Snow Game

I’ve shot sports in torrential rain, freezing wind, and plenty of other extreme weather but I’d never shot a sports event in the snow until a couple weeks ago.

It snowed for the entire game between the Green Bay Packers and the Houston Texans, essentially transforming Lambeau Field into a soggy snow globe. It’s definitely a different challenge shooting in the snow, but preferable to the extreme cold and makes for some great scenes.

Thanks for looking!
Adam

All photos © Adam Wesley/USA Today Network-Wisconsin

Frames from state volleyball

I’ve been meaning to make this post for a month now, I’m going to try and get better at updating this blog more frequently, so here goes.

My first major assignment after starting my new job at the Green Bay Press-Gazette this fall was the Wisconsin state girls volleyball tournament. I’ve always found volleyball a challenging (but also very rewarding) sport to shoot both because of its speed and repetition.

I always try to switch angles or lenses whenever possible to keep my eye fresh and not get lulled into repetitive shooting of the same thing all day. So I thought I’d share some less traditional looking shots away from the typical tournament action.

Thanks for looking!

Adam

All photos © Adam Wesley/USA Today Network-Wisconsin

Supermoon in Green Bay

I’ve always been drawn to shooting lunar events, eclipses, supermoons etc, and this frequently involves late nights and being frustrated by clouds/weather. I recall shooting a lunar eclipse at 2 a.m. in mid-winter… So when I saw that this week’s supermoon, the largest since 1948, would be rising around 5 p.m. on a mild November day there was no question I’d be out shooting it.

On Sunday I started out downtown by the river and Titletown Brewing with its Donald Driver statue, moved to the Brown County Courthouse as the moon rose higher, and readjusted my position for an incoming flight to the airport.

Monday evening I went North of town on the west shore of the bay for the moon rise over the water. Unfortunately clouds obstructed the horizon at moon rise, but about 20 minutes later the moon was visible and while the dramatic shot of the moon peeking over the horizon had passed, the reflection in the bay made from a pretty dramatic photo itself.

Thanks for looking, for my full gallery of photos from the supermoon click here:

All photos © Adam Wesley/USA Today Network-Wisconsin

Amsterdam

Some shots from my trip to Amsterdam in June.

London scenes

Finally getting around to posting a few shots from my June trip to London.

Thanks for looking,
Adam

Baseball diptychs

Here’s a few pairs of images I made last week at the 2016 Iowa State Baseball Tournament at Principal Park in Des Moines. To see more of my photos from the tournament click here

All photos © Adam Wesley/The Gazette

#notthecandidates 2016 Iowa Caucus

Here’s a look back at the final week of campaigning and the Iowa Caucus itself. Final post of #nothecandidates, at least for a few months…

Protestors chant outside a campaign event for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the University of Iowa Field House in Iowa City on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Moderator Megyn Kelly gets her makeup touched up seconds before the Fox News Republican Presidential Debate at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

University of Iowa students Cassidy Shubatt (left) and Delaney Bounds put up signs in support of Hillary Clinton at a Democratic Party caucus at MacBride Hall on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

People line up to caucus at a Democratic Party caucus at MacBride Hall on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Supporters of Bernie Sanders (left) and Hillary Clinton are shown at a Democratic Party caucus at the Field House on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Beth Lainson attempts to convince undecided voters to caucus for Hillary Clinton during the realignment period at a Democratic Party caucus at the Field House on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Supporters of Bernie Sanders are counted at a Democratic Party caucus at the Field House on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

A man looks from his office window as a reflection of a Donald Trump painting is visible across the street from the Fox News Republican Presidential Debate at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

A Ted Cruz bus maneuvers into the alley beside the Hamburg Inn in Iowa City on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

#notthecandidates – Cruz, Bush, Rubio, and Huckabee.

The Iowa caucus is fast approaching, so here’s a few more #notthecandidates shots from the past month.

Thanks for looking!
Adam

An Uncle Sam figurine is shown at the American Legion Post No. 721 before a town hall event with Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee in Coralville on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

A purse adorned with guns is shown at a Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) town hall event at the Marriott Hotel in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Caleb Abdo, 5, of Iowa City doodles on a caucus card as Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee speaks at a town hall event at the American Legion Post No. 721 in Coralville on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s shoes are shown during a town hall event at the Kirkwood Regional Center at the University of Iowa in Coralville on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

A political button is worn by an attendee to Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s town hall event at the Kirkwood Regional Center at the University of Iowa in Coralville on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Audience members listen to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speak during a town hall event at the Marriott Hotel in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

A box of signs for Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is shown before at a town hall event at the Coralville Public Library in Coralville on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

All photos ©2016 Adam Wesley/The Gazette.

Iowa’s Four Seasons in photos

I’ve always liked photographing the elements and people dealing with them. And while looking back through the nearly 5,000 photos that I filed in 2015 quite of few of the images that stood out were weather related.

As any Midwesterner will tell you, there are four distinct seasons in the region. During the college football season itself I experience bone-chilling cold in Lincoln, NE during Iowa vs Nebraska in November and 130-degree turf for the Hawkeyes’ season opener in Iowa City against Illinois State. This year I shot lightning storms, snow storms, rain storms, wind storms…and, well you get the idea.

So here’s the Iowa weather in 2015 through my viewfinder. Hope you enjoy!

Adam

Sundogs are visible over Atkins on Friday, January 9, 2015. Sundogs are formed by the sun’s rays hitting ice crystals high in the atmosphere. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

A University of Iowa student walks along S. Madison St. in the snow in Iowa City on Wednesday, Feb 25, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

The Cedar Rapids Kernels warmup in the rain during ‘Meet the Kernels’ night at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, April 7, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

The sun rises behind the Veterans Memorial Building and Alliant Tower in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, April 29, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Rain falls along the RAGBRAI route near Sutliff on Friday, July 24, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Lightning strikes above the pentacrest on the campus of the University of Iowa in Iowa City on Thursday, July 16, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Iowa City High student Lyric Davenport reacts as her umbrella blows in the wind during the Little Hawks game against Iowa City West in a class 4A high school football game at City High School in Iowa City on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

An Iowa fan sweats in the 4th quarter of a NCAA college football game against the Illinois State Redbirds at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

The “Blue Moon” rises in Shueyville on Friday, July 31, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Runners compete in a Class 4A high school girls state qualifying meet at the Seminole Valley Cross Country Course in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

The moon rises on the campus of Cornell College in Mount Vernon on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

The reflection of the dome of the State Capitol building is seen in a puddle in Des Moines on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

A pedestrian crosses Clinton Street during a winter storm in Iowa City on Friday, Nov. 20, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Clinton Street is shown late at night during a winter storm in Iowa City on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Tyler Perry of Urbandale waits for the teams to take the field for a NCAA football game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

An umbrella collects snowflakes during a winter storm in Iowa City on Friday, Nov. 20, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

University of Iowa students Quentin Lee (left) and Tom Miksch build a snowman on the pentacrest during a winter storm in Iowa City on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

All photos ©2015 Adam Wesley/The Gazette.

Top News and Feature Photos from 2015

Here’s a selection of some of my favorite photos from 2015. To see the top photos from 2015 by my colleagues and I at The Gazette click here.

Thanks for looking!
Adam

Iowa City High student Lyric Davenport reacts as her umbrella blows in the wind during the Little Hawks’ game against Iowa City West in a class 4A high school football game at City High School in Iowa City on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Davion Green, 5, plays with bubbles at a Young Parents Network picnic at Bever Park in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, June 18, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks at a town hall event at the Kirkwood Regional Center at the University of Iowa in Coralville on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

A crowd watches the pig races at the Linn County Fair in Central City on Thursday, June 25, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

University of Iowa students lock arms while standing on the T. Anne Cleary walkway during a Black Voices are not Heard rally in Iowa City on Thursday, April 23, 2015. Around 20 University of Iowa students held signs and covered their mouths with tape to symbolize their concerns. Freshman Matt Bruce said he is concerned about the lack of Black students, faculty and staff at the University. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

A blood moon enters an eclipse phase over the Willis Tower in Chicago on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Lana Dual, 3, of Iowa City lays inside an umbrella next to Mark McCusker of Iowa City at a rally showing support for same-sex marriage on the pedestrian mall in Iowa City on Friday, June 26, 2015. Friday morning the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide by ruling that states cannot deny the marriage rights already enjoyed by opposite-sex couples to same-sex couples. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Walter Ketels, 1, of Marion eats some popcorn during the Cedar Rapids Kernels game against Dayton at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley speaks on the Des Moines Register Soapbox at the 2015 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Inmate Telly Nix receives his high school equivalency certificate during the Kirkwood Community College and Anamosa State Penitentiary High School and Apprenticeship Commencement Ceremony at the Anamosa State Penitentiary in Anamosa on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. 26 inmates received certificates through the program on Wednesday. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Mary Peck of Colorado wears a patriotic hat at a downtown event celebrating Tipton’s 175th birthday in Tipton on Friday, July 3, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

A campaign staffer setup up the stage for a town hall event for Wisconsin Gov. and Republican Presidential candidate Scott Walker at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art in Cedar Rapids on Friday, July 17, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee’s shoes are shown as he speaks on the Des Moines Register Soapbox at the 2015 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders greets his supporters before giving his speech at the Iowa Democratic Party’s Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Des Moines on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

An Iowa City firefighter enters a smoke-filled room head first during a rescue training session in a vacant residential building slated for demolition in Iowa City on Wednesday, Feb 25, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Katy Perry sings at a concert for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Des Moines on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

A quilt show attendee looks at a quilt made by Elly Prins of the Netherlands inspired by the famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting by Johannes Vermeer at the combined East Iowa Heirloom Quilters
2015: Through the Garden Gate Quilt Show and the Machine Quilters Showcase at the Cedar Rapids Convention Center in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, May 14, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

RAGBRAI riders pass through downtown Mount Vernon on Friday, July 24, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

A University of Iowa student stands on the T. Anne Cleary walkway with duct tape across her mouth during a Black Voices are not Heard rally in Iowa City on Thursday, April 23, 2015. Around 20 University of Iowa students held signs and covered their mouths with tape to symbolize their concerns. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Clay Ross of Brazilian band Matuto directs the Cedar Rapids Washington orchestra during a practice session at Cedar Rapids Washington High School in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. Matuto is in town for the 2015 Landfall Festival of World Music which continues through this Saturday at various venues in Cedar Rapids. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Scott Ryan of Cedar Rapids assists in tagging and releasing catfish into Robbins Lake for the 13th annual Boys and Girls Clubs of Cedar Rapids Fish-O-Rama in Cedar Rapids on Friday, July 31, 2015. More than 700 catfish were stocked into the lake for the weekend-long fishing event which raises money for the Boys and Girls Club. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Iowa House Speaker Kraig Paulsen drinks a bottle of water as he waits for Gov. Terry Branstad to arrive for the Condition of the State address to the a joint session of the legislature at the State Capitol building in Des Moines on Tuesday, January 13, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Members of the media film Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaking at a poolside happy hour at the home of Taylor and Gwen Parker in Coralville on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

All photos ©2015 Adam Wesley/The Gazette.