Gymdogs over Auburn

Laura Moffatt flips upside down on the balance beam as Georgia beats Auburn in a NCAA Women's Gymnastics meet on Friday, January 21, 2011 in Athens, Ga., at Stegeman Coliseum.

Gymnastics had its second meet in 4 days, this time facing conference rival Auburn.

Gymdogs over WVU

Senior Cassidy McComb, center, joins her teammates in a premeet ritual as Georgia beats West Virginia University in a NCAA Women's Gymnastics meet on Monday, January 17, 2011 in Athens, Ga at Stegeman Coliseum.

It seems like I haven't photographed the University of Georgia Gymdogs since their national championship of 2008. While thats not entirely true, I think it was one or 2 meets of the 12 home meets they have since then. So I was a little rusty.

Gymdogs Revisited.

Georgia gymnast Courtney McCool gets a hug from Hilary Mauro after she got a 9.975 on the floor exercise as Georgia beats NC State in gymnastics 196.800-193.900 at Stegeman Coliseum on Sunday, March 14, 2010 in Athens, Ga.
So i actually got to photograph Georgia's gymnastic's team once again. Second time in two years.

Senior night, home meet. Good times.

Gym vs Arkansas

Hilary Mauro, right, and Courtney McCool, left, run over to congratulate Grace Taylor after her routine on the bars as the Georgia Gymdogs face Arkansas at Stegeman Coliseum on Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 in Athens, Ga

Finally getting caught up here.

Photographed gymnastics for the first time since 2008. Probably the only time i will this year.

More after the jump.

Gymnastics Day 1

Cassidy McComb warms up for the Uneven Bars during practice before the University of Georgia places first in the second session of the NCAA Gymnastics Championships

NCAA Gymnastics championships are in town. Whee.

Whats killing me during this championship is the total lack of consistency of the enforcing of photo areas. Depending on whom you talk to, you're allowed to photograph from the stands just like any fan with a 70-200 lens or you're forced to remain in the photo areas - which are ill conceived, had poor sight lines and have cluttered backgrounds.

[Rant that would come back to haunt me Deleted]

The light is poor, the photo areas are bad, the backgrounds suck and anyone who is wearing an NCAA polo shirt (IE, volunteer) seems to want to tell every photographer what to do.



Michigan's Tatjana Thuener-Rego flips in the uneven bars as the University of Georgia places first in the second session of the NCAA Gymnastics Championships



Utah's Ashley Postell performs on the uneven bars as the University of Georgia places first in the second session of the NCAA Gymnastics Championships



Grace Taylor is congratulated by her teammates after her rotation in the uneven bars as the University of Georgia places first in the second session of the NCAA Gymnastics Championships