Oceanstate XC 2008 Galleries

The photographers favorites : With 3,500 photographs, I will share a few of my favorites.

The photographers favorites

With 3,500 photographs, I will share a few of my favorites.

Updated: Sep 30, 2008 8:45am PST

Race 13: Freshman boys 2, THE MUD BOWL : These photos were taken during the heaviest rain shower of the this very wet Oceanstate XC race weekend. It simply could not have rained harder. With 1/4 mile to go these Freshman kids had to run through this energy sapping 'soup. For my part, as the photographer, conditions could not have been much worse, I was kneeling in this 'soup' to gather these shots, my eyeglasses were rendered useless with the rain and were steamed-up with the humidity, I had no idea if my lens was wet or dry and couldn't tell if my shots were in focus - all of that said, this gallery is a pretty decent capture of the conditions that these young athletes battled through.

Race 13: Freshman boys 2, THE MUD BOWL

These photos were taken during the heaviest rain shower of the this ve ...

Updated: Nov 11, 2008 6:38am PST

Race 1: Boys Freshman 1 : Some of the photos in the mix have been deliberately cropped to a 4" x 8" ratio for effect. this size of print is available in the store.

Race 1: Boys Freshman 1

Some of the photos in the mix have been deliberately cropped to a 4" x ...

Updated: Sep 29, 2008 1:03pm PST

Race 2: Girls Freshman 1 :

Race 2: Girls Freshman 1

Updated: Sep 30, 2008 8:30am PST

Race 3: Boys JV 1 :

Race 3: Boys JV 1

Updated: Sep 30, 2008 8:28am PST

Race 4: Girls JV 1 :

Race 4: Girls JV 1

Updated: Sep 30, 2008 8:36am PST

Race 5: Boys Varsity 1 :

Race 5: Boys Varsity 1

Updated: Sep 29, 2008 3:48am PST

Race 6: Girls Varsity 1 :

Race 6: Girls Varsity 1

Updated: Sep 29, 2008 8:25am PST

Race 7: Boys Championship Race : I was asked many, many, times during the meet how could I take photos in the dark woods during Tropical Storm Kyle. Great question and truth is I had to push my camera gear to it's limits. These shots were taken on an f/2 fixed lens (no zoom) and the ISO rating was 3200 (most photos are taken between ISO 200 and 400). The problem is that photos taken at ISO 3200 are grainy and noisy. The photos below were processed by a special noise removal software which cleans up the images such that you would never know how grainy these photos originally were ( had I not told you). Hope you enjoy these photos of great young athletes battling it out during the Boys Championship race.

Race 7: Boys Championship Race

I was asked many, many, times during the meet how could I take photos ...

Updated: Sep 30, 2008 7:15am PST

Race 8: Girls Championship race :

Race 8: Girls Championship race

Updated: Sep 30, 2008 6:43am PST

Race 10: Girls Varsity 2 :

Race 10: Girls Varsity 2

Updated: Jan 29, 2009 7:29pm PST

Race 11: Boys JV 2 :

Race 11: Boys JV 2

Updated: Sep 30, 2008 7:10am PST

Race 12: Girls JV 2 :

Race 12: Girls JV 2

Updated: Sep 30, 2008 7:07am PST

Race 14: Girls Freshman 2 :

Race 14: Girls Freshman 2

Updated: Sep 29, 2008 3:05am PST

High School Awards :

High School Awards

Updated: Sep 30, 2008 7:01am PST

6th Grade Boys :

6th Grade Boys

Updated: Sep 30, 2008 7:00am PST

6th Grade Girls :

6th Grade Girls

Updated: Sep 30, 2008 6:58am PST

7th Grade Boys :

7th Grade Boys

Updated: Sep 30, 2008 6:45am PST

7th Grade Girls :

7th Grade Girls

Updated: Sep 30, 2008 6:55am PST

7th Grade Girls (new)

Updated: Sep 30, 2008 6:56am PST

Middle School award Ceremony :

Middle School award Ceremony

Updated: Sep 30, 2008 6:52am PST

8th Grade Girls :

8th Grade Girls

Updated: Sep 30, 2008 6:50am PST

8th Grade Boys :

8th Grade Boys

Updated: Sep 26, 2008 10:53pm PST

Friday Misc. :

Friday Misc.

Updated: Sep 30, 2008 6:47am PST

All photos are Copyright George Ross's DIGITALphotoconcept.