Sports

Silver Hawks fall to Whitecaps

July 30, 2013

Our staff recently upgraded to the Canon EOS-1D X. Previously, our newest sports camera was the 1D Mark III. It’s quite a huge jump, but for the past couple weeks I hadn’t had the opportunity to let it rip on a sports assignment where the 1D X really excels. I used a 1D X at the BCS National Championship Game in January, but I was itching to try it out at a baseball game where it really helps to have a quick autofocus and high frame rate.

Silver Hawks Whitecaps Baseball — Whitecaps short stop David Gonzalez, right, gets some air as he slides safely into second in front of a throw to Silver Hawks short stop Pedro Ruiz during a minor league baseball game on Monday, July 29, 2013, at Coveleski Stadium in downtown South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

St. Joseph County Women’s Metro Golf Tournament

July 12, 2013

St. Joseph County Metro Women's Golf Tournament — Lori Horan reacts as she pulls her ball out of the cup after hitting a hole in one on the 9th hole during the final round of the St. Joseph County Metro Women’s Golf Tournament on Thursday, July 11, 2013, at Morris Park Country Club in South Bend. Horan finished the round with a 2-over 74, but won the tournament by 21 strokes. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Football 101 clinic at Notre Dame

June 11, 2013

Louis Nix III, a.k.a. Irish Chocolate, was a popular guy at Notre Dame’s Football 101 clinic:

Notre Dame Football 101 Clinic — As she waits for an autograph from Notre Dame nose tackle Louis Nix III, center, Kelly Moore, of Granger, leans in as a friend takes her picture with Nix during a Football 101 clinic on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at the LaBar Practice Fields at Notre Dame. The clinic for women was hosted by the Kelly Cares Foundation with proceeds going to breast cancer prevention and awareness. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Sunburst

June 1, 2013

Photographing a race like the Sunburst involves a lot of running, but not the kind of actual running the participants are engaging it. It involves a lot of running around from point to point in a car. This was my situation on Saturday morning. I woke up at 4:45 a.m. so I could be in downtown South Bend before the 6 a.m. start of the marathon. I positioned my car on a specific block near the starting line so that I could leave without encountering blocked roads on my way to the finishing line at the University of Notre Dame. After shooting the start of the marathon, 5K and half marathon in downtown, I jumped in my car and sped over to Notre Dame Stadium to try to catch winners. Shooting a race that finishes in a different location than where it starts can be hectic for one person, but luckily I had a logistical plan going in having photographed it for the first time last year.

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Everett Golson at Notre Dame

May 28, 2013

News broke this weekend that Notre Dame starting quarterback will miss the 2013 season because of what coach Brian Kelly called “poor academic judgment” in remarks to the media today. Golson won the starting job last August just before the start of the 2012 season. He went 10-1 as a starter with his only loss being the 42-14 thumping by Alabama in the BCS National Championship Game. Golson, a mobile quarterback, rushed for 298 yards and six touchdowns last season. This made for some photogenic moments on the field last season: