The Middle Sunday

Andy Roddick has a bad new habit, not suitable for the blogosphere ... much worse than Nadal's. Here are some "clean" pix.

As always, Roger won easily.

Even though Venus has an incredible stride ...

a really colorful dress ...

a wingspan like Michael Jordan ...

& a great serve ...

the fans in section 412 were still really bored!

Saturday at the Sony Ericsson Open

It was a HOT & humid day on Key Biscayne.

Serena always make good pictures.



Venus wore the best dress EVER!



The Nadal match was the perfect opportunity to shoot with the D3s at night. It was really dark but the stuff looked pretty nice.

Sony Ericsson Open ... 25 Years

It's my 25th year covering this tournament that has been in existence for 25 years. I've seen it go thru four name changes (Lipton, Ericsson, Nasdaq-100 & now Sony Ericsson) & three venue changes (Delray Beach, Boca Raton & for the last 21 years, its permanent home on Key Biscayne).

Mary picked me up at the airport & we went straight to tennis.

We got there for Kevin Kim vs Roger Federer ... just in time for the nice light. Kim's hair was awesome.

I never knew anyone called him Rogi.

Lleyton Hewitt was swearing a lot as he got whipped 6-1, 6-2.


Somebody's been picking their nail polish.

What the Duck Are You?

The new WTD Facebook poster is great! (click to make bigger)

Working Hard

Today we shot instruction for the TOUR Academy & some annual report stuff. By "we" I mean Chris & me. Chris thinks I don't do anything, but I have photographic proof ...

I held a reflector ...

I blogged ...

I art directed ...

I blogged some more ...

and I had lunch at the club! Asian chicken salad ... yum!

I think I was working pretty hard! Chris was pretty much lying down all day!

Disney with the Girls

After a week in Miami, I went to Orlando with Mary, Rosie & Elsa. It was Elsa's first trip to Disney ... ever.

We went back to Ted & Rosie's place for a long midday nap. Frannie was happy to see us. She's a Himalayan cat, but I think she's part pug.

Rosie & Frannie

Mary & Rosie help this unsuspecting mom take a better photo.


I'm not sure why, but Mary & Rosie decide to pick Elsa up ... literally!

We finally left the park around midnight.

Branding ... etc.

I spent this morning in a golf cart with Laura shooting hospitality & TOUR branding. The weather was perfect!

Planes are always flying over Doral.

Nice banners & palm trees.

The Birthday Girl

I've been at Doral since Saturday to shoot player headshots before the World Golf Championships-CA Championships ... the World vs the Blue Monster.

My studio is in a great location with lots of amenities ... player wifi, player espresso, player dining & even a player birthday kiss (no I won't kiss & tell).

Even though I had to work all day, I took a break for some birthday Starbucks Java Chip Ice Cream. Since the cone was messy, they put it in a cup & the cone looked like a birthday hat. Kinda blogworthy.

After 12 hours of player headshots, I went out for birthday dinner with Fred, JD, Sam, Pete ...

I actually started my week long birthday celebration last night. After work, I had a two hour Thai Yoga Massage with Rosie ... OUCH! After that was dinner with Mary & Rosie before heading back to Doral.

Morning at TPC Sawgrass

This morning I helped Chris with his Jim Furyk shoot on the back range.

Vijay was out there practicing his putting. I'm sure he was really happy he didn't have a photo shoot.

Bike Repair Extraordinaire!

At lunch with Scott last week, I mentioned that I rode my bike for the first time in 4 years & found I had no rear brakes or rear gears. I knew he was an avid cyclist & would be able to recommend a good bike shop for a tune-up. Little did I know, but Scott is a graduate of the Barnett Bicycle Institute in Colorado Springs & he has a fully equipped bike/wood shop at his house.

I knew he was serious when he whipped out Phil's Tenacious Oil!

Nice pegboard!

Close-up of the professional wheel truing stand.

He's got a great space for tinkering.

I wouldn't let Scott touch my bike until he proved he completed comprehensive bicycle mechanics. ;o)

Dinner with an Old Friend

I found out through Facebook that Bruce was gonna be in JAX for business. We were trying to figure out how long it's been since we've seen each other. It's probably been 10 years, but it seemed like just yesterday. It was great catching up! Before dinner I took him on a quick tour of the clubhouse & the 17th green.

Woohoo!!!

Today is World Banana Day

Since today is World Banana Day, I thought I'd start off the day eating a banana. Then I visited the website & found out the real meaning of this holiday ...

Solving World Hunger Through the Cunning Use of Banana Suits!

Little did I know, but I was supposed to play tennis & ride my bike wearing a banana suit!