Oregon State Ultimate Frisbee

Intramural Playoffs started at Oregon State University this week and I was there to capture a highly competitive game of ultimate frisbee.

Oregon State students Jordan Coutts and Ryan Hottenroth jump in an attempt to catch a frisbee while warming up before their game last Wednesday. 

From Left, Jesse Kroll, Jordan Coutts (in air), Nate Berry, and Ryan Hottenroth await the game to begin.

Oregon State Junior Grant Howell winds up to throw a pass during an Ultimate Frisbee game Wednesday.

Riley Protz defends an opposing player as he tries to complete a pass to another teammate. 

Photographer of the Week

Estevan Oriol

http://www.estevanoriol.com 

Estevan was born and raised in Santa Monica, California. He grew up in a mostly Latino neighborhood and was introduced to the gang lifestyle at an early age. Estevan credits his older brothers for keeping him away from the gang lifestyle and pursuing a career in something else.

Estevan was not always in photography but at the age of 28 his father gave him a 35mm Minolta camera and gave him the instructions, “Keep the two needles lined up”. He didn’t jump right into photography as he was working at a few different Los Angeles clubs as a bouncer. Estevan soon became the tour manager for Cypress Hill, a famous rap group from Los Angeles. Estevan credits this for much of his success. He was able to travel around the country and see things from a different perspective. Coming from a neighborhood where kids dreamed of being rap superstars Estevan thought it was his duty to film and shoot the lifestyle and the behind the scenes things for Cypress Hill. After meeting many people through his job with Cypress Hill, Estevan became a well-known figure within the Los Angeles hip hop and gang culture. He was put into a unique situation that allowed him to photograph a side of Los Angeles and the country that not many people know about.

After Estevan became a well-known figure his portfolio exploded, doing shoots for major magazines such as Complex, GQ, Vibe, and Rolling Stone. He has shot many famous musicians, actors, and athletes. Due to his upbringing and connections Estevan has shot a different side of Los Angeles and given people the opportunity to see the Latino culture in California. Estevan is noted as being one of the most influential photographers in the last 20 years and much of his work is respected within the community.

One of my favorite pieces that Estevan has done is not actually a photo but a mural in downtown Los Angeles that he collaborated with famous graffiti artists Retna and El Mac. The three of them created a painting on the side of a building that is still there today. Estevan is also a fan of many tattoo artists and has photographed much of their work and the tattoo culture of California.

Random Photos

Ethan Roberts looking for frogs in a pond while hiking in the Peavy Arboretum. 

A closeup of a bee taking pollen from a flower.

Deschutes Brewing offers a wide selection of beers, here are some of their delicious option available at the University Market in Corvallis. 

My Neighborhood: Seattle

For my neighborhood assignment I was able to shoot some photos around Seattle while I was home for the weekend.

Ivars Fish Bar in downtown Seattle encourages its customers to feed the Seagulls.

The Left Field entrance to Safeco Field bustling with people as they wait to attend a Sunday night game. 

A view of beautiful Safeco field from the Left Field Bleachers. 

Blazers disappointing game one

Portland Outmatched in Game One

Caleb Clearman

The Portland Trail Blazers knew their matchup with the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Semi Finals wasn’t going to be easy. The Blazers did not expect what they had coming for them in Game One. San Antonio came out and showed exactly why they are the favorites in the Western Conference winning comfortably 116-92. The Blazers were outmatched and outclassed right from the get go.

The big question going into the matchup was how Portland was going to stop Tony Parker and San Antonio’s pick and roll. The Blazers started the game with Damian Lillard guarding Parker, and the 13-year veteran made the most of the matchup. Parker started hot going 5-9 for 13 points early and getting great looks for his mid range jump shot.

The biggest problem however was Portland’s offense. The Blazers shot a miserable 21% in the first quarter and dug themselves into a 29-16 hole to start the game. All season long 3 point shooting propelled Portland in big games. However, Tuesday night Portland got their first three from Will Barton with 11 minutes left in the 4^th quarter.

Give credit to the Spurs as they came into Game One with a fantastic game plan, set out by Coach of the Year Gregg Popovich. The veteran team and last years runner up came out aggressive on both the offensive and defense ends. You could tell from the get go that San Antonio wanted to take the ball out of Damian Lillard’s hands. The second point guard was put under tremendous pressure in the opening quarters as Tony Parker made it hard for him to get any good looks at the basket. Lillard struggled all night shooting only 6-15 from the field for 17 points.

Just as it has been all year, the Spurs bench was fantastic Tuesday night. 19 points from Marco Belinelli and double-digit outputs form former Blazer Patty Mills and relative unknown Aron Baynes gave San Antonio the help it needed.

The talk leading up to the series would be the point guard matchup between Damian Lillard and Tony Parker. Veteran guard Tony Parker had lots to prove and needed a big game one to show Damian Lillard who the better point guard in this series was. Parker did just that, shooting 13-24 for 33 points to go along with 9 assists. Parker had his way all game long, working beautiful pick and rolls with San Antonio big man Tim Parker.

Portland will have to change their game plan going into Game 2 in order to be competitive. Their biggest problem in Game One was shooting. All year Portland was a fantastic shooting team, launching 25 3-pointers and game and connecting on just above 8. Tuesday night Portland attempted only 16 3 pointers, most of them in garbage time at the end of the game. One bright spot was the play of Lamarcus Aldridge, this years all star scored 32 points on 12 of 25 shooting to go along with his 14 rebounds. Aldridge will need to post similar number all series long in order for Portland to have any chance of advancing to the Western Conference Finals.

Game 2 is Thursday night in San Antonio and Portland will look to overcome a 1-0 series deficit and redeem themselves from a disappointing 116- 92 loss in Game One.

News Story week 5

OSU Women's Lacrosse Ready for Nationals 

The Oregon State Women's Club Lacrosse team qualified to attend and participate in the the Club National Championships next week in Virginia Beach. The team is a club at Oregon State and and not Varsity Sport. Because of the club qualification, the team receives limited funding from the University and each individual player will be paying to travel to Virginia. Over the last few weeks the team has been working extremely hard to raise money in order to fund the trip. Head Coach Melissa Auckerman is very excited about the opportunity and has been working hard to prepare the girls for the tough competition next week.

Oregon State Women's Lacrosse is a club sport and they provide their own equipment, Andriana Stole sets up the goal before practice on Wednesday on the Oregon State campus. 

Leanne Snyder is defended by Simone Thornton as the team practices offense vs defense drills at practice Wednesday.

Coach Melissa Auckerman addresses the team Wednesday at practice