The Time is Now

The fleeting remnants of Autumn float by in the breezes. Now is the time to grab your camera and capture the kaleidoscope of glorious colors adrift in the landscape. Here in the Northeast it’s a great time for an afternoon drive to soak in the magnificent shades and glows of the leaves as they breathe their last breaths in preparation for the inevitable Winter.

Nikon D4 Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 110mm f/14 1/50sec ISO 125

Nikon D4 Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 85mm f/3.5 1/2500 sec ISO 125

The Subject

For the past few months I’ve been given a special gift in a way. I’m a sports photographer and with that moniker certain photographic attributes present themselves. In my pictures usually the subject is well defined. It needs to be. It’s what I was taking a picture of. It’s my job. In sports often the subject is an athlete doing what they do best, either hitting, catching, racing, celebrating victory or emoting their despair in defeat. My challenge is to soak in that specific moment of time, capture everything I can about it, and convey it to whomever views my picture. It’s this challenge that separates an artist from someone just pushing a button. Whether it's an all star pitcher delivering the ball to home plate, a colorful racecar speeding around a track, or the soft morning light glowing through the branches of a dew filled sapling, it’s the subject of the photograph that carries the weight of a moment through time. Challenge accepted.

Morning Glow: Nikon D4 Tokina 100mm f/2.8 macro @ f/5.6 1/200 sec ISO 640

October 2014 desktop calendar

Well, I've been very busy, but I did want to make sure I at least got a claendar out for everyone. I thought I would go spookey this monthe because of Halloween and the fact that the color change hasn't really happened in the trees here. I'm ready for that!

You can Download the high res image here:  October 2014

September 2014 Calendar

It's that time again... time to prepare for chillier weather, back to school, autumn colors and the changing of the seasons. Your calendar this month comes from a recent weekend get-a-way that Heidi and I took to visit Gettysburg Battlefield during Labor Day weekend. I was lucky to snap this picture as I had no idea that any weapons demonstrations were scheduled that day. There were two canons in this location which were to be fired together. I had no idea this was taking place, but hurried over to the attraction when the explosion occurred. One of the canons misfired, meaning that it never fired its load and had to be reset and attempted to fire gain. In the mandatory two minute wait, I scrambled into a position to try and capture the fire from the explosion and the billowing smoke from the front of the big gun.

Enjoy, and have a great September

You can Download the high res image here: September 2014

Nikon D4 Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 82mm f/5.6 ISO 400 1/1000 sec