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Photos From The Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants Playoff NFL Football Game at Lambeau Field.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Sunday, January 15, 2012 just wasn’t the Green Bay Packers day as the New York Giants defeated them 37-20 in the divisional round of the NFL football playoffs. The Packers had the home field advantage for the playoffs after going 15-1 in the regular a season.

I had a bad feeling the day of the game and even had a dream the night before the game that the Packers would lose. After seeing the high scoring games earlier in the season it was tough to see the Packers have such a tough time scoring and an even tougher time to see them cough up the ball as often as they did.

I was hoping to see the Packers make another trip to the Super Bowl and have a chance to be witness to all the excitement that bring to Green Bay, but it just wasn’t meant to be. I guess I better wax up the skis because I’m going to have some free weekends coming up.

Regardless, the Green Bay Packers had a great season and it sure was a fun season to be a sports photographer in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Thanks for looking!

Mike

Green Bay Packers New York Giants Photos

Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Clay Matthews gets his hair ready for the NFL division playoff game between the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers runs for a first down on third and long.

Green Bay Packers inside linebacker Desmond Bishop breaks up a pass intended for New York Giants tight end Jake Ballard.

New York Giants cornerback Corey Webster takes down Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley.

New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks pulls in a hail mary pass in the end zone to end the first half.

New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks celebrates his touchdown catch.

New York Giants tight end Jake Ballard tries to pull in a pass as Green Bay Packers strong safety Charlie Peprah defends.

Green Bay Packers running back Ryan Grant gets upended by New York Giants free safety Antrel Rolle.

Packers Aaron Rodgers gets tripped up by the Giants defense.

New York Giants strong safety Kenny Phillips and strong safety Deon Grant chase after a fumble by Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver James Jones tries to get some yards after catch as New York Giants strong safety Deon Grant defends.

Green Bay Packers fullback John Kuhn flips into the end zone for a score.

Green Bay Packers inside linebacker Desmond Bishop tries to bring down New York Giants tight end Travis Beckum.

New York Giants Chase Blackburn, Deon Grant and Antrel Rolle chase after a Packers fumble.

Green Bay Packers defensive back Jarrett Bush breaks up a pass in the end zone intended for New York Giants tight end Jake Ballar

Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley gets sandwiched by Giants Chase Blackburn and Corey Webster.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers gets sacked by New York Giants outside linebacker Michael Boley.

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning gets rushed by Green Bay Packers Clay Matthews and Frank Zombo.

Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Clay Matthews chases down New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers fumbles the ball.

New York Giants cornerback Aaron Ross breaks up a pass intended for Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson.Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver pulls in a pass as New York Giants middle linebacker Jacquian Williams defends.

New York Giants cornerback Corey Webster and outside linebacker Michael Boley take down Packers Aaron Rodgers.

Green Bay Packers inside linebacker Desmond Bishop sacks New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning.

Green Bay Packers running back Ryan Grant gets hit by New York Giants cornerback Aaron Ross and fumbles.

Green Bay Packers running back James Starks sits on the bench in dejection in the final minutes of the Packers lose to the Giants.

New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin shakes hands with Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy after the game.

New York Giants running back Da'Rel Scott celebrates with fans after the game.

New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs and quarterback Eli Manning celebrate as they walk off the field after defeating the Packers.

I was hoping my last picture for the Green Bay Packers 2011 season wouldn't read like this.

Green Bay Packers Beat The Detroit Lions 45-41 In A Shootout.

Monday, January 2, 2012

With the Packers already having clinched home field advantage for the NFL playoff Packers starters like Aaron Rodgers, Clay Matthews and Charles Woodson took the final game of the regular season off at Lambeau Field on Sunday, January, 1, 2012. Packers second string quarterback Matt Flynn put together a career and record setting day with six touchdown passes and 480 yards of passing. The Packers won the game in a shoot out with the Detroit Lions 45-41.

My day started by looking for some fan features like the shot of Packers fan Jeff Kahlow tailgating with his frozen Lambeau Field hat. It was odd to see Packers players like Aaron Rodgers and Clay Matthew wearing street clothes and smiles as they watched their team go through drills before the game.

I was happy with the action shots I got including the photos of a 15 year old fan who ran out on to the field getting taken down by security and Packers Brad Jones. I was even happier that it wasn’t as windy as the weather man had predicted and that I was able to keep warm thanks to gortex and hand warmers.

The Packers will host a second round game in the playoffs on Sunday, January 15, 2012, and I’ll be there. We won’t know who the Packers will play till after wild card weekend if over.

Thanks for looking!

Mike

Jeff Kahlow of Fond du Lac, Wis., makes his way to Lambeau Field before an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis.

Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz is greeted by a few early arriving fans as he make his way on to Lambeau Field hours before kickoff.

Wearing street clothes Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers keeps an eye on warm ups prior to the game.

Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Clay Matthews wears street clothes as he takes a game off to rest up for the playoffs.

Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young celebrates a touchdown by giving the ball to a Lions fan.

Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy shows his frustration with a call.

A proud Packers owner / stock holder.

Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh applies defensive pressure to Green Bay Packers quarterback Matt Flynn.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Matt Flynn gets knocked down.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson gets past Detroit Lions defensive back Alphonso Smith on his way to the endzone to score one of his three touchdowns for the day.

Green Bay Packers running back Ryan Grant races 80 yards to the end zone for a touchdown.

Green Bay Packers running back Ryan Grant celebrates his touchdown with Donald Driver.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson pulls a touchdown in over Detroit Lions defensive back Alphonso Smith.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson celebrates a touchdown.

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford gets sacked by Green Bay Packers linebacker Vic So'oto.

Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young celebrates a touchdown with wide receiver Calvin Johnson.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson celebrates a touchdown with a Lambeau Leap.

Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh sacks Green Bay Packers quarterback Matt Flynn.

Green Bay Packers linebacker Vic So'oto pressures Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford.

Green Bay Packers' Clay Matthews twin cheers on his brother.

Green Bay Packers defensive back Jarrett Bush and Green Bay cornerback Tramon Williams break up a pass intended for Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson.

Detroit Lions strong safety John Wendling chases after a bobbled punt return by Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson.

Green Bay Packers inside linebacker Desmond Bishop tries to pull down Detroit Lions tight end Brandon Pettigrew

Green Bay Packers quarterback Matt Flynn celebrates one of his six touchdown passes for the day.

Packers head of Security, Doug Collins, tries to coral in a fan who ran out on the field towards the end of the game.

Green Bay Packers linebacker Brad Jones takes down a fan who ran out on the field towards the end of the game.

Green Bay Wisconsin Photographer Mike Roemer • Best of 2011

Friday, December 30, 2011

2011 was an exciting year to be a Green Bay, Wisconsin photographer. Covering the Green Bay Packers in their Super Bowl run was exciting and made for some memorable photos. The D1 NCAA women’s basketball team that I cover for Wisconsin – Green Bay also had a great season and made it to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament.

My sports photography is my highest profile work and helped bring up to 4,000 visitors in one day to my blog, but my photography goes much further than that. I traveled to the East Coast as a gaming and casino photographer and to the West Coast as a manufacturing photographer. Combined, I spent over a month in Missouri working as a healthcare photographer and an industrial photographer.

The past year was also a great year for my wife, Judy, and me. We moved into a new home with an amazing wooded ravine with almost 3 acres and we adopted a happy and playful black lab collie mix from a no kill shelter. You can see a picture of our pup, Chica, cooling down in her pool on a warm summer’s day in the gallery.

So what’s my favorite shot from the past year? I would say it’s a tie between a photo of a way-too-happy Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt greeting President Obama or a photo of three police officers watching in amazement as Packers fans Charlie Donner and Jeff Knott show up for a Packers game with very real looking, exposed fake butts. But the shot that gives me the warmest feeling? The one of Chica in her pool.

So, here are some of my favorite photos from 2011. Thanks for checking out my work and I’m looking forward to showing you more in 2012.

Mike

Appleton, Wisconsin neurosurgeon Dr. Thomas Wascher for his web site.

A Da Vinci Surgical System for a hospital annual report in Missouri.

A surgeon and a member of his surgical team as part of a library shoot for a healthcare ad agency client in Wisconsin.

The next five photos are from a great two day shoot at Mountaineer Casino just outside Pittsburgh in West Virginia. We had an amazing group of talented models. This type of casino and resort photography is always fun to do and really adds to the mix of photography that I do.

Charlie Donner, left, and Jeff Knott make their way to an NFL preseason football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, in Green Bay, Wis.

Air Force F-16's from Madison, Wisconsin's 115 Fighter Wing perform a flyover at Lambeau Field.

Packers fans watch the Super Bowl from a bar near Lambeau Field in Green Bay.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings does a Lambeau leap after scoring a touchdown during the Arizona Cardinal game.

Fans drink champaign in the parking lot at Lambeau Field after the Packers won the Super Bowl.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings tries to pull in a pass from Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley wears his helmet backwards during a training camp drill.

Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Lloyd pulls a pass is as Green Bay Packers strong safety Charlie Peprah defends.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Connor Barth takes his shirt off for warmups to try and get used to the below freezing temps.

Green Bay Packers tight end Ryan Taylor seems a terrified as he rides a pink girls bike to practice during training camp.

Green Bay Packers CEO Mark Murphy, left, and head coach Mike McCarthy, holding the Super Bowl trophy as they return Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, to Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis.

A little kick to the ear during Wisconsin Green Bay mens soccer game vs Dayton.

Am I the only one that see a face in the markings on the soccer ball in this photo from the Wisconsin Green Bay vs Dayton mens basketball game. Could that be Wilson from the Tom Hanks movie Cast Away.

Ice hangs off a catwalk near the headlight at the Sturgeon Bay canal lighthouse in Door County, Wisconsin after a winter wind storm on Lake Michigan.

A lifetstyle photography shoot at a'Bravo Bistro & Wine Bar one of my favorite restaurants in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Food photography for a'Bravo Bistro & Wine Bar in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Green Bay women's basketball team celebrates winning the Horizon League Championship. The team would go on to the sweet sixteen in the NCAA tournament and are undefeated so far in the 2011-2012 season.

Judy and I adopted a cute black lab collie mix from Happily Every After, a no kill shelter. Here Chica cools down in her pool on a warm summer day.

Before we adopted Chica we did a lot of dog sitting for family and friends. I shot this photo while going for a winter walk with Emma, a fun border collie.

While shooting glamour shots in rural Wisconsin for a trailer manufacture we had two farm dogs come visit. This shot came together as one of the trailers pulled away. Thanks pup!

I took advantage of a late winter snow storm to beef up my transportation photography stock photo file. The shoot paid off and I picked up a new client after they came across the photos.

St Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin for their marketing materials.

The cover shot for a story in the Lawrence University magazine.

President Barack Obama shakes hands with Green Bay, Wis. Mayor Jim Schmitt after arriving at Austin Straubel Airport in Ashwaubenon, Wis. Wednesday, Jan. 26. 2011 before departing for Manitowoc, Wis. as part of his White House to Main Street Tour. Mayor Schmidt gave the President a Green Bay Packers jersey.

Erin Elliott hugs a young pup at a no kill pet adoption shelter, Happily Ever After.

My favorite shot that I did with a local model, Heather Baker, as part of a collaboration with Wisconsin hair and makeup stylist Jai Schmidt of Refashioned by Jai.

A protestor at the Wisconsin state capitol in Madison.

A cocktail waitress as part of a gaming photography project for casino Ocean Downs in Berlin, Maryland near Ocean City.

A statue of Vince Lombardi at Lambeau Field seems to come to life during a snow storm.

Green Bay Wisconsin Photographer Mike Roemer • Best of 2011

Photos From The Green Bay Packers Christmas Day Game vs The Chicago Bears.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

The Green Bay Packers defeated the Chicago Bears 35-21 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay Wisconsin in an NFL football game on Christmas Day to lock up home field advantage as the number one seed in the NFL play-offs and to go 14-1 on the 2011 season.

I had an okay game, but not a great game. I was blocked on what could have been a few nice shots as players got upended, but that’s the way it goes. Aaron Rodgers had a career high five passes for touchdowns. I long for the excitement that Brett Favre would show when he threw a touchdown. Aaron doesn’t look much different when things go good or bad. Aaron is calm, cool and collected at all times.

Thanks for looking at my photos from the game!

Mike

Packers fans watch the pre-game while relaxing in the Lambeau Field parking lot.

Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers and John Kuhn warm up before the game with a little helmet bump.

Green Bay Packers' Scott Wells opens up a running lane for Ryan Grant.

Saint Vince tops off his outfit with a santa hat.

Green Bay Packers' Jermichael Finley catches a touchdown pass as Chicago Bears' Nick Roach defends.

Chicago Bears kicker Robbie Gould misses a field goal.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers reacts to a failed third down conversation.

Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Clay Matthews crawls his way through an interception celebration.

Chicago Bears running back Kahlil Bell runs for a first down.

Chicago Bears Armando Allen finds room up the middle.

Chicago Bears outside linebacker Lance Briggs tries to block a pass by Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers runs for a first down.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers gets tripped up by Chicago Bears outside linebacker Lance Briggs.

Green Bay Packers running back James Starks finds a running lane up the middle.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver James Jones scores one of his two touchdowns on the day.

Chicago Bears quarterback Josh McCown tries to elude the Packers defense.

I've shot plenty of pictures of Packers coach Mike McCarthy over the years and I always look for something different. I like this shot for the isolation it puts him in.

Chicago Bears quarterback Josh McCown runs past Green Bay Packers defensive end C.J. Wilson and B.J. Raji for a first down conversation.

Chicago Bears quarterback Josh McCown celebrates by dunking the ball over the goal post.

Happy Holidays From RoemerPhoto!

Friday, December 23, 2011

I try to pre-visualize my photos. I had been pre-visualizing Judy’s and my Christmas photo for months, but the lack of snow trashed all my ideas. Here is a little something Judy and I came up with for us and our new pup Chica.

Happy holidays to everyone from RoemerPhoto!

Mike

Wisconsin Editorial Photographer and Wisconsin Commercial Photographer Mike Roemer’s blog.

Photos From The Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants Playoff NFL Football Game at Lambeau Field.

Green Bay Packers Beat The Detroit Lions 45-41 In A Shootout.

Green Bay Wisconsin Photographer Mike Roemer • Best of 2011

Photos From The Green Bay Packers Christmas Day Game vs The Chicago Bears.

Happy Holidays From RoemerPhoto!