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/2010/05/03/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/2010/04/20/against-the-wall-baltimore-orioles-at-oakland-as/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2010/04/20/against-the-wall-baltimore-orioles-at-oakland-as/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:12:52 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=551 The struggling Baltimore Orioles defeated the Oakland A's 8-3 on a nice sunny Sunday afternoon. The shot above is of Rajai Davis seriously leaping up the left-center field wall for a fly ball. ]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2010/04/20/against-the-wall-baltimore-orioles-at-oakland-as/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/2009/11/29/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/2009/10/31/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/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/2009/10/21/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/2009/10/04/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/2009/08/23/a-day-at-the-races-infineon-raceway-sonoma-ca/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/08/23/a-day-at-the-races-infineon-raceway-sonoma-ca/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:21:28 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=482 A co-worker of mine generously gave me her ticket to today's Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Infineon Raceway. This was my first Indy Car race and I had an absolute blast!]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/08/23/a-day-at-the-races-infineon-raceway-sonoma-ca/feed/ 0 http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/04/26/2009-foxfield-spring-races/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/04/26/2009-foxfield-spring-races/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:11:01 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=433 The weather treated the thousands of party-goers in the infield pretty well -- it was 90+ degrees and sunny. The racing was fun and also sad when a horse had to be put down for breaking his leg. Toughkenamon jockeyed by Carl Rafter]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/04/26/2009-foxfield-spring-races/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/2009/02/24/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