My baby sister got married this month. I was lucky enough to be asked by one of my best friends, the groom, to take part in the wedding. It was a gorgeous ceremony on a beautiful fall day on the north side of Indianapolis. I couldn’t help bring a camera along to document the day. Check out the blog of the amazing Gail Werner for their official pictures. There are a few in here that I was able to sneak from over her shoulder without, hopefully, getting in the way too much.
I was filthy, speckled in brown spots head to toe, after shooting the 22nd annual Grove City Mud Volleyball tournament. Competitors played volleyball in foot-deep muddy water to benefit Meals On Wheels. The event was capped off with a crowning of the Mud King and Queen. I’m going to be picking mud off the camera for weeks!
Grove City Mud Volleyball – Images by Adam Cairns
Worthington, Ohio fireworks show seen from over the pond in Antrim Park.
Columbus St. Francis DeSales qualified for the state baseball tournament without a single senior on the team. I don’t know if that’s ever done before, or if they even thought they had a chance to win, but youth prevailed and the Stallions knocked off Plain City Jonathan Alder and Akron Hoban on consecutive days to win the title. Things got a bit tense with bases loaded and no outs in the final inning of the championship game. A pop out and a force play at home left two runners in scoring position with one out to go. A Hoban line drive up the middle deflected off the DeSales pitchers glove toward the shortstop. He picked it up and fired to first base just in time to beat the runner for the final out. The Stallions celebrated their first baseball title since 1979. Without losing anyone to graduation, check back to this blog in a year or so to see photos of the Stallions winning their second-straight championship.
DeSales State Baseball – Images by Adam Cairns
A year after Columbus Northland lost several players to major college basketball programs, they found themselves back in the state title hunt. Led by 2011 Mr. Basketball Trey Burke, they made it all the way to the state final game against Cincinnati LaSalle at Ohio State’s Schottenstein Center. LaSalle did a great job of getting under the skin of Northland early, throwing them off their game. Shots stopped falling, Northland lost their cool several times, and LaSalle emerged victorious 59-40.
As a side story, Northland coach Satch Sullinger announced earlier in the season that this would be his last as coach. His son Jared is the star of Ohio State’s team that just lost a heart-breaker to Kentucky in the Sweet 16. As a result of the loss, Jared was on hand to see his dad’s final game.
State Basketball – Images by Adam Cairns
I made it out the the old barn at the state fairgrounds a few times this month to shoot some high school boys playoff games. I shot one game with lights, and the other I shot mainly features as the second shooter without lights. It was pretty fun roaming around without paying too much attention to what was happening on the court.
High School Basketball – Images by Adam Cairns
We recently spent a wonderful weekend in a cabin in the woods down near Hocking Hills State Park. We spent some quality family time hiking, cooking, playing games, and taking lots of pictures. We were treated by the sight of frozen waterfalls along both Rock House and Cantwell Cliffs trails. Columbus is your typically flat Midwest city, but it’s awesome that Ohio has such amazing geography less than an hour away.
Hocking Hills Winter – Images by Adam Cairns
The past year was filled with highs and lows at work and at home. My wedding to Ana in June and the birth of my first niece in August were among the high points. New beginnings were saddened by the death of my father-in-law late summer. Things remained steady at work despite losing three photo colleagues due to budget-related layoffs mid-year. Even more changes are expected in the office in 2011 as I’m set to take over as photo editor beginning this week. It’s a challenge I’m definitely excited about. I will be responsible for scheduling and overseeing our staff of four photographers and 23 newspapers. The number of assignments I shoot per week will be cut down due to office obligations, so I’ll have to work even harder to make each photo I shoot that much better. Without further ado, here are some of my favorite shots from 2010.
Bestof2k10 – Images by Adam Cairns
It looks like today’s finally the day that my sister has her baby, making me an uncle, my parents become proud grandparents, and Abby and Spencer become wonderful parents. Here is a quick maternity session we did a few weeks ago.
Abby Spencer Nine Months – Images by Adam Cairns
