Track and Field!!

I've determined that track and field events are now my favorite sporting event to photograph.  I had the opportunity to photograph a track and field meet at Hillsdale College yesterday.  You are surrounded by activities as athletes are warming up, stretching, and participating in the various events.  Track and field presents wonderful opportunities to freeze action and to capture expressions.  Without a doubt my favorite event to photography was the steeplechase event.

Earth Day!

Today was the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.

I work for an environmental agency which sponsors a very large celebration of earth day.  The celebration includes inviting elementary school children to learn about wildlife, ecology, and the environment.  It's a lot of work but well worth the effort when you see some of the expressions on the children as they look at different exhibitions or participate in the earth day celebrations.

Spring is here!! First visit to MSU Botanical Gardens

Typically, in Michigan we get some warm weather followed by some cold weather, or even snow!  It's not unusual for the flowers and buds to start blooming, only to be covered in snow or frost.  I think it's safe to say that we are now past the threat of snow or frost (my fingers are crossed).  I took the opportunity today to go to MSU's Botanical gardens (of my favorite places to visit).  Although the flowers are just starting to bloom, there are many opportunities to really find some beautiful textures and colors, if you train your eye to see things outside of the box.  I visited the children's section of the gardens today and while I was hoping to take some pictures of the children enjoying the garden, I came across some really interesting objects.

Night Moves

Last evening George (my good friend and mentor) and I decided to take advantage of the clear skies and nice weather to capture some interesting architectural evening shots.  Armed with cameras, neutral density filters, polarizing filters, wide angle lenses, tripods, and lenses, we shot through the "golden hour".  I haven't done a lot of night shooting, so the results are amazing to me.  Dusk to darkness provides such interesting colors and textures.  Here are a few examples which I found to be interesting.

Chihuly!!!!

I love color, texture, and glass.  The more saturated the color the better!!  I am also a fan of Dale Chihuly.  I went to the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park today expecting to take some photos of the butterfly exhibition.  Unfortunately, the exhibit was crowded and I really didn't have the opportunity to get some good shots.  While doing some exploring, I came across some Chihuly scultpures.  I had no idea they were there.  Last time I was this close to some of Chihuly's work was the lobby of the Bellagio Hotel several years ago.  I hope you enjoy these as much as I enjoyed finding them!!

Peppermint Creek Theatre Company's Production of "Third"

I had the opportunity to do some publicity shots of the Peppermint Creek Theatre Company's upcoming production of "Third".   Here are a few photos that I really like from the photo shoot.