Professionals

During the first match shot at the Dow Corning Tennis Classic I was stressed trying to figure out how to shoot tennis. During the second, I loosened up, and in my third I tried to experiment with a few new angles. Sunday I hope I can put what I've learned into practice for the championship match.


In the three matches I've covered so far there hasn't been a whole lot of emotion. No cheers or tears. That may change during the championship match.

LOST?

I watched the very first episode of the first season of Lost on TV. I think I was hooked at the scene where the pilot gets ripped out of the plane and Jack, Kate and Charlie run for their lives through the jungle. Anyway, tonight has been a long time coming. Lost has lasted through my college years, and I'm a little sad that it will all be over this year. I'm sure you'll see another blog post come up when the final episode rolls around. Thanks Nathan and Kelly for having me over to kick off the final season!

Hide and Seek

Remember what it's like to be 11?

Balloon Boy

This is probably my favorite photo from Tip Up Town, an ice fishing festival in Houghton Lake.

Wrestling

This is from wrestling meet at Meridian High School. It was the first time I've shot wrestling for Midland, but I think it went alright. About midway through the meet I got slammed with a caffeine headache. Maybe it's time to lay off the coffee for awhile?

Edit. Edit. Edit.

I've been editing photos for MPPA over the last few days. Here's another from the Mountain Workshops last October.

High School Drama

I've been shooting a lot of basketball recently (four games last week) and the girl's games definitely stood out. The guys games seemed pretty chill in comparison. Thursday night's girl's game between the undefeated Freeland Falcons and the Bullock Creek Lancers was all passion. The Falcons lost after missing a free throw that would have tied the game with five seconds left on the clock. The player that missed the free throw is in the bottom photo. I felt for her. Win or lose, undefeated or 6-1, it all hung in the balance as the basketball arced through the air. Drama.

Reflection

While photographing a Northwood basketball game I got distracted by the reflective surface under the net.

In the dark

When dad got a memo that suggested turning off overhead lights to conserve energy during the day, he took it to heart. Just another reason why I look up to him so much.

A little vignette...

What a DX lens looks like on a D3. No Photoshop tricks here.