Long exposure

It's nice to finally be able to use some of my randomly purchased gear! As of now I'm getting some good use out of my ND filter. Here are some more long exposure shots along with a few bridge shots from tonight.

Noxolo

2nd Century Basketball Game

Here are a few shots from the Century vs Mayo basketball game. It was kind of interesting because there were a handful of photographers there shooting the game...and actually I think I knew quite a bit more about what I was doing than a few of the others! The one thing I really don't like about shooting basketball..or in a gym..is that it makes me feel the need for the 28-70 2.8 canon lens. I feel like my 50mm 1.4 is too short and there is no way to shoot both ends of the court, but the 70-200 2.8 is only ideal for the long shots at the other end of the court. I also really hate the poor gym lighting. As you can see I have to jack up my ISO to get any sort of quick shot (shutter speed above ~200)...and with this I lose quality. All in all I thought this time shooting when better than my first..I think I edited ~30 shots the first time compared to ~70 after this game....and it wasn't because I shot that many more shots! In the end, it was a good learning experience.

A walk in the park

Here are some of my shots from the walk I took with Eric and Maggie at Soldier's Field. It was pretty chilly out but I'm quite happy with the shots I got.

So it's been a while....

Now I understand why people say it's hard to keep up to date on their blogs! Since my last post I've had a few really good shooting opportunities that I have taken advantage of. First, I went and shot a basketball game at my old high school...kind of wierd being back there! It was a good opportunity to try and shoot some fast action and all in all a good learning experience. I also took the basketball game as an opportunity to work on panning before going to Silvermine for the ski jumping competition. This past Friday I went to Eau Claire to shoot the ski comp with Joel. Again, this was a very good experience and it was difficult to say the least. Personally, I think every single one of the skiers that jumped were insane, but then again, that's just me. To wrap up the weekend I headed up to the cities and went to the U's gymnastic meet, which was good per usual! Here are some of my favorite shots of the past 3 big events...