Dobson Soccer Classic - Basha Girls Soccer 1-0 over Campo Verde Girls

This afternoon on the last day of the year, I went to the Championship game of the 2013 Dobson Soccer Classic. Basha High School's girls soccer team took home the trophy with a 1-0 victory over Campo Verde. 

Day games are much easier to photograph with the long lenses because you have decent light. Most high school fields are poorly lit. So at night you need at least f/2.8 to get a decent shutter speed. At day games I can put on the 2.0x extender and shoot f/7.1 or f/8 with fast shutter speeds. Anyway, here are some of the images from the game. 

You can see more images at http://www.azdewphoto.com/Sports/High-School/Soccer-/2013-2014-Girls-Soccer-Campo

You can see more images from this game at azdewphoto.com. 

Gilbert AZ – Crossroads Park - Color in Motion Fun Run 5K

Over the past couple of years I have noticed some great pictures of 5K color runs. “Races” where runners are more worried more about being covered in color then they are about running. Volunteers with huge supplies of brightly colored powder share color liberally with the runners as they pass by. It actually looks like being a volunteer would be as much fun as running in the race!

A few weeks ago I noticed there was 5K run and fund-raiser (I Love Lucy Project) put on by Color in Motion and scheduled for Gilbert, Arizona. When I clicked on the map I found it was going to be at Crossroads Park. That’s my neighborhood! I put a reminder on my phone (and it worked). When the reminder went off Saturday morning I stopped what I was doing (really important stuff) grabbed my camera and walked over to see what was happening.

I arrived as many of the participants were crossing the finish line. The organizers had a stage setup with music playing. I was a natural gathering location where more color packets were passed out to the crowd to do with as they please. It was a grand finale with energy and a good dose of color for everyone. They were all having a great time. It was pretty much head to toe color for the crowd. 
 
I managed to keep my distance and watched the wind direction enough to keep my camera fairly clean. Dust, even if it’s organic, safe, cool, bright, colors, is not a cameras friend.

I posted all my random pictures at www.azdewphoto.com and a few examples of the “fun” and color here.

These and many more pictures are posted at www.azdewphoto.com. 

Campo Verde at Mesquite Division II Football Playoff Game

Campo Verde @ Mesquite Division II football playoff game was quite a game to watch. Campo Verde battled back after being down 17-0 at halftime. The game was tied several times in the 4th quarter. After this picture was taken with 2:49 left in the game both teams would kick a field goal to tie the game again with the last one coming with 6 seconds left. The game went into overtime. Campo got the ball but Mesquite intercepted and scored on their allotted 4 plays from the 10 yard line to win the game. Exciting game! http://www.azdewphoto.com/Sports/High-School/Football/

Mesquite plays Chaparral in the semifinals on Friday. 

Pictures from the Campo Verde, Mesquite game are online at www.azdewphoto.com. 

Campo Verde High School's Girls Volleyball wins over Tucson - Going to State Championship Game

Campo Verde High School's Girls Volleyball wins against Tucson High School 3-0. Campo Verde will move on the the 2013 AIA Girls Volleyball Division II State Championship game against Sunnyslope High School On Nov 12th 2013.

There are many more pictures from the game at http://www.azdewphoto.com/Sports/High-School/Girls-Volleyball/Campo-Verde-Girls-Volleyball/2013-Campo-Verde-vs-Tucson

2013 Football - Queen Creek @ Williams Field

I went to the Queen Creek @ Williams Field football game Friday night. Last year it was all Queen Creek and this year it was just the opposite. Williams Field came away with a 42-17 win. Here are a few pic's from the game. Many more are on my SmugMug site www.azdewphoto.com. 

Girls Volleyball Slow Motion - 70D Video

Testing Video - Its a little long but it follows the play through to the end. 



First attempt at video with the 70D. It's handheld so it's a little rough. However, the Gilbert Volleyball girls do things right to finally get the point against Desert Ridge. Sammi Brozak is the setter. Kameryn Hill pass to Sammi who sets Heather Ball for the first hit over the net. Lauren Palmer passes the return to Sammi who sets Angela Webb on the right side who hits it off the block for the point. 

Pictures from the game are here: http://www.azdewphoto.com/Gilbert-High-School/Girls-Varsity-Volleybal/2013-Varsity-GHS-vs-Desert/32247575_DHjcfz 

Noah Miller - Winning Field Goal - Highland @ Campo Verde

Highland Hawks kicker Noah Miller #7 (not visible) kicks the winning field goal over the top of leaping Campo Verde players Matt Edwards #61 and Davis Malan #45 with 15 seconds left in the game. 

More Game Pictures HERE - Final Score Highland 27 Campo Verde 24

Highland's Noah Miller #7 kicking an extra point earlier in the game. 

More Game Pictures HERE - Final Score Highland 27 Campo Verde 24

High School Football - Highland 27 Campo Verde 24

High School Football - Highland Hawk’s 6'5" Dusty Cook #86 goes airborne from a hit by Campo Verde’s 5'11" Erik Hildebrandt #2. Both teams played hard and the lead changed hands several times throughout the game. 

The Highland Hawks football team won the game with a field goal with 15 seconds left on the clock. Final score Highland 27, Campo Verde 24. This was the first loss of the year for Campo Verde. More Action Pictures - Highland 27 Campo Verde 24

Hamilton Wins 2013 Westwood Tournament of Champions Volleyball Tournament

Girls Volleyball

A pool of Thirty-six teams participated in the two day 2013 Westwood Tournament of Champions Volleyball Tournament. Chandler’s Hamilton High School took the championship by beating Desert Vista in the final game. Hamilton had to get past Mountain Ridge, Gilbert, and Sunnyslope on the road to the title match against Desert Vista.  It was a well-deserved win for the Huskies. Link to More Pictures HERE. 

Girls Volleyball Slideshow - Gilbert vs Red Mountain

Experimenting with an embedded slideshow from SmugMug. This is Gilbert Girls Volleyball at home against Red Mountain. Pictures are random and the slideshow should start automatically. 

Girls Volleyball - Mesa Westwood vs Gilbert

Mesa Westwood girls volleyball took on Gilbert. Westwood was turned away and went home 3 games to 0. Here are a few images from the game. More are can be found online at www.azdewphoto.com. 

Great Video - "Seeing her for the first time again"

Husband wakes up from anesthesia and sees his wife. 

Gilbert Wins 2013 'House of Payne' Volleyball Tournament at Chandler High School

Chandler High School recently hosted a two day Girls Volleyball tournament, the "House of Payne" Tournament. Gilbert High school worked its way to the championship game and put together a win against Corona del Sol to get the 1st place trophy. 

Here are a few shots from the game. Lighting was poor and forced high ISO and slow shutter speeds. We did the best we could. Here is some of the action and more can be found at www.azdewphoto.com. 

2013 Gilbert High School - Girls Volleyball

Gilbert High School Girls High School Volleyball - two games in the books with two wins over Basha and Red Mountain. Here is some action from those games. 

Many more images are on line at www.azdewphoto.com - Gilbert Girls Volleyball. 

First game of the 2013 High School Girls Volleyball Season. Gilbert will take on Basha. Should be fun. 

Here is Gilbert High School's 2013 Varsity Team. Gilbert Arizona. 

More images from the photoshoot are here: http://www.azdewphoto.com/Gilbert-High-School/Girls-Varsity-Volleybal/

Mesquite @ Gilbert - High School Football

It took a few days to post this... The first High School Football game of the year for Mesquite and Gilbert was played in a steady rain. Not a particularly hard rain, but steady and consistent. The good thing about the rain was the temperatures were noticeably cooler than the typical first game of the season. Mesquite came away with a 10-3 victory over Gilbert. 

Here are some images from the game and you can find many more at www.azdewphoto.com.