Old Timey Baseball

Just a little break from my ongoing story.  Shot the Cubs v Sox game on Saturday at Fenway.  The teams donned circa 1918 style uniforms as a nod to the year that the Cubs were last in town.  They even went so far as to bring in old announcers with big megaphones that walked around and called out the players at bat.  Pretty cool.  I shot the introductions with a lens that I thought would fit the mood.  It adds a heavy vignette on the edges of the photo and allows me to shoot in a shallow depth of field.  My intent was to give the images that old timey feel.  Have a look and let me know what you think.

Sox dude

Little late on updating but here is a pic from my first Red Sox game of the season.  It was a long wet night but it felt good to be back at Fenway, well except for the foul balls.   The scary scary foul balls.
Here is a link to the start of the article and a little gallery:
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1248090

(041710  Boston, MA) Boston Red Sox right fielder J.D. Drew (7) tries to slide under Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro (30) on a single by David Ortiz in the 11th inning of the game continued from the previous night at Fenway Park.  Drew was tagged out on the play.  Photo by Matthew Healey

I have started to slowly fill out my archives at http://www.photoshelter.com/c/matthealey/gallery-list and will soon be updating my website http://matthealey.com so keep an eye out.  Thanks for looking.

NHL Winter Classic

The Boston Bruins take on the Philadelphia Flyers in the second period of the 2010 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts on New Years Day, January 1, 2010. UPI/Matthew Healey

I only have time to post two up so here they are is. Had a great time. Some more of them can be seen on UPI's website here: NHL WINTER CLASSIC

Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron (37) and Philadelphia Flyers center Mike Richards (18) chase down a loose puck in the third period of the 2010 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts on New Years Day, January 1, 2010. The Bruins defeated the Flyers 2-1. UPI/Matthew Healey

Scenes from Fenway

Got to photograph the Sox as they took on the Marlins last night. Decided to try and chase the light a bit as the sun started to set across the park. Let me know what you think.

Florida Marlins relief pitcher Matt Lindstrom (22) warms up his arm during batting practice before the game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts on June 16, 2009.

Fans watch as the Boston Red Sox take on the Florida Marlins at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts on June 16, 2009.

Fans watch as the Boston Red Sox take on the Florida Marlins at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts on June 16, 2009.

Boston Red Sox catcher Goerge Kottaras heads to the dugout before the Sox take on the Florida Marlins at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts on June 16, 2009.

Minor Leagues

PAWTUCKET, RI - May 21, 2009: Pawtucket Red Sox fans look at the day's line up posted inside McCoy Stadium before the Paw Sox took on the Scranton Yankees.

I recently had the pleasure of shooting a Pawtucket Red Sox game for a feature article for a paper. That meant, I didn't need to focus too much on action and instead had to focus on the experience of attending a game. The best part of the the Paw Sox games is the light. It just streams into the park and just looks fantastic. Thought I would share a few pics now that the story has run. Hope you enjoy, and feel free to leave a comment.

PAWTUCKET, RI - May 21, 2009: John Healy 9-years-old of Seekonk (L) and Shawn Cullen 8-years-old of Turners Falls lower a baseball glove towards the Pawtucket Red Sox dugout in the hopes of having some of the players autograph it before the start of Paw Sox game against the Scranton Yankees at McCoy Stadium.

PAWTUCKET, RI - May 21, 2009: Billy Pomfred (L) 17-years-old of Plainville and Sean Coleman also 17 of Plainville take in a Paw Sox game as the team takes on the Scranton Yankees at McCoy Stadium.


PAWTUCKET, RI - May 21, 2009: Pawtucket Red Sox starting pitcher Kris Johnson hurls a pitch against the Scranton Yankees at McCoy Stadium.

PAWTUCKET, RI - May 21, 2009:A group of young Pawtucket Red Sox fans move from their seats during the game against the Scranton Yankees at McCoy Stadium.

Baseball season

Picture from the end of a Little League parade in one of the suburbs of Boston. The paper ran it really well. I like the way it turned out.

Ryan McNeill, 11, of the Major League Braves looks across the field at Memorial Park towards Twins dugout before the the two teams took the field for the first Little League game of the season at the conclusion of the Little League parade on Sunday April 26, 2009.

Send in......the clowns.....

I have been meaning to put this first pic up here for awhile. This one was from a fundraiser pancake breakfast in one of the towns I work in frequently. The moment I walked in to what was a pretty busy pancake breakfast my eye is drawn to a clown just hanging out 'backstage' (actually just in a little nook off to the side in the cafeteria). Window light streaming in from the side. Fantastic. I start working it, get some okay pics. Go take a look around, get some people handing out some nice looking breakfast food. Go back and there is a different clown in the same spot. This one is drinking some coffee watching an older gentleman doing magic tricks for the kids. Start working it again. The result is below. They actually ran this pic too, which just made me oh so happy. Not only that but it was posted on the bulletin board at the office as the photo of the week. So I am not alone in my love for lonely clowns.

Actually all but the last photo are for the same group of papers. The second photo was from a neat story about a group of special needs students who attended an enhanced version of the Big Apple Circus.

Third photo was a story about parents building an outdoor skating rink on a basketball court this past winter.

Fourth photo was a health fair. Just nice light.

Last photo, I forget where that was. I kid, I kid. That was Fenway last week. Nice light.

Hope you enjoy, feel free to drop me a comment.

Richard Rausch (R) AKA 'Doo Dad' the Aleppo Clown takes a break from performing and Bill Landan of the Rotary Club in Brookline perform magic tricks during the Pancake Breakfast at Brookline High School on Saturday April 5, 2008.

Mark Riley signs an interpretation for the speaking portions of the Big Apple Circus during a special performance called Circus of the Senses held in Boston on City Hall Plaza on Thursday April 3, 2008. The performance offered a chance for children with sensory impairments from across Boston to enjoy the show.

Volunteer Dan Kaseta carries a bag of sand that is used to shore up the boards of the outdoor skating rink that he and others built on the basketball courts next to the Wellesley Recreation center on Saturday January 12, 2008.

Massage therapist Joan E. Howard (R) gives a massage to Katie Reed Executive Director of Allston Village Main Streets during Wellness Resolution a fundraiser for the Accelerated Cure Project for multiple sclerosis on Sunday January 13, 2008 at Rock City Body in Allston.

Boston Red Sox pitcher Clay Bucholz warms up before the game against the Texas Rangers on Saturday April 19, 2008 at Fenway Park.

Some a dis some a dat

I have exactly 5 minutes to kill. So I am putting up a few shots from here and there. First one is from a trip to Vinalhaven Maine that Christine and I took. It is a photo of the harbor taken from the ferry over there.




The next group of photos are all from a little league game I covered a week or two ago. I have kind of hit my limit with little league games so I get bored quickly. This one was wrapping up right around sunset. Just a few patches of golden hour light were hitting the field here and there. So I used it in a few photos.

Newton, Mass - July 20, 2007 - The umpire of the Walpole vs Parkway Little League playoff game stares off into the sun during a lull.

Newton, Mass - July 20, 2007 - Fans watch the Little League game from the outfield.

Newton, Mass - July 20, 2007 - A Parkway Little League player stretches for a ball during a playoff game against Walpole.

Aloha Mr. Hand

Decided to throw up some more pics from the past couple months. I have been shooting a lot of baseball this summer, which is great because baseball is one of the toughest sports for me to shoot. (Not counting golf, volleyball, and plenty of others). I've been able to use my new longer lens and it makes a big difference. Have been able to see some pretty good games too. The top two baseball pics are very recent, and I just really dig them. I kept seeing the dust fly off everyone whenever there was a play on the infield dirt. Finally was able to get a decent shot of it. The pitcher photo was just for myself. I liked the black background (except for that person in the white shirt back there) and the cool light, which doesn't pop as much on the internet of course.


The parade pic is from May and I forgot to post it up here earlier. The original didn't run as a square crop but I decided to crop it for here just because.

The last two are from the debates in New Hampshire back in early June. They are both from the 'spin room' after the debates occurred. The highlight being the blogger that was walking around with an open laptop and with a web cam attached to it who was trying to type on his laptop and record his interviews with the web cam. The web cam kept falling off his laptop. I tried to get a photo of him, really I did, but I failed. I think he knew what I was up to.

We did have access to the debate hall to photograph the candidates on stage. A whopping 90 seconds. We were supposed to have five minutes, but of course they came out late. 20 photographers all squished up against the stage desperate to get a photo of all nine or so candidates together. Fun stuff. Okay so maybe I can only speak for myself, I was desperate to get a photo of them all together. One that was sharp, well exposed, and where none of them were blinking or doing something weird. Stressful as all hell but it was a good learning experience. Have a look http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=533598935&context=set-72157600292995022&size=o

CANTON, Mass. - July 14, 2007 - Second baseman for the Canton American Legion team Ryan Melaugh makes the throw to first baseman Ryan Darcy on a ground out by Morrisette's second baseman Joe Lousararian during the game at Canton High school. Canton defeated Morrisette 2-1 and will now move on to the district 6 East playoffs.


CANTON, Mass. - July 14, 2007 - Canton American Legion team starting pitcher Andy Poliferno hurls a pitch in the first inning against the Morrisette Legion team at Canton High school. Canton defeated Morrisette 2-1 and will now move on to the district 6 East playoffs.


Somerville, Mass. - May 27, 2007 - The Italian American marching band makes its way under a large American flag that hung over Davis Square during the Memorial Day Parade.


Republican Presidential Candidate for 2008, Representative Duncan Hunter (R-CA), chats with reporters after the debate inside the spin room at Stoutenburgh gymnasium on the Saint Anselm College campus in Manchester, New Hampshire on June 5, 2007.



Democratic Presidential Candidate for 2008, Senator Joe Biden (D-DE), answers a question from a reporter in the spin room located inside the Stoutenburgh Gymnasium on the Saint Anselm College campus in Manchester, New Hampshire on June 3, 2007. The eight Democratic Candidates just wrapped up a debate.

Summertime...like the Billie Holiday song, not the Jazzy Jeff song

Just a little update from here and there. It's getting late, and I am getting hungry, waiting for Christine to come home so we can eat dinner together, should be around 10pm or so. Ah fun. Been pretty busy the past few weeks and wanted to throw some photos up of some of the work I have made.

Wellesley, Mass - June 26, 2007 - A child swims past the head lifeguard at Morses Pond during a beginners swimming lesson.

Yeah I lost her name, and the lifeguards name. Sorry. She was really funny though, she kept just floating around as the guard was trying to instruct the others. Real waterbug. Yes my lens got wet, and so did the jeans I was wearing. Thankfully I had more pants in my car. Always bring more pants with you!

Newton, Mass - Sam Raby, 12, of Newton Corner, plays the 'Water Game' that was set up on Albemarle Field as part of the Independence Day festivities on Wednesday July 4, 2007.

Not sure why but I really dig that shot above. I just like that he completely ignored me and focused on the game. It also looks like he is looking up at the prizes. Carnivals rule.

PLYMOUTH, MASS.. - June 2, 2007: Plymouth South graduating senior Hillary Rooslet, left, chats with her girlfriend on the phone before lining up for the start of the Plymouth South High School Graduation Ceremony at Memorial Hall.

Just a bit of color amongst the black robes. Actually all the girls had blue on. Shot on a day of back to back high school graduations, held in the same hall. Ugh. Oh and I checked and she confirmed that she was talking to her girlfriend, and yes she said it was okay to print that, I checked the online edition of the photo and her girlfriend had been changed to 'friend'. We are in Massachusetts right? Whatever.

Watertown, Mass. - Members of the Watertown Reds baseball team watch the game from the dugout during a matchup against the Mooney Dental Tanners on Wednesday June 20, 2007 at Victory Field