Susquehannock held up really well and had an excellent meet, even though the deck, so to speak, was stacked against them. This year, Susquehannock is a good sized team with alot of new swimmers, while Dallastown is a good sized team with alot of experienced swimmers. Susquehannock's lone victory of the night came in the Men's 100 Breaststroke. Photographs from the meets can be found here.
The team did quite a bit of kicking at practice this evening. After awhile, my legs hurt just from watching them. Did I mention the team kicked a lot during practice? Some swimmers are better at pulling, others are better at kicking, and other kinda go their own pace no matter what. It's interesting to watch. And now, without further ado, I present the kicking swim team!
The swim team (men's & women's combined) has about 50 swimmers this year. Which is quite a few more than last year, and the largest team in the recent memories of many. With so many swimmers, I thought it would be advantageous for me to attend a practice or two, with camera in hand, to get a feel for the swimmers. Knowing a little bit about how each person swims, gives me a bit of an edge when it comes to photographing them during a meet. Chandler & Kyle, two swimmers I've worked with in the past, had interesting reactions during the dry-land portion of practice. Enjoy the photographs!
Ah yes, the ever infamous Meet the Team Night. Where every athlete and coach for the season announces who they are. Not exactly the most exciting event ever, but it gets the job done. The real meat-and-potatoes gets accomplished after the introductions when the teams breakout into their respective meetings. These are a few photographs from that night.
I took a bit of a road trip this past weekend to visit some friends of mine at my collegiate alma mater. Friday evening I swung by the college, where the Wildcat Events Board was hosting their annual Snow Ball dance. Last year it was an grand time, and this year did not disappoint. And even though I didn't stay the whole time, I still had a blast. Enjoy the photographs!
Jake was a good sport putting up with all the photographs being taken. Which is part and parcel of attending Homecoming, especially when you're on the Homecoming Court. Considering the vast differences in lighting from house to house to the golf course, it was interesting keeping colours and exposures consistent. All in all, Cora & Jake were extremely good sports, considering where all we had them walk and pose on the golf course.
This photoshoot, while a bit impromptu, was actually more thought out than the last one of these we did a few years back. Back then, my buddy and I thought it through for all of about five minutes. Which mostly consisted of "we should do this! When are we gonna meet and where are we gonna go?" This time around, though, we thought it through and knew what we were doing, where we were going, and who was driving. It was an absolute blast. We all had fun, and I hope you enjoy the photographs as much as we enjoyed making them!
