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 Buhler Lady Crusaders traveled to Great Bend to face the Lady Panthers. The cold temperatures outside did not cool down the Lady Panther shooters as they took a sizable lead into halftime. Great Bend did not look back on their way to a 52 to 38 victory. Below are some of the pictures I…
Before I got into my car to go out to Cheyenne Bottoms, I saw this butterfly on a white aster in my front yard. Well, I think it is a butterfly. Enjoy the pics of this colorful flying insect: [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157625069482003″]
For only the third time in school history, the Otis-Bison Cougars have made it to the State Basketball Championship tournament. This time the Cougars met the Fowler Goldbugs. Both teams met in the Football playoffs with the Cougars dominating. On the hardwood floors of Gross Memorial Coliseum, the Cougars kept the lead for most of…
The Buhler Nationals met the team from Chanute in the First Round of the 2016 American Legion Class A State Baseball Tournament. The game was a back and forth affair early on. Buhler broke the tie to go up three runs. The never gave up the lead, even took it to a five run advantage….
I finally was able to upgrade my camera. I purchased a Canon EOS 7D from Moler’s Camera in Wichita, Kansas. With football about to start, I wanted to test out the camera and start getting familiar with it. I took a few photos around the outside of my house (the squirrels where shot by Anita)…
The Otis-Bison Cougars started off their fourth trip in a row to the playoffs with a home matchup against the Rolla Pirates. Otis-Bison opened the scoring early, needing less than a minute to put up eight points. The Cougars kept scoring early and often to end the game at Halftime with a score of 54-0….
