This past weekend my parents, Aaron, and I went to see the Toledo Mudhens vs. the Norfolk Tides at 5/3 Field in Toledo, OH. Unfortunately our Mudhens lost, but it was a good game and I decided to test out my cameras ability to shoot baseball from fairly far away. I brought my 50-135mm zoom for the game and my 35mm auto focus for the fireworks show afterward. I was kicking myself for not bringing a better zoom, but Aaron and I walked around the stadium and got some more up close pictures.

The sun and I were at war through the first part of the game so there are some photos that are not exactly what I wash hoping for but eventually the sun set and I won.

Here are a few of my favorites.

To see the rest of the pictures, visit the gallery.

This past weekend, I had a new experience, watching a Marathon. I didn’t know what it would be like, so I brought my camera along to see what I could get. It was an amazing experience to be at the finish line where I was. We were about 100 yards from the finish line itself and watching all the different athletes come in was so much fun.

The first group of athletes coming in were the ones who were there to win, as more and more people came in, it was more of a celebration to those who finished the race! As boring as 26.2 miles sounds, I recommend hanging out at the finish line to anyone whose looking for a fun time.

The marathon isn’t just for the runners! She was having just as much fun cheering!

Sammy Wanjiru
by the way, he holds the Olympic record, and is the current Olympic Champion in the marathon, oh and he set a new course record for Chicago!

Liliya Shobukhova

So, he finished in under 3 hours… And probably got one of the biggest cheers from the crowd as he came in to the finish line!

Minnie Mouse Ran!

Mason, on his way to qualifying for Boston!

Nathalie, about to get boxed in, but still qualifying for Boston!!!!!!!

Who is ready for Boston?

The full gallery can be found: http://www.kp-photos.com/Sports/Chicago-Marathon-2009/

I traveled over to Chicago to watch my best friend from high school run the Chicago Marathon and qualify for Boston! I shot a great deal of pictures but here are two sneak peeks! Full album coming this week.