Every year my wife's side of the family likes to make silly family reuinion videos. This is our attempt at a 70s cop show spoof. It is pretty lame, and there are a lot of inside jokes, but perhaps someone might think it's funny. Summer blockbuster it is not.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Family Reunion Video
Egads! An Eagle!
Three boys I worked with for several years in the Young Men's program at my church recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. I was asked to participate in their Court of Honor, so I did. One of the mothers hired "Wildlife Images" to come up with a live Bald Eagle to be a part of the program. It was very cool to be so close to a real Eagle, so as soon as the ceremony was over I scurried home to get my son. When we returned, they had already put "Defiance" (the eagle) back in his box, but my son was so cute, the trainer brought him out again. I then took these pictures. (Well, one of them was taken for me, 'cause I was in it.)
Just for the record - I was not shorter than the lady in this picture. I was sitting down, because my son was scared. So stop making fun.
If you are interested in "Wildlife Images," visit thier website: www.wildlifeimages.org They offer free tours of their facilities, and it looks sweet. Unfortunately, I think they are in Grant's Pass - not exactly a day trip for us.
Just for the record - I was not shorter than the lady in this picture. I was sitting down, because my son was scared. So stop making fun.
If you are interested in "Wildlife Images," visit thier website: www.wildlifeimages.org They offer free tours of their facilities, and it looks sweet. Unfortunately, I think they are in Grant's Pass - not exactly a day trip for us.
Monday, September 3, 2007
Fisherman Foto Fun
Okay, so I wanted to post more sports pictures. So sue me. I have nothing witty or interesting to say about them. You probably should not look at them at all. Try one of the many blogs listed to the right. They are worth your time.
I feel badly for subjects of sports photography. It's hard not to make a weird face when you're playing sports.
Even if your face is not visible, sometimes you can get in weird positions. Poor girls.
Sack on the 10! Fourth down, time to punt, Vikings!
Here you can see the continuing sad saga of our injured fisherman. It sucks watching a game from the sidelines when you should be playing, but it's even worse when you're all alone.
More motion blur. I just like the fact that there really is no main subject in the picture.
That's all.
I feel badly for subjects of sports photography. It's hard not to make a weird face when you're playing sports.
Even if your face is not visible, sometimes you can get in weird positions. Poor girls.
Sack on the 10! Fourth down, time to punt, Vikings!
Here you can see the continuing sad saga of our injured fisherman. It sucks watching a game from the sidelines when you should be playing, but it's even worse when you're all alone.
More motion blur. I just like the fact that there really is no main subject in the picture.
That's all.
Saturday, September 1, 2007
AHS Fall Sports
School is almost back in session, but the sports teams have been hard at work for several weeks. Volleyball and Football got a chance to test their mettle this Friday, and I was there to document the action for the Astor Post. I will never be as good at sports photography as my predecessor, Cam McFarland (I mean, come on - his name is 'Cam') - who has left AHS for bigger and better things, but I'll give it my best shot. By the way, I love puns.
Coach Hunt giving her girls a pep talk - I like that you can tell all of her girls' eyes are on her - even the ones whose faces we can't see.
The lighting is bad in our gym - so I had to crank the ISO rating way up to get this shot. It's still a little fuzzy, but I'm glad for the zoom lens.
On to Football! I was pacing the sidelines with my camera and saw all this stuff set up for me - as pretty as a picture! So I took one.
This was pretty heartbreaking. This kid hurt his knee on the first play of the first game of the season. He's a Senior. I hope he heals up quickly.
Ahh. . . the thrill of the hunt! I know some people don't like my blurry photos, but this time I think it really adds an element of motion and excitement to the shot. Plus, it was really dark by the time I took this picture, so I didn't really have a choice. By the way, #54 smashed this guy into the grass about .5 seconds after I snapped the shutter, so that look of "I want to destroy you" is not faked.
Hopefully I'll get some Soccer and Cross Country pictures up soon - though I do have to go to their games/meets first.
Coach Hunt giving her girls a pep talk - I like that you can tell all of her girls' eyes are on her - even the ones whose faces we can't see.
The lighting is bad in our gym - so I had to crank the ISO rating way up to get this shot. It's still a little fuzzy, but I'm glad for the zoom lens.
On to Football! I was pacing the sidelines with my camera and saw all this stuff set up for me - as pretty as a picture! So I took one.
This was pretty heartbreaking. This kid hurt his knee on the first play of the first game of the season. He's a Senior. I hope he heals up quickly.
Ahh. . . the thrill of the hunt! I know some people don't like my blurry photos, but this time I think it really adds an element of motion and excitement to the shot. Plus, it was really dark by the time I took this picture, so I didn't really have a choice. By the way, #54 smashed this guy into the grass about .5 seconds after I snapped the shutter, so that look of "I want to destroy you" is not faked.
Hopefully I'll get some Soccer and Cross Country pictures up soon - though I do have to go to their games/meets first.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Lights
I am not much of a photographer, I know, but I ever since I started looking at life through a camera lens, I have become much more aware of light and how it effects everything it touches. I like the lighting in these next couple of shots - though I had nothing to do with it - I just happened to be there while Mr. Sun did his business.
I like the contrast in this shot - both the shadow and light on the steeple, as well as the deep blue of the sky with the bright white of, um, the steeple. I got lucky to get this shot on such a clear day. The single subject is striking. I like alliteration. I should be an Anglo-Saxon poet.
I recently re-watched Pixar's "A Bug's Life" with my kids and became interested in the translucence of leaves. I waited around for a bug to walk across my subject leaves, but they never did. I guess I won't make the sequel.
My twin nieces came to visit with their brother last week and they wanted me to take pictures of their skateboarding exploits. This one turned out rather well. I don't think the lighting or contrast are super-sweet, but I do like how this picture looks. I managed to catch her right before she "dropped in" - the next picture in the series (using my camera's multiple shot feature) is of the ramp, a shadow, and a big blue sky. Yay! I took an action photo that wasn't blurry!
I like the contrast in this shot - both the shadow and light on the steeple, as well as the deep blue of the sky with the bright white of, um, the steeple. I got lucky to get this shot on such a clear day. The single subject is striking. I like alliteration. I should be an Anglo-Saxon poet.
I recently re-watched Pixar's "A Bug's Life" with my kids and became interested in the translucence of leaves. I waited around for a bug to walk across my subject leaves, but they never did. I guess I won't make the sequel.
My twin nieces came to visit with their brother last week and they wanted me to take pictures of their skateboarding exploits. This one turned out rather well. I don't think the lighting or contrast are super-sweet, but I do like how this picture looks. I managed to catch her right before she "dropped in" - the next picture in the series (using my camera's multiple shot feature) is of the ramp, a shadow, and a big blue sky. Yay! I took an action photo that wasn't blurry!
Monday, August 6, 2007
Replace "busy" with "lazy".
I've been busy. Too busy to take any pictures. As I think back on the last couple of weeks, I can't remember what made me so busy. But I'm sure I was very, very busy, nonetheless. I looked through my picture files and found a couple of gems that I never posted before. Here they are, almost as if they were new!
Kid + flower = cuteness.
Awww. . . my boy and his cousins. My son loves his relatives - good thing too, 'cause most of 'em have moved back into our state, so we'll be seeing a lot more of them.
I just realized that I didn't show any pictures of my children's faces. I was just too busy to look for those kinds of pictures, I guess.
Kid + flower = cuteness.
Awww. . . my boy and his cousins. My son loves his relatives - good thing too, 'cause most of 'em have moved back into our state, so we'll be seeing a lot more of them.
I just realized that I didn't show any pictures of my children's faces. I was just too busy to look for those kinds of pictures, I guess.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
My Life's Ladies
I am blessed to be married to one of the world's greatest women. She is kind, loving, laid back, and driven to succeed, and all the while puts up with me and all of my strange (read: idiotic) eccentricities. And besides all of those great qualities, she is beautiful beyond compare. Luckily for me, we had a daughter who shares many of her traits, most especially, her beauty. We'll see how my daughter deals with me when I start spouting random facts to her friends on road trips - will she quietly ignore me and get on with her life, or will she melt in embarrassment and hope for a car wreck? Only time will tell.
But anyway, here are some pictures I took of my wife and daughter at Enchanted Forest, a mini-Disneylandesqe type of amusement park outside of Salem, Oregon.
It's a Super-Fun-Happy-Slide! Yay! Both of them are out of focus - darn low lighting! - but I like my wife's expression. I think she may be having more fun than my daughter.
Tickling is very fun for all parties involved. If you look carefully, you can see the stamp on my wife's hand, ensuring an easy re-entry later on in the day. No ticket stubs for us, boy! This is high class livin' at its finest.
The natural world is wonderful. And here, I am using the word to mean "full of wonder" as opposed to "great." I feel like Lemony Snickett right now. I am such a dork.
PS: I just finished Harry Potter 7 yesterday at 7:15 pm. I started reading it at 11:45 am the same day. Without counting bathroom breaks and short pauses for snacks, this means I read the 759 page book at a rate of 108 pages per hour. I put this here to show two things - 1) That book was frickin' awesome and exciting - by far the most action packed of the series - two thumbs up! And 2) That's how fast I can read, Rob.
But anyway, here are some pictures I took of my wife and daughter at Enchanted Forest, a mini-Disneylandesqe type of amusement park outside of Salem, Oregon.
It's a Super-Fun-Happy-Slide! Yay! Both of them are out of focus - darn low lighting! - but I like my wife's expression. I think she may be having more fun than my daughter.
Tickling is very fun for all parties involved. If you look carefully, you can see the stamp on my wife's hand, ensuring an easy re-entry later on in the day. No ticket stubs for us, boy! This is high class livin' at its finest.
The natural world is wonderful. And here, I am using the word to mean "full of wonder" as opposed to "great." I feel like Lemony Snickett right now. I am such a dork.
PS: I just finished Harry Potter 7 yesterday at 7:15 pm. I started reading it at 11:45 am the same day. Without counting bathroom breaks and short pauses for snacks, this means I read the 759 page book at a rate of 108 pages per hour. I put this here to show two things - 1) That book was frickin' awesome and exciting - by far the most action packed of the series - two thumbs up! And 2) That's how fast I can read, Rob.
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