tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462764395932852350Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:43:54 +0000http://paul.gamecockcentral.com/index.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Shoemaker)Blogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462764395932852350.post-3783261628217949837Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:56:00 +00002009-09-30T10:43:54.120-04:00Gameday atmosphere improving at Williams-Brice...Lately you've probably noticed the players, and some fans, referring to the team as 'New Carolina' as the players and coaches have taken the task personally to make needed improvements. Likewise, Williams-Brice Stadium has also been receiving improvements and up-grades. The new signage (shown in the first five pictures in this blog) on each of the http://paul.gamecockcentral.com/2009/09/new-carolina-playing-in-williams-brice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gameshots)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462764395932852350.post-5235370352025016149Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:14:00 +00002009-09-16T15:58:34.417-04:002009 Football- Back Home to Williams-Brice...After starting the season with the ACC road game at NC State and then the SEC battle in Athens with Georgia, the time has finally come to play at home in Columbia. The stadium definitely has a new 'look' with many improvements (and signs/banners) and there will be many players and coaches who will finally be able to experience the excitement of http://paul.gamecockcentral.com/2009/09/2009-football-back-home-to-williams.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gameshots)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462764395932852350.post-7471463668663591137Tue, 05 May 2009 16:22:00 +00002009-05-05T12:56:12.718-04:00- This weekend, we're in Knoxville...Opening Day at Carolina Park!This has been a great team to watch this year but trying to figure them out is another story. David Cloninger and I went to Florida and returned home after being swept and turned right around this week and swept Vanderbilt decisively. Currently the team is in the thick of the race for the upcoming SEC Tournament in Hoover, AL. http://paul.gamecockcentral.com/2009/05/baseball-on-road-to-hoover.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gameshots)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462764395932852350.post-952449624916470415Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:21:00 +00002009-02-16T17:02:57.478-05:00Hoops- On the Road in the SEC...SEC Road trips for basketball are always important and usually memorable. Pictured above is Devan Downey hitting the game winning shot while being closely guarded by Jodie Meeks (23). To go into Rupp Arena and come out a few hours later with a victory is not something that many visiting teams get to experience. Recently we've been to Knoxville, Lexington, http://paul.gamecockcentral.com/2009/02/hoops-on-road-in-sec.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gameshots)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462764395932852350.post-4492625321510292033Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:40:00 +00002009-01-04T11:58:44.068-05:00A Tampa Bowl Week in Photos...How to describe a Bowl Week in Florida? Well, it's been said that a picture may be worth a thousand words and since this is a PHOTO blog (and nobody wants to read that many words anyway), I am choosing to use a variety of pictures that I took throughout the week along with a few comments for each image. We stayed at the Mainsail in Tampa and while Shoe was handling http://paul.gamecockcentral.com/2009/01/bowl-week-in-tampa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gameshots)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462764395932852350.post-8875830000213728374Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:42:00 +00002008-11-27T21:00:29.032-05:00End of the Regular Season is upon us...Coach Spurrier on Day One of August PracticeNot long ago we were shooting hot August practices at Bluff Road trying to put names, numbers and faces together and getting to know the 2008 Gamecocks. Now, so quickly, the weather is much cooler and the final regular season game approaches this Saturday with the showdown at high noon in Death Valley. There is http://paul.gamecockcentral.com/2008/11/rivalry-week-noon-showdown-at-clemsons.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gameshots)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462764395932852350.post-6903513473344164967Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:11:00 +00002008-11-10T08:47:57.523-05:00How can this happen? I put a picture in an upcoming Gallery from the Arkansas game that showed Jordin Lindsey with his helmet in hand. By the way, the referee is catching the football, it isn't a magic stunt. Previously, in the game, Kenny McKinley had also lost his helmet on a play. Surely you have wondered how this happens. A football helmet has not one but two straps securing the chin http://paul.gamecockcentral.com/2008/11/sequence-of-photos-lost-helmet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gameshots)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462764395932852350.post-1281820295260502974Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:52:00 +00002008-11-03T21:25:28.194-05:00Changes in Knoxville...Prior to the game, I was able to capture the intensity in Philip Fulmer's face as he studied the Gamecocks during the pre-game warm ups. When we have opportunity to get pre-game pictures of the coach's, I always find it interesting to study their faces, demeanor, and body language. This is definitely not always an option though as some coaches will remain focused on their http://paul.gamecockcentral.com/2008/11/tennessee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gameshots)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462764395932852350.post-4098864051881416073Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:54:00 +00002008-10-31T13:21:03.059-04:00SEC Basketball Media Days...First, a few words on Basketball before getting back to Football coverage. Beginning the 21st through the 23rd of October, David Cloninger and I were in Birmingham, Alabama covering the 2009 Hoops Basketball Tipoff for the Southeastern Conference Media Days. It was a great event as all of the SEC Men's and Women's teams were represented by their coaches and a couple ofhttp://paul.gamecockcentral.com/2008/10/basketball-and-football.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gameshots)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462764395932852350.post-1300559766150208669Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:43:00 +00002008-10-16T15:57:52.635-04:00Another SEC 'road trip'!What a beautiful time of the year to make the trip up the Interstate system to Lexington! The weather was beautiful all the way and we had no traffic problems. From Clinton, SC to Lexington took around six hours and the return trip was under six hours as the traffic was much lighter than the Friday traffic.Lexington...Each city has it's own personality, so to speak. http://paul.gamecockcentral.com/2008/10/another-away-game-kentucky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gameshots)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462764395932852350.post-7716963035903851551Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:32:00 +00002008-10-09T22:14:55.237-04:00A football 'road trip' in the SEC!Always an exciting time and quite an experience. I'm one of those 'glass half-full kind of guys' so I look forward to the event in a positive sort of way as opposed to focusing on the long hours and many miles and late nights. Invariably, we meet other fans along the way and have a great time either getting to know them for the first time or renewing http://paul.gamecockcentral.com/2008/10/away-game-ole-miss.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gameshots)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462764395932852350.post-4597251975770078542Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:19:00 +00002008-09-29T10:18:28.016-04:00You could feel the excitement in the air. After having to wait an entire week, Saturday had finally arrived. How many times prior to the game this week were you involved in a conversation with someone, maybe even a stranger, and a question was asked about another recent college football game? Did you stay up for the Trojans/Beavers game? What about the Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, Maryland, fill http://paul.gamecockcentral.com/2008/09/uab-gameday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gameshots)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462764395932852350.post-6315746291425657418Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:58:00 +00002008-09-24T15:54:24.569-04:00It's been stated " There are only two kinds of Photographers, the ones who have experienced a hard-drive crash, and the ones who haven't yet had that experience!" I heard this statement most recently during the asmp.org seminar that I attended last Thursday and commented on in my Friday blog entry.THAT statement, although true, surely brings to mind many other analogies. The two kinds of http://paul.gamecockcentral.com/2008/09/only-two-kinds-of-photographers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gameshots)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462764395932852350.post-9205045657065127148Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:49:00 +00002008-09-29T10:09:47.810-04:00Yesterday was definitely not a typical day in the life of this photographer. I left the house around 8AM and returned home around 11PM. A photographer is always interested in light. What angle is the sun at this moment in time? Is it a bright day, partly cloudy, overcast, rainy or potentially rainy, etc. Well this day broke as forecast, sunny and clear. I was happy.A bridge to nowhere...http://paul.gamecockcentral.com/2008/09/long-and-winding-road.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gameshots)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462764395932852350.post-4173503482085087434Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:26:00 +00002008-09-29T10:10:03.279-04:00Which camera and lens should I be using at this particular moment in time? Which will provide the BEST image to communicate what I feel should be captured at that moment in time. Where will I plan to be when I shoot the image? When I shoot a Carolina football game I work in concert with my photographer 'teammate', CJ Driggers. This makes life so much better not only for me but more importantly http://paul.gamecockcentral.com/2008/09/decisionsdecisionsdecisions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gameshots)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462764395932852350.post-789639640197032119Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:13:00 +00002008-09-16T17:11:44.603-04:00Welcome to my photo blog!I love taking photos and I want to share my passion for photography with others. My goal is to keep this blog interesting, educational and enlightening with information from a different viewpoint (behind the lens near the action)!But first, very briefly, we'll start with my photography background. Over thirty years ago, my career began in the retail world. Among a http://paul.gamecockcentral.com/2008/09/you-have-to-start-somewhere.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Gameshots)