Manchester United Premier Cup 2009

I know it has been awhile since I last posted here, but I have been buried in Photoshop work after covering the 2009 Manchester United Premier Cup World Finals in Manchester, UK. Seven days of shooting, that started on August 2nd, almost 15,000 clicks of the camera, and almost 800 final images. This was an under fifteen soccer event that comprised of twenty of some of the best U-15 teams from around the world. The final game gets played at Old Trafford, which is the legendary home pitch of Manchester United. If you want to see more of my work, and read more about the tournament, here is a link:

http://www.manchesterunitedpremiercup.com/

What I have posted here are some of my favorite photos, that although they are not great action shots, these are the types of shots that enrich the my soul when I capture them. They are not always the most obvious, but to me they speak volumes about what it might feel like for the participants.

Cheers!

iFly, iWalk, iShoot, iPhone

Greetings from Manchester, UK. First day on the ground after flying in yesterday. Jet lag not too bad, so I have be taking a few leisurely strolls near my hotel and shooting some shots with my iPhone. After experiencing Portland's heat wave last week, I must admit, it is nice to be under cool and cloudy skies, and of course the occasional rain shower. Ah, summer in the UK.

I start working tomorrow, so I am just left with trying to stay awake in the afternoon, and then the reverse problem of trying to get to sleep later in the night. It is kind of an evil yin and yang jet lag experience. So here are some pics from my flight, and from around Manchester. Enjoy!

PDX to SFO. Marshmallows in the sky.

The plane! Getting ready for the ten hour flight from San Francisco to London.

Waiting for Godot? Nope, everyone just looking board while waiting to board.

A United Airlines designer sink. I think you can find these at IKEA.

Heathrow, and on time.

Coming to our gate at Heathrow, Polaroid style.

Finally get to my room to find his sick dude welcoming me to Manchester. Good thing I knew they are having quite the Swine Flu problem here. I brought plenty of hand sanitizer. Take that, sick guy. The guy in the photo actually looks like one of the actors who plays one of the doctors on the TV show "Scrubs." Ironinc!

Nice hotel room lighting chaps.

And of course, I always look forward to the British cuisine.

The side of this dumpster reminded me of the days when I read Mad Magazine in my youth. Looks like one of the "Spy vs. Spy" characters.

The professional way to grip your iPhone.

Danger Will Robinson! Danger!

Oh yeah, I am here to shoot soccer, or football as they say it over here.