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Soccer

Wyoming Soccer Tournament Day 2: Let it rain

May 20, 2011

Today was pretty much identical to Thursday. Rain. Rain. Rain. It never stopped. The only difference for me was a nifty pair of waterproof boots ($25 at Wal Mart) that kept my feet dry. Other than that I got soaked again. This despite a rain coat I wore over my winter jacket. I guess when it rains so hard for so long, there’s not much you can wear to keep you completely dry. I got used to the whole being wet deal and just rolled with it. Felt like I got better pictures today although the teams I shot didn’t fair very well. All the Cheyenne teams are out of contention for state titles meaning the only title games I’ll be shooting on Saturday will be for our sister paper in Laramie.

Laramie's Lindsey Martinez (3) heads the ball away from Cheyenne East's Chelsea Crampton-Weber during a Class 4A girl's state soccer semifinal on Friday, May 20, 2011, in Sheridan, Wyo.
Laramie's Lindsey Martinez (3) heads the ball away from Cheyenne East's Chelsea Crampton-Weber during a Class 4A girl's state soccer semifinal on Friday, May 20, 2011, in Sheridan, Wyo.
Kelly Walsh's Patrick Cardinal celebrates after rolling the ball into the goal for a score during a Class 4A boy's state soccer semifinal against Laramie on Friday, May 20, 2011, in Sheridan, Wyo.
Kelly Walsh's Patrick Cardinal celebrates after rolling the ball into the goal for a score during a Class 4A boy's state soccer semifinal against Laramie on Friday, May 20, 2011, in Sheridan, Wyo.

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Wyoming Soccer Tournament Day 1: Miserable soggyness

May 19, 2011

Today was miserable. I shot seven different teams at the Wyoming high school soccer tournament in what seemed like a monsoon. It rained the entire day. The entire day. I’ve never been so soaked in my life. I dressed in layers of what is said to be “rainproof” clothing, but after a few hours, even rainproof clothing gets saturated. I had an hour break in the middle of the day, and I ran back to our hotel to change into dry clothes. Upon returning to the games, I was soaked again in about 30 minutes. I’m planning a Wal Mart run this evening to ensure this doesn’t happen again tomorrow.

Spectators watch the action from under a tarp as Rock Springs takes on Sheridan in a boy's state soccer quarterfinal on Thursday, May 19, 2011, in Sheridan, Wyo.
Spectators watch the action from under a tarp as Rock Springs takes on Sheridan in a boy's state soccer quarterfinal on Thursday, May 19, 2011, in Sheridan, Wyo.
Cheyenne East keeper Shayne Carter reacts after making contact with the ball during penalty kick overtime against Natrona County in a girl's state soccer quarterfinal on Thursday, May 19, 2011, in Sheridan, Wyo. East won.
Cheyenne East keeper Shayne Carter reacts after making contact with the ball during penalty kick overtime against Natrona County in a girl's state soccer quarterfinal on Thursday, May 19, 2011, in Sheridan, Wyo. East won.

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Cheyenne East vs. Gillette boy’s soccer

May 12, 2011

Cheyenne East's Jalen Willett (5) plays the ball away from Gillette's Cody Nice during a boy's soccer regional game on Thursday, May 12, 2011, at Cheyenne South High School. East won 4-2.
Cheyenne East's Jalen Willett (5) plays the ball away from Gillette's Cody Nice during a boy's soccer regional game on Thursday, May 12, 2011, at Cheyenne South High School. East won 4-2.
Gillette's Brandon Swan (17) throws his head back in frustration as it became apparent Gillette would lose to Cheyenne East during a boy's soccer regional game on Thursday, May 12, 2011, at Cheyenne South High School.
Gillette's Brandon Swan (17) throws his head back in frustration as it became apparent Gillette would lose to Cheyenne East during a boy's soccer regional game on Thursday, May 12, 2011, at Cheyenne South High School.

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Cheyenne Central-Cheyenne East boy’s soccer

April 29, 2011

Cheyenne East's Blaine Shinn, left, and Cheyenne Central's Jay Egan-Wright (11) react as they fight for control of the ball during a high school boy's soccer game on Friday, April 29, 2011, at Cheyenne Central High School.
Cheyenne East's Blaine Shinn, left, and Cheyenne Central's Jay Egan-Wright (11) react as they fight for control of the ball during a high school boy's soccer game on Friday, April 29, 2011, at Cheyenne Central High School.

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Cheyenne Central keeper Kelley Fisher

April 27, 2011

As I sometimes do before a portrait shoot, I turned to Google’s image search for some ideas. My assignment was to photograph a local high school keeper. Initially I wanted to do a low-angle shot of her diving for a ball, but as I looked through the results of my “soccer keeper portrait” search, I noticed that there were no overhead angles. All of the portraits I could find were either low angle or eye level. I love a good overhead shot so I thought I’d try something a little different. I borrowed a six-foot step ladder from the photo editor and shot an action portrait wide from above. It’s definitely not an angle you see often in soccer photography. At this particular high school, it’s extremely hard to get a clean background because of stadium lights, bleachers, a small building, fencing and – believe it or not – a windmill behind one goal. Shooting from a high angle down gave me a clear background that doesn’t take away from the subject.

I talked to the subject on the phone around 6 p.m., drove out to the school at 6:30 p.m. and started the shoot around 7 p.m. Unlike magazines and larger newspapers, we don’t enjoy the luxury of time when it comes to a lot of our shoots. In this particular case, I found out who I would be photographing at noon on Monday and had the entire shoot done by 8 p.m. The lighting setup was extremely simple. I used one Canon 550EX speedlight shot through an umbrella at 1/8 power above the subject on camera right. That light was held by one friend from work while a second friend lobbed the soccer balls to her.

Cheyenne Central keeper Kelley Fisher is the WyoSports Cheyenne prep athlete of the week.
Cheyenne Central keeper Kelley Fisher is the WyoSports Cheyenne prep athlete of the week.

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Cheyenne East-Kelly Walsh girl’s soccer

April 19, 2011

Cheyenne East's Rachel Erickson (6) reacts as she falls to the pitch after contact with Kelly Walsh defender Rachel Franke during a high school girl's soccer game on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at Cheyenne East High School. Erickson connected on the free kick as East cruised to a 5-0 win.
Cheyenne East's Rachel Erickson (6) reacts as she falls to the pitch after contact with Kelly Walsh defender Rachel Franke during a high school girl's soccer game on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at Cheyenne East High School. Erickson connected on the free kick as East cruised to a 5-0 win.
Cheyenne East's Rachel Erickson (6) plays the ball in front of Kelly Walshdefender April Taylor (14) during a high school girl's soccer game on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at Cheyenne East High School.
Cheyenne East's Rachel Erickson (6) plays the ball in front of Kelly Walshdefender April Taylor (14) during a high school girl's soccer game on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at Cheyenne East High School.

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