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/2010/05/08/remembering-yeardley-love/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2010/05/08/remembering-yeardley-love/#comments Sat, 08 May 2010 19:07:21 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=558 Today, May 8, at the 2010 NCAA Women's Golf West Regionals at the Stanford Golf Course, the University of Virginia women's team played with their balls marked with the number 1 and the name "Love" in honor of Yeardley Love,]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2010/05/08/remembering-yeardley-love/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/2009/11/29/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/2009/04/08/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/2009/04/01/tony-bennett-introduced-as-uvas-new-basketball-coach/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/04/01/tony-bennett-introduced-as-uvas-new-basketball-coach/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:40:02 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=422 Today was UVA's unveiling of it's new men's basketball coach, Tony Bennett. ]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/04/01/tony-bennett-introduced-as-uvas-new-basketball-coach/feed/ 1 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/2009/03/02/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/2009/02/27/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 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/2009/01/16/sams-club/ http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/01/16/sams-club/#comments Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:30:23 +0000 thedocwat http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/?p=266 So, tonight was the #5 UNC v UVA men's basketball game. Probably the biggest game of the season for UVA's John Paul Jones Arena... all the local media and photogs were there, plus a bunch of others]]> http://www.jasonowatson.com/blog/2009/01/16/sams-club/feed/ 0