Nike Half Race photos & 2006 Marathon Photo Fundraiser Announcement

Ok, for those of you who don't know, there is an organization called Brightroom, and they take photos at races and then sell them to participants. I am a bit too cheap or perhaps not vain enough to spend $25 for photos from a race that is less than 26.2 miles long, but you can take a look at some of them for free by following the below links.

Me running, hat in hand, during the last couple of miles. Towards the end of races I always take my hat off and hold it in my hand. I think it makes me go faster. Not sure about the physics behind it but it seems to work:
Bob No Hat


Me on the West Side of Manhattan running as fast as I can in the rain:
Bob Getting Soaked

Me running in Times Square. It almost looks like neither of my feet are touching the ground. Not sure if that is correct form or not. Will definitely lose sleep tonight contemplating the ramifications of this picture:
Bob in Midair

Just entering 7th Avenue from Central Park looking happy. This is the middle of the race and note that at this point the hat is still on, albeit in the unorhtodox backwards position favored by juvenile delinquents and Ken Griffey, Jr.:
Bob Backwards Hat

Me and a bunch of TFK members awaiting a free post race massage, from left to right Tom Storey, Me, Erik Pena, Nathan Miller, Greg Roelants. Note the hat has returned to its original, normal position with the bill pointed forward, yet it is a bit askew. There is no reason for the askewness, if that is even a word, that is just an unfortunate accident:
Bob Hat Askew

Feel free to purchase as many of the photos of me as you like for your home, office, Bob Scofield shrine, or indoor shooting range; any place is a great place for a $20 photo of me. :o)

2006 Marathon Photo Fundraiser

As a way to circumvent the gauging done by Brightroom and to help reach my fundraising goal last year, I had my roommate shoot photos of TFK members during the marathon. We put them online and offered an 8 x 10 print plus the computer source file in exchange for a $25 donation. As you can see, Brightroom at this half marathon would charge $19.49 for an 8 x 10 print plus $34.99 for the high resolution digitial source file, for a total of $54.48. Also, my roommate was concentrating on TFK members exclusively, so the shots tended to be much better than the group shot and crop technique favored by Brightroom.

Here is a link to Jeff's website where the photos still reside if you want to kill some time at work this afternoon after your bosses hop in their BMW's and speed off to the Hamptons at noon for Labor Day day weekend. Jeff was set up at about Mile 21 in Harlem I believe, and it was about 70 degrees at the time, so you will see people bearing down when the going is starting to get really tough. [Note - disregard the instructions for donating on his site, they relate to last year only].

http://www.carpenterstudios.com/TFK.html

If you like Jeff's work, check out his framed prints on the site and other services provided (headshots, portraiture, etc). Giving him extra business is a nice way of thanking him for his generosity in donating so much time to the team last year, between the shooting, and cropping and making the website. This will also all but guarantee that you get a flattering picture taken at this year's marathon. ;-)

Have a great weekend and see some of you runners at the 10 mile "Fun Run" hosted by Coaches Deana & Danielle on Saturday.