19 hours ago
Feb 24, 2011
Portrait - Extreme Horseman
Check out Sunday's Tribune will have a profile of a local horseman who has quite a resume in the movie business... Thomas Bentley.
Feb 22, 2011
Track Silhouettes
Terrell's practice track is adjacent to the softball field, and up a hill. When I looked up and saw how the sun was beaming through the clouds and silhouetting the runners, softball looked much less interesting and I went for a walk.
![TrackPractice-5986](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vN4aaS1ALDt-YaIsIESRoplKJDBEGp-HNpxjaVGVcf8PWrzVWSSZcVP_5soBHFEoTCruWfF0OpIUZutfksoCrCGlan50gxwjCGCy8Ifi0eJjrXerhf92ZoytQy565v6EBeQA=s0-d)
Then it was just time to play with timing, perspective and framing. Since running around the track can be a really boring shot, silhouettes are often one way to get something interesting out of it. Of course, that can also be overdone. I think in this case, the sky becomes the subject of the photo, and the foreground elements just give it a moment in time.
![TrackPractice-5983](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sXbGpu8RHLk4AG-YajJB6xTJ2AGxGGqplrtfA7rpZ22NpITeW_Z_IYRgSpItEjoGlo9CWFmwcNz_DDBT6kUDB5u0gaxQjh88nMgedZriWWKnRT463N4jzCkDVw9DilrUU8Jg=s0-d)
![TrackPractice-5940](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_u-ASioJ34CncLB_YfvhMZ8ql7AROL2ii94hZWahV8j0SnelreTEG-qjbq6lT7MFFlJ3vw-vH2Awp2SkNj4ufkUlXLyppWEcnQ5RkYXvqd-0fpaYK2_wmGY12iv14k2lbM=s0-d)
Of course, it is also a good reminder to be prepared for things other than what you thought you'd be shooting. If I had only brought the 70-200 and 300 lenses, I would have been kicking myself.
DJ
Then it was just time to play with timing, perspective and framing. Since running around the track can be a really boring shot, silhouettes are often one way to get something interesting out of it. Of course, that can also be overdone. I think in this case, the sky becomes the subject of the photo, and the foreground elements just give it a moment in time.
Of course, it is also a good reminder to be prepared for things other than what you thought you'd be shooting. If I had only brought the 70-200 and 300 lenses, I would have been kicking myself.
DJ
Feb 18, 2011
Quick Pic - French Fry?
Feb 17, 2011
Quick Pic - The Word
Feb 15, 2011
Quick Pics - Bass Man
Let's hear it for the bass man. This guy didn't get any solos or glory, but he was really good all night.
As in life, without a solid foundation, all of the stuff on top would fall flat.
![GibsonBrothers-4311](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sj5oAhkEQbbRwxTTrmi7Lpnq7uN6zOd2ZSQu22uX--ne2vjUjE8sLpmi3Ce361jdt8J639Tr2V4K5wF3zRhLjEXqdN7mucLwnavIbZ82CE_jkfoAiIDaiMHII8lu18Lyw=s0-d)
![GibsonBrothers-4364](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tFKsWifrB3YvxU-Q4-YNirSTpcl1E8LSPnAOsipLaCGkB7-SlA4EXKNgt0ElteegfobF0aFiWilQc1ldR4NBDQnoxBUOt8XA0fAcCKg7u7wEepLNeDA7udYjWR2zzq4w=s0-d)
Don J.
As in life, without a solid foundation, all of the stuff on top would fall flat.
Don J.
Feb 11, 2011
Feb 9, 2011
Quick pics - eyes on the ball
Baseball batting practice is a great chance to get some photo practice as well, and a unique perspective that you can't get during the game without a monster lens and a center field seat.
![Eyes on the ball blog-1669](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sGgLG4fPzAEkHqdJXc9a1SRUySGVYT1Y_MS4aFjWoPORYTXQDpRr48GwpmUHJ60-TtVtRnMHa0AkEsZ9LsGKImDZTA7KKH8F0gBUSd62klKampWJblJpBp5uSv3kQTnQ=s0-d)
![Eyes on the ball blog-1649](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tjpvQZCpeFEmgL6A2XlqQDAYeraCaLtB5fPMFzCWdn4qiSK5JVg6zszYUOE9lD_T7HvfYgiF3bw-jkMgmyETYGdG5RtZpywSEtCTN3hu7q6g4gcnTx1q9L4sySt_QtuB4=s0-d)
![Eyes on the ball blog-1672](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vpNb7pZ-d6GJVmLK2B7b1gXMIQCcu7z2oYpWu5fkSs7PCJkQj_vhJwfutUwMtTPFrg56xKbBRmkxhcyQLphgCBdhu5rx7OUP7k15UeQDtXJ7p34k0ENSFb9h0TSo8AwSQ=s0-d)
Almost ball-on-bat.
![Eyes on the ball blog-1655](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vSM_iTvUo83Bc5xL_Rnkz3m3o3yPO0SnP6kbYjAbTjXeGsfLKlQ0tE-3ZMdGKsy9iEG5WoVgePs_s_j0UXmWQNjs-W3BRnBRIeq5cwEUkxVpZYpUtWYC-Vf8SznpnRRw=s0-d)
Almost ball-on-bat.
Stay warm everybody,
Don J.
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Feb 7, 2011
Quick Pic - Blocked out
Some days the best shot seems like it will never happen.
We had a rare Monday night basketball game in a week that will be full of makeup games from last week's snow-and-ice festival.
Feb 4, 2011
Quick Pics - Snow day
Terrell Library Asst. Director Mr. T was nice enough to help push my truck through the slick parking lot after standing out in the cold for a picture.
I-20, my preferred route to work, has been turned into a milder version of "Ice Road Truckers."
Equine friends are always fun to take pictures of, but these weren't all that excited about the cold and snow.
dj
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Feb 1, 2011
Quick Pic - Model of the day
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