TEEN MAGAZINE

Hey everybody, Im really proud to say that my ''behind the scenes'' from teen mag is up on the website. Didnt make it into the magazine yet. But hopefully next time. please check it out. Thank you Jane.

http://www.teenmag.com/fun/fun-photos/

UCLA gymnastics

Today I shot UCLA gymnastics.( I'm going to try to post a couple photos from each event) UCLA played Utah. Unfortunately UCLA lost. 2 of the competitors injured themselves during the meet. Which dampered the spirts of their teammates. But it didn't affect the spirts of the fans. 
Faces in the crowd

   Fans pull out the Daily Bruin and boo when the opposing

   team are competing. (notice the student in the second 

   row still checking out the competition.)

   The fans also fell asleep when Utah was competing.
Uneven Bars

    Utah on the bars. 

           UCLA teammate in transition from the low bars to the high bars.

   UCLA teammate eyeballing the high bars.

The Floor

        

            

The Vault

Amgen California bike tour

Yesterday, I shoot the Amgen California Bike Tour. It was a ton of fun. And extremely hard to shoot. The racers where extremely fast. I shot stage 6 of the tour. There where a total of 7 stages. The race spanned for over 100 miles. There where a total of 113 bikers most of them where considered some of the best of the world. Enjoy the photos. I enjoyed taking them.

2008 lunar eclipse

Shooting the 2008 luner Eclipse was so much fun. and extremely hard, due to the fact that it was not a clear night and their were tons of clouds. So I missed the actually full eclipse where the moon is orange and white. But I got what I could. Enjoy!!

Sequence of the 2008 lunar Eclipse

Kendo

Kendo or ''way of the sword'' the Japanese martial art of fencing. The movements in kendo are different from European fencing because the design of the sword is different, as is the way it is used. Unlike western style fencing, Kendo employs strikes with a defined 'edge' and tip of the shinai. Kendo training is quite noisy in comparison to other martial arts or sports. This is because kendōka use a shout, or kiai, to express their spirit, and when a strike or cut is performed, the front foot contacts the floor in a motion similar to stamping. To win a fight, you must hit your opponent on the head or stab them in the torso, or hit your forearm its a lot more challanging then you might think.

This indicates the protection that the kenjutsu wear.


I went to this kendo tournament knowing absolutely nothing about this mentally grueling sport. I soon learned alot and now appriciate and respect it in all ways. Enjoy the photos.