Pickle Ball Anyone?

Just got back from a week in Mexico. I hadn't expected to shoot much, but discovered what is a new sport for me, but something that's pretty popular down there.  A mix of tennis, badminton and whiffle ball on a small court...just wish I'd brought some different gear. Check it out.

The whole gallery is here:
http://www.ralphmawyerphotography.com/Travel/Mexico/Mexico-2012-Pickle-Ball/26738382_FbvRxm#!i=2249585562&k=jkSG65f

Diwali 2012 - San Antonio, Tx

Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is the celebrated all over the world, but this event in San Antonio is one of the largest outside India and is the only celebration in the United States sponsored by a city.

Let's see, lots of color, dancing, costumes....hmmm wonder what we can find to photograph.

You can see the full gallery at Ralph Mawyer Photography.com

Semma Jolly time!
http://diwalisa.com

A bit of previous Indian culture I had the opportunity to photograph...  Aishwarya

Canyon Lake Hawks @ Boerne High School Greyhounds

A big Thursday night game for Boerne, as they had to win to move into the playoffs.  TV cameras everywhere as the game was being televised live by KRRT-35.  Which means I was tripping over wires and adding videographers to the list of folks on the sidelines.

No big deal, lots of great action...find it all here, at BoerneSportsPhotos.com and a select few on MaxPreps.com.

Kerrville @ Boerne-Champion Football

Well, it was a lot dryer Friday night than a couple of weeks ago when I was there.  Some great action, but I got sidetracked with Champion's track team's body paint...

Full gallery is at Ralph Mawyer Photography (aka BoerneSportsPhotos.com)

And yes, they did play football...hard.

TMI vs Regency School of Austin Volleyball Panorama

Finally got both the varsity and JV galleries online, then remembered I took this with my iPhone.  The panorama function is really cool in iOS and so easy to use.

The game galleries are at www.ralphmawyerphotography.com (aka www.BoerneSportsPhotos.com), but check this out, albeit in a small format than your IMAX theatre.

Boerne-Champion vs Marble Falls Football

You've probably read all the stories about the volume of passing yards these two quarterbacks generated last Thursday night in Boerne, Texas.

Mike Richardson, the Marble Falls quarterback threw for over 700 yards breaking the state record, followed closely by Champion's Kyle Poeske who threw for 595 yards, tying him for number 4 all-time mark in Texas.

When the Marines pay attention, you have to be doing something right (or very wrong).... Kyle was doing it right.

TMI vs St. Anthony Varsity Football...and a bit of JV Volleyball vs Hyde Park Baptist

I shot pretty regularly at TMI a few year ago, and they ended up using a number of my photos to enhance their fund raising efforts to improve their athletic fields and operations.  I didn't shoot last year for a number of reasons, but had an opening on Friday night and thought I'd see how the football team was doing after a year of rebuilding with an entirely new coaching staff.

Doing quite well, thank you. ;-)

TMI is different, it reminds me of my senior year in a similar academy quite a few years ago. Small school, lots of playing time for all the participants since the pool of players is relatively small. I think the neatest thing, is the intimacy of the game with the parents and no where else have I seen the team pretty much beat up on each other and then sincerely meet after the game on the field to hear the coaches sharing their thoughts with both teams.

Anyway, a great night, particularly as the rains held off.... check out the action at www.RalphMawyerPhotography.com (aka www.BoerneSportsPhotos.com).

Before the football game I had a chance to catch one of the TMI vs Holy Cross JV volleyball games. Shooting in the gym is a challenge due to the lighting, inability to use strobes and lots of orange walls and floors, but I captured a few nice shots.  Check them out in the volleyball gallery at www.ralphmawyerphotography.com.