Mud Mash Race [San Luis Obispo Sports Photography]

This Halloween I invited myself to shoot a very fun event in San Luis Obispo. The Mud Mash is a 5 or 10K race around Laguna Lake Park. The race takes it participants wading, tromping, splashing and climbing. The event was produced by All Out Events, a local sports event planning company. A portion of the proceeds went to SLO County's Special Olympics. All Out Events plans races, triathlons, adventure races and rock climbing events around the Central Coast. This was the first Mud Mash and hopefully it will be an annual event. Images are available or purchase as prints or digital downloads here.

These are going to be great later when they hit the mud pit.

MC Chris Stehula getting everyone ready to start the race.

There were a lot of costumes but I still think
Josh from Foothill Cyclery had the best one.

The First Heat taking off.

Wading through the lake.

Tromping through the reeds.

Running to get to the next obstacle.

Climbing the net.

Rope Climb

Coming back down the hill.

The Giant Mud Pit

Splashing in the mud.

10K individual winner John Donovan

And this happened too.

The Final Challenge...Vikings!

Bike Race at Cal Poly [San Luis Obispo Sports Photography]

After the photography session at Cal Poly's track, Chris and I caught the tail end of a bike race. I photographed a few of the participants just for fun.

Sports Photography: Bike Race at Cal Poly

Sports Photography: Bike Race at Cal Poly

Sports Photography: Bike Race at Cal Poly

Sports Photography: Bike Race at Cal Poly

Sports Photography: Bike Race at Cal Poly

Sports Photography: Bike Race at Cal Poly

Sara at Cal Poly Track [San Luis Obispo Sports Photography]

My friend Chris needed some sports photos for a graphic design project. We went to the Cal Poly track to photograph Sara running and jumping hurdles. These are my favorites:

Sports Photography: Warming Up for the Hurdles

Sports Photography: Jumping Hurdles Front View

Sports Photography: Jumping Hurdles Side View

Sports Photography: Cooling Down

Sports Photography: Getting Set to Sprint

Sports Photography: Sprinting

Sports Photography: A Portrait of Our Runner

MMA Throwdown at The Showground [Santa Barbara Sports Photography]

California Fight Syndicate host the Throwdown at the Showground this July 4th weekend and I was invited to shoot the event. This was my first chance to shoot an MMA event and it was really awesome. I got to test the limits of my camera because the showground lighting was low and the action was fast. As expected the D700 worked perfectly under these conditions.

Sports Photography: California Fight Syndicate - Throw Down at the Showground

Sports Photography: California Fight Syndicate - Throw Down at the Showground

Sports Photography: California Fight Syndicate - Throw Down at the Showground

Sports Photography: California Fight Syndicate - Throw Down at the Showground

Sports Photography: California Fight Syndicate - Throw Down at the Showground

Sports Photography: California Fight Syndicate - Throw Down at the Showground

Sports Photography: California Fight Syndicate - Throw Down at the Showground

Sports Photography: California Fight Syndicate - Throw Down at the Showground

Sports Photography: California Fight Syndicate - Throw Down at the Showground

Sports Photography: California Fight Syndicate - Throw Down at the Showground