tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201165002012-03-18T08:38:46.307-04:00Chad Ryan is a professional sports photographer based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The views and opinions on this site are those of the author and do not represent those of any affiliated organization or corporation. All material on this site is strictly copyright protected and may not be used for any purpose without written permission.Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.comBlogger1871100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-25504334952330833402012-01-23T08:37:00.003-05:002012-01-23T11:02:54.546-05:00

Now that the teams are known, it's time to gear up to photograph Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium. Coverage plans for the game will come together, but the real planning goes in to figuring out what stories and multimedia content I will plan to produce from Super Week. There will be concerts, celebrity and player appearances , cooperate events and Media Day to plan. I've got some video

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This was some kind of deer season for me. What kind, exactly, is open for debate, but all in all not bad. On one hand, I scored this old bruiser on Halloween, but on the other hand, I missed a shot at a buck that made this one look small. I bought a new bow, but had to retire an old friend. I spent time in the woods, but not nearly the amount I'm accustomed to. I missed the opening day of

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So, you've seen the numerous hunting TV shows and decided to jump into filming your own hunts. Maybe because your intent wasn't to go as far as producing TV shows you didn't want to get soaked buying the multiple thousands of dollars worth of gear it takes to do it. Sure, you may have spent a little cash getting a decent HD video camera, or even two for a POV angle or other second angle, but

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No, this post isn't about the NFL and the problems my Steelers face with their "O" line. This post is to announce my own free agency. I've decided it's time for me to leave my current job as a photographer/writer/videographer/editor/web person/utility player at The News-Sentinel. I plan to continue working for The News-Sentinel through October and the production of our annual basketball preview

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July 9, 2011 - Fort Wayne, Ind. - Andrean graduate and Indiana North team all star Tyler Oichi hits a ground ball in the first inning of Game 2 of the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association North-South All-Star Series on Saturday at Parkview Field in Fort Wayne, Ind. Photo by Chad Ryan

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Everybody knows someone who's dealt with tragedy in their lives. But this one is about as unbelievable a situation as they come. I met and photographed Canterbury High School basketball player Austin Hatch earlier this year. I knew of the plane crash that claimed the lives of his mother and two siblings in 2003. He and his father survived the crash, but to me it was unimaginable to lose your

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I've gone fishing all around northeast Indiana and in several places around the country. I've fished the Atlantic Ocean, and gone diving in the Pacific. I've fished Lake Eerie, but until last weekend I had never fished Lake Michigan. I guarantee it won't be my last time. I participated in the Shriner's Charity Salmon Fishing Derby out of Michigan City, Indiana, over the weekend, and I had a great

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What a way to start off the vacation in Tennessee! I ventured out before sunrise this morning to photograph turkeys. I planned to be on location before first light but had a couple of setbacks that put me on the scene right at sunrise - 7:19 a.m. Despite the initial issues, I was treated to an awesome display of puffed out feathers and gobbling. I first started out with a pair of jakes strutting

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Mar. 27, 2011 - Fort Wayne, Ind. - Mad Ants forward Marvin Phillips, right, snatches an offensive rebound away from New Mexico's during the second half of the Mad Ants' 129-97 victory over the Thunderbirds on Sunday at Memorial Coliseum. Phillips led a group of eight Mad Ants players who scored in double digits with his 22 points and 13 rebonds, while Peterson was the game's leading scorer with

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Last night the moon was about the closest it ever gets to Earth. Due to that fact it appeared to be about 14 percent larger than most other full moons. According to NASA, the moon on Saturday was less than one hour away from perigee, the absolute outside edge on one side of it's elliptical orbit around Earth. This occurrence happens only once every 18 years. I did not make the pictures I wanted

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In the last few years, I've taken up hunting for wild turkeys. I've never been real serious about it because I hunt very hard in the fall and winter here in Indiana for whitetail deer. By the time spring rolls around I've got duties at home and I'm usually quite busy with baseball and other sports. But last year I got the bug. I made a video of my friend Tom's hunt on opening day of the Indiana

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The Indiana IHSAA Class 4A No. 6 Snider Panthers' girls basketball team beat Class 4A No. 13 South Side 64-59, and the unranked Northrop Bruins' boys beat Class 2A No. 1 Bishop Luers 78-74 to win the SportONE Summit Athletic Conference (SAC) Holiday Tournament championship on Thursday at Fort Wayne Wayne High School. December 30, 2010 - Fort Wayne, Ind. - Northrop's Jason Jordan, center, floats

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December 19, 2010 - Indianapolis, Ind. : Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Austin Collie, left, falls to the turf, apparently knocked out, after taking a hit by Jacksonville linebacker Daryl Smith on a second-quarter pass play during the Colts' 34-24 win over the Jaguars on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium. Collie scored two touchdowns in the first half and was in his first game back with the Colts

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I photographed the 2010 edition of the Galloping Gobbler four-mile run/walk at the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Ind. The Gobbler has become a Thanksgiving Day tradition, and more than 2,000 participants braved the rain and wind this morning to burn off some calories running through Lindenwood Cemetery. For more info about the race, go to FortWayneGobbler.com. To see the photo

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It appears I am once again guilty of letting the blog updates slide to the rear of my list of things to do. I could give excuses, but what good would that do any of us. I think we can move on from this.Nov. 21, 2010 - Fort Wayne, Ind. - Mad Ants forward Darnell Lazare, left, ducks under Sioux Falls' Anthony Mason for a reverse layup in the second half of the Mad Ants' 99-97 comeback win over the

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Just one for today...

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June 21, 2010 - Fort Wayne, Ind. - Great Lakes Loons player and East League All-Star Jerry Sands makes contact with the ball during the Midwest League All-Star Home Run Derby and Skills Competition on Monday at Parkview Field in Fort Wayne, Ind. Photo by Chad Ryan. June 21, 2010 - Fort Wayne, Ind. - East League All-Stars, from left, Nate Freiman, Jerry Sullivan, Garrett Richards and Kane

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June 18, 2010 - Fort Wayne, Ind. - Garrett baseball player Spencer Burns beat out Elmhurst's Kristian Gayday and Carroll's Justin Glass to earn the chance to go up against professional ball players in the Home Run Derby during the Midwest League's All-Star festivities on Monday at Parkview Field. Burns will be the lone high school player competing against eight Class A minor-league all-stars.

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Just one photo today:May 25, 2010 - Fort Wayne, Ind. - Homestead pole vaulter Emerald Eviston clears the bar at 10-feet-7-inches during Tuesday's Northrop Regional track and field meet. Eviston's vault was good enough for second place and a trip to the Indiana state finals next weekend. Photo by Chad Ryan.

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Photo by Chad RyanLast night (that's Monday, May 24th, for the two or three of you who''ll read this any day other than today) I shot and wrote about a softball sectional game in Angola, Ind., between Fort Wayne high school teams Bishop Dwenger and Concordia Lutheran. It was a good, close game most of the way through. Bishop Dwenger features the state's leading hitter, Andrea Filler, who's

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Here is a short, roughly-cut video of some clips from Game 2 of the Turner Cup Finals between the Fort Wayne Komets and the Flint Generals. Fort Wayne won this game 2-1, an the goal in the video was scored by Matt Syroczynski in the second period, tying the game at 1-1. I'll put together a little more polished video with clips from all the games in the series after everything is wrapped up. Go to

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May 12, 2010 - Flint, Mich. - Flint's Jamie Schaafsma, center, celebrates after beating Komets defenseman Guy Dupuis, right, to slide the puck in the near side of the net for the game-winning goal at 12:52 of the first overtime to give the Generals a 7-6 win in Game 3 of the Turner Cup championship series on Wednesday at Perani Arena in Flint, Mich. Fort Wayne leads the best-of-seven series 2-1

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P.C. Drouin puts in the game-winning goal for the Fort Wayne Komets, beating Flint goalie Rob Nolan in the third period to give Fort Wayne a 2-1 win and a 2-0 series lead in the IHL Turner Cup championship series.

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Just a few photos from the last couple of weeks. Nothing too exciting, just some high school tennis, baseball, a visit with Dallas Cowboys defensive end Anthony Spencer and Fort Wayne Komets hockey. The Komets are up 1-0 in their Turner Cup championship series over the Flint Generals, which mean just three more wins to take their third-straight IHL championship. April 27, 2010 - Fort Wayne, Ind.

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This is a short video I threw together of my buddy Tom's turkey hunt on opening day of the 2010 Indiana spring turkey season last week. This hunt takes place in northeast Indiana at the Fawn River Deer Camp where there is an abundance of wild turkeys. I've counted as many as 50 birds together at a time on the property on several occasions.Now, I should mention that when Tom and I hunt together

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Ok, well, I have to say that being stuck at home for most of the last six weeks about drove me batty, so I went out last week and drove around town looking for spots to shoot something, anything just to get a camera back in my hands. So I took pictures of birds, some common, some not so common, and even the first bald eagle to reside in our part of Indiana for 90 years. The point is I got out

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During the last several weeks I've been out of commission after having hip replacement surgery in February. For a good portion of that time my mobility was, well, non-existent. Except for my trips to physical therapy appointments there was little else I could do other than watch movies and surf the internet. So it goes without saying that I spent a lot of time on the web. During that time a few

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One week ago today, I stepped off the jet that brought me home from shooting my second Super Bowl, a 31-17 victory for the New Orleans Saints over the Indianapolis Colts. Today, however, I took my first steps in a hospital room a day after receiving a brand new replacement hip. Originally, I was supposed to have a Birmingham Hip Resurfacing surgery, but once the surgeon got on the inside he

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OK, this is shameless, but in an attempt to rebuild my hit count back up to a solid 15 readers a day, I'm posting this short video clip of two fights from the Fort Wayne Komets' 4-2 win over the Muskegon Lumberjacks on Saturday, January 9. In the first fight, it's Fort Wayne's Lincoln Kaleigh Schrock taking on Muskegon's Russ Smith. Then about 15 game minutes later Smith goes up against Fort

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Wow! I haven't posted in a ridiculously long time, and I'm not even going to throw out excuses. But here is a photo that I made last week for an outdoor story I wrote. It's nothing special, but I just like the image. I will definitely get more pics up in the next few days.

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Here are my portraits of The News-Sentinel Prep Sports Athletes and Coach of the Year for the 2008-2009 school year. July 2, 2009 - Fort Wayne, Ind. - North Side's Aris Allen was named the Prep Sports Boys Athlete of the Year. Allen played for the Redskins football team, was a state finalist wrestler, and won the state championship in the shot-put event at the track and field state championships.

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I spent Tuesday shooting the ConocoPhillips U.S. National Championships and World Championship Trials at the Indiana University Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI in Indianapolis. It was a good time, but was reminded of just how hard it can be to stay focused when you're seriously sleep-deprived. I rolled into Indy Tuesday morning on a solid 2.5 hours of sleep and averaged about 4 hours per night

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Homestead pitcher Jacqui Matheis led the Spartans to a 29-1 record, undefeated regular season, a Class 4A No. 1 ranking and national rankings this season. She was among the state's leaders in earned run average, strikeouts and victories and for her accomplishments Matheis has been named The News-Sentinel's 2008-2009 Prep Sports Softball Player of the Year. Photo by Chad Ryan.Though I was not

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June 20, 2009 - Indianapolis, Ind. - Spencer Anderson, lower left, reacts after safely sliding across home plate to score the game-winning run, as the Panthers and their fans erupt in celebration, to beat the Westfield Shamrocks 3-2 in the bottom of the eighth inning of the Class 4A state championship game on Saturday at Victory Field in Indianapolis. Photo by Chad Ryan.It's not over until it's

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I had no idea there were this many fans of Honduras Soccer in this country. I had to get to Soldier Field three hours early to get a parking spot that was within a quarter mile of the stadium. When I parked, I was surrounded by a sea of blue and white. Honduran fans everywhere, singing, dancing, beating drums, cooking and drinking. It was absolute insanity. As I walked around there were spotty

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May 24, 2009 - Indianapolis, Ind. - Helio Castroneves, second from right, and members of his crew climb the fence to celebrate Castroneves Indy 500 victory on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Castroneves became the just ninth driver to win the famed race three times.Photo by Chad Ryan.May 24, 2009 - Indianapolis, Ind. - Helio Castroneves celebrates after becoming the ninth driver to win the

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May 20, 2009 - Fort Wayne, Ind. - Snider catcher Katherine Rogers, left, misses tagging Homestead's Melissa Harless at the plate in the fourth inning of Wednesday's game. The Spartans pushed their record to 25-0 with their 13-0 pasting of the Panthers at Homestead. Photo by Chad Ryan.May 20, 2009 - Fort Wayne, Ind. - Homestead pitcher Jacqui Matheis throws a strike during the Spartans

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May 18, 2009 - Fort Wayne, Ind. - Churubusco's Andrew Grawcock slides into third base as Elmhurst's Nick Williams has to leap to try to catch the throw. Grawcock beat the tag then went in to score a run on the errant throw during Monday's game at Elmhurst's Derbyshire Field. Photo by Chad Ryan.

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I wanted to get the fans in the mix, so I set up a portrait station in the lower level of Memorial Coliseum, and here are some of the characters that found their way into my trap.Here are the names of the fans clockwise from top left of the top six photos:Fort Wayne Komets fans dressed for the occasion on Friday and a sellout crowd turner out to watch the Komets claim the Turner Cup at Memorial

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Here are a few photos from last night at Memorial Coliseum. I teamed up with News-Sentinel photographer Ellie Bogue to cover the Fort Wayne Komets' Turner Cup championship-clinching victory over the Muskegon Lumberjacks. Ellie and I came up with a pretty good plan to get everything in, including the video (More on that later). I haven't seen her pictures yet, but I'm sure she did the great job

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Here are a few clips from Friday's Turner Cup Finals Game 5 at Memorial Coliseum. The Komets beat the Muskegon Lumberjacks 4-1 in front of a sellout crowd at Memorial Coliseum to win the best-of-seven series 4-1 and repeat for the first time in team history as Turner Cup champions.

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This is the seventh frame of a game I wasn't planning to shoot today, and I only shot one photo in the sequence - despite having the 8.5 frames per second motor drive capability. So to those of you who think you need a 10 fps motor, I say, "No you don't. Well, not really anyway. OK, You can have it, but you don't have to fire it like a machine gun."Jeudy Valdez of the Fort Wayne TinCaps, Class

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Alright, so this is a week old. I planned to write a story about a group of guys who get together every year for the opening of the Indiana inland stream trout season. Unfortunately, on the way up to their camp, I came across a huge fire at Lake James. I stopped to shoot the fire for the newspaper and in the course of everything from getting fire info to transmitting photos from a camp site to

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This is a test to see if I am smart enough to figure out how to embed video clips from Vimeo into the blog. I've uploaded videos directly to Blogger before, but I am experimenting with using a video hosting service such as Vimeo to do the heavy lifting for me.In any case this movie is just a short highlight clip from last Saturday's Komets game in Kalamazoo Mich. If all goes well, I plan to

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Parkview Field. Fort Wayne, Ind. Home of the Fort Wayne TinCaps, Class Low-A affiliate of the MLB San Diego Padres.Photo by Chad RyanPickChad dot com

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If you get the time and you have the interest, check out the short video tour of the brand, spanking new Parkview Field home of the Fort Wayne TinCaps in downtown Fort Wayne, Ind., that I produced for News-Sentinel.com. I enlisted News-Sentinel sports columnist Reggie Hayes and his great sense of humor to help me pull this off. The funny thing about the soundtrack is that on the day Reggie and I

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After a series of three days of scheduling and location availability falling apart, I managed to get in a portrait shoot with high school basketball player Deshaun Thomas for The News-Sentinel's Prep Sports Player of the Year. Everything that could have gone wrong did - until we finally started shooting when it all came together.Thomas is one of the top high school players in the country and has

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April 7, 2009 - Fort Wayne TinCaps short stop Drew Cumberland takes a cut during batting practice at the newly-constructed Parkview Field on Tuesday. The players and coaches arrived at the new downtown stadium to get their uniforms and clubhouse locker assignments, tour the new facility and have a practice. The TinCaps begin the 2009 season on Thursday on the road before playing their first home

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-91051898691358194082009-04-06T02:26:00.013-04:002009-04-06T03:54:23.830-04:00

Vacation is good - even if you spend it at Disney World. My family and I spent the last week in Orlando, visiting Mickey and his friends. While Disney isn't my cup of tea, the boys had a great time. I managed to have some fun too, but my wife and I agree that for us, Disney is likely a one-time deal.It was a treat to watch my youngest son take everything in. We found out that even at 22 months

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-53018439576782904942009-03-19T02:11:00.003-04:002009-03-19T02:22:48.298-04:00

OK, I'm a few weeks late, but here are a few photos from the Indiana Boys state swimming championship meet on February 27-28. The meet featured six-time state champion and national high school record setter in the 200 individual medley, Kyle Whitaker. Carroll swimmer and Prep Sports Swimmer of the Year Sam Trahin finished second to Whitaker in a personal best time of 1:49.83 to Whitaker's

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-15323194265121997782009-03-12T00:17:00.003-04:002009-03-12T01:26:03.190-04:00

With 36 days left until opening day of the Fort Wayne TinCaps' inaugural season at Parkview Field in downtown Fort Wayne, Ind., manufacturer reps and contractors installed the final light pole in left-center field on Wednesday, March 11, then adjusted the light heads to attain the correct amount of lumens on the playing surface. Photo illustration by Chad Ryan

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-20441929084724189992009-02-25T22:58:00.003-05:002009-02-25T23:01:52.957-05:00

February 25, 2009 - Fort Wayne-based professional photographer Chad Ryan shows that although he has a serious aversion to it, he is not beyond using a Nikon camera when the assignment calls for it. But Ryan had hoped that none of his friends would've seen anything other than his trusty Canon cameras in his hand while photographing the International Hockey League's Turner Cup.Photo by Chad Ryan.

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-63175480790109708932009-02-14T22:43:00.007-05:002009-02-17T00:37:13.514-05:00

Photo by Chad RyanHomestead sisters McKenzie Bagan, right, and Tori Bagan hug after McKenzie won the 100 yard butterfly championship at the Indiana State Girls Swimming and Diving championships on Saturday at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis. The pair combined for two state titles, two runner-up finishes and helped their team to a third place finish in the team competition.Photo by Chad

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Here are a few photos from the preliminary round of the Indiana State girls swimming and diving championships on Friday, Feb. 13, at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis.February 13, 2009: Homestead's Tori Bagan swims in the 100 breaststroke preliminaries at the Indiana girls state swimming and diving championships on Friday at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. Bagan set a personal

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February 10, 2009: Fort Wayne's Ron Howard, center, ducks under Utah's Andre Ingram for a fourth-quarter lay up. The Mad Ants dropped their first game back at Memorial Coliseum after spending a month on the road, losing 113-100 to Utah on Tuesday .News-Sentinel photo by Chad Ryan.

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Well, at least a couple that I liked.February 4, 2009: Trent Busse, left, his teammates, coaches and the Bellmont Braves fans celebrate after Busse pinned Yorktown's Trent Castner to pull the Braves to within two points with only one match remaining in the first round of the Adams Central team regional. Teammate Grant Melcher, not pictured, pinned his opponent in the final match to complete

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-13160480694960844532009-02-01T12:37:00.008-05:002009-02-02T17:11:28.997-05:00

Sure looks like one. Photo by Chad RyanPort Huron goalie Ryan Mior snapped up a close-range wrist shot from Fort Wayne forward Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn in his glove during Saturday's IHL contest at Memorial Coliseum. Most people in the arena thought Mior had just made a great save, but did he? The goalie's glove appeared to be behind the goal line, and Versteeg-Lytwyn protested.As the photo here

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-5379032511799757192009-01-31T17:50:00.005-05:002009-01-31T17:55:07.365-05:00

Here is a short interview I filmed with Pittsburgh Steelers lineman Trai Essex, who is originally from Fort Wayne, Ind., at Super Bowl XLIII Media Day on Tuesday in Tampa, Fl. Head over to News-Sentinel.com to check it out.

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-5795679502712494432009-01-27T17:26:00.006-05:002009-01-28T00:15:14.684-05:00

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-29703896022339273102009-01-26T23:39:00.002-05:002009-01-26T23:48:52.892-05:00

In the last two weeks at home in Indiana the temperature has been above freezing for about 20 hours, and that was barely above freezing. At one stretch we hit -20 with a wind chill of -45. Those kinds of temperatures invoke shrinkage just from reading about them. But right now, I have a small respite from the chilling temps back home as I am in Tampa, FL for the next four days. And the temps are

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-86034198626458167722009-01-26T11:17:00.003-05:002009-01-26T11:44:39.244-05:00

In the last post I mentioned using the available light in a natatorium and figuring out how to make it work. In this post, we'll take away some of that light and increase the speed of the athletes, making for nightmare assignments on occasion. This weekend I drew an assignment to shoot high school gymnastics. It's the kind of draw that will make any photographer, not shooting with a Nikon D3,

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-32325594300523992362009-01-16T12:05:00.004-05:002009-01-16T17:36:56.325-05:00

Here are just a couple of photos I shot at a high school swim meet last night. I didn't have time to set up strobes as I normally would have, so I worked a few angles to maximize the available light from a large window on one side of the pool. When it comes to light in high school sports venues, sometimes you have to take what you can get and make it work.

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-49613691473086998742009-01-12T15:01:00.004-05:002009-01-12T15:18:05.530-05:00

After a few months of moving things around, editing and uploading photos, trying to generate somewhat coherent text about myself, keeping a ridiculously busy schedule and a whole lot of frustration, I have finally launched my new website. PickChad.comYou can also get there by going to ChadMRyan.comThere will be more moving things around and adding stuff here or there, but for now this is what I

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-30509346661835052152009-01-08T02:57:00.006-05:002009-01-08T03:11:07.432-05:00

On New Year's Eve 2008 the IPFW men's basketball team played a home game at Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. Four hours later the Fort Wayne Komets minor league hockey team took the ice for their annual year ender - on the same floor.The staff at the arena, with some extra help, completed the switch over from basketball floor to hockey rink in just over three hours. I shot more than

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-52003433828564648922008-12-29T17:07:00.005-05:002008-12-29T17:46:29.963-05:00

Click here to check out some of my favorite photos from 2008. I'll have them put together as a slide show with music and post it when I can.If you like the pics, drop me a comment. If you think I should start looking for a new line of work, well,then you can go to ... Uhhh ... I mean you can go ahead and say so.Stay safe and have a Happy New Year!

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-37958281586636214152008-12-29T10:12:00.004-05:002008-12-29T10:26:56.015-05:00

Jim Sorgi makes the easiest money in the NFL. His only significant playing time comes in December when the games couldn't more insignificant. But Sunday, Sorgi took his time on the field and turned it into a 23-0 win over the Tennesse Titans. The score could've been more lopsided, but the Colts' practice squad offense couldn't quite punch it in on three trips inside the Titans' 10-yard line so

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-10477428750585185012008-12-08T00:27:00.001-05:002008-12-08T00:29:10.381-05:00

So I’m sitting here on the plane, writing this as I fly back to Indy to shoot the Colts game against Cincinnati before heading home later tonight and I’m thinking I have a much better appreciation for the conditions photographers who shoot in cold-weather climates like Green Bay face. The weather in Sioux Falls would have been great if not for the wind. It was chilly at 17 degrees. That’s not

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-51149745738054230842008-12-08T00:07:00.006-05:002008-12-08T00:26:14.705-05:00

I thought this was going to be their year. Covering the Saint Francis football team all year, I believed the Cougars were going to break through and finally win their first national championship. I was wrong.I was wrong, and it wasn’t because Saint Francis didn’t do the best it could in the NAIA Football Championship Series semifinals against the University of Sioux Falls. The Cougars just ran

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-8714897043734735482008-12-02T01:29:00.011-05:002008-12-29T10:29:53.118-05:00

November 30, 2008: Indianapolis Colts defensive end Josh Thomas, #91, and linebacker Freddy Keiaho, #54, combine to stop Cleveland Browns running back Jamal Lewis inside the Browns' 5-yard line during the second half of the Colts' 10-6 AFC victory at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland, OH. Photo by Chad Ryan ***Update - this photo appeared in the Dec. 8 double issue of Sports Illustrated on

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-35440172017785393982008-11-09T15:09:00.005-05:002008-11-09T15:30:23.675-05:00

Things have been pretty crazy around here with everything I've been working on. One of the project has been to produce and publish video pieces on News-Sentinel.com. These are weekly stand up interviews with a couple of our sports writers about the Indianapolis Colts and the Fort Wayne Komets. They are pretty basic, as I am still learning the ins and outs of producing video on deadline, but

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-68551425631476588952008-10-02T10:14:00.014-04:002008-10-02T13:54:50.753-04:00

By Chad RyanThe News-SentinelWith his new hair cut and scruffy goatee, Daniel Carter looks like a slim version of a young Mr. T. In fact, friends call him “Mini Mr. T,” but the way Carter’s been tearing up the turf lately, they might want to start calling him Mr. TD. For special teams coaches considering dropping a kickoff within 30 yards of Carter, one quote comes to mind, “I pity the fool.”

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-2890418041356022862008-09-29T01:57:00.003-04:002008-09-29T02:41:40.911-04:00

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September 13, 2008: South Bend, Ind. - Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen raises his arms after throwing his second touchdown pass in the first quarter against Michigan on Saturday at Notre Dame. The Irish improved to 2-0 with the 35-17 win over the Wolverines. Photo by Chad Ryan._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-64443326186271277662008-09-09T14:59:00.004-04:002008-09-09T15:10:34.255-04:00

Chicago Bears safety Brandon McGowan, #36, interferes with Indianapolis Colts tight end Dallas Clark, #44, during the first quarter of action at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Photo by Chad Ryan.An American flag cover the entire field during the pre-game ceremonies at the new Lucas Oil Stadium before the start of the Indianapolis Colts' season-opening game against the Chicago Bears in

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-32890060919086011762008-09-08T06:02:00.002-04:002008-09-08T06:10:05.110-04:00

Wow, does three weeks go fast. I have been working on my new website and I'm just about ready to send it hurling at the speed of light to the world wide web. I'm not quite done, but I'm getting there. In any case, since I posted the football teaser, which I realize was nearly a month ago, I've shot a ton of football, as well as some other stuff, so look for some new content once I get an hour or

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-38865808702032186312008-08-13T00:36:00.008-04:002008-08-13T01:20:18.345-04:00

Yes, football season is almost here. I can say that I am now officially ready for the season to start. I will be on the sidelines starting this Friday for high school jamborees, then I'm off to Indy for the preseason action in the new Lucas Oil Stadium on the 24th and 28th. I've got some D1 college games on the schedule and of course, Saint Francis on NAIA fame. Here are a just few frames from

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-90794315925599084042008-08-10T02:41:00.017-04:002008-08-10T03:50:03.809-04:00

By Chad Ryan Jon Fitch may not have fulfilled his intention to claim the Ultimate Fighting Championships world welterweight championship on Saturday at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., but he proved he deserved to be there. Fitch, a Fort Wayne native and the No. 1 welterweight contender, entered his fight against Georges St. Pierre in the premier match of Saturday’s UFC 87 pay-per-view

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-78761180608516813942008-08-05T12:42:00.006-04:002008-12-11T22:20:02.940-05:00

Yes, that's right, I'm not a coder. I can do enough to get me by, but that stuff is best left up to the experts. But, due to me not having any experts on the Indiana Phoblographer paid staff I decided to do a little tinkering to the blog template. I've done quite a bit actually, but I had not been able to figure out how to make photos appear bigger on the site. This is a photo blog after all, so

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-56720908057972560642008-08-01T16:13:00.012-04:002008-12-11T22:20:03.865-05:00

It's finally a little slower around here. Although our high school football coverage is about to kick into overdrive, this week was good for a slight breather. The last two days, I shot a couple of Fort Wayne city tennis tournament matches, and on both days we had great light. It made for some photos that were a little contrasty for newsprint, but what more can we expect from using recycled TP? A

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-12567126396976369642008-07-28T14:23:00.018-04:002008-12-11T22:20:05.226-05:00

Maybe it wasn't as bad as my headline would suggest, but as far as big time races go, Sunday's Allstate 400 at the Brickyard had to be high on the list. Due to the tire issues I wrote about for The News Sentinel for Sunday Online NASCAR mandated competition yellows every 11 laps during the 160 lap race at Indy. As you might surmise, it was a long day. The fact that fans booed everytime the yellow

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-62383941965655849092008-07-27T02:08:00.005-04:002008-12-11T22:20:05.553-05:00

OK. I don't know what's worse - my bad reference to the song by Chicago or the fact that I've had it going through my head for about an hour now. But that's what you get when I'm sitting in the lobby of a Fairfield Inn at 2 a.m. finishing up my Saturday track coverage with only four hours of sleep. I have to get up in another four hours to head back to the track for the Allstate 400 at the

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-12402020926495879692008-07-25T02:13:00.004-04:002008-12-11T22:20:06.303-05:00

Today was about as nice a summer day as one could hope for at the end of July. Temperatures hovered in the low to mid 80's with negligible humidity. It was a great day to take a tour of the new downtown baseball stadium that is under construction as part of the $125-$160 million Harrison Square project. I think I can safely say that stadium is going to be nice. I know there is/was a good deal of

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-64414904249870371072008-07-18T14:00:00.011-04:002008-12-11T22:20:06.932-05:00

Yes, variety. It's what I love about my job. Last weekend, I spent the weekend in Chicago covering beach volleyball then moved on to the largest motorsports racing circuits around, NASCAR. I spent time amongst some of the most well-known folks in the country, acting if somehow I were actually important because my newspaper sends me to get pictures and stories of these events. Unfortunately, the

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-64425017084809838812008-07-13T13:05:00.003-04:002008-12-11T22:20:08.112-05:00

Just a quick update before I get on the road home. Kyle Busch won yet another race after passing Jimmie Johnson on a restart with two laps to go in Saturday's LifeLock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. Although Johnson looked to have the race won until a late caution came out, Busch dominated the race, leading 165 of 267 laps. Carl Edwards had a strong chance until a mechanical

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-29927822716420439162008-07-12T13:44:00.005-04:002008-12-11T22:20:09.290-05:00

AVP Pro Angie AkersAVP Pro Holly McPeakAVP Pro and Olympian Misty May-TreanorAVP Pro and Olympian Kerri WalshNASCAR driver Kyle Busch sprays his drink after winning the Dollar General 300 Nationwide Series race on Friday, July 11, at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill.

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-17692000051984693922008-07-12T13:13:00.003-04:002008-12-11T22:20:09.672-05:00

Friday turned out to be a marathon day but, all things considered, a fairly decent one. I travelled to Chicago to cover be on hand for the NASCAR races this weekend, and I sprinkled in a touch of AVP beach volleyball for kicks. AVP pro Angie Akers is originally from Fort Wayne and a Bishop Luers grad. I met her a couple of years ago in Los Angeles at a sports photography workshop, and it was

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-10831555066862770432008-07-01T03:07:00.004-04:002008-12-11T22:20:10.562-05:00

In my previous post I showed our Coach(es) of the Year photo. So, I figured I'd drop in the boys and girls PrepSports Athletes of the Year pics this time for good measure. So, here they are:

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-31736741503413439702008-06-27T17:38:00.008-04:002008-12-11T22:20:12.705-05:00

I've been all over the place the last few weeks, and even managed to sneak in a short vacation. Anyway, here is a sample of some of my favorites from recent assignments. June 15, 2008 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr., cheers in Winner's Circle after winning his first race on NASCAR's premier racing circuit, the Sprint Cup Series, in more than two years (since May 6, 2006), by holding off Kasey Kahne on a

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-76463797730435865772008-06-15T09:52:00.002-04:002008-12-11T22:20:13.080-05:00

Here I am today at Michigan International Speedway just outside of Brooklyn, Mich., getting ready to shoot the LifeLock 400 Sprint Cup Series race. It's been a long weekend, and I'm looking forward to getting this race in and heading home. I drove up here, which is nice little 2-hour drive, on Friday to get story material on qualifying day, then ran back home to prepare to photograph my sister's

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-66783030485631777192008-06-06T22:36:00.003-04:002008-12-11T22:20:13.252-05:00

It's summer break for the kids, and for them that means ... well, I don't know what it means anymore. I used to play ball, ride my bike all over town and just generally be a nuisance. But whatever I did it was outside and usually away from my sisters. The first thing that came to mind for my older son was, of course, video games. I encourage him to get outside as much as possible, but I think he

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-13846804741862599392008-05-30T18:37:00.002-04:002008-12-11T22:20:14.284-05:00

The light at Wizards stadium was just screaming on Wednesday. I decided to use it to my advantage and get some pics in the paper that we never run. there were certain plays where I wish I'd been in a different location, but I wanted to hold steady on the light. during this time of year, right about 7-8 p.m. the shadows from the stadium overtake the infield, but the pitcher is bathed in a shaft of

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-29279839761715646532008-05-26T23:51:00.007-04:002008-12-11T22:20:16.350-05:00

I've been running around like mad the last few weeks, and it doesn't appear likely to change for another few weeks. I suppose there are worse problems to have, considering I'm shooting a ton of events. I've got a lot of things on the horizon, including finishing my office/studio space. If my work schedule wasn't enough, my youngest sister is getting married in three weeks - on a Saturday when I'm

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-47679232263855653372008-05-15T03:51:00.001-04:002008-05-15T03:53:04.095-04:00

It's a little choppy. Cut me some slack, my camera only shoots 8.5 frames per second, and this is made of high-res still images.

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-77706304763355104572008-05-13T14:20:00.008-04:002008-12-11T22:20:17.730-05:00

Sergei Durdin hoists the Turner Cup after the Fort Wayne Komets beat the Port Huron IceHawks 3-2 in a triple-overtime Game 7 of the Turner Cup finals.Photo by Chad RyanAnyone who is a fan of hockey would have loved to watch last night's Turner Cup finals Game 7 at Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne. Fans who bought tickets almost got two games for the price of one. The Fort Wayne Komets and the Port

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-78266086655696258322008-05-11T00:44:00.019-04:002008-12-11T22:20:18.344-05:00

Alright, so I started a new blog for my Indy 500 coverage for The News-Sentinel. The intention was that I would post photos online live from the track mixed with tidbits of news and other content. Well, that was until I got to IMS and had troubles connecting to the Media Center's Wi-Fi connection.It was not a good start to the day. If that wasn't enough, I was denied "Over the Wall" access by the

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-79628814306522474212008-05-08T08:36:00.003-04:002008-12-11T22:20:18.483-05:00

So, it's May, and my entrenchment at Indianapolis Motor Speedway start this week. I'll be covering qualifying on both Saturday and Sunday for The News-Sentinel. In an attempt to get my content out faster, I started a new blog for the newspaper, Up To Speed. The purpose of the blog is mainly to display photos from the track, but I'll also sneak in some news and possibly video clips as they become

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-30095502107162925472008-05-04T23:56:00.003-04:002008-12-11T22:20:19.104-05:00

Just a couple of pictures from last week that didn't see print. Unfortunately, I didn't do much shooting during the week because I wrote and did some research for upcoming stories, but I did come up with a few decent photos from a couple of assignments.May is here, and I'll be spending my share of time at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The days are long and the work can be hard, but I have come to

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-23814265702171205042008-04-29T15:51:00.005-04:002008-12-11T22:20:19.406-05:00

Last Friday, I received a phone call around 3 p.m. from my editor asking me to find a Little League game and shoot enough pictures for a photo page for Saturday's section. The problems were: a. It was a Friday early in the season and few teams play on Friday this early; b. I had to get a remote camera set up for the Komets' playoff game, and it had to be done two hours before game time which in

Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154791345181804193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20116500.post-86056384027794701402008-04-27T04:55:00.003-04:002008-12-11T22:20:19.893-05:00

The Fort Wayne Komets are headed back to a championship series after beating the Muskegon Fury 5-1 in game 6 of the International Hockey League's Turner Cup semifinals on Saturday in Muskegon. Fort Wayne scored two goals in the first 1:29 of the game and added a third at 5:33 of the first period to set the tone. Fort Wayne will meet Port Huron for a chance to win the Turner Cup with the series

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