Author: James Gralian

  • How I Shoot Hockey Games

    Many times, no one asks me what I use and how I photograph hockey games.  Well, finally, here is the answer to the questions no one asks me. Before this year, I would take two cameras to a game, a Panasonic point-and-shoot like the Lumix ZS20, and a bridge camera (between a point-and-shoot and a…

  • West Bend Bombers vs. Monroe Blues: Somebody Scream

    The road to Hell is paved.  It leads up US-45 in Wisconsin, takes exit 68 to Pleasant Drive, then a right on South Main.  There, in a small building set neatly into a hill, lies the Kettle Moraine Ice Center.  It’s gatekeepers dress in Blaze Orange.  They know your weaknesses. For the Monroe Blues on…

  • Janesville Jets vs Austin Bruins: Close For Comfort

    When you go to a minor league hockey game, you are almost guaranteed to be seated in an arena, or some sort of professional facility.  Many are old and decaying, many have a certain character and uniqueness that came from the era they were built in.  But with few exceptions (Danbury comes to mind), you…

  • Milwaukee Admirals vs. Iowa Wild: You Shall Not Pass

    Last night I returned to an unlikely arena, the Milwaukee Admirals home, the BMO Harris Bradley Center.  Not because it has such and unwieldy name, but because the last time I was here, I didn’t expect to return.  One change of lifestyle later (traveling all the time – ALL THE TIME), and here I am.…

  • Lake Erie Monsters vs. Texas Stars: Cleveland Rocks

    I am not a basketball fan.  I don’t have any connection to the sport.  To me, the fact LeBron James returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers is little more than trivia and something to spout uneducated opinions on.  It makes little to no difference in my life. Were I a hockey fan that lived in Cleveland,…