Posts Tagged ‘CHSAA’
Girls Basketball Floor Remote
© Matthew Jonas 2012/Evergreen Newspapers 2012
Columbine Wins 5A State Football Title
© Matthew Jonas 2011/Evergreen Newspapers 2011
What a crazy weekend. Lots to do with little time to get it done. The highlight of the weekend was covering Columbine High School winning the 5A football state title. Special thanks to Gabe Christus for letting me borrow his 300. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the game. Enjoy.
Playoff Football: Columbine Vs. Highlands Ranch
© Matthew Jonas 2011/Evergreen Newspapers 2011
Football playoffs are here. Much to my surprise, the games have been played on Saturday afternoons instead of Friday nights. It definitely makes for an easier time shooting. Here’s a few from Columbines win over Highlands Ranch. Enjoy.
State Title Out of Reach for Evergreen
© Matthew Jonas 2011/Evergreen Newspapers 2011
Nice headline/picture combo, eh? Evergreen was eliminated from the class 3A football playoffs this weekend. Complete story can be found here (Warning: subscription required).
Evergreen’s Soccer Season Comes to an End
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State Cross Country Remote Camera Outakes
© Matthew Jonas 2011/Evergreen Newspapers 2011
I set a remote camera during every race I had to cover at the 2011 CHSAA State Cross Country Championships this year. I had some success and a few failures. Speaking of failures (WARNING: Rant Approaching), CHSAA has once again made covering the finish line nearly impossible for photographers. They continue to insist on having non essential personnel clogging the finish line. It is the most disorganized event I cover each year. I dread having to cover it. I know I’m not alone in this respect. (Rant over) Anyway here are a few select pictures from my remote along with some explanations.
CHSAA, GWCs and 15 Yard Penalties
© Matthew Jonas 2011/Evergreen Newspapers 2011
Everyone loves a good photo of their son or daughter from the big game. With the cost of professional level digital photography equipment dipping into consumer territory, its easier than ever to make that photo. Therein lies the problem.
Last Friday, I covered the first in state Columbine High School football game against Thomas Jefferson. In all the years I have covered high school football, I have only been asked to produce a credential a handful of times. Usually I would be asked at the front gate of the stadium and that would be it. However, this year was a surprise. A woman who I believe to be the athletics director for TJ, (my fault for not remembering her name) actually asked me for my press credentials while I was working on the sidelines.
Summer Baseball Sequence
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Headed In the Wrong Direction
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Oh man, that’s a joke of Kenn proportions. One from earlier this week. Enjoy.
Professional Attire
I understand that you want to be on the sidelines. I understand you want pictures of your daughter playing soccer. I understand that you want to justify purchasing $3000 worth of camera equipment to your wife. But understand this: if you want to act like a professional, you need to behave like a professional.
There are certain rules that you must adhere to in order to be on the sidelines. The lines on the field are there for the safety of the players, coaches and referees. When you cross over that line you are directly in the playable area. Referees run through this area. Players will dive into this area to save the ball from going out of bounds. This is not a safe place to be.
And lastly, you have to wear shoes on the sidelines. I’m not sure what gave you the idea that this acceptable but it is not. Please dress accordingly.
