Another year has come to a close. 2011 was the first full year with me using my camera probably every month.
Many of you have seen these pictures before, but I thought I would pull out some of my favorites as a look back on a year seen through my camera.
A quick word of thanks to everyone who has visited my web-site this past year. I ended the year with a total of over 3,300 views on the site. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy days to look at my pictures. You have given me a challenge to surpass for 2012.
Michael Hlavaty shooting a free throw at the State Basketball Tournament.Marcus Starr looks out from the Old Iron Days TentAn A-10 from the 442nd Fighter Wing banks over the Smoky Hill ANG Range during the 2011 Open House.Otis-Bison's Janel Tammen (#45) goes for a kill against Kinsely during the 2011 Otis-Bison/LaCrosse Volleyball Tournament.Stan Ewy reacts to a play while managing the Mid-Kansas Tornadoes Girls Softball tearm.Dylan Wissman (#2) of Otis-Bison leaves a St. John defender in his trail.A F-16 Fighting Falcon of the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 138th Fighter Wing flies over the crowd at the 2011 Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range Open House.A leopard looks out from his cage at the Great Bend Zoo and Raptor Center.Clifton-Clyde's Tyler Lambert (#42) carries the football for the East All-Stars in the 2011 Kansas Eight Man Division I Football All-Star Game.Cowboys drive a heard of Longhorn steers down Main Street of Ellinwood, Kansas.Great Bend's Alexander Urias dribbles the ball through the Andover defense.An A-10 Warthog from the 442nd Fighter Wing fires its 30mm Avenger canon while taking part in the 2011 Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range Open House.Otis-Bison Coach Travis Starr talks to one of his players in the game against St. John.Hoisington's Cody Stetler takes a shot against the Minneapolis defense in the 2011 Hoisington Winter Jam Championship game.Otis-Bison's Patrick Piper (#22) lead blocks for Dylan Wissman (#2) after receiving the ball from Trevor Keller in the Regional Playoff game versus Victoria.Jenna Hlavaty smiles as she leads her bucket calf, Rosie, from the arena after winning Reserve Grand Champion for Bucket Calf at the 4-H Beef show at the 2011 Rush County Fair in LaCrosse, Kansas on Friday, August 5, 2011.Sedgwick's Hunter Davis prepares to return a kick against the Hoisington Cardinals.Kiowa County's Kaitlyn Gamble dives for the basketball in a game against Larned.Fireworks explode over Olmitz, Kansas on July 3, 2011.Ryan and Steven Werkmeister sit on either side of their cousin Gerald Lobmeyer at the Werkmeister's baptism.Mushroom Rock is illuminated by winter moonlight in this 10 minute long exposure.Otis-Bison's Jordan Hoffman catches a pass during warmups for the game with Frankfort.McPherson's Alex Bahr (#85) checks to see if he is on the line of scrimmage against Newton.An F-16 Fighting Falcon of the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 138th Fighter Wing banks while taking part in the 2011 Smoky Hill Air National Guard Open House.
The Mid-Kansas Tornadoes faced off against the Cardinal Lanes softball team again this evening. It was a close game till about mid-way when the Cardinal Lanes team took the lead and didn’t look back. Below are some of the pictures I took at the game: Click here to purchase prints of these pictures. Click here…
I have wanted to shoot some lighting pictures for a while. I had attempted this earlier, but the shots were majorly out of focus. A small thunderstorm made its way towards Great Bend, so I grabbed the gear and headed out into the country. Here are the shots that I got of lighting that evening:
The Andover Trojans traveled to Great Bend to face the Panther’s Boys Soccer team in a 5A Regional Playoff match. The Panthers held control most of the match. They ended up with a final score of 5-2. Great Bend will play Hays to decide the winner of the Regional on Thursday evening. This was my…
The final Girls game of the 2018 Hoisington Winter Jam saw the Otis-Bison Lady Cougars pitted against the Russell Lady Broncos. Both teams started out trading shots. At times those shots were three pointers. Otis-Bison kept within reach of Russell until the second half. After halftime, Russell’s Tiffany Dortland poured on the points and tallied…
With the last weekend in May, comes the largest High School Track Meet in the nation, the Kansas State High School Activities Association’s State Track and Field Championships. The first day started with the threat of ever more rain on a sodden city. Fortunately, that threat dissipated. In the action on the field, a State…
The LaCrosse Leopards kicked off their 2012 Playoffs by hosting the Ell-Saline Cardinals. The Leopards scored early and went up three scores before the Cardinals added some points to the board. LaCrosse then took over the game and held back the passing game and attempts from Ell-Saline. LaCrosse won the game 35 to 6. Ell-Saline…
