http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog A photoblog by Jason O. Watson Mon, 13 Dec 2010 08:44:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/11/29/coach-al-groh/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/11/29/coach-al-groh/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:46:01 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=522 Today, my alma mater, the University of Virginia, dismissed Al Groh as the football coach after a 3-9 season. As a sports photographer, I've covered Coach Groh over the last five years -- compiling a wide range of images. ]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/11/29/coach-al-groh/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/10/31/a-good-football-game-in-the-wac/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/10/31/a-good-football-game-in-the-wac/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:01:05 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=518 I was assigned to shoot the Idaho Vandals at the San Jose State Spartans on October 10th. US Presswire wanted me to shoot Nathan Enderle, Idaho's quarterback (pictured above) who was the WAC offensive player of the year in 2008. ]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/10/31/a-good-football-game-in-the-wac/feed/ 1 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/10/21/washington-at-stanford-ncaa-football/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/10/21/washington-at-stanford-ncaa-football/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:23:58 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=512 In my short time shooting PAC10 and WAC football, I've noticed a couple of key differences from the ACC, Big East, etc. The first, the weather -- it's almost always 70 degrees and awesome outside in Palo Alto. Second, there's a ton of offense -- or put another way, there often is lot less defense (i.e. no 7-5 UVa v UNC games). ]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/10/21/washington-at-stanford-ncaa-football/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/10/20/san-jose-state-at-stanford-ncaa-football/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/10/20/san-jose-state-at-stanford-ncaa-football/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:38:02 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=499 The nice thing about early season evening / twilight games is that there are often a few select spots in the stadium where late afternoon sunlight sneaks through the stands and on to the field. ]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/10/20/san-jose-state-at-stanford-ncaa-football/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/04/08/a-not-so-friendly-spring-ncaa-soccer-game/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/04/08/a-not-so-friendly-spring-ncaa-soccer-game/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:07:22 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=424 This past weekend, NC State scrimmaged Virginia in a spring "friendly". In the first half, there was a scuffle where Chrystel Bakong (8) from NCSU got into a mix up with UVA's Jonathan Villaneuva (10). ]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/04/08/a-not-so-friendly-spring-ncaa-soccer-game/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/29/the-longest-lacrosse-game-ever-uva-defeats-umd-10-9-in-7ot/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/29/the-longest-lacrosse-game-ever-uva-defeats-umd-10-9-in-7ot/#comments Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:47:58 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=413 Yesterday's NCAA Men's Lacrosse game between UVA and Maryland was epic. Not because these two rivals were playing or because UVA is undefeated and ranked number 1 and Maryland is #9... but because the game went on forever. ]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/29/the-longest-lacrosse-game-ever-uva-defeats-umd-10-9-in-7ot/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/09/cavs-crush-big-red-sweet-save-by-ghitelman/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/09/cavs-crush-big-red-sweet-save-by-ghitelman/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:39:32 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=409 Adam Ghitelman made this ridiculous save in the fourth quarter as the #1 ranked UVA men's lacrosse team dominated #4 Cornell in the second half]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/09/cavs-crush-big-red-sweet-save-by-ghitelman/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/09/amazing-comeback/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/09/amazing-comeback/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:28:17 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=406 The #2 ranked Virginia women's lacrosse team was down 11-5 with about 15 minutes remaining in the game... ]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/09/amazing-comeback/feed/ 1 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/07/mens-basketball-having-some-fun/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/07/mens-basketball-having-some-fun/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 02:56:53 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=404 Today's UVA v UMD basketball game was the last of the season for me at the John Paul Jones Arena...]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/07/mens-basketball-having-some-fun/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/07/womens-lacrosse-66-degrees-spring-time/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/07/womens-lacrosse-66-degrees-spring-time/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 02:36:43 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=400 This is a shot of Virginia first-year Julie Gardner scoring a goal against Maryland last night. UVA fell 17-11 to the Terps,]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/07/womens-lacrosse-66-degrees-spring-time/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/01/jeff-teague-gets-the-job-done-for-wake-forest/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/01/jeff-teague-gets-the-job-done-for-wake-forest/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:28:30 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=385 #13 ranked Wake Forest came to town yesterday]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/01/jeff-teague-gets-the-job-done-for-wake-forest/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/02/27/rejected/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/02/27/rejected/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:22:13 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=381 Last night Miami came to Charlottesville for a late season ACC game. This shot is of Tunji Soroye blocking Miami's James Dews]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/02/27/rejected/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/02/23/uva-wbb-senior-day-vs-boston-college/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/02/23/uva-wbb-senior-day-vs-boston-college/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:36:25 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=368 This shot is of Carolyn Swords from Boston College -- she dominated the interior with a game-high 31 points]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/02/23/uva-wbb-senior-day-vs-boston-college/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/02/21/pink-unis-for-a-good-cause/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/02/21/pink-unis-for-a-good-cause/#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:34:31 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=366 The UVA women's basketball team came out on the court against Miami on Thursday wearing all pink uniforms...]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/02/21/pink-unis-for-a-good-cause/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/02/19/all-is-well-in-hooville/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/02/19/all-is-well-in-hooville/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:10:00 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=359 ...at least for right now. It's been a long season for the Wahoo faithful with respect to men's basketball. The last two games, however, have erased some of the bitter feelings with fans, ]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/02/19/all-is-well-in-hooville/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/02/17/watching-the-party-from-above-12-clemson-at-virginia/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/02/17/watching-the-party-from-above-12-clemson-at-virginia/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:31:58 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=345 UVA's men's basketball team had a pretty rough stretch before the #12 ranked Clemson Tigers came to town -- losing eight games in a row. Clemson entered the game as heavy favorites over the Wahoos -- I remember last year's 82-51 blowout ]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/02/17/watching-the-party-from-above-12-clemson-at-virginia/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/01/24/virginia-head-coach-dave-leitao/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/01/24/virginia-head-coach-dave-leitao/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2009 06:33:35 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=275 This image summed up UVA's day against Florida State. UVA was held to 3 of 23 shooting in the first half -- with only 5 points over the first 13:45 of the first half. Not good. In this image, Leitao was disputing an official's call. ]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/01/24/virginia-head-coach-dave-leitao/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/01/16/tyler-hansbrough-making-it-look-easy/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/01/16/tyler-hansbrough-making-it-look-easy/#comments Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:22:42 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=268 UNC's Tyler Hansbrough did a number on UVA last night. Last year's National Player of the Year lit Virginia up for 28 points. ]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/01/16/tyler-hansbrough-making-it-look-easy/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/01/06/assane-sene-virginias-intimidating-7-foot-first-year/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/01/06/assane-sene-virginias-intimidating-7-foot-first-year/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:35:29 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=262 Assane Sene has played in most of Virginia's games this season -- eight games so far. ]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/01/06/assane-sene-virginias-intimidating-7-foot-first-year/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/01/03/xaviers-kenny-frease-from-above/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/01/03/xaviers-kenny-frease-from-above/#comments Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:57:07 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=252 The #22 Xavier men's NCAA basketball team came to town to play UVA. Remote camera and Pocketwizard Gremlins appear to have been tamed and things started clicking for the first time in several games. ]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/01/03/xaviers-kenny-frease-from-above/feed/ 1