Hard'Ack Alpine ski race photo sales info

Thanks for checking out this link that aims to explain the ordering process for these photos.

First, if are visiting this link before 11 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011 then you can still get instant 99-cent downloads or $1.99 4x6s of any image from this event.

After that time, you will only be able to purchase prints and the price of the 4x6 prints increases to $2.99 each.

Why the difference? I typically offer 99-cent downloads and $1.99 4x6s of images to school's that use me for their team and individual photos. Unfortunately, BFA-St. Albans is not one of these schools. That said, as a personal favor to a couple of the organizers of this event I agreed to bend the rules and allow a short window where those truly motivated to get their hands on these images can do so at a reduced rate.

If BFA-St. Albans ever choose to use me for their sports team and individual photos then any photo I take of any of their teams (and their opponents) will be available for 99-cent downloads.

I took over 2,000 images of this event. I don't expect you to weed through them all to find your favorite skier. And you shouldn't expect I would edit these photos individually before they are posted to the website.

That said, these images are high-quality and you can really zoom in the subject and see them clearly (unless I wasn't properly focused, which does happen). However, you can check the quality of any image by enlarging it on the screen. If it looks in focus, it will print in focus.

Here's a example.

This image - chosen at random - includes the original view as it appears on the gallery and a cropped version, equal to a 5x7. As you can tell, there's a lot of room to crop these images to make them look better.

Here's another randomly-chosen example - not all photos are taken from long range. I began shooting each skiier about 100 feet from me and continued until they were within about 25 feet. I'm guessing on average there are between 6-10 photos of each skiier on each run.

 

If you download an image, it's going to be uncropped. You will have to crop it to make it look better in most cases. If you order a print, I will crop it and it will be mailed to you. To purchase any photo from www.coldhollowphoto.com just choose and image, click buy and you have countless options for sizes, shapes, merchandise, etc ... and if I do say so myself, it's very reasonably priced.

If you have any trouble using my website, just email me: shawn@coldhollowphoto.com or click the 'email me' link at the top of page. I'll respond promptly.

Finally - to simplify the viewing of these photos - I've divided up the images into different galleries. Click here to see what they are named and how many photos are in each.

High school skiers decend upon Hard'ack

For the second year, the ski, snowboarding and sledding hill at Hard'Ack in St. Albans hosted a slalom ski race. Sure, the course is a little short - the best skiers could make the trek in about 20 seconds - but it was techincally difficult and very fan friendly.

I was stunned at how many parents were able to attend and the skiers didn't disappoint. Neither did the weather ... nor did the cheeseburgers and hot dogs. But I digress.

All in all it was a great day to spend outside photographing a sport that has never been included on my Cold Hollow Photo website. Boy did that ever change today. I have 2,150 images from today's event.

I arrived at the end of the boys first run and took 85 photos. (I missed the girls first run, but I made up for it, believe me.)

The girls second run gallery has a shade under 600 photos in it. I took photos of every skier as they came through the flush (look at me talking like a ski bum - actually I just learned that term yesterday from starter Matt Crawford.)

I maintained the same vantage point for the boys second run, the gallery from which has 587 photos - I got a little more judicious with my shots for the boys because I began to run out of memory card space (silly photo boy left his camera bag in the car, but then again I thought maybe I'd take 1,000 photos).

For the girls third run gallery (there are just over 400 photos) take from a bit higher on the course.

I moved to a lower vantage point for the boys third-run gallery (483 photos). I left before the end of the run to start the editing and uploading process - that will likely take about five hours when all is said and done. That said, I'm confident I the guys I missed in the third run are the guys I shot in the first run. Confused, don't be. Just look through each gallery (the photos are posted in the order the skiers came down the hill) and eventually you'll find the skier you are looking for.

If you are interested in ordering photos - here's a link explaining the process, some notes on cropping and a special offer that ends at 11 p.m on Saturday night.

Winter sports photo list

The following are the games that have been posted on my website www.coldhollowphoto.com. Games with an asterisk qualify for the 99 cent instant download (remember these are unedited images) or the $1.99 4x6s (which are edited before printing). Click here for more details.

Past sports seasons - scroll down for the photos from the current season

Fall 2010

Summer 2010

Spring 2010

Winter 2009-10  - this is LAST YEARS'S LIST - THIS YEAR'S LIST IS BELOW

Youth hockey

Essex at MAHA Squirts, Nov. 21, 2010*

SASA at MAHA Mites (both games), Nov. 21, 2010*

MAHA 14 girls vs. Hartford, Dec. 4, 2010*

Essex vs. St. Albans Squirts, Feb. 21, 2011

Youth basketball

Barre at Enosburg Mini Metro girls, Nov. 28, 2010*

Enosburg mini-Metro boys basketball, Nov. 28, 2010*

Berkshire at Enosburg Middle School girls, Jan. 11, 2010*

High school girls basketball

Colchester at BFA-Fairfax varsity, Dec. 11, 2010*

Milton at BFA-Fairfax, Dec. 18, 2010* 

Burlington at BFA-St. Albans, Dec. 27, 2010

MVU at Enosburg, Dec. 30, 2010*

UCA at Richford, Jan. 5, 2011*

Lyndon at Enosburg, JV 'B' Jan. 14, 2011*

Enosburg at Richford JV, Jan. 14, 2011*

Enosburg at Richford, Varsity, Jan. 14, 2011*

Enosburg at BFA-Fairfax JV, Jan. 19, 2011*

Enosburg at BFA-Fairfax Varsity, Jan. 19, 2011*

Lake Region at Enosburg, Jan. 21, 2011*

Milton at Enosburg, Feb. 1, 2011*

Richford at Enosburg, Feb. 4, 2011*

Lake Region vs. Windsor, D-III semifinal, March 10, 2011

Enosburg vs. Windsor, D-III girls basketball semis, March 10, 2011*

Poultney vs. Arlington D-IV state title, March 12, 2011

Lamoille vs. Mt. Abe, D-II state title game, March, 13, 2011

Lake Region vs. Windsor, Division III state title game, March 13, 2011

High school boys basketball

BFA-St. Albans at Enosburg, Jan. 4, 2011*

Danville at Enosburg, Jan. 8, 2011*

North Country at MVU, Jan. 10, 2011

Milton at BFA-Fairfax, Jan. 13, 2011*

BFA-Fairfax at Richford, Jan. 15, 2011*

Enosburg at Richford, Jan. 18, 2011*

Enosburg at Missisquoi, Jan. 22, 2011*

Lake Region at Enosburg, Feb. 5, 2011*

Vergennes at MVU boys basketball, March 4, 2011

Vergennes at MVU JV boys, March 5, 2011

MMU at BFA-St. Albans boys quarterfinals, March 11, 2011

Twinfield vs. Danville, D-IV title game, March 19, 2011

Missisquoi vs. Fair Haven, D-II state title game, March 20, 2011

Thetford vs. Winooski boys basketball D-3 title game, March 19, 2011

High school girls hockey

MVU at BFA-St. Albans, Dec. 18, 2010*

Hanover at BFA-St. Albans, Dec. Dec. 29, 2010

Burr and Burton at MVU, Jan. 8, 2011*

South Burlington at BFA-St. Albans, Jan. 22, 2011

CVU at BFA-St. Albans, Feb. 9, 2011

U-32 vs. Harwood D-2 state title game, March 14, 2011

BFA-St. Albans vs. Spaulding, D-I girls title game, March 14, 2011

High school boys hockey

South Burlington at MVU, Dec. 15. 2010*

North Country at MVU, Dec. 22, 2010*

Burlington at MVU, Jan. 7, 2011*

Rutland at MVU, Jan. 22, 2011*

North Country at BFA-St. Albans, Jan. 22, 2011

MVU at North Country boys hockey, Jan. 26. 2011*

Essex at MVU boys hockey, Feb. 26, 2011*

BFA-St. Albans vs. CVU, March 9, 2011

Wrestling

Middlebury, Mt. Abraham at Enosburg, Jan. 25, 2011*

Cheerleading

NVACs - Posed and Action

Academy Cheer Challenge

All galleries, except individual posed shots (you must email me for access to those.)

Action photos by team:

AD Lawton, Alumni, St. Albans City 5/6, Essex Middle, Georiga team photo, Stunts, Top Guns and Tumblers, BFA-St. Albans Varsity, BFA-St. Albans JV, Blue Mtn. Middle, Blue Mtn. Minis, BFA-Faifax JVs, Georgia Middle, Richford Varsity, St. Albans City 7/8, St. Albans Youth All-Stars, Vergennes Flyers, Vergennes Minis.

Skiing

Slalom race at Hard'Ack in St. Albans on Friday, Jan. 28, 2011

Events

St. Albans Winter Carnival

This one's for the girls

The BFA-MVU girls hockey playoff game Friday night was remarkable in a number of ways.

First of all, there had to at least 1,000 people there, easily the largest crowd ever to watch a girls hockey game in Franklin County, if not Vermont.

I've been to a half-dozen state title games and I don't think the crowds have been any larger at those games than the crowd at Hungerford Rink at the CPSC.

This brings me to my next point - when can we stop having the girls hockey semifinals at Norwich? The place is beautiful, but even if you put a 1,000 people in it, it seems empty.

Better, I think, to have the semifinals at the site of the highest-seeded team and leave the title game to Kreitzberg Arena (it should be played on a neutral rink).

Rumor has it that was a tentative plan for this year, but I guess it fell through. Hopefully, it will change for next season.

Anyone who was at the game Friday night knows why that would be a great idea.

As far as the game goes, kudos to the Comets for their win - and big-time kudos to the BFA-St. Albans boys team for its monumental upset of top-seeded Essex on Saturday.

But congrats are in order, too, for the MVU girls.

They showed they can compete in Division I - as if there was any real doubt - and although they came up short in the playoffs, they played hard - and more importantly - showed real class in defeat.

Both girls teams were great models for the dozens of starry-eyed young girls in the crowd who eagerly anticipate their chance to don the jerseys of their hometown high schools.

I hope to post photos from the BFA-MVU playoff game later tonight.

Update on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 11:44AM by On the Sidelines

The photos - all 586 of them! - are uploaded!

I will not be at the BFA semifinal game, but I have blocked out Friday night to cover the title game.

I will be at the MVU boys hockey semifinal on Monday night at UVM.

What's a St. John's Prep?

The BFA-St. Albans boys hockey team hosted St. John's Prep on Saturday in the final game of the annual Doc Tulip Holiday Classic. The Bobwhites lost, 4-2, but played well against a very quick and indivdually talented team. (My story from the weekend will appear in Monday's Messenger.)

 

St. John's Prep has played in the tournament for most of the 15-or-so years the Doc Tulip has been played.

That said, until I decided to do a little research on the school, I knew very little about it.

Here's five things you probably didn't know about St. John's Prep.

1. The school - which has almost 1.250 students - is located in Danvers, Mass. (near Boston) and is 102 years old. The team's mascot in the Eagles.

2. Brian Kelly, the new head coach of the Notre Dame football team, graduated from the school in 1979.

3. Bobby Carpenter, the first American-born player to enter the NHL directly out of high school, played for St. John's Prep. He was the No. 3 overall pick in the 1981 draft and went on to score 320 goals in an 18-year career.

4. Steve Langston, who graduated in 1997, is a member of Team USA's top two-man bobsled team that will compete in Vancouver this winter.

5. Former major league baseball player Paul Sorrento graduated from SJP in 1982. Sorrento had an 11-year career in which he posted a .257 batting average with 166 homers and 565 RBI. He also had the first-ever hit at Camden Yards, the first grand slam at Jacobs Field and he was the first DH in Tampa Bay Rays' history.