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Welcome to the Bokeh Zone

I hope you'll enjoy this site. If you are unfamiliar with photographic terms, Bokeh is a Japanese word which refers to the out-of-focus areas of an image occurring when you use a shallow depth of field. According to wikipedia, bokeh is an aesthetic and qualitative measure of light distortion in the out-of-focus areas of an image, and is primarily caused by lens aberrations and aperture shape.

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Bulldogs fall to Seawolves

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  • Running Back Patrick Hall (40) looks for some running room against the Stoney Brook Seawolves in Big South Conference action in Boiling Springs on Saturday, October 31. The Seawolves upended the Bulldogs 24-14.
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  • Runnin’ Bulldogs head coach Steve Patton encourages the offense in the Homecoming game against the Stoney Brook Seawolves.
  • Breast Cancer Awareness support

    The Gardner-Webb Lady Bulldog volleyball team played their Tuesday evening match against the USC Upstate Spartans in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Both teams were clad in pink for the game. The Lady Bulldogs pulled off a 3-1 come from behind win after loosing the first game.

    Senior Regina Feagin (2) makes a set during [...]

    Bulldogs run past Bucs

    The Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs pulled off a last minute win against the Charleston Southern Buccaneers in Boiling Springs. The Bulldogs came back in the last minute of the game to score and take the 27-20 Big South win. Here are some pics I shot of the game. It was a cloudy, cold day.

    Gardner-Webb running back [...]

    World Cup Champs – Russian Legion

    Final images from the PSP World Cup held at Fantasy of Flight in Orlando, Florida this weekend. I’ve been shooting the Russian Legion games in anticipation of them winning the Cup. After a slow start on Sunday morning, they stormed back in the second 7 game match to an astonishing 7-0 win. Kirill Prihidni had [...]

    PSP World Cup Saturday

    Midway through the weekend in Orlando, Florida for the PSP World Cup held at Fantasy of Flight. Continued shooting the Russian Legion games. I’ve had a great time with the Legion since I first shot them in Chicago last summer. They are pros in this game that is looking for recognition. If more teams would [...]

    Paintball Div 5

    My son, AJ, and his paintball were playing in Orlando, Florida at the PSP World Cup held at Fantasy of Flight this past weekend. His team didn’t fare well in the Div V race to two tournament, however, they had a great time. His team was made up mostly of 13 to 15-year olds [...]

    World Cup Friday

    I was in Orlando, Florida for the PSP World Cup held at Fantasy of Flight over the weekend. I had dual roles, shooting the event for a couple of sponsors and watching my son, AJ, play in the Div V race to two tournament. Friday morning, I shot the Russian Legion game. The Legion ran [...]

    Crest Soccer

    My son AJ in goal

    Paintball in Chicago

    My son and I took a road trip to the PSP Chicago Open in Bolingbrook just outside of Chicago. We had a great weekend together. I was shooting pro paintball for the first time and had a decent event. I concentrated on the Russian Legion, a team based in Moscow. They are well-disciplined and exciting [...]

    Churchill Downs Chaplain

    Yurian Cabrera, the assistant chaplain at Churchill Downs prays with a groom in a stable.
    I spent two days with Yurian Cabrera, the assistant chaplain for Churchill Downs this summer. Yurian helps run the chapel on the backside of the track. There are over 800 people who live on the backside during the racing season. Many [...]