Playoff hockey

Dear Playoff Hockey,

I love you! Two more wins between the Red Wings and back-to-back Stanley Cups, but this video is packed full of so much playoff conference finals hockey goodness that I can’t resist.

Sincerely,
Chris

P.S. Life lesson of the weekend: Come late May into early June, there is no sight greater than playoff hockey.

Tags: Detroit Red Wings, NHL, Playoffs

A spectacular save

Went to the girls’ varsity soccer game this past Thursday. Expect pictures and at least an extremely abbreviated game summary on the Banner main site sometime early this next week. It was tough to get decent pictures without a zoom lens, despite our prime location of about three feet beyond the boundary lines. I was, however, able to capture an amazing save by Carman Ainsworth near the end of the game. The angle isn’t the greatest, but thanks to the power of burst mode on the camera, I have compiled an epic panorama through the seconds of the save.

(Click the picture for the full size)

There are two lessons you can take from this: first, bring a zoom lens, and, second, sports pictures where the players move a few feet in each frame are wildly addicting, even without a good angle or powerful zoom.

Tags: GBHS, Grand Blanc, Life Lessons, Photography, Soccer, Sports