Holiday Pet Photography Fun

A little Holiday cheer from some companion animals.

Seussical Celebration at the Crabtree Valley Marriott

Seussical TBA ISES NACE - Images by Kevin Seifert

A "SEUSSICAL" HOLIDAY CELEBRATION! was the theme of the 3rd Annual Holiday Mixer with ISES, NACE & TBA held at the Crabtree Valley Marriott on Tuesday, December 8, 2009. The Toys for Tots program through the U.S. Marines was the benefit with Navy representatives also on hand to collect on the behalf of the Toys4Tots.

Oak Island Festival By The Sea Parade

East Oak Island Drive was the center of attention as the Sea Festival Parade made its way along the stretch of road. The Oak Island-Southport Chamber of Commerce ran the event with local businesses sponsoring the floats.

Oak Island Snow and Holiday Events

Santa was sighted on Oak Island in North Carolina as the reindeer added to the charm of the annual tree lighting.

The twelve days of Christmas saw many a dancer dancing.

Best of all, snow was in the forecast on the day for the children!

Oak Island OKI Christmas Holiday Events - Images by Kevin Seifert

UNC 89, MSU 82 in BigTen/ACC Challenge 2009

ACC Big Ten Challenge North Carolina Michigan State - Images by Kevin Seifert
North Carolina defeated Michigan State 89-82 in NCAA men's division I college basketball on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at the Dean Smith Center during the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Ed Davis led all scorers with 22 points for UNC. Larry Drew II contributed 18 points and teammate Deon Thompson added 14 points. MSU was led by Raymar Morgan with 18 points.

The game was a rematch as the defending national champion Tar Heels defeated the Spartans on April 6, 2009 in the final at Ford Field. UNC has won the last five games between the basketball programs. Head coaches Tom Izzo and Roy Williams seemed to enjoy the challenge.

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Michigan State Spartans 2009-10 Basketball Roster
Raymar Morgan 02
Delvon Roe 10
Garrick Sherman 41
Durrell Summers 15
Kalin Lucas 01
Draymond Green 23
Korie Lucious 34
Chris Allen 03
Derrick Nix 50
Austin Thornton 13

MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo

North Carolina Tar Heels 2009-10 Basketball Roster
Will Graves 13
Deon Thompson 21
Ed Davis 32
Marcus Ginyard 01
Larry Drew II 11
John Henson 31
Tyler Zeller 44
Dexter Strickland 05
Travis Wear 43
Leslie McDonald 15
David Wear 34
Justin Watts 24

UNC head basketball coach Roy Williams

Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?

The answer to the age old question "Why did the chicken cross the road?" had some clarity for this rooster drumming up customers for a fund-raising effort.



I passed the scene which was too colorful to pass up on a clear autumn day.

The chicken ambled toward the intersection after I parked my car. Perfect photo op as he crossed the road.

Kiddush Cup Golf Tournament

Columbus Day saw some cool, rainy weather which failed to negate the fun of playing a round of golf in support of a charity at Hope Valley Country Club.

The 2009 Kiddush Cup Golf Tournament teed off just after 9 o'clock this morning. The local scramble-style tournament is presented each year by the Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation.


Kiddush Cup Golf HVCC 10/12/09 - Images by Kevin Seifert

Check out the local Jewish Federation site here.

Bocce Tournament held by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber

Bocce Tournament Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber - Images by Kevin Seifert

Just a quick posting of some loosely edited images of Thursday's Bocce action. I used a 5D Mark II for the first time. I have some video, too. I will post that when I figure out how.

Great camera I must say. I can definitely tell the difference between the 5D and the 5DmkII. I am obviously not an expert in video but was a little disappointed in the stills taken during video. Even though I am in aperture mode, it seemed to pick its own exposure settings. Maybe I should read the manual.

Thanks for looking. Click on the slideshow widget to go to a gallery version.

Franklin Street Panoramic

The Tar Heels won the National Basketball Championship Monday night. The celebration on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill was as expected. Bonfires were everywhere. Law enforcement kept most of the trees safe but were not as successful at keeping revelers off the man-made pedestrian traffic posts at Columbia Street.

After calling a few businesses to gain access to a rooftop, I stopped in at the Tarheel Book Store. They allowed me on to the rooftop which had a fairly unobstructed view.

The result was the above composite comprised of 7 images.

The past nine tournaments, I had either been on the road following teams or on deadline trying to get a few pictures of fire jumpers. I was happy to get a chance to view the scene from the bird's eye approach.

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Duke-Carolina Men's ACC Basketball, Part II

North Carolina seniors ended their regular season campaign with their second win over Duke to take the 2009 regular season championship rights.



Tyler Hansbrough led the Tar Heels with 17 points. The Blue Devils had a slim line-up with only eight players seeing action. Of those players, Jon Scheyer scored the game high with 24 points and Kyle Singler recorded 23 points.



The Tar Heels cut down the net on their bench end following the game with chants of "One More Year" directed toward Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington.




Seniors Tyler Hansbrough, Bobby Frasor and Danny Green drew the largest ovation as they took the microphone on Senior Night.

The teams are off to Atlanta this coming week for a much anticipated Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament gets underway at the Georgia Dome.







Michael Jordan was on hand to see the action.



Quick Summary: Carolina beat Duke on Sunday, March 8, 2009 in men's ACC regular season college basketball at the Dean Smith Center. The Tar Heels beat the Blue Devils 79-71.
UNC's Tyler Hansbrough had 17 points, Danny Green had 12, Ty Lawson had 13, Deon Thompson scored 14 and Wayne Ellington finished with 16 total points.
Duke's Kyle Singler had 23, Gerald Henderson had 14 and Jon Scheyer scored 24.
The Tar Heels finished the regular ACC season as 2009 ACC Champions going 13-3 with a 27-3 overall record. Duke finished the ACC 11-5 and the regular season 25-6.
Referees for the game were Jamie Luckie, Bryan Kersey and Mike Eades.

UNC Roster
1 Marcus Ginyard
2 Marc Campbell
4 Bobby Frasor
5 Ty Lawson
11 Larry Drew II
13 Will Graves
14 Danny Green
15 J.B. Tanner
21 Deon Thompson
22 Wayne Ellington
24 Justin Watts
30 Jack Wooten
32 Ed Davis
35 Patrick Moody
40 Mike Copeland
44 Tyler Zeller
50 Tyler Hansbrough

Duke Roster
2 Nolan Smith
3 Greg Paulus
5 Martynas Pocius
12 Kyle Singler
13 Olek Czyz
14 David McClure
15 Gerald Henderson
20 Elliot Williams
21 Miles Plumlee
30 Jon Scheyer
41 Jordan Davidson
42 Lance Thomas
51 Steve Johnson
55 Brian Zoubek

Remembering Eve

Hundreds gathered to remember Eve Marie Carson on the first anniversary of her murder on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at the Pit on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus. Chancellor Holden Thorpe headed the gathering which included the bell tower chiming of "Hark the Sound".



Friends placed flowers on the butterfly bench behind the Campus Y as a tribute to Carson.



Friends of Eve were cordial to the media as photographers and videographers documented an emotional ceremony.

Duke Downs Florida State in a Cameron Thriller

Duke head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski encouraged the crowd during the game and thanked the Cameron Crazies for their enthusiasm at the final home game of the 2008-09 season against Florida State in an 84-81 win over the Seminoles. Seniors Greg Paulus, David McClure and Martynas Pocius got the "W" in their last game at Cameron Indoor .



Gerald Henderson scored 21 points. Kyle Singler scored 20 points. Jon Scheyer had 17 points. Duke seniors Greg Paulus and David McClure scored 6 and 4, respectively.





FSU was led by Toney Douglas with 27 points. Uche Echefu had 18 points and Solomon Alabi had 12 points.








FSU
0 Pierre Jordan
1 Xavier Gibson
2 Jordan DeMercy
3 Luke Loucks
4 Deividas Dulkys
21 Brian Hoff
22 Derwin Kitchen
23 Toney Douglas
24 Eddie Vanderwerff
31 Chris Singleton
32 Solomon Alabi
41 Uche Echefu
42 Ryan Reid

Duke
2 Nolan Smith
3 Greg Paulus
5 Martynas Pocius
12 Kyle Singler
13 Olek Czyz
14 David McClure
15 Gerald Henderson
20 Elliot Williams
21 Miles Plumlee
30 Jon Scheyer
41 Jordan Davidson
42 Lance Thomas
51 Steve Johnson
55 Brian Zoubek

Hansbrough Sets Another NCAA Career Record

Georgia Tech put North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough on the line where Hansbrough went a perfect 8-for-8 and broke the NCAA record for career made free throws on Saturday, February 28, 2009 in ACC Men's Regular Season basketball at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, NC. Hansbrough ended the game with 907 made free throws topping Wake Forest's Dickie Hemricat who made 905 in his career.

The Tar Heels beat the Yellow Jackets 104-74. North Carolina's scoring leaders were Tyler Hansbrough with 28, Danny Green with 23, Deon Thompson with 10, Wayne Ellington with 10, Bobby Frasor with 9 and Tyler Zeller with 8. Georgia Tech's Lewis Clinch had 22, Alade Aminu scored 19, Gani Lawal had 12, Lance Storrs had 7 and Maurice Miller had 7.

North Carolina 89, N.C. State 80 ACC Men's Hoops

No. 3 ranked North Carolina handed fellow state university system school N.C. State another loss in the ACC regular season men's basketball game.

The Tar Heels are gaining momentum toward the post-season while the Wolfpack seem to be slipping away from any potential at-large bid for the NCAA tournament.



Tyler Hansbrough scored 27 points to lead all scorers. Tyler Zeller made his first appearance since injuring his wrist in the November 2008 Kentucky game. Zeller managed 2 points.



Sidney Lowe's squad kept the score within reach at halftime with only a three-point margin separating the Big Four rivals. Pack guard Javier Gonzalez was impressive with a 4-for-4 peformance from three-point range.