Basketball

I shot one of my son's basketball games this Wednesday and captured this drive to the basket by one of his teammates. The face was great.

I used my Nikon 50MM f/1.8 on my D300, Aperture Priority at f/1.8, Shutter Auto (1/640) and ISO of 800. I shot landscape and cropped to portrait. I was right under the basket. The gym's lighting wasn't as bad as other gyms, but as seen in the background the walls are black with a dark red trim. This really darkens the gyms; however, provides a nice backdrop for this player's face.

Happy New Year

My family managed to make it out for some New Year's Day sledding. This picture is one of many good ones of the kids. We have my old Flexible Flyer which is perfect for morning runs when the hill is still icy.

New Stock Site

I have been accepted and posted 26 images to Stockxpert. The link is: http://www.stockxpert.com/browse_image/profile/bhas and it is to the right along with the other two stock sites I submit to, Shutterstock and Bigstockphoto.

There are a few new pictures I only have on Stockxpert:

These are blurred Christmas lights. These types of pictures were very popular this year. They were mainly used as backgrounds and if you look for them, you see them everywhere. It will be interesting if they are as popular next year.

This was taken along with a hopscotch image at Beacon Heights playground. The hopscotch image is one of my best sellers, so hopefully this will do well. You never know what will sell.

Recent Reads

I thought I should include what I have been reading lately to my blog, so on the lower right hand side a new section has been added, "Recent Reads". Any suggestions or comments would be gladly accepted.

Fire

My son and a few other scouts earned their Arrow of Light for cub scouts. The pack hired a long time scouter, Clay Crowley, to perform the ceremony. The highlight is when asked if the boys have done their best, all the boys say, "Yes!", well some are not that sure. In order to prove their honesty, Clay takes their neckerchief and places in eagle's blood, then lights the neckerchief on fire. If the neckerchief burns, the boys have lied, or if the neckerchief survives the fire, they have told the truth.

I shot some with a flash, which doesn't capture the mood of the fire being the sole light in the room. The best one was with the lights and flash off. Shot at 3200 ISO f4.8 1/25, noise came through, but I don't mind.

Pheasant Hunt

Today my college friend Charles (friends call him Chuck, not Dr. Wall) and I, along with his father Ed, went out to Wasatch Wing & Clay for some pheasants and chukkar. We had a great hunt with Rick Clayton as our guide. We would all like to thank Rick for a wonderful November afternoon.

Chuck

Ed with Sadie

Our Guide Dog, Sadie

Our wonderful guide Rick Clayton

Rick and Sadie with Chuck's bird