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CSUMB Women’s Basketball

Royal — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 07:15:54 +0000

I recently shot some portraits of members of the nationally ranked CSU-Monterey Bay Women’s for the Ventura County Star.

CSUMB Women’s Basketball Team members Julie Heurung, left, Michelle Santizo, Kris King, Amanda Padilla, Erika Ward, Molly Carson, Holly Holcomb and Jenna Bandy stand near one of the old decaying Fort Ord buildings which surround the campus in Seaside, Calif. on February 1, 2011. These team members have roots in Ventura County.

With head coach Renee Jiminez and assistant coach Tina Samaniego also coming from the Ventura area it is no wonder why so many talented players from one area have ended up on the team.

The campus occupies the former Army base which was closed by President Clinton and is still being dismantled. The campus is within walking distance of the beach, an area that was used as firing ranges when the base was still active. I was glad the team was excited about my idea of using the decaying base as a backdrop instead of just another shot with the ocean behind them. Who knows how long those buildings will stand, but for now they are a big part of the campus.

Sports

Royal — Sat, 15 May 2010 05:24:59 +0000

I have been shooting a ton of sports lately. Here are a few of my favorites from the past few weeks. I am looking forward to shooting the US Open in Pebble Beach next month and the Moto GP motorcycle races at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey in July.

Soledad pitcher A.J.Banuelos, center, is mobbed by teammates after winning the league title during their matchup with King City.

Monterey first baseman Michael Ryder reels in a line drive by North Monterey County.

Stevenson’s Maren Toor is tagged out by Santa Catalina’s Daniela Aiello after overrunning third base during softball.

Notre Dame’s Kaleigh Keating scrambles after a loose ball as San Benito’s Ellie Burley slides safely into second base

King City’s Jake Davis clears a hurdle on his way to first place in the 110 Hurdles during the MTAL Track and Field Championships.

Monterey’s Thomas Giacalone, left, and Nick Stoeberl support their team against Gilroy during CCS volleyball.

CSU-Monterey Bay Basketball

Royal — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:21:00 +0000

I shot CSU-Monterey Bay Basketball Vs. CSU-Stanislaus last Friday. Bouncing a set of strobes off the ceiling. The game was pretty awesome with CSUMB pulling ahead in overtime to win the game. Here are a few of my favorite images.

These students showed up in pajamas for the men’s game.

At this point CSUMB had locked in the lead in the final seconds and everyone was holding their keys up. Something like “have a nice drive home’ was being yelled. More images can be viewed here<
CSU Monterey Bay Basketball Vs. CSU Stanislaus – Images by David Royal

Central Coast Section

Royal — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:30:00 +0000

Here are a few sports images from the Central Coast Section Track and Field and Baseball championships. And while I covered a number of teams both of these images are of Monterey High School Athletes.

The baseball photo is my favorite because of the emotion. The photo is of Monterey catcher Caio Errico as his team was headed south. The two teams, Monterey and Los Gatos baseball team, had been neck and neck until the end.

The track photo is of Monterey’s Jake Averson and is just some nice light. I shot this with a 400mm.

Moments

Royal — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:38:00 +0000

Over the past weekend I found myself with my camera looking for moments in two widely differing situations. I covered Salinas High Basketball team as Bellarmine Prep. hammered them to a 65-36 loss. The morning after that I was just looking to get something different of my friend and his son as they played in their backyard.

And while these two assignments may be as different as night and day I walked away from them with a reenforced appreciation of why I came to photography in the first place: The ability to capture moments in time and harness raw emotion.

And while these photos may not be my best, they serve as an excellent example of photography’s ability to isolate these fragments of time and stir new emotions as we view them at a time removed from that moment.