Adam Cairns Photography » upper arlington

Oozing chlorine

adam — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:20:33 +0000

Two 14-hour days of working poolside for the Ohio high school state swim meet produced more images than I’d like to count. We had kids from nearly 20 local schools competing this year, so it made for some hectic shooting. Without our trusty 200mm f1.8 lens this year, I had to resort to direct flash (yeck!) to help with some of the exposures. The tiny pool deck didn’t provide many shooting positions either.

Despite the limitations, I was firmly in my element at the pool. Since I grew up as a swimmer, lifeguard, and coach, I think there are probably still traces of chlorine in my blood. It was an assignment that I specifically requested and one that other photographers thanked me for taking. I had a good time shooting, and I hope that comes through in the photos.

double overtime soccer

adam — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:06:51 +0000

The Dublin Coffman girls soccer team did its best to hold off Upper Arlington for well over 100 minutes on Saturday, but couldn’t stop the Golden Bears from scoring in the second overtime. After two sudden death goals by UA were questionably waved off by officials in the second overtime, there was no doubt the third time the ball hit the back of the net. UA won 2-1 to claim the Div. 1 district championship.

I had some pretty sweet light for most of the first half of the mid-afternoon game, but it went away for the second half and both overtimes. Regardless, the afternoon start was a nice change from the harshness of stadium lights that I’m getting used to.

serious wind damage

adam — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:25:45 +0000

The remnants of Hurricane Ike blew through Columbus yesterday knocking out power to much of the city. Gusts of 75mph ripped off branches and uprooted entire trees during a five-hour span. It was pretty scary, to tell you the truth. I didn’t experience a hurricane while I lived in Florida, but I got my first taste here in Ohio. I can’t imagine what it must have been like for those in Texas who braved through sustained 100+ mph winds.

Glenn DeMott helps cut fallen limbs out of Denise Worthington’s Upper Arlington front yard on Sept. 15.

While walking to a friend’s house, Chad Mayhorn, 23, of Westerville stops to record a webcam video of a downed powerline and tree that fell on a car in the middle of Highway 161 in Worthington on Sept. 15.

While playing in Monterey Park on Sept. 15, Kornelijus Lesniauskas, 4, and his brother Emilius, 2, push their toys under a downed tree caused by wind damage from the remnants of Hurricane Ike that blew through town on Sept. 14.

I still don’t have electricity, so I’m posting as I’m getting ready to leave work. I think we’re going to make a campfire in our back yard and roast hotdogs and make smores for dinner. Hopefully the power will be back on before breakfast. The lines at McDonalds were ridiculous this morning. No one really saw this coming, so we were all caught unprepared.

more water

adam — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:45:41 +0000

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CAPTION: Kids at Reed Road Water Park wait out the 10-minute break while being splashed by counselors from Thompson Park and Once In A While day camps as they do cannon balls off the diving board on July 29.

hard hitting lax

adam — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:30:32 +0000

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The state championship lacrosse game between Worthington Kilbourne and Upper Arlington provided some great shots of the players putting it all out on the line and smashing into each other. Here’s the shot I like the best.

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Upper Arlington’s Alex Pore (26) collides with Worthington Kilbourne’s Angelo Gutierrez (25) knocking the ball loose as Kilbourne’s Pat Riffee (2) takes a hit from UA’s Cal Case (45) during the Division I state championship game at Dublin Coffman High School on June 7.