back in June)... Giancarlo Stanton hits a homerun in his sixth game at Coors Field, after also hitting homeruns in his first five games played there since last year. I was well positioned for the hit itself but the timing and focus wasn't quite perfect, so I'd settle for some of that famous Marlin's jube with colorful Jose Reyes.

August 11, 2012 - Polen/Calderwood Wedding

I decided to bring my camera with a 50mm f/1.8 lens and a flash to a friend's wedding, even though I was an invited guest and not an official photographer. My first self-assigned task was to shoot the group who was stuck at the base of the mountain waiting out a thunderstorm, which caused the ceremony to run about an hour late. The photographer they hired took off pretty early and I tried to supplement her coverage, including a fun trip to the base area bar "9280 Taphouse" for the after-party. Full gallery here.

August 4, 2012 - Dirt Jumping - Frisco Adventure Park

Rode the GS up to Frisco for a little dirt jumping at some sweet public trails with Winston and Fuller. Breck local Danny Peirce had the moves and was fun to take pictures with. The light sucked but everything else was awesome. See the whole gallery at my Photoshelter page.