Charles River Blues

2012-01-28T21:09:00.000-05:00

Happy January 28th!

Some call the firemen, because Alston is en fuego!

2012-01-27T07:00:00.000-05:00

J-j-j-j-j-ake

State House at dusk

2012-01-26T07:30:00.000-05:00

Schwegs at the speed order.. At this rate, I might have some live rowing photos sooner rather than later!

Just like a layer cake... Mmmmmmmm.... Cake...

2012-01-25T07:30:00.000-05:00

Arhive day. Not 100% who the UBC sculler is (Pam Chang?), but bonus points for the old school Van Dusen.

Prowling the archives, a swan at sunrise in Sheepshead Bay.

2012-01-24T08:00:00.000-05:00

Laurissa likes picking things up and putting them down

Looking at the Aquarium and Long Warf.

2012-01-23T06:30:00.000-05:00

One hand, 8 JLs

Looking along the Mass Ave Bridge.

2012-01-22T11:11:00.000-05:00

Sir Chazz, sans knee brace!

Winter!

2012-01-21T07:29:00.000-05:00

Lucas in his natural habitat

Snowflake fossils.

2012-01-20T08:00:00.000-05:00

Winter finally came to the basin.

Bonus wildlife shot.

2012-01-19T08:47:00.001-05:00

Archive diving. Must start shooting indoor rowing and practice for CRASH-Bs. :)

In lieu of yet to be observed moose.

2012-01-18T08:00:00.000-05:00

Dudes. Erging.

Sunset at Walden Pond on Monday night.

2012-01-17T07:30:00.000-05:00

Pete!

Well it's about bloody time!

2012-01-16T07:00:00.000-05:00

Frozen pine trees at the top of the Kancamagus Pass.

Nearly frozen (both Alexis and the waterfall)

2012-01-15T22:46:00.002-05:00

It's tough to wake up to this on a Sunday morning

Even our breakfast had a view!

2012-01-14T22:44:00.000-05:00

Sled dogs at Bretton Woods

The Mt. Washington Observatory

2012-01-13T06:00:00.000-05:00

Late fall brought out all kinds of interesting footwear.

Another one from NYC. I can scour my own archives on the web, because the updates has been posted!!!

2012-01-12T07:30:00.000-05:00

Next time you use the balance balls, be sure to think of Tom.

More from the Fort Point exploration.

2012-01-11T07:18:00.001-05:00

Full house at 6:45am

Zooming out on yesterday's crazy moon.

2012-01-10T08:10:00.002-05:00

Looks somewhat apocalyptic

As is rowing in January. This picture taken this morning.

2012-01-09T07:00:00.000-05:00

Planes landing at Logan last night

Mmm... Fried goodness.. (Thanks for the shot, Alexis).

2012-01-08T14:43:00.000-05:00

UMass Amherst's Troy Power skates in on the UVM goal at Frozen Fenway. UMass won 3:2 in overtime.

Methinks I am going to try rowing tomorrow!

2012-01-07T06:31:00.002-05:00

Not sure who is in this CBC double, but they picked a good day in December to row

And so did I.

2012-01-06T07:00:00.000-05:00

Dare we hope for more water time this weekend?

View of Central Park South from inside the park.

2012-01-05T07:00:00.000-05:00

Scouring the archives/avoiding admitting that the river will freeze.

More food porn from Le Bernardin.

2012-01-04T06:14:00.001-05:00

John, Greg, Jim and Jay taking advantage of the flat water last week

Serious business being conducted on the Brooklyn Bridge.

2012-01-03T07:00:00.000-05:00

Hanging out on the Brooklyn Bridge yesterday

And arriving at Logan first thing this morning. (Pictured, random dude on the plane).

2012-01-02T20:30:00.000-05:00

Happy Birthday, Mom!

My desert from the birthday lunch at Le Bernardin. Black Sesame Panna Cotta, Sour Cherry Sphere, Mandarin Sorbet. Amazing!

2012-01-01T09:00:00.000-05:00

The Marist Rowing Alumni would like to wish you a Happy New Year!

Flying off into the sunset...

2011-12-31T17:08:00.000-05:00

Aha! Now we know how Pete dominated the Belmont Hill Erg Marathon!

Fly me to the moon!

2011-12-30T07:30:00.000-05:00

Rough morning on the Charles today

Very rough.

2011-12-29T08:17:00.002-05:00

Hash!

Boathouse Row at Sunset.

2011-12-28T08:00:00.000-05:00

The ghost and the machine (oh, hi, Nat!)

Some sweet clouds rolled in yesterday morning.

2011-12-27T07:30:00.000-05:00

The geese are starting to finally get some peace and quiet.

As the ice creeps in from the shore

2011-12-26T22:31:00.000-05:00

Alexis' nieces and her parents. Three out of four actually looked at the camera, too. :)

2011-12-25T10:45:00.000-05:00

View from the Canoe Club.

2011-12-24T10:46:00.000-05:00

Philly Museum of Art.

2011-12-23T11:34:00.000-05:00

Wonder what's going over on the left?

2011-12-22T08:14:00.000-05:00

If you stand by the river long enough, one(or more) of your friends will come rowing by, even if the waves are crashing over their head.

Lens flare can be beautiful, when applied properly.

2011-12-21T07:30:00.000-05:00

Yeah, it was kind of nice this morning.

Nose to nose

2011-12-20T06:30:00.000-05:00

Brad staring down the erg

Though on Saturday, H20 was a far more enjoyable choice.

2011-12-19T07:30:00.000-05:00

Smart oar demo software being put to good use by Tom and Emily

Newell looking very tranquil on Friday night.

2011-12-18T14:34:00.001-05:00

Still some outdoor rowing left this season

The ducks are training too

2011-12-17T13:32:00.000-05:00

Indoor training, holiday style

Christmas trees are crazy versatile!

Charlie and Ellen, with what looks like a relatively new Hudson. Also celebrating the holidays? :)

2011-12-16T08:00:00.000-05:00

The middle part of the larger panorama seen here. It's definitely a more symmetric shot, but not including the pru seems like heresy. :)

Oh hey, Will.

2011-12-15T07:33:00.000-05:00

Last Harvard coach on the water gets to use Harry's launch?

Clearly I've been rowing too much, because I've only been able to shoot at night.

2011-12-14T05:30:00.000-05:00

'Tis about that season, in more ways than one.

It was a lovely evening in the basin.

2011-12-13T06:00:00.000-05:00

Is it Roswell? No, it's Acton.

Pair rowing in mid December? Yep. Maybe the aliens will really come and get us soon.

2011-12-12T06:09:00.001-05:00

Yeah, these guys are kind of ok. P.S. If someone told me that on a day late in December 2011, Will Daly and I would be rowing on the same river, and I would be the one who was sweeping that day, I would have probably lost a lot of money betting the opposite.

Friday's moonrise. Best part? All I had to do was look out my kitchen window.

2011-12-11T14:17:00.001-05:00

Such a classy bunch that it had to be in B&W. Congratulations, Alexis? :) Not pictured, the best DSOF presentation ever, courtesy of Pete Morelli.

Now there's something you definitely don't see every day.

2011-12-10T06:49:00.001-05:00

Joan, running by--"I thought I'd see you somewhere shooting the moon!" Guilty.

This guy was just throwing leaves up in the air, and his dog was leaping to fetch them. I asked if I could shoot a few frames.

2011-12-09T08:47:00.001-05:00

Speed order archives...Archives===impending photo dump..

Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn.

2011-12-08T07:45:00.000-05:00

Mahe in Torino

Moon over the rings in Lausanne

2011-12-07T06:30:00.000-05:00

Digging through the archives. Friend of Riverside Esther Lofgren racing with Susan Francia at the fall speed order.

Eliot on Saturday night.

2011-12-06T06:30:00.000-05:00

Next time Dorian tells you that the sun shines up his you know what, you better believe him!

Bonus wildlife shot!

2011-12-05T06:30:00.000-05:00

Dick Garver taking advantage of our December warm spell.

I really have to tell my camera to stop dropping acid in the mornings.

2011-12-04T11:08:00.001-05:00

Two VanDusens and a Big Hudson? The Three Horsemen of the Scullpocalypse? Submit a caption, winner will be featured on the blog on Wednesday. (Assuming I can find a picture of you in my archives. Chances are pretty high I can. :)

This might explain the previous shot? Right season for it, too.

2011-12-03T06:30:00.000-05:00

Somewhat appropriate sky coloring for a Harvard pair, no?

Yeah, it was kind of nice last night.

2011-12-02T21:00:00.001-05:00

Sometimes, you find something worthy of bonus blog post.

2011-12-02T06:30:00.000-05:00

Coaching is all about finding the right viewing angle..

Moon setting over Ashdown.

2011-12-01T06:00:00.000-05:00

TK keeping the basin safe.

The menu at Untitled at the Whitney Museum. Focus is on the burgers, and it's well deserved!

2011-11-30T07:23:00.000-05:00

Quad-tastic

A lovely night at Magazine Beach.

2011-11-29T05:35:00.001-05:00

Oh, hi, Stef.

Columbia University sunset.

2011-11-28T07:29:00.001-05:00

Morning, Boston!

Industrial sunset on Long Island.

2011-11-27T23:30:00.000-05:00

The mark of Zorro over Long Island

Alexis observing the aforementioned phenomenon.

2011-11-26T09:00:00.000-05:00

Mom and Dad in Central Park. Thank you for leaving the Soviet Union! I think it worked out rather well. :)

Niell and Tony

Sunset along Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan.

2011-11-25T08:14:00.001-05:00

My cousin... the father? First US born member of the extended family--Abigail.

You have to be of Soviet extraction to truly appreciate this vehicle. But somehow, a 1962 Volga made it over to a garage in Brooklyn.

2011-11-24T09:16:00.001-05:00

Sunrise from Brooklyn's Manhattan Beach

And you thought rowers were crazy. And that's the Atlantic Ocean he's swimming in.

2011-11-23T06:00:00.000-05:00

Look who the erg dragged in. :)

The Genzyme building doing it's best impression of a troll doll.

2011-11-22T07:30:00.000-05:00

Nice shot, Ilse. And thanks for shooting all the foot racing. :)

Another quiet one on the Charles.

2011-11-21T07:30:00.000-05:00

Celebrating fall, while we still can. Brrrrr....

The highly underreported view on the other side of the BU Bridge.

2011-11-20T20:45:00.001-05:00

Sometimes, it's simply a good evening for a row.

What an awesomely quiet moment in the basin. Two hours later, the wind picked up.

2011-11-19T11:35:00.000-05:00

Well played, Dr. Morelli, well played. :)

Sunset over Allston.

2011-11-18T07:00:00.000-05:00

Radcliffe at sunset

Agent Orange is particularly well suited for the fall.

2011-11-17T06:00:00.000-05:00

Whoa. Nat with one oar.

Happy Fall!

2011-11-16T06:43:00.001-05:00

Mr. Booth, in honor of your impending arrival, who is this sculler?

Bonus NJ wildlife shot.

2011-11-15T06:00:00.000-05:00

Smoke on the water...

Alexis leads the lightweight women down the 2k course.

Take solace in the fact that previous swimmers at the fall speed order include two time Olympic Silver medalist Yuri Yanson.

2011-11-14T06:25:00.001-05:00

Terrible place to row, no?

Schwegs, doing yoga with the great blue heron.

2011-11-13T11:04:00.001-05:00

Sometimes I am reminded why Lake C is one of my favorite places to row. Starting line at dawn.

Winners of women's pair, Logan/Lind

Gevvie winning the women's single

And last in the first flight, but certainly not least, Alexis winning the lightweight women's single.

Peszek/Mceachern winners of the men's pair

Newell/Sopko winning the light men's pair

Go Mike Sivigny!

And Andrew throwing it down in the lightweight men's single.

2011-11-12T16:02:00.000-05:00

Cat herder--Liz O'Leary trailing the varsity fours field at this morning's Women's Foot of the Charles

So many arches...

Paper trail--just some of the plane, bus, and train tickets from my European adventure.

2011-11-11T07:00:00.000-05:00

Lake Geneva and Ouchy

Who needs leaf peeping in NE, when you can get in SUI?

Altar candle at the Cathédrale Notre Dame de Lausanne

2011-11-10T17:14:00.001-05:00

Zoï clearly hates the camera.

A touring octuple on Lake Geneva

Bye Alps... See you soon, I hope.

2011-11-09T17:46:00.000-05:00

A night at the (Olympic) Museum. The world record for high jump is on display in front of the museum.

Dave!

Team RBC in front of Heather and Tim's new rowing home, Rowing Club Lausanne

The food here is terrible!

2011-11-08T17:24:00.000-05:00

Fountain in front of the Olympic Museum in Lausanne.

Inside Cathédrale Notre Dame de Lausanne

And another local.

2011-11-07T16:21:00.000-05:00

Let's be honest, this is really why I am in Europe. :)

I got to see a break in the clouds in Switzerland. And it didn't rain for a few hours!

Coolest building ever?

2011-11-06T07:02:00.000-05:00

I went down to the river today. I don't know when the upstream dams opened, but if 200-300 people got caught in this, it would be an unmitigated disaster.

A particularly gnarly island floating past RSC Cerea, the host of the Silverskiff.
And finally, lest you think these are isolated happenings...

2011-11-06T03:14:00.000-05:00

Themes of this trip--neon and umbrellas.

2011-11-05T04:21:00.000-04:00

The first thing I noticed in Italy was graffiti EVERYWHERE. So finish-line-from-a-can wasn't a huge surprise.

And this is what a cancelled regatta looks like.

And this is what heaven looks like?

And the local ballet. Rowing is out, tooling around is in.

2011-11-04T16:54:00.000-04:00

Late night on the Po

2011-11-04T09:30:00.000-04:00

The Po river supports multiple forms of self propelled water vehicles. Not pictured--five million eights. Because there ain't none!

My ride for the race tomorrow. Pretty sweet Filipi that clearly went to worlds this year (El Salvador, I believe).

2011-11-03T16:05:00.002-04:00

A little wet over here in Torino.

Bye Boston, see you in a week!

2011-11-02T06:00:00.000-04:00

Nice shot, E. And on that note, I am launching across the pond. :)

Dug out this oldie but goodie in honor of our recent snow storm. Phew.

Almost a minaret.

2011-11-01T06:30:00.000-04:00

Oh hey LaJoan

Sometimes they just about literally land in front of you.

2011-10-31T06:30:00.000-04:00

RBC Mens' HPG at work.

This might be my new favorite photo of the powerhouse stretch.

2011-10-30T16:45:00.002-04:00

Thank you Gevvie, Mike and Nick for a great (and very painful race). And yes, that is a TT helmet on my head. And to Brian and Hash for shooting the AC and PBC respectively.

Team Highlighter!

For my money, the best costume goes to Eliza.. Err, Alex and Sarah.

2011-10-29T11:15:00.000-04:00

2011-10-28T07:30:00.000-04:00

A lot of pink at this years regatta, but this is probably the team that will always be associated with it.

Something was brewing in the basin last week.

2011-10-27T22:11:00.002-04:00

I so should have won the HOCR caption contest. Goose, this is Maverick...

Proper rehydration post head racing is key to performance.

Awwwww...

2011-10-26T07:30:00.000-04:00

Coach Muff during the adaptive races

How gorgeous is this? Will, this should answer your question about how far this lens can see.

If you didn't get up before dawn today, you missed this.

2011-10-25T07:45:00.002-04:00

Pete!

And Pete!

Flock of scullers crossing during a pause between races.

2011-10-24T21:00:00.000-04:00

Not bad for two married dudes with two kids each!

If you dress up like this, it really helps if you win. :-) Congrats Jen, Jeb, Freddie and Aleks.

I seriously thought those were real blazers. Maybe the Henley badges fooled me.