Remembering 2015

My 2015 was a great year. Started some things and finished some others. And along the way, I took some photos. 

There are a lot of sports photos. And sports are perhaps my favorite thing to shoot. But it is also the one thing that works best with my day job.

I still work for a K-12 school district full-time, so taking photos is still a nights & weekends thing. You'll see a lot from the 2015 MUDECAS Basketball Tournament, which reminds me, the 2016 edition is coming up in a few days! You'll also notice that there are only a few football photos. This year, I helped start a live streaming service at JCC, where students broadcast home athletic events. All of the commentary, camerawork (and eventually on-screen graphics) are done by high school students. And with football being only one night a week, the new streaming service took away a lot of opportunities. 

Another absence in my 2015 recap is something that I spend quite a few hours over the last few years - my building renovation. I hope to get a post about the whole process soon. And perhaps the bigger news: I'll soon be having a grand opening party/open house!

Stay tuned for more information about that... And enjoy my recap of 2015. Here's to the new year!

Parkview Christian's Henry Tanksley (1) finishes at the rim with a first-half dunk as the Freeman Falcons face the Parkview Christian Patriots in the Boys A Division of the 2015 MUDECAS Basketball Tournament on Jan. 13, 2015, in Beatrice, Neb. Southern's Erin Hagood (right) and Johnson-Brock's Kendra Alberts (left) chase a loose ball during the first half as the Southern Lady Raiders defeat the Johnson-Brock Lady Eagles, 39-19, in the Girls B Division Championship of the 2015 MUDECAS Basketball Tournament on Jan. 15, 2015, in Beatrice, Neb. Palmyra's Marquis Buchanan (top) celebrates with teammate Brian Brueggeman (bottom) after defeating the Pawnee City Indians, 60-47, in the Boys B Division Championship of the 2015 MUDECAS Basketball Tournament on Jan. 17, 2015, in Beatrice, Neb. Freeman's Brett Oltman (second from left) draws an offensive foul call against B-D-S's Riley Tegtmeier (far right) during the second half as the Bruning-Davenport-Shickley Eagles defeat the Freeman Falcons, 41-40, in the Boys A Division Championship of the 2015 MUDECAS Basketball Tournament on Jan. 17, 2015, in Beatrice, Neb. A packed Beatrice City Auditorium crowd watches early first quarter action between the Bruning-Davenport-Shickley Eagles and the Freeman Falcons in the Boys A Division Championship of the 2015 MUDECAS Basketball Tournament on Jan. 17, 2015, in Beatrice, Neb. Freeman's Carley Remmers attempts to call a timeout before a held ball was called with Elmwood-Murdock's Hanna Justesen during the second half as the Freeman Lady Falcons defeat the Elmwood-Murdock Lady Knights, 62-54, in the C2-1 Girls Basketball Subdistrict Final at Nebraska City, Neb., on Feb. 19, 2015. Norris' Bryton Bell (top) passes the ball out of the reach of Plattsmouth's Logan Santee (bottom) during the first half as the #1 Plattsmouth Blue Devils defeat the #6 Norris Titans, 48-35, in the B-1 District Final on March 3, 2015, at Lincoln East High School in Lincoln, Neb. HTRS quarterback Nolan Schafer (10) escapes the grasp of Tri County's Shane Parker (70) during the first quarter as the Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer Titans face the Tri County Trojans near Plymouth, Neb., on August 28, 2015. The Lady Griffins celebrate during the third set as the Freeman Falcons face the Diller-Odell Griffins in the MUDECAS Volleyball A Division Championship on September 17, 2015, in Beatrice, Nebr. HTRS's Logan Bredemeier (left) and Southern's Jalan Fields (right) fight to control the opening tipoff as the Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer Titans defeat the Southern Raiders, 47-26, in the championship game of the 51st Annual Holiday Classic in Humboldt, Neb., on Dec. 30, 2015. Pawnee City's Olivia Farwell (21) reacts after scoring off of a stolen pass during the fourth quarter as the Pawnee City Lady Indians defeat the Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer Lady Titans, 43-40, in the championship game of the 51st Annual Holiday Classic in Humboldt, Neb., on Dec. 30, 2015.