Matt Pendleton Photography

I just finished editing and posting the last few games for my favorite intramural team, the Tomboys as they marched to their first Intramural Championship.  You can check out the photos on my Flickr page.

Games 6,7, and 8

I hope you enjoy.

I once again had the honor to shoot a UF Women’s Basketball tournament.  This time it was the FIU Thanksgiving Classic held in Miami, FL at the US Century Bank Arena on the campus of Florida International University.  It was held over the Thanksgiving Day holiday weekend.  This was a great opportunity as it allowed me to work with some new equipment.  I got to use a 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens that I rented from www.rentglass.com and it made life so much easier.  Definitely give them a visit if you want to rent lenses and even camera bodies.

Here are the photo sets from the tournament (I will update the links as they become available:

1. Flickr Gallery Game 1 vs. St. John’s University – Gatorzone Article and Gatorzone Gallery
2. Flickr Gallery Game 2 vs. Florida International University – Gatorzone Article and Gatorzone Gallery

It was a great experience for me and I definitely look forward to more opportunities in the future.

I was presented with the opportunity to help out my favorite women’s basketball team, the Florida Gators Women’s Basketball team, with taking photos during their run at the SEC Tournament Championship.  It was a great opportunity as I was able to gain valuable experience as a sports photographer.  I was able to sit on the baseline with photographers from Sports Illustrated and the Associated Press and I was able to have full access of the court area during a pretty big tournament.  I am very thankful for this opportunity.

Take a look at the photos from the tournament on my Flickr page.

I had the opportunity to improve on my sports photography skills the past few weeks by covering an intramural flag football team at the University of Florida. The collection can be seen here.  The neat thing about this was the time that the games were taking place.  The games are played during what photographers like to call “golden time” which is right when dusk is beginning.  It allows for such beautiful photography.  Enjoy.