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23 images Created 22 Apr 2015

Caught In The Action

Many years as a photojournalist have sharpened my spidy senses and taught me how to be ready when the action happens. These shots give you a freeze frame of that captured split second.
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  • Chaunte Howard soars over the bar with flair as the crowd goes wild, she taking first and qualifying for Beijing in the women's high jump. The 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials continue from Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
    Chaunte Howard High Jump Trials
  • New Mexico guard Jordan Goodman (2) gets off a shot just past UNLV forward Christian Wood (5) during their game at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
    UNLV Basketball Above
  • The Clarion Hotel and Casino is imploded in the early morning hours in Las Vegas Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. The hotel, opened in 1970, was once owned by actress Debbie Reynolds and named the Debbie Reynolds Hollywood Hotel. A mixed-use resort, catering to convention-goers, is planned for the site, according to developer Lorenzo Doumani. L.E. Baskow
    Clarion Hotel Building Imploding
  • Akene Anyanwu, 3, practices his shot on the basketball court at Mountain's Edge Regional Park.
    Little Boy Practices His Shot
  • Women's Bantamweight fighter Cat Zingano drives an elbow to the face of opponent Amanda Nunes with one back at her during UFC 178 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
    Women's Bantamweight Fight
  • Bull Smooth Operator strikes cowboy Robson Palermo as rodeo clowns come to his rescue during the PBR World Finals.
    Bull vs. Rodeo Cowboy
  • An estimated 40,000 took to the streets of downtown Portland Saturday for an anti-war protest and march. A large contingent took control of the Morrison Bridge for about an hour halting traffic and prompting a police response. A smaller group attempted to move up the I-5 on ramp but were dispersed with pepper spray, vehicles and a show of force.
    Police Pepper Spray Protester In Por..egon
  • Master pilot Nicolas Ivanoff of France severs a pylon on the Red Bull Air Race course placing sixth in the qualifying round at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
    Stunt Pilot Flying Low To Ground
  • Firefighters can only contain the flames from spreading to neighboring properties as the former Wagon Wheel Resort burns to the ground in Illinois.
    Firefighters Fighting Flames in Illinois
  • Blazers' Ruben Patterson (21) slams the ball with authority. The Blazers defeated the Mavericks 125-103.
    Patterson Slams a Dunk
  • The Portland Winterhawks' goalie Curtis Mucha dives onto the ice to stop a shot on goal versus the Kootenay Ice. He has faced a lot of pucks this year like this one from Kootenay's Steve DaSilva (22, left).
    Winterhawks Ice Hockey Goalie
  • (LtoR) Tonya Harding of Vancouver goes toe-to-toe with Emily Gosa of Sulligent, AL.. Harding won after a four round decision though had to work hard for the victory.  They were 1 of 6 fights at Commotion at the Ocean 4 in Lincoln City.
    Tonya Harding Boxes Emily Gosa
  • kayaker riding through white water rapids
    Kayaker In White Water Rapids
  • Ontario's Matt Anthony (888) pulls away to win the 4A Boy's 200 Meter Dash. The 2009 OSAA/U.S. Bank/Les Schwab Tires 6A-5A-4A Track and Field State Championships were run at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
    Oregon High School Track Sprinter
  • UFC Middleweight "Swing" fighter Chris Leben gets in a powerful knockdown punch on the chin of Jake Rosholt who misses with a kick during their bout. The UFC 102 live from the Rose Garden featured many fights with Rosholt winning this one finally by submission.
    Middleweight Fighter Takes It OnThe Chin
  • Capt. Gary Lewin, and the Astoria bar pilots,  board ships by use of this Evergreen helicopter and a line or ride out to them in their new transport boat. It's a dangerous job these pilots do well bringing in ships through the treacherous Columbia River Bar.
    Helicopter Pilot Lowers Rider To Boat
  • Brandon Roy scores over Yao Ming in the second half of the game 2 of the Blazers Rockets Round 1 playoff series.
    Brandon Roy Scores Over Ming
  • Kevin Daggett gets vertical against a house he is helping to move around a tight turn as part of a team with Emmert International. The 2-mile move took four hours and some serious manipulation along tight streets and sharp turns.
    Moving A House Through Tight Turns
  • Kathy Spataro and daughter Amy and Becky get quite wet while teaming up to wash a chicken being ready for fair competition.
    Girls Wash Chicken
  • Professional snowboarder Danny Kass is a two-time Olympic silver medalist in the half pipe and runs his own apparel company called Grenade. He likes to relax by skateboarding in their back room they also use as storage.
    Danny Kass Skateboards
  • (LtoR) Emanuel Laurent takes a left to the jaw by Portland's Joe Guzman who won their four-round decision at the Rose Gardenn.
    Boxing Match In Portland Oregon
  • The cooling tower of the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant in Rainier, Oregon,  is demolished in a series of images as the area is slowly transitioned.
    Series Showing Demolition Of Trojan ..lant
  • Area cycle racers work for position on a banked-track corner at the Alpenrose Velodrome as part of an Oregon Bicycle Racing Association event.
    Velodrome Cycling