October 2016 Desktop Calendar

Wow! How can it be November already? I must admit this year has been racing by and it's been hard to keep up. Welcome to November and here's your free gift. This month's calendar is from a recent trip to New York City. I had never spent any time in Brooklyn and my wife had wanted to see something different then the sites we usually frequent in the theater district. The Brooklyn Muesum is currently hosting an excellent exhibit called "Who Shot Sports". Wonderful pictures from sporting events captured from some of the earliest photographers thru the current amazing work of current artists is on display. If you like photography in general, or sports photography specifically, this is a must see experience. Later we stopped by to take some pictures of Manhattan from the Brooklyn side and the light, the sky, and the weather were all perfect. Please enjoy and share this calendar. You can download the high resolution version of it here: November 2016

New York City

September 2016 Desktop Calendar

With Summer winding down and the beautiful colors of Autumn approaching this month's picture I pulled from some season changing photos last year. The morning fog drifted over the treeline gently and softly giving way lower on the hillside to shades of color the trees hadn't displayed since the year before. The hues of purple and dark reds are what caught my eye. It's time again to be on the lookout for these fleeting moments of golds and oranges glowing on branches weary from the Summer Sun. You can download a high resolution copy here: September 2016

The Window Seat

I've always been an aisle man. Access to move around the plane without crawling over fellow passengers, stretching out into the center pathway, and raising the aisle armrest for just a tiny bit more room have been my treasured rationals over the years. Until recently that is. Upon occasion (and often a very rare occasion) the forces of nature blossom in the sky. From the window seat the heavens shine majestic, tender moments of reflective grand wonders for fleeting specs of time visible to only a few anxious eyes. Camera phones never quite bring out the subtleties and nuances of the cloud orchestra, but since my smaller D500 is usually at my feet, so I thought a few snaps might prove rewarding.

NASCAR at The Glen

A road course for a NASCAR team is a bit of a challenge. With only two on the Sprint Cup schedule of 36 races they are an anomaly. A huge part of a racing team's research and development budget is spent on making their race car go fast, improve its handling and its breaking. The monkey wrench for a road course is that the car has to make right hand turns. I know this may sound a bit strange to someone that has never looked closely at a racecar, and specifically a Sprint Cup racecar, but for 34 races the cars are honed, tweaked, and designed to turn left with the greatest efficiency and power at speeds upwards of 140 mph. The car almost looks like it's turning left when it is parked. At Watkins Glen International and Sonoma Raceway, these fire breathing, high horsepower beasts have to evolve into machines that can hug the curves, bounce over curbs, wind through ess turns and gracefully exit corners. It's a challenge NASCAR has accepted, and the fans love it. Here's a few of my favorite images from the weekend. Enjoy.

All photos here are property of Action Sports Photography ©2016

August 2016 Desktop Calendar

Recently my wife and I got to spend a weekend in the fabulous Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas. It was a mini vacation that we both desperately needed. The view from our room was full of color and lights in the evening (right through until morning) and crowed with the hustle and bustle of the Strip all day long. Now you can enjoy the vision that greeted us each time we gazed out the window on your desktop. Click here to download the high resolution version: August 2016