Sports
Player's Ball Midwest Tournament
25 11 18
2018 Quad Cities Marathon
23 09 18

2018 Quad Cities Marathon
Quad Cities Marathon Press Conference
I74 Bridge Update Press Conference
Quad Cities Marathon Professions
All Police Department Meeting
Kick Off Party
VIP Reception
Quad Cities Marathon Committee
Saturday Marathon Events
Sunday Marathon Races
- Larry Engstrom Photos (RI Arsenal to Moline Viaduct)
- Don Henderson Photos (The Wall)
- JR Howell Photos (Start / Finish Line)
- Erling Larson Photos (Start / Finish Line and Trophy Presentations)
- Dave Sharer Photos (I74 Bridge and Bettendorf Parkway)
- Dave Sheffield Photos (I74 Bridge and Finish Line)
- Darrell Terronez Photos (Butterworth Parkway)
- Leanne Wildermuth Photos (Centennial Bridge and Finish Line)
Post Race Wrap Up Meeting
Necker's Jewelers Awards
Quad Cities Marathon Merch
Quad Cities Marathon Board of Directors
Quad Cities Marathon Open House
2018 Highlights for the 2019 RunningUSA Conference
John Deere Classic
15 07 18

2018 John Deere Classic
John Deere Classic Media Day
John Deere Classic Week
- Monday
- Wednesday ProAm
- John Deere Classic Charity Concert - Lee Brice
- Thursday - Round 1
- Friday - Round 2
- Saturday - Round 3
- Sunday - Final Round
Birdies for Charity Awards
2017 Quad Cities Marathon
24 09 17

2017 Quad Cities Marathon
Press Conference
Committee (Photos by Leanne Widermuth)
Kick Off Party
VIP Reception
Quad Cities Landmarks
Saturday Marathon Events
Sunday Marathon Races
- Andy Heeb Photos
- Chris von Gries Photos
- Don Henderson Photos
- Darrell Terronez Photos
- Erling Larson Photos
- Dave Sharer Photos
- JR Howell Photos
- Leanne Wildermuth Photos
- Dave Sheffield Photos
- Tom Betts Photos
Post Race Meeting
Necker's Jewelers Awards
Highlights for 2018 Running USA Conference
Joe Moreno Headshots
John Deere Classic
16 07 17
2016 Quad Cities Marathon
25 09 16
John Deere Classic
14 08 16
MHS Basketball Senior Night
27 02 15

MHS Basketball Tournament
19 01 15

Another great MLK weekend basketball tournament. Moline really pulled off the last game with a come from behind win. Way to go Maroons. Check out some photos from today.
SHCC Member / Member Finals
19 10 14

MHS Girls Tennis Sectionals
17 10 14

MHS Football
03 10 14

MHS Volleyball
02 10 14

2014 Quad Cities Marathon
28 09 14

Cowboys / Rams Football
21 09 14

MHS / Alleman Football
19 09 14

Brian Harman Wins the John Deere Classic
13 07 14

The John Deere Classic has really made a name for itself as the tournament to give young golfers their start. Jordan Spieth last year and now Brian Harman this year. Brian's win marks the 20th time a player scored their first PGA win at the Quad Citiesbased tournament.
Check out my photos on the links below.
Wednesday.
Wednesday is the John Deere Classic ProAm.
Thurday.
Round 1 of the John Deere Classic. I spent the entire day at the tee box on number 2 to capture the entire field.
Friday.
Round 2 of the John Deere Classic.
Sunday.
Final Round of the John Deere Classic.
Color The Quads 5k
31 05 14

Color The Quads - Kids Races
31 05 14

Color The Quads Volunteer Training
27 05 14

Moline Girls Basketball
10 01 14

A slightly abstract photo of the Moline High School Girls Basketball team charging down the court on a fast break. They played a hard game and came back from behind to almost pull it out in the end. Good game girls!!
I used the game to try out some new lighting and a remote camera. I now have four Strobelights (Canon 580EX), one at each corner of the field house, with extra battery packs, and triggered with Radiopopper PX’s. My main camera is a Canon 1DmkIV and I’m using a 50mm f1.4 lens for most shots. I’m typically shooting at 1/500th of a second shutter speed, f/2.8 aperture, ISO 1600 and using ETTL for the fill in flash. This game I also used Radiopopper JrX’s to remote fire a camera on the baseline. That is my new “travel camera”, a Canon SL1 that I set up with a 16mm lens on the floor under the basket. It uses the same 4 flashes as well and I was shooting at f/4 for a little more depth of field. There are a few good photos from here, but the flashes didn’t fire all the time ... still a few kinks to work out.
Take a look.
Cox Plate Horse Race - Melbourne Australia
26 10 13

I recently traveled “Down Under” and had the opportunity to take in one of their premium horse races, the “Cox Plate”. This is a legendary horse race in Melbourne, Australia that has been running since 1922. As you may imagine, it has a lot of the “pomp and circumstance” of the Kentucky Derby with a little bit of a “down under” flair. Here are a few photos of the horses, the race action, the people and the fashion.
Moline Volleyball
05 10 13

Moline vs UTHS Homecoming Game
27 09 13

See my photos for shots of:
I hope you like them.
2013 Quad Cities Marathon
22 09 13

Moline vs Alleman Football
20 09 13

Glow Run
14 09 13

Moline Football
13 09 13

Moline High School Football! This is one of the few moments of celebration from Friday's game as the Maroon's just recovered a fumble. I uploaded a ton of photos. Enjoy!
MHS Booster Program
06 09 13

I plan to get out to a number of games again this year. Come back here to see photos of your favorite Moline High School stars.
If you have a special request, drop me a note from the contact link above or direct to my email at JRHowell@me.com.
You can always click on the MHS “Category” to get a list of all the Moline High School events I’ve photographed. I hope you enjoy them.
And … the committee was generous enough to publish an advertisement for me in the program.

See you at the game … I’ll be the one with the big camera ;-)
John Deere Classic - Final Day in 4 mins
14 07 13

John Deere Classic - 2013
08 07 13

Monday.
Monday included the “John Deere Pro Am”, the Executive Women’s Day, and the John Deere Classic ProAm Pairing Party.
Tuesday.
Tuesday included practice rounds, Callaway Club Fitting for Wounded Warriors, and the Youth Day Clinic.
Wednesday.
Tuesday is the John Deere Classic ProAm.
Thurday.
Round 1 of the John Deere Classic.
Friday.
Round 2 of the John Deere Classic.
Saturday.
Round 3 of the John Deere Classic.
Sunday.
Final Round of the John Deere Classic.
Moline Tennis Sectionals
17 05 13

Moline Girls Soccer
26 03 13

A great header save as the Moline girls take on the Normal Wildcats. Please browse photos of the Varsity contest here.
And … I have a few photos of the Junior Varsity game as well.
Moline High School Basketball Seniors
18 03 13

- Drew Owens
- Bryan Brinker
- Vashaun Newman
- Jake Viaene
- Josh Larsen
- DeCarlos Flores
- Devin Struble
- Derrick Stabler
- Jed Wood
Here are the Moline games I shot this year:
All-Stars: Boys Metro Basketball
17 03 13

- Tyler Boscontine - Sophomore Guard
- Drew Owens - Senior Guard
- Brandon Vice - Junior Forward
- Jed Wood - Senior Guard
- Derrick Stabler - Honorable Mention
This year I had the pleasure of shooting at a few Moline Basketball Games:
- 27Feb2013 - Regional Playoffs versus Rocky
- 25Feb2013 - Regional Playoffs versus UTHS
- 22Feb2013 - Home versus UTHS
- 15Feb2013 - Home versus Rocky
- 1Feb2013 - Home versus Alleman
- 21Jan2013 - MLK Tournament
- 19Jan2013 - MLK Tournament
- 11Jan2013 - Away at Rocky
- 7Jan2013 - Freshman Basketball
and … I am proud to have produced the senior posters.
Regional - Moline vs Rocky
27 02 13

Regionals - Moline vs UTHS BBall
25 02 13

Moline vs UTHS Basketball - Senior Night
22 02 13

Browse through my photos of the game, cheerleaders, and seniors and their parents.
Moline vs Rocky Basketball
16 02 13

Moline vs Alleman Basketball
01 02 13

Moline takes on Alleman at Wharton Field House. I also captured a few shots of the Dance performance at half time and a few cheerleaders. I hope you enjoy these.
Moline MLK Tournament
19 01 13

Moline vs Rocky Basketball
11 01 13

MHS Freshman Basketball
07 01 13

2012 Quad Cities Marathon
23 09 12

That’s how I started off the blog entry this morning …
After hanging out at the finish line watching all the marathoners, 1/2 marathons, and relay teams come in … I discovered that the story today isn’t about the winner, the women’s winner, or even the finishers. Today’s story is really about Joe Moreno. I haven’t been around this event much before, but I had a blast today. There is just a whole lot of energy and feeling of accomplishment here. And the energy seems to flow from Race Director, Joe Moreno. This photo shows him congratulating and cheering on the women’s winner. He did this for every single finisher … and he seemed to know everyone by name. Every finisher got a personal “high five” and “great job” from Joe. You can tell he just has great passion for this event and is really, really enjoying himself today.
Great event Joe! Thank YOU for all of your passion, energy, and hard work that made this such a successful, and truly enjoyable event.
And … a few photos of the day …
Moline Football Homecoming
16 09 12

Moline Maroon Football
31 08 12

The highlight of the evening were the Superfans … they were Off The Hook.
Here are a few photos of the evening.
SHCC Club Championship
05 08 12

The match was tied “all square” after the first 18 holes. Then in the second 18 holes Adam White built a commanding lead to be three up with five to play. Clay had a few great holes and battled back to one down with one to play, but ran into some tree issues on 18.
All the while our Club Pro was tweeting the status of the match. At least a tweet a hole. This made it very easy to follow and the current status was always clear. Nice addition this year Brian,
Congratulations to Adam White, our 2012 Short Hills Country Club Champion. Here are a few photos of the Championship Match.
Congratulations also go to our other flight winners:
Championship B Flight – Will Wallace
Directors Flight – Robert Wunder
Professionals Flight – Pat Brorby
Superintendents Flight – Ron Williams
Managers Flight – Dean Bull
Women’s Flight – Patti Lee
John Deere Classic 2012
15 07 12

It was a full week of events at Deere Run for the John Deere Classic highlighted by a fantastic playoff finish where Zach Johnson emerged as the 2012 John Deere Classic Champion. I spend a few days taking photos … take a look by clicking on the weekdays.
Monday
The John Deere Pro Am was held with the sponsor exemption golfers: Jordan Spieth, Patrick Rodgers, John Peterson and Luke Guthrie. I also caught a few shots of John Daley and David Duvall.
Tuesday
Youth Day Activities in the Family Zone
Wounded Warriors Club Fitting
First TeeYouth Clinic w/ Pat Perez and Jason Gore
Wednesday
The John Deere Classic Pro Am. John Deere’s CEO, Sam Allen and the John Deere Classic Board President, Todd Raufheisen, played with Steve Stricker.
Sunday
FInal Round of the 2012 John Deere Classic
Short Hills hosts the AJGA
09 06 12

SHCC Retains Velie Cup
03 06 12

SHCC Mueller Cup
03 06 12

USA Today and My Photo
15 05 12

This past weekend I noticed the USA Today Sports Section had a very similar photo on the front page. I know it’s not humble to say, but I think my photo is even better.
TPC at Deere Run
13 05 12

John Deere Classic Portfolio
07 05 12

Here are a few of my favorite John Deere Classic photos.
And … of course … a few panoramas of Deere Run decked out for the John Deere Classic. Just click on these and “tour the course”.
Deere Run- 18th

Deere Run - 16th

Deere Run - 17th

Peter Read Miller Workshop
16 04 12

One of the photographers sharing instruction duty with Peter was Grant Leighton who specializes in Portrait Photography. I took the opportunity to have him review some of my Portraits and he generously gave me a number of suggestions for improvement. I can’t wait to put them to use.
I shot somewhere between 500 and 1,000 frames of each sport. The motor drive on my camera was humming right along … I reduced this to my favorite 5-10 for each sport for the critique session. Take a look:
Mountain Biking
Roller Derby
Softball
LaCrosse
Tennis
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Track & Field
Boxing
Augustana Basketball
07 01 12

It was an evening of up and downs as the Augustana Vikings took on the North Central Cardinals at home in Carver Center. First, the women put in a 3 pointer as time expired to pull out a 66-65 squeaker. Unfortunately the men could keep their winning ways alive and fell 67-62 in only their second loss of the season.
I had my Radiopoppers with me and two Speedlites to try to get a little better light here. This allowed me to shoot at 1600 iso, 1/250th, and f2.8 for most of these photos. I put the strobes on the balcony railing and they provided mostly fill in light. Here are a few photos of the evening.