UA-ASU - pregrame Pride of Arizona

The Pride of Arizona takes the field before the annual "Duel in the Desert" in state rivalry between the Arizona State Scum....er...Sun Devils and the UofA Wildcats. This image was taken at 18mm focal length with an exposure of 1/100 seconds at f/5.6, ISO 800.

Sepia toned Desert Colorguard

The last image coverted to B&W and sepia toned.

Colorguard in the desert

Trying out an "Old Western" theme, I had the Colorguard spread out in the cactus garden in the UofA mall. This image was taken at 33mm focal length with an exposure of 1/80 seconds at f/11, ISO 100.

Pride of Arizona Colorguard, 2008.

I shot some photos of the Pride of Arizona Colorguard for 2008 on Band Day a couple weekends ago. After playing around with some B&W conversions, here is my favorite. This image was taken at 24mm focal length with an exposure of 1/30 seoncds at f/11, ISO 100, converted to B&W in the GIMP.

Pride of Arizona passes Old Main

More homecoming parade photos - here the Pride of Arizona Marching Band passes Old Main as they turn back onto the Mall. This image was taken at 18mm focal length with an exposure of 1/160 seconds at f/8, ISO 100.

The Pride of Arizona

The Pride of Arizona takes the field. Hmmm, lots of pretty girls out there! Frank should like this one. This image was taken at 214mm focal length with an exposure of 1/400 seconds at f/8, ISO 400.

Out of my way!

I thought this was funny just after a near collision during a dress rehearsal of the Pride of Arizona on the practice field last Wednesday. This image was taken at 55mm focal length with an exposure of 1/400 seconds at f/14, ISO 3200. And Dave, if you want to know why I was shooting at ISO 3200, well, it was just a mistake. Or wait, I decided to play with grainy pictures. Yeah, that's it.

Pom Line

The Pom line of the Pride of Arizona stands at attention on the last day of Band Camp. This image was taken at 300mm focal length with an exposure of 1/1250 seconds at f/5.6, ISO 100.

Band Camp

Half of the colorguard for the Pride of Arizona rehearses their set on the last day of Band Camp last week. This image was taken at 70mm focal length with an exposure of 1/100 seconds at f/8, ISO 100.

Band Gear

The instruments and other gear of members of the Pride of Arizona marching band of the University of Arizona lay in the field where they participated in the grueling band camp learning their show for the coming fall. This image was taken at 149mm focal length with an exposure of 1/80 seconds at f/5, ISO 100. Converted to B&W with a green filter in Picasa.

W I L D Cats!

The Pride of Arizona marching band on the field at Arizona Stadium during the pregame festivities before last Saturday's Family Day football game. I picked this one because my son is in the photo (those who know him will be able to pick him out). This image was taken at 168mm focal length with an exposure of 1/1000 seconds at f/6.3, ISO 200.

The Pride of Arizona

The Pride of Arizona Marching Band takes the field at half time to perform their show. This image was taken at 35mm focal length with an exposure of 1/160 seconds at f/4.5, ISO 800.

W-I-L-D-Cats

At the end of the halftime show, normally just the Tubas do the "W-I-L-D-Cats" dance in the middle of the field, but last Saturday's game was the last home game for all the seniors in the band, so they joined the Tubas onfield after being spotlighted. My daughter was one of those so honored and is amongst the band members in the middle of the field, finishing her fifth and final year in the Pride of Arizona Marching Band. This image was taken at 70mm focal length with an exposure of 1/250 seconds at f/4.5, ISO 800.

Dueling Trumpet solo

Saturday was the annual UofA-ASU football game and one of the traditions of the day is for both the bands to get together for a halftime show. On Saturday morning, the two bands play their respective shows and then have a rehearsal for the game performance. This was a combined Trumpet solo with one member of each band participating. It was fun to watch the two bands march onto the field and then mix together for a 500 member superband - quite impressive to hear! This image was taken at 149mm focal length with an exposure of 1/800 seconds at f/11, ISO 400.