James Brosher

Western defeats Evansville Mater Dei in Class 3A state title game

March 9, 2014

I traveled to Terre Haute on Saturday to photograph the Penn girls in the Class 4A title game. As I was waiting for the girls to emerge from their locker room and down the tunnel to the floor, I made a few pictures of the celebration after Western’s 38-35 win against Evansville Mater Dei in the Class 3A title game.

Western Evansville Mater Dei State Championship — Western players hold hands after receiving their first-place medals on stage following a 38-35 win against Evansville Mater Dei in the IHSAA Class 3A girl’s basketball state championship game on Saturday, March. 8, 2014, at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Ind. It was the school’s first state championship. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Apparently birds don’t like me

March 6, 2014

Last week for the second time in a year, I was attacked by a bird. (The first attack came as I was wearing a GoPro.) I was on a community assignment to photograph a gentleman who will be showing birds in an upcoming bird show. I started shooting as he moved to take Tangerine, a nine-year-old Catalina Macaw, out of a cage. As he did this, the bird charged my camera, hitting the lens and falling to the floor. The bird’s wings were clipped meaning it could only lunge at me. The bird and I were both fine although I nearly had a heart attack. I was able to get off a couple frames (below) somehow during the attack. Not sure what it is about birds, but they sure as hell don’t like me.

Press Play: Kennedy’s Kitchen at the South Bend Tribune

March 5, 2014

Paczki Day preparations

March 3, 2014

Paczki Prep — Lisa Luckey hangs a sign for paczki as the Country Bake Shop prepares for an onslaught of customers seeking the cream-filled Polish pastries on Monday, March 3, 2014, at the bakery north of South Bend. Paczki Day, or Fat Tuesday, is one of the busiest days of the year for the bakery. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame football begins spring practice

March 3, 2014

I had to laugh a little on Monday morning walking to the Loftus Sports Center at Notre Dame. Here I was technically photographing something referred to as “spring” football, but it was 2 degrees Fahrenheit and I couldn’t feel my fingers by the time I hit the door. Let’s hope we thaw out in time for the Blue-Gold game.