Hockeymania

Hmmm. I gotta get me an inflatable six pack...

No commentary on this one. I just liked the pose and expression:



Rubber hockey stick:



The only goal scored in the game. Unfortunately it was not Scott's home team...

 

Nice work photographing the Ice Girls there Dennis. You obviously took your special assignment very seriously.

Syracuse made a valiant effort to come back to tie it up at the end of the third period.



This was a lucky shot by me and a great blocker save by the goalie:



There was such a flurry going on in front of the net here. I saw the wind up and just started panning in hopes I would get the puck hitting the back of the net. Unfortunately, the crossbar put a stop to that. Total luck with this capture too...

 

if i had known it was hanson brothers night, with all that fighting going on i might hve attended

 

You're welcome anytime, sir!

 

You could have even met them in person, Gary!

 

Nice work guys! ; Looks like a lot of fun.

 

Enjoying the photos Dave and Dennis. I think the fight was winding down at that point. Syracuse fans are hard to keep interested.

Here are a few more from the Hamilton game.

Here's the puck drop photo I took when Dave took the photo of me taking it. Kapish?


Syracuse Crunch Jared Nightingale (42) fires a shot at the Hamilton Bulldogs net I think I see why he misses more often than hits it.


J. F. Jacques (22) looking for trouble. He found it later (see previous fight pics).


Photos the Crunch love: Vladislav Namestnikov (18), who's father played for the Crunch in the 1990's, with his head up before taking a shot.


Syracuse Crunch Dan Sexton (16) making his way into the Bulldog's zone with hair outstanding.


Hamilton Bulldogs defencemen Nathan Beaulieu played his first two NHL games recently.


Syracuse Crunch Matt Taormina (6) shoots over Hamilton Bulldogs Nathan Beaulieu's block attempt.

 

Playing of the Canadian and American National Anthems.

 

Here is one of those "wide" shots I was talking about earlier in the thread. I like it because it shows the players concentration and focus as they come up the ice:



This shows concentration too but focuses more on a single player:



I like the second photo more myself. Scott, do you find that the more "in demand" photos are the close-ups or do you try to get some of each?

 

(With lower jaw forward and a slight British accent and pinkie up)...
"Look Buffy, that brute on the opposing team has just taken to fisticuffs with our guy. ; How crude of him, the brigand!"


Sent from my iPhone...

 

For the team, they like the closeups as do the fans. ; For parents, they want to see their son/daughter as the main subject, period. ; They could be moving or static.

The first photo in your last post really does not have a subject or a place for the eyes to focus in on. ; The second is much better with a clear subject and interesting pose. Might want to crop and/or clone out the cut-off Hamilton player on the right edge. ; Distracting he is.

 

Thanks for the critique Scott. I know what you mean about the first one not having a subject. Rather than being technically a good photo, to me its more like being at the game and following the play. I can see where the team or parents wouldn't really be interested.

 

You speak Jedi?

In attendance, dogs there were how many?