Basketball season has begun...

I finally got to use my new camera (Nikon D5000) and my new lens (Sigma f/2.8 70-200) tonight. I had a few shots last week but with my hand not fully functional I was limited, so this is my first real run. I got several very good action shots. While this one isn't the absolute best in quality, lighting, etc. I love the action it caught. Hash had quite a night and this kind of sums up the game. It wasn't the prettiest game...nearly 50 turnovers between the two teams, but hey it's a W-I-N! Great way to start the season too. Had a couple of friends join us at the game and also met a few of the new parents. Things are still a bit different this year but I am enjoying what I can. Tonight was a good night.
Here's the link to my photo at the TWU site: http://www.twuathletics.com/news/2009/11/16/BB_1116094200.aspx?path=wbkb

First home game

Today should have been a great day. Basketball season started at home with an exhibition game, which is exciting on it's own, but also I have the new lens we got for bball season and the new camera body came yesterday. Finally, it's game time and all the pieces are here. However, more frustrations with regulations hit again today, which led to another difficult day leading into game night. Despite the purely anti-social mood I was in, I headed to the game as planned. As always, I was glad I did. I absolutely love my friends, the parents, the players, the former players, the game, the experience. Also, I got a text during the game from a former student who had come to the game with some friends and was sitting across from me, and I got to visit with her too. I didn't get as many pics as I would like due to my recent volleyball injury and the freaking huge camera lens, but Eriq was also finally able to take multiple pictures as well, his recovery seems to finally be taking. So, I'm working on getting back on track. This a shot I got of one of "our" seniors. Keshia is one of the girls we have known since they were freshmen, the ones we traveled to Denver with back during that wonderful blizzard...that's another story!