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Indiana Sports Photography: CCHS Varsity Football vs. Jimstown
Friday Night Football at its finest! Last night I photographed the Culver Cavaliers as their Varsity team played against Jimtown High School in Culver, Indiana. It was a great game to watch and CCHS played extremely well considering their team appeared to have about half the number of players as Jimtown. Watching the game, the score could have gone either way as there was’nt a dominant team. Unfortunately, Culver Community couldn’t pull out the win. The final score: Culver-14 Jimtown- 21. Great effort, Culver. You worked hard and it’s obvious why you are having such a successful season! I’ve posted some photos here. Other photos are located at:
http://www.culverphotos.com/10_1_10_cchs_football
Indiana Sports Photography: CMA Eagles Varsity Football vs. John Glenn High School
Fall is here! At least that is how it felt at Friday’s football game on Culver Academy’s campus as the CMA Eagles played a varsity game against John Glenn High School. The weather was cooler with a breeze and the sun set earlier than previous weeks. Unfortunately, playing at home and having a cooler evening did not help Culver as they played a tough opponent who has had a great season. John Glenn has shut out their competetion the past 4 weeks and played similiarly on Friday. Culver played well but made a few mistakes that resulted in a score gap that could not be overcome. I’ve posted a few photos here. Other pictures are located at:
http://www.culverphotos.com/9_24_10_football
Indiana Sports Photography: CMA Varsity Football vs. North Judson
Last night, the Culver Academy Eagles Varsity Football Team hosted North Judson High School for a home game on Culver Academy’s campus. North Judson proved to be a tough opponent who lead most of the game. In an exciting second half, Culver’s offense scored and put Culver within a touchdown of North Judson. Meanwhile, Culver’s defense did a fantastic job of holding North Judson and keeping them from advancing their lead. In the last couple minutes of the game, CMA scored and took the lead, which they held for the remainder of the game. The final score was Culver 20, North Judson 19.
For those that might be curious, I’ve chosen to lead this blog entry off with a photo of Culver’s Eagle mascot as last night was the mascot’s birthday. This co-ed suits up the Eagle custume each week. Happy Birthday Emily!
I’ve posted some of my favorite photos here. Others can be found at:
CMA Football Photos- http://www.culverphotos.com/9_10_10_cma_football
CGA Cheerleader Photos- http://www.culverphotos.com/9_10_10_cheerleading
Indiana Sports Photographer: CMA Varsity Football vs. Northwood
The other night, Ginny and I shot the first regular season home game of the CMA Eagles against the Northwood Panthers. It was played on Culver Academy’s campus overlooking Lake Maxinkuckee. I was looking forward to this game, as this was the first sporting event at which I could use my new camera, the Nikon D3S. I purchased it over the summer and shot some weddings with it, but I hadn’t been able to use it for action shots.
For the camera buffs out there, the Nikon D3S is truly an amazing piece of equipment capable of shooting up to 9 shots a second. The camera’s real claim to fame is its capability to shoot in almost no light, making it ideal for Friday night football games, weddings, and other events where using a flash might be distractive or prohibitive. At Friday’s game, I decided to push the limits far past anything that I’ve attempted before and I shot the entire 4th quarter of the game with an ISO setting of 10,000. To my surprise, I am happy with the photos and proud to display them along with the rest of the quarters.
The CMA Eagles held their own against a tough team and in fact, they had the lead for much of the first and second quarters when number 17 caught a long pass from the number 7 quarterback on CMA’s first offensive play. The crowd was loud after that play, and the game remained tight throughout the second quarter. The Northwood Panthers had a tough running game, and they scored going up the middle a few times in the second half. The Eagles made attempts to come back, but they never scored again. I thought they looked like a strong team for a group of guys who lost several seniors in key positions from last year. Ginny and I think it’s going to be a fun season. We hope to travel to some of the away games and keep up with the team.
Following are a handful of photos of the game; additional photos are located at: http://www.culverphotos.com/8_27_10_football
Culver Academy Football Photos: CMA Varsity Football Sectionals
Today, we shot our last CMA Varsity football game of the season. The Eagles played their hearts out for the last game, but the talented Andrean team overcame the Eagles for the win. The rest of the photos are at www.culverphotos.com. All football pictures are 15% off until December 1. We look forward to seeing the team next season. We were honored to be on the sidelines with them this season. Great job, guys!
Culver Academy Football Photos: CMA Sectional Victory over New Prairie
The CMA Eagles won their Sectional Championship game! And what a game it was. The Eagles shut out New Prairie for a 14-0 win. All of the Culver Eagles’ points came in the first quarter making the other three quarters an intense game. As you can see in the pictures, it was a rainy, muddy game. The defensive team had one of the best games of the season. At least three times, they held the other team from scoring when they were within 15 yards of the goal line. Each time New Prairie tried for the fourth down score or first down, the defense stopped them. The defense has held the other teams scoreless in tournament play. If they continue to do so, we’ll go all the way!
Ginny and I enjoyed taking the photographs of this football team all season, and we are thrilled we got to photograph their victory in the Sectionals. Go Eagles! For more photos, you can visit www.culverphotos.com. There are over 500 photographs uploading there. It will take 24 hours for the photos to upload, but by end of weekend, you can see what an exciting game this one was.
Culver Academy Football Photos: CMA Varsity Football Sectionals in Hammond
For those of you who braved the artic cold, long drive, rain, and 30-mph winds to travel to Hammond for the CMA Eagle’s first Sectional game, you know the miseries of the weather were quickly forgotten once the team took to the field. Tonight, the Eagles played one of their best games of the season, resulting in a shutout against the 8 and 1 team of Hammond Clark. The final score was 21 Eagles, 0 Hammond.
The game and the players were a wet, muddy mess when it was all over, though I suspect that none of them realized this until they were on the bus headed home. The Eagles should be proud. They played a great game and conducted themselves professionally and with sportsmanship. If this is any indication of future tournament games, they should go far. I’ve posted a few photos here; there are hundreds more at www.culverphotos.com. Please note that due to IHSAA tournament regulations, these photos are not for sale. If you would like any of these photos, please contact me.
Culver Academy Football Photos: CMA JV Football vs. North Judson
This evening, the Culver Academy JV Football team traveled to North Judson for one of the last games of the season. The weather was a little cool but much nicer than the weather that they’ve played in recently. The Eagles played well and made the Academy proud. The game started out with Culver Academy returning the first two kicks that they received with touchdowns. I was busy taking photos of the game and forgot to note the final score, but I believe it was 26 to 8. I’ve posted some of my favorite photographs here; there are several hundred more at www.culverphotos.com.
Culver Academy Football Photos: CMA JV Football vs. John Adams
Today, Ginny and I photographed the JV Football team’s game against South Bend Adams. The Culver JV team played hard in rainy conditions, and I have to admit that it felt a lot colder than upper 50s. I wore four layers of clothes and could have used another layer. We got wet, but we enjoyed watching the game. We saw the Culver Eagles’ quarterbacks get hit pretty hard into today’s game, as Adams is a physical team. The Eagles weren’t successful, but they played hard. One of Ginny’s favorite players is Austin Pegg, number 11. I’ve given Austin the “front cover” of this blog entry because Ginny thinks the drive he led in the third quarter was the best one of the game. Austin may look small, but “he is big on talent,” as Ginny would say.
Culver Academy Football Photos: CMA Varsity Football vs. John Adams
Another Friday night, another rainy night. What can I say? This Fall has not been good to Friday night football. This evening, the CMA Eagles traveled to South Bend to play the Varsity football team at John Adams High School. It was a great game with a tied score of 14 to 14 at the half. Unfortunately, Ginny and I only stayed for the first half of the game as it started raining about 7 minutes into the 2nd quarter. (For those that have seen us at the games, you know that we carry a whole lot of delicate equipment that doesn’t like water or rain.) For fear of destroying our gear, we decided that it was best for us to leave at the half. We felt confident leaving that the Culver Eagles had worn down South Bend Adams and would prevail in terms of physical endurance. We could tell South Bend Adams was tiring. That, and the Culver Eagles seemed to be reading the Adams offense by the end of the second quarter. As it turns out, we were right. Culver won by a large margin.
As a photographer who has shot many photos at many games this season, I can say that I was not happy with most of our photos. Some people at the game might have noticed that the lighting was sooooo much different in the Adams’ staudium than just about any we’ve played in this season. It was very dark. I think this may be because the staudium is old (and kind of a cool vintage stadium). Unfortunately, this meant lighting that would please only a photographer who could use off-camera lighting…something we might have been kicked off the field for trying. To us, it was like shooting blind. The field was still lit and you could see the action of the play, but the lights were not as bright as we are used to or as bright as we are fortunate to have in Culver. Looking through a high-end camera that measures EXACT light readings showed the world of difference between our stadium and others we’ve been in. I found myself pushing the camera settings beyond my comfort level knowing that even if the shots turned out, they would still result in grainy photos when enlarged. I’ve posted my favorites here and the rest at www.culverphotos.com. As you might be able to tell, I’ve posted some photos that I normally wouldn’t have posted. I simply wanted to tell the story of the game. For the parents who were unable to attend, I decided that showing the game was more important.
