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JDC Birdies for Charity

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Sue Rector, Volunteer Chairman, Micaela Booth, Director - Birdies for Charity, and the rest of the John Deere Classic Staff get together to celebrate another successful year of Birdies for Charity, bringing in $14.1M for local charities. This brings the lifetime total of Birdies for Charity to an amazing $173M!

Here are of few photos of today’s JDC Birdies for Charity Press Conference, Check Distribution, and Car Giveaway.


#JDClassic
#JDC2023
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

The Village Zombie Run

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The 2nd Annual Village Zombie Run & trick or treat event on Saturday, October 28th, 2023 in Davenport, IA.
Feel free to download photos for your personal use.

Village Zombie Run Highlights

All Village Zombie Run Photos (Search these by Bib Number)


#VillageZombieRun
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

2023 Quad Cities Marathon

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It's the 26th Running of the Quad Cities Marathon!

All photos are now posted.
I hope we captured some good ones of you!

Quad Cities Marathon Press Conference

Quad Cities Marathon Committee leads an army of over 1,000 dedicated volunteers.

First 1.5 Miles of the 1/2 Marathon. Follow along with Fleet Feet Phil as he runs (and narrates!) the first 1.5 miles of the Quad Cities 1/2 Marathon highlighting a few course changes this year.

Meet our Photograhy Team.
Our photography team captures great photos. Check them out below. Feel free to download digital copies and use them for your personal use,

Witty's Wine Down (4th Annual) was a very successful women's-focused evening ahead of the Quad Cities Marathon! There was wine, music, gifts, charcuterie, and a sizeable donation for an incredible cause. Dress was cocktail attire and running sneakers because … WHY. NOT! The event raised close to $7,000 for Shoes for QC Kids.

Race Weekend Events (Search all weekend photos by Bib Number)




2023 Quad Cities Marathon Slide Show. Highlights of the year's festivities.

2023 Quad Cities Marathon Highlights for RunningUSA

#QCMarathon
#QCM2023
#WittyWineDown
#DJI
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

2023 QCM Witty's Wine Down

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Witty's Wine Down (4th Annual) was a very successful women's-focused evening ahead of the Quad Cities Marathon! There was wine, music, gifts, charcuterie, and a sizeable donation for an incredible cause. Dress was cocktail attire and running sneakers because … WHY. NOT! The event raised close to $7,000 for Shoes for QC Kids.

#QCMarathon
#QCM2023
#FleetFeet
#WittyWineDown
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

Gabe's Gift Memorial 5k

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Gabe's Gift Memorial 5K race in Moline, IL.

Feel free to download photos for your personal use.

Gabe's Gift 5k Highlights

All Gabe's Gift Race Photos (Searchable by Bib Number)


#GabesGift5k
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

Breaking Limits 2023

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Brooke Maroon's Breaking Limits Dance Workshop at Waterfront Convention Center, Bettendorf, IA. 19-20 August 2023.

Brooke brought together a great set of instructors and assistants for her 4th annual Breaking Limits Dance Workshop.

Dance Instructors: Brooke Maroon, James Combo Marino, Hailee Payne, Valentino Vladimirov, SMAC McCreanor, Essence Wilmington.

I grabbed a number of photos from the weekend … check them out!

Breaking Limits Dance website

#BreakingLimitsDance

#HowellPhotographicArts
#GetOlympus
#smacmccreanor
@breakinglimitsdance
@brookemaroon
@hailee_payne
@jamescombomarino
@vvladimirov
@smacmccreanor
@_essencew

Freedom Run

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Freedom Run 5k / Tyson Double Time Loop and 1 Mile Fun Run ... and Kids Ground Pounder Fun Run too.




You can go into each gallery and search by Bib Number
Or
Go Here and Search All Galleries at once. *NOW* Searchable by Bib Number


A few words about pricing


All of our Freedom Run Photography Team photos are FREE! Yes. FREE!

When you find any photos you like, click on the download icon (down arrow) to receive a high resolution digital copy for your use. If you'd like a print, feel free to take that digital file to your favorite image processor to have a print made with our blessing.

You'll notice a BUY button on the images. This is just for your convenience. You can order (and will have to pay for) a high quality print that would be printed by Bay Photo and shipped to your door. Feel free to use this option for your convenience only and by all means do not feel obligated to buy anything.

All of our photographers are Freedom Run Volunteers and are here to support this great event!


#FreedomRun
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

Firecracker Run

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Firecracker Run 5k / 10k and 1 mile race ... and Hospital Bed Races too.






You can go into each gallery and search by Bib Number
Or
Go Here and Search All Galleries at once.

#FirecrackerRun
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

2023 John Deere Classic

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2023 John Deere Classic

Check out my photos …

Tournament Week Highlights
A couple hundred photos to summarize John Deere Classic week!

John Deere Classic Champions Day

John Deere Classic Volunteer Appreciation Dinner

John Deere Classic Week



John Deere Classic Birdies for Charity Press Conference, Check Distribution, and Car Giveaway.



#JDClassic
#JDC2023
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

BGCMV Golf Invitational

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BGCMV Golf Invitational at Short Hills Country Club, East Moline, IL.


#BGCMV
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

John Deere Classic Volunteers

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John Deere Classic Volunteers Reception at Waterfront Convention Center, Bettendorf, IA.


#JDClassic
#JDC2023
#Waterfront
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

John Deere Classic Champions Breakfast

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John Deere Classic Champions Breakfast at Bally's in Rock Island, IL.



#JDClassic
#JDC2023
#Ballys
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

Quad CIties Running Festival

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Quad Cities Running Festival at TBK Sports Center in Bettendorf, IA.


The photos I took at the Quad Cities Running Festival are FREE for your personal use.

When you find any photos you like, click on the download icon (down arrow) to receive a high resolution digital copy for your use. If you'd like a print, feel free to take that digital file to your favorite image processor to have a print made with our blessing.

You'll notice a BUY button on the images. This is just for your convenience. You can order (and will have to pay for) a high quality print that would be printed by Bay Photo and shipped to your door. Feel free to use this option for your convenience only and by all means do not feel obligated to buy anything.


#QCRF
#QuadCitiesRunningFestival
#FleetFeet
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

John Deere Classic Heroes

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John Deere Classic Heroes. Moline Rotary Club and Harvey Green.

#JDClassic
#JDC2023
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

John Deere Classic Masters Viewing Party

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John Deere Classic Masters Viewing Party at TPC Deere Run.



#JDClassic
#JDC2023
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

Quad Cities Marathon Awards

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Quad Cities Marathon Awards at Neckers Jewelers in Davenport, IA.

#QCMarathon
#QCM2022
#NechersJewelers
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

Allen Body Building

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Allen Body Building photos.



#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

JDC Birdies for Charity

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John Deere Classic Birdies for Charity Sponsors' Breakfast and Public Presentation.



#JDClassic
#JDC2022
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

BGCMV Ball Drop

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BGCMV Charity Ball Drop during the Quad Cities Storm Game at Vibrant Arena at the Mark, Moline, IL.


#BGCMV
#VibrantArena
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

Corpuscle Shuffle

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Corpuscle Shuffle 5k and 1-Mile Run / Walk by ImpactLife in Bettendorf, IA.

Check out highlight photos of the event.

Search for individual photos by Bib Number.

The photos I took at the Corpuscle Shuffle are FREE for your personal use.

When you find any photos you like, click on the download icon (down arrow) to receive a high resolution digital copy for your use. If you'd like a print, feel free to take that digital file to your favorite image processor to have a print made with our blessing.

You'll notice a BUY button on the images. This is just for your convenience. You can order (and will have to pay for) a high quality print that would be printed by Bay Photo and shipped to your door. Feel free to use this option for your convenience only and by all means do not feel obligated to buy anything.


#ImpactLife
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

2022 Quad Cities Marathon Photos

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It's the 25th Running of the Quad Cities Marathon! The Silver Anniversary for a great event. This year the course is slightly different and includes a leg over the new I74 Bridge.

Meet our Photograhy Team.
Our photographic team captured some great photos. Check them out below. Feel free to download digital copies and use them for your personal use,

Quad Cities Marathon Press Conference

Quad Cities Marathon Committee leads an army of over 1,000 dedicated volunteers.

Kick Off Party. Photos by Josh Wilhelm.

Witty's Wine Down (2nd Annual) was a very successful women's-focused evening ahead of Illinois' (and Iowa's, for what it's worth) Best Marathon! There was wine, music, gifts, charcuterie, a lululemon trunk sale, and a sizeable donation to two incredible causes. Dress was cocktail attire and running sneakers because WHY. NOT! The event raised close to $4000 for Shoes for QC Kids and $1500 for the Pleasant Valley Foundation in memory of Ian Kaffenberger.

Race Weekend (24/25 September) Photos below.
Feel free to BROWSE the Highlights galleries. Lots of photos in the other Galleries … it's best to just Search these with your Bib Number.


Weekend Events (Search all weekend photos by Bib Number)



  • Race Day Videos
    • Then and Now - A look back at the 1st Annual Quad Cities Marathon and some highlights from this year's 25th running of the Quad Cities Marathon.
    • Fitz Koehler Highlight Reel
    • More coming soon …
    • TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon and 1/2 Marathon Start
    • Palmer 5k Start
    • Men's 1/2 Marathon Finish
    • Women's 1/2 Marathon Finish
    • Men's Marathon Finish
    • Women's Marathon Finish

Post Race Party at Bally's Hotel & Casino.

QCM Guest Bartending - Crawford Brew Works, 10 October 2022.

Quad Cities Marathon Awards at Necker's Jewelers


A few words about pricing


I hope you heard the announcers on race day say that all our our Quad Cities Marathon Photography Team photos are FREE! Yes. FREE!

When you find any photos you like, click on the download icon (down arrow) to receive a high resolution digital copy for your use. If you'd like a print, feel free to take that digital file to your favorite image processor to have a print made with our blessing.

You'll notice a BUY button on the images. This is just for your convenience. You can order (and will have to pay for) a high quality print that would be printed by Bay Photo and shipped to your door. Feel free to use this option for your convenience only and by all means do not feel obligated to buy anything.

All of our photographers are Quad Cities Marathon Volunteers and are here to support this great event!

Don't see your picture?
We attempt to get some photos of every participant. Sometimes that's just not possible, but we don't give up yet. I don't upload every single photo taken. If you can't find a photo using the search capabilities above, drop me a note with your Bib Number and I'll search our vast library and see what I can turn up.
JR@HowellPhotographicArts.com



#QCMarathon
#QCM2022
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

2022 Quad Cities Marathon Photography Team

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2022 Quad Cities Marathon Photography Team: Mark Stegmaier, Leanne Wildermuth, Mark VandeWiele, Larry Engstrom, Darrell Terronez, Phil Cunningham, Erling Larson, JR Howell, Tom Moye, Don Henderson, and Josh Wilhelm. Not Pictured Ryan Gaines.

We have a great team to capture the 2022 Quad Cities Marathon in photographs. In alphabetical order we have:

Phil Cunningham
This is Phil's first year capturing the Quad Cities Marathon as a member of the "official" team. However he has quite the experience as a professional photographer over the past 4 decades and he has captured this event in the past for Hola America. Phil will be capturing the start from ground level and will help with capturing runners at the finish line.

Larry Engstrom
This is Larry's 5th year capturing the Quad Cities Marathon as part of the official team. I'm sure he has done a few more before 2018 as well. Larry has also captured many of UTHS running events over the years and will be capturing lots of the weekend's festivities except for the 1 mile run on Saturday, when he
Ll be participating.

Ryan Gaines
Ryan is a sports photographer that will be capturing images on the Rock Island Arsenal … a location we've neglected in the past, in part due to the government restrictions of photography on the island. This is Ryan's first year on our team.

Don Henderson
This is Don's 6th year as a member of the Quad Cities Marathon Photography Team. Don typically shoots along Ben Butterworth Parkway and historically did photos "The Wall" when it was located there.


JR Howell
I've been shooting the Quad Cities Marathon since 2012 and have had the honor of leading the photography team since 2016. I typically shoot at the Start Finish Line, but I also set up videos of the Start, Finishes, and some Drone Video and still shots of runners on the I74 bridge and other areas. I also handle most of the other shooting assignments outside of race weekend.

Erling Larson
This is Erling Larson's 5th year shooting the Quad Cities Marathon as part of the Photography Team. He started in 2017 and missed the COVID year 2020. Erling typically shoots the start from the overpass at the Moline viaduct to the Arsenal and the Finish line. He also shoots events on Saturday of race weekend.

Tom Moye
This is Tom's second year shooting the Quad Cities Marathon after shooting in 2019. Tom plans to shoot around Lindsey Park in Davenport this year,.

Mark Stegmaier
Mark is a long standing member of the Quad Cities running community and this will be his 4th year shooting the Quad Cities Marathon as part of the official team.

Darrell Terronez
This is Darrell's fifth year shooting for our Quad Cities Marathon Team. For some reason we always seem to get his name misspelled … I should have it right this time. ;-)

Mark VandeWiele
Mark is a retired judge that took up photography in his retirement. I found him shooting the UTHS Panther Pant and convinced him to join our team this year. He'll be capturing images as the runners cross the new I74 bridge.

Leanne Wildermuth
This is Leanne's sixth year shooting for our Quad Cities Marathon Team. She specializes is runners "jumping" for their pictures. I'm not sure if it's joy or delusion … she has historically done photos around John O'Donnell Stadium (Modern Woodmen Park) and will be shooting around the Centennial Bridge this year.

Josh Wilhelm
Josh has been part of our team for three years shooting the Quad Cities Marathon working around his participation in the races himself. While he won't be here for the weekend events this year, he did capture some photos at our kickoff party.

We plan to have thousands of photos of participants and the events surrounding the Quad Cities Marathon weekend. I hope we capture everyone that participates. These will be available sometime the week following the race as free digital downloads and will be searchable by Bib Number.

We have a great team to capture a great event.

#QCMarathon
#QCM2022
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

Gabe's Gift Memorial 5K

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Gabe's Gift Memorial 5K and 1 mile run in Moline, IL.

Feel free to download photos for your personal use.

Gabe's Gift 5k Highlights

All Gabe's Gift Race Photos (Searchable by Bib Number)

#GabesGift5k
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

Breaking Limits 2022

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Brooke Maroon's Breaking Limits Dance Workshop at Waterfront Convention Center, Bettendorf, IA. 20-21 August 2022.

Brooke brought together a great set of instructors and assistants for her 3rd annual Breaking Limits Dance Workshop.

Dance Instructors: Brooke Maroon, James Combo Marino, Hailee Payne, Valentino Vladimirov, SMAC McCreanor, Jian Pierre.

I grabbed a number of photos from the weekend … check them out!

Breaking Limits Dance website

#BreakingLimitsDance

#HowellPhotographicArts
#GetOlympus
#smacmccreanor
@breakinglimitsdance
@brookemaroon
@hailee_payne
@jamescombomarino
@pierrepyer
@smacmccreanor


Boys & Girls Club Golf Outing

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Boys & Girls Club of the Mississippi Valley Charity Golf Outing at Short Hills Country Club in East Moline, IL.

Check out some photos of the event.

#SHCC
#BGCMV
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

2022 John Deere Classic

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2022 John Deere Classic

Check out my photos …

John Deere Classic Champions Day

John Deere Classic Volunteer Appreciation Dinner

John Deere Classic Week

John Deere Classic Highlights

John Deere Classic Birdies for Charity Sponsors' Breakfast and Public Presentation.



#JDClassic
#JDC2022
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

MotoAmerica Superbikes at Road Atlanta

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Jake Gagne leads the Medallia Superbike race #2 through number 5 en route to victory.

I had the opportunity to shoot the MotoAmerica Superbike races at Road Atlanta. Perfect weather and great races.

I captured a number of photos. Check them out below.

Highlights from the weekend
A good place to browse some highlights of the weekend.

If you are looking for a particular bike or rider, then …

SEARCH for photos by Plate Number, Team Name, Rider Name, or Motorcycle Type across all weekend photos

You can also search within each class below:


MotoAmerica Classes


And …. A few photos of the Dunlop M4 Suzuki 2 Seat Rides.

My intention is to do what I can to support the sport of Motorcycle RoadRacing ,… therefore I'd like to do what I can to support each team here. If you find a photo you like, please feel to use it as you see fit. I retain copyright and ownership but am happy to grant you a nonexclusive, royalty free license to use to support your activities. It is requested, although not required, that you credit my photos as Photo by JR Howell and/or Howell Photographic Arts.

Some comments about searching …

I've tagged each photo with Plate Number, Rider Name, Rider Hometown, Team Name, Bike and Nationality. So … you can search for any of these terms to get all the photos of that term. A word of warning … there may be photos where there are several bikes and some may be out of focus. Unfortunately some of the out of focus bikes got tagged in this release. Something for me to improve in the future.

I'd appreciate any comments as to how to make this better. Especially if you find some search results that are not right. Thanks.



#MotoAmerica
#RoadAtlanta
#RoadRacing
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

Panther Pant 5k

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The Panther Pant 5k at UTHS in East Moline, IL.

Click the link above to get to my gallery of photos. Enter your Bib Number in the Search Box to find your images.




#PantherPant
#UTHS
#HowellPhotographicArts
#GetOlympus

Hunter Classic

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Hunter Classic at Crow Valley Golf Club, Bettendorf, IA.



#HAVLife
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

2021 Quad Cities Marathon

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It's great to have the Quad Cities Marathon back in 2021. And this is the last year for the old, iconic, I74 Suspension Bridge.

Our photographic team captured some great photos. Check them out below.

Governor's Hometown Awards Presentation

Quad Cities Marathon Press Conference

I74 Bridge Promo Videos

Quad Cities Marathon Committee leads an army of over 1,000 dedicated volunteers.

Witty's Wine Down

Race Weekend Photos (More than 20,000 photos to search)
This link takes you to a folder of all photos for the weekend. Go here if you want to SEARCH for photos by Bib Number.

Weekend Highlights



Quad Cities Marathon Corporate Challenge Awards at Necker's Jewelers



#QCMarathon
#QCM2021
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

Gabe's Gift Memorial 5K

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Gabe's Gift Memorial 5K and 1 mile run in Moline, IL.

Feel free to download photos for your personal use.

Gabe's Gift 5k Highlights

All Gabe's Gift Race Photos (Searchable by Bib Number)

#GabesGift5k
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

SHCC Club Championship

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Matt Schlueter holds the trophy after winning the Club Championship over Adam White.

Congrats also to Ed Casel, white tee champ and Rick Hoyt, net tee champ.

I've posted a few photos of the championship matches.

#SHCC
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

2021 Freedom Run

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2021 Freedom Run Photos … feel free to download for your personal use.

2021 Freedom Run Highlights

Awards Ceremony

Pocket Change Plays in Runners Park after the race

All Freedom Run Race Photos (Searchable by Bib Number)

#FreedomRun
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

2021 John Deere Classic - The 50th!

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2021 John Deere Classic … the 50th!

Check out my photos …

John Deere Classic Week

John Deere Classic Highlights

#JDClassic
#JDC2021
#JDC50
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

Boys & Girls Club Golf Outing

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Boys & Girls Club of the Mississippi Valley Charity Golf Outing at Short Hills Country Club in East Moline, IL.

Check out some photos of the event.

#SHCC
#BGCMV
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

Quad Cities Running Festival 5k

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Quad Cities Running Festival 5k in Bettendorf, IA.



#QuadCitiesRunningFestival
#FleetFeet
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts


Ganzos Cinco De Mayo 5k

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Ganzos Cinco De Mayo 5k in Davenport, IA.

Race Highlights
Lots of photos that are searchable by Bib Number here.


#GanzosCincoDeMayo
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts




Allen & Nichole

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Allen & Nichole.


#BodyBuilding
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

Deere Run Superintendent

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Deere Run Superintendent Alex Stuedemann.


#JDClassic
#JDC2021
#JDC50
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts


Iowa PGA Golf - Las Vegas

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Iowa PGA Golf - Las Vegas.


#SHCC
#ShortHillsCC
#LasVegas
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

2020 Quad Cities Marathon - Virtual

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It was pretty dark when things started at 6AM Saturday!

The 2020 Quad Cities Marathon was a Virtual event this year. We did have a few runners show up to do their virtual runs on Saturday and Sunday though.

Our photographic team captured some great photos. Check them out below.


Quad Cities Marathon Press Conference


Race Weekend Photos
This link takes you to a folder of all photos for the weekend.

Saturday


Sunday


#QCMarathon
#QCM2020
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

John Deere Classic Trophy in 3D

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Click through for a 3D visual of the 2020 John Deere Classic Trophy! Spin it, zoom in, full screen it!

#JDClassic
#ObjectVR
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

John Deere Classic Tee Markers

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I had the opportunity to develop my product photography skills by photographing the John Deere Classic Champion Commemorative Tee Markers. Starting in 2004, the tournament champion signed a limited series of special tee markers. This is the entire set.

Quad City Storm Paint the Ice

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Quad City Storm Paint The Ice for Hockey Fights Cancer Night.

The Quad City Storm have their fans out to Paint The Ice with names of those who fought cancer this week. I had the pleasure to capture the result with some drone images.

I flew my Mavic 2 Pro drone inside the TaxSlayer Center to capture overhead shots of the ice. I stitched 15 images together to get the above result. The final image is 16,000 x 8,000 pixels and shows incredible detail.
Click through to download the full resolution image.

#QCStorm
#QuadCityStorm
#TaxSlayerCenter
#dji
#HowellPhotographicArts

SCW Pro Wrestling

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SCW Professional Wrestling at The Riust Belt in East Moline, IL.

Check out a few highlight photos of the event. 30 Photos.

I also created a more complete album of photos of the event here. 107 Photos.


#SCW
#SCWPro
#TheRustBelt
#TheRustBeltQC
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

Quad City Storm - Radar's Birthday



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Quad City Storm Hockey versus the Peoria Rivermen and it's Radar's Birthday! Check out my photos of the night's festivities.


#QCStorm
#QuadCityStorm
#TaxSlayerCenter
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

Quad City Storm Christmas

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Quad City Storm Christmas at The TaxSlayer Center in Moline, IL.



#QCStorm
#QuadCityStorm
#TaxSlayerCenter
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

Quad City Storm John Deere Night

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Quad City Storm host the Peoria Rivermen on John Deere Night. Please browse my photos from the evening.

#QCStorm
#QuadCity Storm
#TaxSlayerCenter
#HowellPhotographicArts

Quad City Storm Paint The Ice

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Quad City Storm Paint The Ice for Veterans.

The Quad City Storm have their fans out to Paint The Ice with veteran names this week. I had the pleasure to capture the result with some drone images and some panoramas.

The above image is a Little Planet Projection of a 360 Panorama. Click here to see the full 360 Panorama. This was made with a Nodal Ninja Panorama head and an Olympus OM-D M1X in Hi Res mode with an 8mm fisheye.

I also flew my Mavic 2 Pro drone inside the TaxSlayer Center to capture overhead shots of the ice. I stitched 34 images together to get the following result. The final image is 20,000 x 10,000 pixels and shows incredible detail.

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#QCStorm
#QuadCityStorm
#TaxSlayerCenter
#GetOlympus
#dji
#HowellPhotographicArts

John Deere Classic Birdies for Charity Press Conference

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John Deere Classic Birdies for Charity Press Conference and Reveal. It's another record breaker!


#JDC2019
#JDClassic
#JohnDeereClassic
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

Lagomarcino's Cocoa Beano

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Lagomarcino's Cocoa Beano 5k, 10k and kids races.

There are several photo albums of the Cocoa Beano event.

First, I created an album of highlights of the event. I selected a number of photos that I thought represented the event.

The following albums contain many photos. You may want to check these out if you were there that day.

Feel free tp download full resolution digital photos for your personal use. Jost click the download link (down arrow) underneath any photo.

Photographic prints are also available for a reasonable charge. Any profits will go to the Boys & Girls Club of the Mississippi Valley.

#CocoaBeano
#Lagomarcinos
#BGCMV
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

Quad City Storm Opening Night

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A few photos from the Quad City Storm Opening Night.


#QCStorm
#QuadCityStorm
#TaxSlayerCenter
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

2019 Quad Cities Marathon Race Weekend Photos

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Race Weekend Photos
This link takes you to a folder of all photos for the weekend where you can search for photos by runner bib number!

Saturday Marathon Events (Highlights)

Sunday Marathon Races (Highlights)

Sunday Marathon Race Video by Danny Ormiston

TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon Race Start (Video)

Quad Cities Marathon Palmer 5k Race Start (Video)


#QCMarathon
#QCM2019
#GetOlympus
#HowellPhotographicArts

2019 Quad Cities Marathon

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Quad Cities Marathon Press Conference

Quad Cities Marathon Committee

All Police Department Meeting

VIP Dinner

Kick Off Party


Race Weekend Photos
This link takes you to a folder of all photos for the weekend where you can search for photos by runner bib number!

Saturday Marathon Events (Highlights)

Sunday Marathon Races (Highlights)

Sunday Marathon Race Video by Danny Ormiston


TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon Race Start (Video)

Quad Cities Marathon Palmer 5k Race Start (Video)

Post Race Wrap Up Meeting

Necker's Jewelers Awards


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2019 Freedom Run

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2019 Freedom Run Highlights

All Freedom Run Race Photos (Searchable by Bib Number)

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2019 John Deere Classic

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2019 John Deere Classic



John Deere Classic Media Day

John Deere Classic Week

Birdies for Charity Awards

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BGCMV Charity Golf Outing

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Charity Golf Outing to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of the Mississippi Valley at Short Hills Country Club.

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Firecracker Run

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Firecracker Run in East Moline, IL.

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SHCC Member Guest

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Short Hills Country Club Member Guest.

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Firecracker Run Kick Off Party

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Fleet Feet 5k

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The Fleet Feet 5k in East Moline, IL.

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World Golf Village St. Augustine

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World Golf Village St. Augustine, FL.

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Quad Cities Marathon Press Conference

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Quad Cities Marathon Press Conference at Crawfords Brew Works, Bettendorf, IA.

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John Deere Classic Media Day

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John Deere Classic Media Day at TPC at Deere Run, Silvis, IL.

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Ganzos Cinco de Mayo 5k

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Ganzos Cinco de Mayo 5k

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Mitsubishi Electric Classic

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I had the pleasure of photographing the Mitsubishi Electric Classic at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, GA. This is a PGA TOUR Champions event and gave me the opportunity to photograph some of the icons in the game. It was also a great trial to prove out my new Olympus OM-D E-M1X Camera System - silent, fast, light, and weatherproof. Perfect for golf. Click on the image for a set of Highlight Photos from the tournament. Daily Albums are below.
Friday Round
Saturday Round
Sunday (Final) Round

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QC Storm KISS Night

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It was KISS night for the Quad City Storm. Gwen Tombergs and her team put together quite an event for the Hockey Game the night before KISS is to play at the Taxslayer Center in Moline. I offered to do a fan panorama. Needless to say it all didn't go off without a hitch. When it came time for my 90 seconds on the ice, the focus on my camera drifted off :-(. Fortunately Gwen and her staff arranged a retake in the second period to save the day. Thanks gang.

Here's the final product.

Check it out.

Zoom in to see the fans with their KISS masks.

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BHAEC Celebrity Basketball

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BHAEC Celebrity Basketball.

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Quad City Storm Paint The Ice

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Quad City Storm Paint The Ice for Hockey Fights Cancer Night.

The Quad City Storm have their fans out to Paint The Ice with names of those who fought cancer this week. I had the pleasure to capture the result with some drone images.

I flew my Mavic 2 Pro drone inside the TaxSlayer Center to capture overhead shots of the ice. I stitched 34 images together to get the above result. The final image is 20,000 x 10,000 pixels and shows incredible detail. Click through to download the full resolution image.

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Quad Cities Marathon Running USA Conference



The 2019 Running USA Conference will be held February 2019 in Puerto Rico. I put together some 2018 Quad Cities Marathon material for the event. Click the photo above for a 2 minute video or here for a set of photos and video clips.

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Quad Cities Marathon Open House

Lagomarcino's Cocoa Beano

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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

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

SHCC Member Guest

John Deere Classic

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2018 John Deere Classic



John Deere Classic Media Day

John Deere Classic Week

Birdies for Charity Awards

BGCMV Golf Outing

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Firecracker Run


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Power Grafx Softball

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Softball

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Girls On The Run

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Quad Cities Marathon Awards

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2017 Quad Cities Marathon

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Press Conference

Committee (Photos by Leanne Widermuth)

Kick Off Party

VIP Reception

Quad Cities Landmarks

Saturday Marathon Events


Sunday Marathon Races

Post Race Meeting

Necker's Jewelers Awards


Highlights for 2018 Running USA Conference

Joe Moreno Headshots

MHS Cheer / Contemporaires

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SHCC Member Guest

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John Deere Classic

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John Deere Classic Week

Birdies for Charity Awards

Media Center Photos

Firecracker Run

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2016 Quad Cities Marathon

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2016 Calendar

Press Conference

Pump N Run

Committee

Kick Off Party

VIP Reception

Saturday Marathon Events

Sunday Marathon Races

Necker's Jewelers Awards

Highlights for the 2017 Running USA Industry Conference

John Deere Classic

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2016 John Deere Classic



Media Day

John Deere Classic Week

Birdies for Charity Awards

BGCMV Golf Outing

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Nick Birthday

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Firecracker Run

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Color The Quads 5k

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Color The Quads Kids Races

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A number of great photos by my friend Erling Larson.

QC Marathon Press Conference

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Dreamstar Dance Competition

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UTHS Basketball

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Expression's Dance Recital

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MHS Volleyball

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UTHS Homecoming Game

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2015 Quad Cities Marathon

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John Deere Classic

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BGCMV Golf Outing

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Firecraker Run

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SHCC Father / Son Golf Outing

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Allen / Nichole Body Building

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John Deere Classic Press Conference

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Color The Quads 5k

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Color The Quads Kids

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QC Criterium

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QC Marathon Press Conference

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Bulls / Cavs Playoff Game 3

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MHS Basketball Senior Night

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MHS Basketball Tournament

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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

edgeHere’s the final match of Short Hills’ season long Member / Member match tournament. I couldn’t be happier since these are the buddies that I golf with every Wednesday and Saturday. This final match went the entire 18 ... and ... an extra hole before it was final. It the end, Mark Parkinson and Greg Ricke came from behind to beat Marty Davis and Pat Brorby on the 19th hole. Then ... we went straight to the 19th hole to celebrate! :-) Check out these photos from the back nine during this hard fought match.

MHS Girls Tennis Sectionals

edgeIt was a blustery day and the girls played tough. I stopped by Moline High School and grabbed a few photos of Sectional Tennis. Even though the title says “Moline”, there are some photos of girls from Geneseo, Alleman, and Galesburg. Take a look!

MHS Football

edgeQuite the brisk night and Moline got off to a slow start falling behind 49-0 at the half. They did come back and scored 28 unanswered points in the second half. Made it a good showing .... great character. Here are a few photos of the game and photos of the homecoming court.

MHS Volleyball

edgeI finally made it to a Moline Volleyball game. This was a hard fought meet and Moline was in the first game at the end and way ahead in the second game. Unfortunately they lost both :-(. Take a look at some of the photos I captured.

2014 Quad Cities Marathon

20140928-QCMarathonIt was a beautiful day for the annual Quad City Marathon. I always enjoy shooting this event as it is such an accomplishment for everyone that finishes. Thanks go out to Ken Arevalo for including me on the photographer team. I shot some pictures of the start, went to downtown rock island to shoot a few with the Centennial Bridge in the background, then back to the finish line for the leaders and the rest. Here are a couple hundred of my “picks” of the day.

Cowboys / Rams Football

edgeDid a little road trip to St. Louis for the Cowboys / RAMS game. Only had a little camera, but still had to capture a few photos.

MHS / Alleman Football

edgeIt was a heartbreaker for Moline. They dominated Alleman for most of the game, but somehow let them escape at the end. Check out the photos I captured.

SHCC Team Play and Cardboard Regatta

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The extended playoff delayed the annual cardboard regatta. It was a beautiful day so no one minded. Another great fun event at the pool.
I grabbed a few photos of golf, cardboard boat races and people around the pool. Take a look.

Brian Harman Wins the John Deere Classic

edgeThe John Deere Classic kicked off this week … and I had the pleasure of helping the John Deere Classic Tournament with a few photos. Hopefully you’ve seen a few of these on the John Deere Classic Facebook and/or twitter feeds.

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.

John Deere Classic

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Color The Quads 5k

edgeIt was a beautiful day for a very successful Color the Quads 5k race! A big thank you goes out to Mel Foster and race director Sarah Johnson for bringing this great event to our area. As you can see from my photos, this is all out fun for the participants.

Color The Quads - Kids Races

edgeIt was a great morning for the kids races at the Bandshell in Bettendorf for Color The Quads. As you can easily see from my photos, they had a great time! What a great event!

Color The Quads Volunteer Training

edgeThe Volunteers came by to signing, pick up their shirts, and get a little training. We did get rewarded with dinner at Azteca and a couple “Adult Beverages”! I captured a few photos ....

Moline Girls Basketball

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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

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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

edgeStopped by Wharton Field House this morning to grab a few photos of Moline Volleyball. Take a look.

Moline vs UTHS Homecoming Game

edgeLots of excitement at Moline’s Homecoming game Friday night. It was an exciting, up and down, drawn out, hard fought football game against UTHS. And it was so much more … what a great day of celebration:
See my photos for shots of:
I hope you like them.

2013 Quad Cities Marathon

edgeI had the opportunity to shoot the Quad City Marathon again this year. It was a blast! The theme that I’d say was predominant this year was “EMOTIONAL”! I spent a lot of time at the finish line shooting finishers. The Relay Teams were excited and full of energy. The marathoners were different. A number came in completely spent and exhausted. Some had some left and had a kick to the end. The thing that got to me the most was the emotion of the first time marathoners when they came across the finish line. After all, they’ve been training for this moment for most of a year and a number of them just broke down. It was really touching and I really felt proud for every one of them. It’s so great to be close to the action. I tried to capture a little of it in photos.

Moline vs Alleman Football

edgeIt was a beautiful night in Augustana’s new stadium as Moline took on Alleman. Or should I say Alleman took it to Moline? I did get a few photos … check ‘em out.

Glow Run

edgeSeems like we’re coming up with all kinds of excuses to party. Here’s another one. The “Glow Run” in downtown Moline. The race started fairly informally with three waves of runners. Wave 1 - “Runners”. Wave 2 - “Walkers”, and Wave 3 - “Partiers”. I was surprised that anyone started in wave 1 or 2 since they all seemed to be “Partiers”. Check out a few photos of the evening.

Moline Football

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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

edgeIt’s fall, the nights are starting to get cool, and it’s time for Moline High School Sports! This year I had the privilege of designing the cover for the Booster’s Sports Program. Hope you like it.

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.

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See you at the game … I’ll be the one with the big camera ;-)


John Deere Classic - Final Day in 4 mins

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John Deere Classic - 2013

edgeThe John Deere Classic kicked off this week … and I had the pleasure of helping the John Deere Classic Tournament with a few photos. Hopefully you’ve seen a few of these on the John Deere Classic Facebook and/or twitter feeds. Check out my photos on thelinks below.

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

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Moline Girls Soccer

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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

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  • Drew Owens
  • Bryan Brinker
  • Vashaun Newman
  • Jake Viaene
  • Josh Larsen
  • DeCarlos Flores
  • Devin Struble
  • Derrick Stabler
  • Jed Wood
I am proud to have produced the “posters” for their banquet this evening.

Here are the Moline games I shot this year:

All-Stars: Boys Metro Basketball

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  • 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:


and … I am proud to have produced the senior posters.


Regional - Moline vs Rocky

edgeMoline advanced to the second round of the Regional Playoffs to meet Big 6 Champion Rocky. As you can tell from the photo above, it was a pretty physical game. Here are a few photos of the evening.

Regionals - Moline vs UTHS BBall

edgeThe scoreboard is a little confusing as Moline is the home team and UTHS are the visitors in this first Regional Playoff game. So … as the cheerleaders and students celebrate the score is 50 to 47 Moline over UTHS with 20.1 seconds left to play. Moline came out victorious in this very competitive, exciting game. As a result Moline advances to play Big 6 champion Rocky next … now postponed to 2/27/2013. Here are a few photos of the Moline / UTHS battle.

Moline vs UTHS Basketball - Senior Night

edgeIt was Senior Night at Wharton Field House for the Moline vs UTHS Basketball game. And … ofllowing the theme, it was “Senior Citizens” Night for the SuperFans!

Browse through my photos of the game, cheerleaders, and seniors and their parents.

Moline vs Rocky Basketball

edgeThe Moline Maroons take the floor of Wharton Field House to take on Rocky. Moline was dominating for most of the game although they somehow let Rocky tie it up in regulation and go on to win it in overtime. It was a heartbreaker for the Moline crowd, but it was a great game. Here are a few photos.

Moline vs Alleman Basketball

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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

edgeMoline is hosting the Martin Luther King Tournament this weekend at Wharton Field House. Here are a few photos of Saturday’s games. And … a few photos of Monday’s games.

Moline vs Rocky Basketball

edgeFriday Night Basketball in the Quad Cities. Moline takes on Rocky at Rock Island. The Sophomore game was a great game with many lead changes and was decided by a basket as Rocky came out ahead. Rocky dominated the Varsity game. Still, a fun evening and an opportunity for a few action shots. Check ‘em out.

MHS Freshman Basketball

edgeMy friend Ricky is coaching the Moline High School freshman Basketball team, so I thought I’d stop out and take some photos of tonight’s game. They pretty much dominated the game and I came home with a few keepers … I think. Here’s a few shots of the evening.

2012 Quad Cities Marathon

edgeThe Quad Cities Marathon started at 7:30 AM this morning and 2 hours and 19 minutes later the winner crosses the finish line. More photos later …

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

edgeJared Requet makes a good gain early in the Moline High School Homecoming Football game Friday night. Moline scored on their opening drive and then had some challenges until late in the game. They almost pulled it out. Here are some photos of the evening.

Moline Maroon Football

edgeThe Moline Maroons took on the Dunbar Mighty Men and dominated in both the Sophomore and Varsity contests. While the Sophomores had the offense going from the beginning, the Varsity turned a 1st half defensive struggle into a second half offensive display. Unfortunately the reporter from channel 4 missed all the action as he had to leave to make deadline by 9:10 PM.

The highlight of the evening were the Superfans … they were Off The Hook.

Here are a few photos of the evening.

SHCC Club Championship

edgeIt was quite the dog fight. Clay Lee and Adam White battled it down to the final hole of a 36 hole match to determine the winner. In the end Adam White was victorious as our Short Hills Country Club Champion … now two years running.

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


SHCC Member Guest 2012

edgeThe Short Hills Member Guest was another great event this year. We had 27 teams battle it out and just plain enjoy themselves over 3 days of golf. In the end Team Venderbeke came out victorious. Here are a few photos of the shoot out and the evening dinner.

John Deere Classic 2012

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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

edge132 of the nation’s best junior’s golfers came to Short Hills for a week full of golf. It was pretty humbling to see these kids with the grooved swing throwing darts at our greens. I loved the buzz. Here are a few photos of the second round.

SHCC Retains Velie Cup

edgeShort Hills Country Club’s Sunday Team posing with the Velie Cup. They started the day six strokes ahead and finished with a resounding 21 stroke victory. Congratulations! Feel free to peruse the photos of the day.

SHCC Mueller Cup

edgeThe Sunday Mueller cup team gets ready to tee off at Davenport Country Club. It was a challenging course for coach Lewis’ first outing. Here are a variety of photos from the day.

USA Today and My Photo

edgeI recently had the opportunity to attend the Peter Reed Miller Sports Photography Workshop. There were some great photographers in the workshop and of course we had some great instructors. One of images (above right) was described as a potential “Sports Illustrated Cover”. I was honored …

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

edgeThe John Deere Classic is now just 56 days away. I thought I’d stop out at the golf course and grab a few photos of the clubhouse and course. Take a look.

John Deere Classic Portfolio

edgeThe John Deere Classic is now a short 2 months away and I thought it’d be appropriate to share a few photos from previous John Deere Classic Tournaments. This photo of Steve Stricker with the John Deere Classic trophy was from 2010 when he scored his 2nd John Deere Classic win. Last year he won again and I’m sure he’ll be gunning for his 4th straight John Deere Classic victory this year.

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”.

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Peter Read Miller Workshop

edgeI had the great pleasure of attending the Peter Read Miller Workshop on Sports Photography this past week. This was a full 7 days of presentations, critiques, shooting, and editing. As part of this workshop I shot 10 different sports, thousands of frames, and had 62 images critiqued. Needless to say I put in a lot of time and effort and was really rewarded as I learned a lot, met a bunch of very talented individuals, and greatly improved my photos. While I learned of lot, the single most important thing was what makes a great sports photo. This shot of the baseman running drew great praise as Peter suggested it could be a Sport Illustrated magazine cover. He should know as he has more than 200 covers to his credit!

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

edgeThe Augustana women celebrate their win at the buzzer.

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.

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