Galicia Redux

06.05.11 - A Coruña, Spain - My parents came to visit and Eunice and went with them up to Galicia the first weekend. We saw A Coruña and toured Santiago de Compostela on Sunday morning. We nearly got blown off the Tower of Hercules, but besides that we at well and took in some rays along the boardwalk.

Adios,

Will

Paseo Maritimo, A Coruña
Tower of Hercules
Pilgrim's Mass
Tapas in Santiago
Eunice on the trolley in A Coruña
Mom eating percebes (goose barnacles)

More Black Towers Portraits

05.05.10 - A Coruña, Spain - I've been finishing up the portraits from the football story at various practices this past week. Still learning light, but I like the ideas.

Not sure I've mentioned this, but the teams practice in two different places and play in a third, so the fields are quite different. Their "facility" is the dirt field in Santiago and on Tuesday nights the members from A Coruña practice on city soccer fields near the Tower of Hercules.

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Will

David "Presi."
Pati. Superfly. Jeje.
Coach Ricardo.
David Siso.
Running sprints.
I know, I know. Two panning pictures in two weeks. But I've been to three straight wind sprints practices and its starting to feel like Spring Training. Also, this one is better than the one from the other day.

A break at practice in Santiago.

Galicia Black Towers v. Oporto Lumberjacks

04.25.10 - Santiago de Compostela, Spain - Continuing with my photo story, I went to see the Black Towers play the Oporto Lumberjacks last week at home. The guys played well and won, 34-19, clinching a playoff berth in their first season. It was a lot of fun and I went out for lunch with them afterwards.

Below are the photos,

Will

Mexi stiff arms a Lumberjack.
Diego talks with the defense during a break in the action.
Celebrating the win.
After a few post game meals the churasceria put up a team photo. It was passed around, much like the ribs.
Tackle.
Victor.
Setting up.
A plane landing at Coruña's airport. I guess the cloud of volcanic ash wasn't effecting the airports here.

The Galicia Black Towers play the Lisbon Navigators

03.14.10 - Santiago de Compostela, Spain - It's been a slow few weeks for me photographically, but I did shoot another football game of the Galicia Black Towers as part of the photo story I'm working on. It was another tough loss to the Lisbon Navigators, 79-0. It was suggested to me that I try to attend a game against a different team (I saw their first game against Lisbon as well, a 50-6 affair) and I think I'll take them up on it.

Anyway, it was fun to see the prep work on the field in Santiago and afterwards I went out with them to a nearby Churrascaria in a much needed attempt at feeding out blood. I think all the wounds were erased when the licor cafe came out.

Exciting,

Will

QB David Siso is hit by a Navigator.
Pregame speech.
Learning how to run the sticks.
Makeshift goal posts.
Licor cafe makes everything better.