On Monday November 14, 2011, Oaks Christian High School hosted their annual charity golf tournament at the Sherwood Country Club in Lake Sherwood, CA.  The tournament is to raise money to help families with tuition that would not otherwise be able to attend such a premier school.  The tournament this year was a sell-out.

On Wednesday 10.13.2010, the Oaks Christian High School senior graduating class of 2011 had a phun philled day of activities at Zuma Beach in Malibu.  Even though it was over 100 degrees back at school, they had nice overcast weather for their day at the beach.

The morning started with registration and breakfast in the OC quad.  After a briefing, the students piled into 4 buses and headed for the cooler weather.  Notice in my pictures just after the bus loading, I stopped in Kanan canyon to grab a few shots of the fog holding into the valleys about 1 mile before reaching PCH.  It was spectacular!

The Oaks Christian Lions Track & Field team had a great 2010 season.  I shot thousands of still images throughout the season, and lots and lots of HD video.  Here is a 15 minute video of some memories of the events.

**  If you would like to download a copy of the video to your computer, click here then go to the section on the right "About this video" **

Enjoy

Mark MacWhirter

I have had a number of requests from parents, students and coaches to get a copy of last year (2009) end of season OC Lions Track & Field video.  Well, here it is.  If you were an athlete during the season and want a DVD of the event, let me know by using the Contact Form and I'll make arrangements to get you a DVD.  I am now working on the video for the 2010 season...should be phun!  :- )

Over Spring Break, my family went to Boulder, CO to visit the university.  My daughter loved the campus, town and surrounding area and will add CU Boulder to her list of college applications this summer.  While on campus, I wandered into the student store computer department and happened across the NEW iPad.  It was just released that day, and nobody was around!  Well it was Spring Break...how many college students do you know hanging out in the student store over break?

I instantly fell in love with the iPad and decided to buy one, but found out that in just 30 days a 3G version would be released...so I placed my order.  Once it came, I couldn't put it down for a bunch of hours while I was learning the interface, downloading apps, books and a new digital subscription to Popular Science magazine.  It has now become a regular part of my day.  I read and respond to all of my morning eMail on the iPad with the optional Apple bluetooth mini-keyboard.

The book reader, iBook, is very intuitive and easy on the eyes.  Unfortunately there is not a standard for magazine publishers for the iPad yet, they make up their own...and it sucks!  This will probably take a while since publishers want their own formats.  :- (

Welcome to the 2010 season of the Oaks Christian High School Track & Field events. We have some really great athletes this year, and it should prove to be very exciting. I hope you enjoy all of the pictures of our kids, and can see what they are up to during track season if you are unable to make it to the meets. I love to take pictures of the team and hang out with the kids. We have fantastic, wonderful kids and they are competing very hard this year in the meets we have had so far.

In April I bought a new camera (Canon 1D Mark IV) and lens (Canon 28-300mm L Series IS USM) that has enabled me to capture some precious moments in time that was not possible with my other (10) cameras. I have also been shooting quite a bit of HD video, and have a few of our record-breaking moments in action. Below is a collection of Track & Field meets that I have shot this season, and ALL OF THESE PICTURES ARE FREE!! See How To Copy Pictures for free for the details on how you can take a copy of any picture you see on LifeIsPhun.com. These are, however, very low resolution images. If you intend to make large prints (8x10 or larger), send me an email with the "Event Date" and "Image Numbers" and I'll email you the original high-resolution image that is clear enough to make a 4'x5' poster.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please feel free to Contact Me.

Mark MacWhirter

This album contains a collection of athletic events I have shot for Oaks Christian High School (OCS) where both of  my daughters attend.  I have come to know and love the athletes very well, and they are ALL a great bunch of kids...heading for adulthood WAY too quickly.    These pictures are FREE for the taking.  Here is how to copy the pictures for free...

If you have any problems using my site, questions or concerns please feel free to Contact Me.  

Enjoy.

Mark MacWhirter

Welcome to the Oaks Christian High School Cross Country events for the 2009 season.  My name is Mark, an OCS dad, and I am an amateur photographer/videographer that loves to shoot (pictures) kids.  Your kids, my kids, the coaches...even spectators are fair game.  I will shoot both video & still images of every meet I attend throughout the season, and I will be posting my work here. These pictures are FREE for the taking.  Here is how to copy the pictures for free...

The season has ended, so it's time to get ready for Track & Field in the Spring of 2010!!  See you there...

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments about this site or it's content.

Enjoy.

Mark MacWhirter

Just amazing how quickly the time goes...I was just saying how it was there beginning of the season and I am looking forward to all of the games this year, then WHAM...it's over!!  My name is Mark, an OCS dad, and I am an amateur photographer/videographer that has been shooting Track & Field and Cross Country for a couple of years @ OCS now.  I finally figured out how to shoot outdoor sports when my daughter Ashley decided she wanted to play volleyball.  She is now playing club volleyball on the 15/16 split team for Point West.  They say that club is a lot of commitment, so...heerrreee wwee ggoooo...

These pictures are FREE for the taking.  Here is how to copy the pictures for free...

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments about this site or it's content.

Go Lions!

Mark MacWhirter

On Monday October 5th, the annual event of Junior Girls vs Senior OCS Girls Powder Puff Football game began with the Juniors making an early touchdown!  That, however, would be the last time they scored in the evening.  It was a good game, but the Senior Girls came back with two touchdowns and kept the lead for the rest of the game.

Here are some pictures from the event.

These pictures are FREE for the taking.  Here is how to copy the pictures for free...

Enjoy.

Mark MacWhirter