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Notre Dame lacrosse comes from behind to defeat Detroit
Shooting a sport I’ve never photographed before can be both exciting and terrifying. On one hand, I’m approaching it with fresh eyes, but at the same time I’m not sure what the “standard shot” is. The last time I had this foreign yet freeing experience of shooting an unknown sport was a couple summers ago with the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo. Notre Dame lacrosse was a fun assignment: I moved around along the sidelines and spent the entire third quarter shooting down from the roof of the press box to mix up my vantage points. It was hard resisting the urge to motordrive through bits of action in an attempt to catch the ball or the sticks in interesting peak action moments. This made for a long editing process after the game since I shot more than I probably should have. Good games always provide for good pictures and such was the case on Saturday: Notre Dame trailed for most of the game, but made a furious comeback to win 9-7 to advance in the tournament.
Notre Dame’s Matt Kavanagh (50), right, celebrates a score during the first round of the NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at Notre Dame. Notre Dame won 9-7. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Notre Dame’s Liam O’Connor, center, bobbles the ball in between Detroit’s Brandon Davenport (34) and Damien Hicks (24) during the first round of the NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at Notre Dame. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Holy Cross College commencement
Seen through a cross-shaped piece of metal in the balcony, graduates take their seats during the processional at Holy Cross Commencement on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at the Pfeil Center. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Hadiyyah Blake, right, a Communications major from District Heights, Md., shares a laugh with school president Brother John R. Paige during Holy Cross Commencement on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at the Pfeil Center. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Tim Tebow speaks in Benton Harbor
Quarterback Tim Tebow takes the stage as he’s highlighted by a spotlight before speaking to the Economic Club of Southwest Michigan on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the Mendel Center at Lake Michigan College near Benton Harbor, Mich. Tebow was released by the New York Jets on April 29 after the team selected West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith in the second round of the NFL draft. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Abraham Lincoln hula hooping
You never know what you mind find at a Downtown South Bend First Friday event …
Rob Carpenter, portraying Abraham Lincoln as he promotes the Saint Joseph County Library, takes part in a hula hoop during Downtown South Bend’s First Friday on Friday, May 3, 2013, along Michigan Street. May’s theme was “Vintage Downtown.” (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Picasso and Chicago
Patrons browse “Picasso and Chicago,” an exhibit featuring the works of the master artist Pablo Picasso on Saturday, May 4, 2013, at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1913, the institute was the first American museum to showcase the work of the young Spaniard. (Photo by James Brosher)
Builders at Fairland Christian Church
Ethan Humphries, of Laconia, Ind., carefully climbs through the rafters as he places boards in place on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at Fairland Christian Church near Niles, Mich. Jack Ballard Church Builders are in town to help the church construct a multipurpose addition to the building featuring classrooms, a kitchen and an area for events. Humphries received permission from his high school to miss classes to come volunteer for the project. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Ron Williams, of Snellville, Ga., makes a measurement on a board before making a cut on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at Fairland Christian Church near Niles, Mich. On Wednesday, a 65-member crew was making quick progress on the structure in cold wind with occasional bursts of snow and rain. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Notre Dame Blue-Gold spring football game
Notre Dame concluded spring practices with the annual Blue-Gold scrimmage in front of fans at Notre Dame Stadium. The scrimmage is offense verses defense with a system of scoring that reminds me of scoring on “Whose Line is it Anyway?” When the smoke cleared, the defense won … or at least I think they did.
Notre Dame players take the field before the Blue-Gold spring football game on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Notre Dame Stadium. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson (5) shares a laugh with wide receiver TJ Jones (7) during the Blue-Gold spring football game on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Notre Dame Stadium. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
South Bend Silver Hawks defeat Fort Wayne TinCaps
The South Bend Silver Hawks played a rare midweek matinee on Wednesday stealing a few bases – and ultimately the victory – from the Fort Wayne TinCaps. I’ve been on quite a stretch of sports assignments at the Tribune recently, which will continue this weekend with Notre Dame’s Blue vs. Gold spring football game. After months of shooting basketball, I’m starting to dust off some rust with my baseball shooting. When you’re used to constant action in basketball, it’s a change of pace to suddenly need to summon the patience and attention it takes to photograph baseball properly.
Silver Hawks center fielder Socrates Brito, right, slides safely into third base in front of a throw to TinCaps third baseman Gabriel Quintana during the third inning of a minor league baseball game on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at Coveleski Stadium in downtown South Bend. Moments later Brito stole home after a pitch went past the catcher into the backstop. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
TinCaps pitcher Walker Weickel throws to a Silver Hawks batter during a minor league baseball game on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at Coveleski Stadium in downtown South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)