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/2010/12/13/point-reyes-national-seashore/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2010/12/13/point-reyes-national-seashore/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 08:43:03 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=562 This weekend, I decided to do some driving around the Bay Area and headed up to Marin County to Point Reyes National Seashore and surrounding areas. ]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2010/12/13/point-reyes-national-seashore/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2010/05/03/sad-day-in-charlottesville/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2010/05/03/sad-day-in-charlottesville/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 03:34:09 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=554 Today's news from Charlottesville is very sad indeed. Yeardley Love, a fourth-year on the #4 ranked UVA women's lacrosse team was apparently murdered overnight.]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2010/05/03/sad-day-in-charlottesville/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/12/20/nfl-washington-redskins-at-oakland-raiders/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/12/20/nfl-washington-redskins-at-oakland-raiders/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:15:15 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=534 December 13, 2009; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Raiders running back Justin Fargas (25) leaps over Washington Redskins defensive tackle Cornelius Griffin (96) for a touchdown during the second quarter at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Washington defeated Oakland 34-13.]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/12/20/nfl-washington-redskins-at-oakland-raiders/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/10/31/san-jose-sharks-nhl-home-opener-vs-the-columbus-blue-jackets/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/10/31/san-jose-sharks-nhl-home-opener-vs-the-columbus-blue-jackets/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:16:00 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=515 The San Jose Sharks hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets at HP Pavilion in San Jose, California on October 8th. This was my first NHL game shooting, and the first since I watched the NY Islanders play the Pittsburgh Penguins at Nassau Coliseum over a decade ago. ]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/10/31/san-jose-sharks-nhl-home-opener-vs-the-columbus-blue-jackets/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/10/21/texas-rangers-at-oakland-athletics-major-league-baseball/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/10/21/texas-rangers-at-oakland-athletics-major-league-baseball/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:41:01 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=505 The above image is of Oakland Athletics infielder Daric Barton (10) sliding into home plate during the second inning against against the Texas Rangers at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on September 22, 2009. ]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/10/21/texas-rangers-at-oakland-athletics-major-league-baseball/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/2009/10/04/boise-state-at-fresno-state-ncaa-football/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/10/04/boise-state-at-fresno-state-ncaa-football/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:46:24 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=489 The #10 ranked Boise State Broncos came to Fresno State for a Friday night NCAA football game under the lights. This was my first game since moving west, and I drove the three hours from the Bay Area for this game. Really glad I wore shorts because it was over 100 degrees at kick off (6pm). ]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/10/04/boise-state-at-fresno-state-ncaa-football/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/06/27/sherlock-arrives-on-the-west-coast/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/06/27/sherlock-arrives-on-the-west-coast/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:29:24 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=447 So, after two trips across country: one by air, one by land; Sherlock and I finally made it out to California. I took him to Poplar Beach / Bluff Top Coastal Park, near Half Moon Bay, yesterday for a couple of hours. Sherlock met his first California Sea Lion...]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/06/27/sherlock-arrives-on-the-west-coast/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/04/17/a-great-night-in-charlottesville-dave-matthews-band/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/04/17/a-great-night-in-charlottesville-dave-matthews-band/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 06:52:03 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=426 Tonight was a night that I was looking forward to for a long time. Putting objective photojournalism aside, I have always wanted to photograph Dave Matthews and his band. I've been a fan since the early 1990's]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/04/17/a-great-night-in-charlottesville-dave-matthews-band/feed/ 2 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/31/2009-jefferson-cup-charlottesvilles-premier-cycling-road-race/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/31/2009-jefferson-cup-charlottesvilles-premier-cycling-road-race/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:45:09 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=418 This past Sunday, was the annual Jeff Cup bike races run on the rural roads of Albemarle County south of Charlottesville, VA. ]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/31/2009-jefferson-cup-charlottesvilles-premier-cycling-road-race/feed/ 3 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/2009/03/02/snow-day-photos-from-around-charlottesville/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/02/snow-day-photos-from-around-charlottesville/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:13:34 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=394 It took until March, but we finally got a significant snow here in Virginia. I spent my morning and parts of my afternoon driving around Charlottesville and surrounding Albemarle County taking photos. ]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/02/snow-day-photos-from-around-charlottesville/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/01/shenandoah-np-white-oak-canyon/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/01/shenandoah-np-white-oak-canyon/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:52:00 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=389 Today I decided to get a jump on the approaching winter storm and go for a hike with Sherlock, my Irish Setter, to Shenandoah]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/03/01/shenandoah-np-white-oak-canyon/feed/ 1 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/02/24/night-lacrosse-in-february-brrrr/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/02/24/night-lacrosse-in-february-brrrr/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:22:10 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=370 I usually avoid wearing my winter coat to any sporting event -- mainly because it makes switching between camera bodies cumbersome if not down right impossible. This is particularly true for lacrosse which is extremely fast paced. By the end of tonight's NCAA Lacrosse game between #2 Virginia and Mount Saint Mary's]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/02/24/night-lacrosse-in-february-brrrr/feed/ 2 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/2009/02/17/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/2009/02/10/getting-some-lucky-light-death-valley-national-park/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/02/10/getting-some-lucky-light-death-valley-national-park/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:42:27 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=323 I left Lake Tahoe earlier than originally planned because of a series of snow storms that were headed that way. Given my propensity to find disaster with snow,]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/02/10/getting-some-lucky-light-death-valley-national-park/feed/ 0