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Week 38 – Going for Grass

Flip — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 19:47:30 +0000

Luke tosses his bocce ball while his dad and brother look on.

This week I was presented with the chance to shoot sports, which is something I heartily enjoy doing. It just happened that the sports happened to be a game of bocce ball played by my family in the backyard. I was still able to get a sense of action in the ball and Luke’s hand, which is something I was aiming for, so that’s nice– mission accomplished on that front!

I have no recollection of the result of this throw.

Week 37 – A Respite from Summer

Flip — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 19:14:37 +0000

Stephen goes up for some sort of spike-like action while playing Volleyball at North Shore park on Friday.

The oppressive heat of summer let up for the weekend, which allowed outdoor activities to flourish and take root, which was fun from a take-pictures-of-stuff point of view! There was a group of LARPers playing at North Shore as well, and I took some photos, but on account of them all being high schoolers I don’t know, I figured the smart decision would be to not post those. So we are left with a wide-angle volleyball picture which is ok, but I feel could have been better somehow.

Week 17 – Good Weather = Good Times

Flip — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:17:33 +0000

Stephen jumps and grabs a frisbee between his legs while playing ultimate.

I played ultimate on Saturday and only took a few pictures, so I didn’t get anything spectacular. I think this one is funny, though.

I’m not sure if this photo is posed or not. I took two like this– one, Stephen posed, then another, it actually happened. I’ll just be blissful in my ignorance on this one.

Week 11 – Aiming for the sky

Flip — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:02:04 +0000

Stephen works on one of the boosters for a gigantic LEGO space shuttle.

It’s true, two LEGO photos in a row. I’ve been having trouble finding new and exciting things to take photos of, and it’s difficult to keep my camera with me at all times. But I will continue to try to keep this thing going! Maybe folks can give me opinions on what I should try to shoot this next week?

On the side, even though the subject matter is old, I do like this shot.

Week 6 – Low Light

Flip — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:49:51 +0000

Colin talks to Stephen at Sweet Eugene's, a coffee shop in College Station, TX.

The coffee shop where I took this photo was very dark, which was ok, because I happened to be carrying around my 50mm 1.8 lens. I shot Colin a couple times before I decided to edge Stephen’s profile into the frame, and I like how it turned out. Maybe other people don’t. But I feel this is one of the more interesting and well-composed shots I’ve done so far this year.

Week 3 – Phantom Pete

Flip — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:38:05 +0000

Stephen sits at Baker Street Pub at The Woodlands Waterway.

I shot this one on a whim while eating dinner, and it turned out pretty nice. The 1.8 prime helped out in that respect.

I’m always hesitant about making photos black and white, simply because I feel that a lot of the time people use it as a crutch. And it may be one for me here. But I like this more than the colo(u)r version.

I shot this one on a whim while eating dinner, and it turned out pretty nice. The 1.8 prime helped out in that respect.I’m always hesitant about making photos black and white, simply because I feel that a lot of the time people use it as a crutch. And it may be one for me here. But I like this more than the colo(u)r version.