CIS Football Best of 2011

With the CIS season coming to an end (for me anyway) I thought it was a good time to look back on the games I shot and pick out some of the best of the best, presented in the order they were shot:

1) Coin Toss - This picture was taken as an homage to Peter Reid Miller of Sports Illustrated.  The coin toss for any game is boring at best, but any time you add a fisheye lens it makes it a bit more interesting.

 2) SLIDE!!! - No coach ever likes to see the Quaterback take a hit and would like them to slide, but that's not what Luke Balch had in mind when he tried to jump over a defender.

3) Up and Over - Issac Dell of Laurier goes up and over everyone to score a touchdown.  This image was also used by the Ottawa Citizen so it is a bit more special.

4) Incomplete - Chris Daly of the Ottawa Gee Gees breaks up a pass in the endzone.

5) The Catch - Bogdan Raic from the Ottawa Gee Gees goes up and grabs a touchdown.

6) Touchdown - Shamawd Chamber of Laurier makes a nice catch on his way to the endzone.  Shamawd is listed as the Number 2 overall prospect for this years CFL draft.

7) Fumble - Samuel Aird chases down the Waterloo Quaterback and when he gets to him he forces a fumble.

8) Rainy Touchdown - The weather was bad but the game was exciting.

9) Get off my back - Shamawd Chambers refuses to go down, carrying a couple of players a few yards on his back.

10) Look out! - Sometimes when you are shooting a game, you are looking through the lens and are very focused.  That's when the play comes your way and before you know it the players are right on top of you.  This picture is one of those, but I stood in and fired away (and managed to avoid getting hit).

11) Personal Foul - Laurier was already moving the ball well, and this shot to the back of the ball carriers head didn't help Guelph get the stop.

12) Oakley - Those who know me know my obsession with Oakley and I just couldn't resist.... that and it looks cool!

All in all the season went well.  I sure would have liked to see Laurier go a bit further in the playoffs and maybe even some snow, but at the end of the season I looked back and found some cool shots and had some fun.

Trevor