This dude is simply amazing. I’ve been totally bitten by the sport of Volleyball and indoor sports photography. Boy would i love to test my photography skills at this level of the sport. Check this dude out!
15mm Fisheye Shot
March 19, 2009The following boogie board shot was taken this year on a family vacation off the coast of Maui. I had been looking for reasons to play with a new Canon 15mm Fisheye that I had previously only used at events, and this was my 1st attempt using it outdoors. I actually shot this laying in the water, inches away from this cheap store bought board. We had a blast that day, and i quickly found out what it was like to hit the beach at high speeds and then fight to keep my shorts above my ankles going ass over tea kettle. 
This image has brought some favorable feedback to me from both photographers & clients as I have used this in both brochures and flyers. Have also been recently contacted for the rights to use this image in other Marketing.
Just thought I would post a link, please feel free to leave feedback. Thanks for looking……
Image details:
Canon EOS-1D Mark II N
Canon 15mm Fisheye
ISO 200
F/4.5
1/2500 s
CEVA’s Top (18U) Volleyball
March 17, 2009DT Exposures visited the top Volleyball teams in the North West at CEVA’s (18U) Power League tournament in Salem at the HOOP. These are the top teams in what is known as the Columbia Empire Volleyball Association (OR/SW Wa) and are as explosive as it gets at the club level of volleyball. The lighting here is better than most dungeons at the HS level, but still had to be shot at ISO 3200 with a 135mm 2.0 wide open to have any chance at getting a ball in focus. These girls hit the ball harder than you can ever imagine. We can attest to that as my spouse took a deflected ball to the face sitting on the sidelines and almost went out for a hardwood floor nap. “I think I will save those details for a later date “.
“. Anyway, if your into to VB and/or indoor sports photography, check out the following pages and gallery’s we did for 3 of the premier clubs here in the NW.
NW Juniors 18U Elite & Power teams. (CEVA Ranked 2nd & 3rd of 51 teams in the region)
Alpine (18U) Aces. (CEVA ranked 8th of 51 teams in the region)
Asics Athena 18U Alpha (Ceva ranked 11th of 51 teams in the region)
Sand Wizards Racing in Print!
March 17, 2009Sand Wizards Racing makes it into April, 2009 issue of Dirt Wheels magazine. As a Co-president of this fine family/club, we are pleased to say that our hard work and dedication to ATV’s and the sport of off-road has been nationally publicized. Check out the 4 pager (96-99) in April’s, 2009 issue of Dirt Wheels Magazine.
“For I am a Sand Wizard”
cheers,
toad
National Print For DT
March 17, 2009As a freelance photographer for Time/Trans World Media (QUAD Magazine) I was pleased to have had a couple (2 pager) shots make national print again for 2008. This is not a easy task with all the current competition in the ATV industry to say the least. At almost 47 years old, I am a full time dad, husband, banker, and am unable to travel to events due to ties with work, sports, etc….. Life is good, and priorities have changed 
For what its worth, I though I would post 3 trophies from the year
Jan 2008 Page 211 Dirt Wheels
Sept 2008 Zoom Page 130-131 Quad Magazine
Dec 2008 Zoom Page 116-117 Quad Magazine
Thanks for looking
Honda ATC250R
July 13, 2008Remember these in the day? This bike was one that I shot at this years 2008 Trike Rampage and is one of the nicest restores to these old machines that I have seen to date. Was a fun weekend, and thought I would post a couple pics of this awesome ride.
cheers,
toad
15-Year-Old KING
December 4, 2007Another great story I thought I would share today on a 15 year old from this years Dunefest event here in Oregon. This was printed this month in Sand Addiction Magazine. Photo was provided by DT
Greg Puhl, a 15-year-old from Port Orford, Oregon, won King of the Dunes this year at Dune Fest. Riding a Dave Moore Banshee, he took first in his 401-499cc Class. The winners of each class are entered into the final race of the weekend to get the overall winner of the drags. Greg went through three rounds of bracket racing before he was crowned King of the Dunes.
It is a true family race team: Dad Ron, coordinates the funding and helps in the pits; Brother Nick acts as the team mechanic, and Mom Mary Anne, is his Number One fan. Greg realizes that, without all of them, he wouldn’t be on track at all.
Greg has only been drag racing for about a year-and-a-half. He and his family ride quads around their family cranberry farm and in the Oregon dunes just about every other weekend during the summer. The change to racing came when he got his first Banshee and he was hooked on speed. He appreciates the help that Chuck from CG Performance and Dave from Dave Moore Racing have given him, providing many tips on how to race and what to do to be successful on the track.
When Greg isn’t on his drag bike, he is on his dune bike, also a 2006 Banshee. The family only lives about an hour-and-a-half from the south Oregon Dunes, so heading out for a weekend ride during the summer is no problem. Although they admit, with the new drag bike, their focus this summer has been on racing and not as much on duning.
You can see Greg racing at one of his three favorite racetracks — Albany Motorsports Park, the Oregon Dunes, or Riddle Sand Drags. Catch him if you can!
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
December 2, 2007I wanted to take a second to say thank you for visiting my Blog page and to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Its our hope that all of your holiday wishes come true and that you have a safe and memorable 2007 holiday season
For me personally, I am very fortunate to have a healthy, happy, loving family and am looking forward to the family time and all the great holiday food this month (yes, we have already started to hit the gym hard this month)
Happy Holidays to all!
Cheers,
toad.
Three Wheelers Still Rule!
December 2, 2007Nothing makes a ATV rider stop and stare like a clean three-wheeler. Sure you can have the latest and greatest quad with all the best technology, but there is something special and almost unexplainable about the cool factor of three-wheelers. Three wheels is where our sport started, and thats how a huge number of us learned to ride. We didn’t have to worry about bumpsteer, we could maneuver like crazy in the tight woods, and we could do wheelies like it was nothing. We also had to pay special attention, because those three-wheeled monsters required special techniques, which made us better riders!
Oct 2007 issue of quad magazine featured a 8 page article from this years Trike Rampage event in Florence, Oregon. Vistit THIS this link for 23 of these Toad shots displayed online at Quad Magazine.
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