Day In The Sun, Part Two

I think I may just have to resign myself to only getting one of these posts up here every week or so. So busy.

As promised and in honor of the NCAA College Baseball World Series this weekend, here is the other half of the shots from the "Spring Day in the Sun." These are from an IU baseball game later that day. I'm particularly fond of these shots and my growing ability to see a situation on the field and prepare for it. Also, since I am an avid baseball scorekeeper whenever I go to games, I love Keeping Score which is at the very end.

The subject of the shot was a smiling older gentleman who very elegantly set up a folding bleacher seat, sat down in the front row directly behind home plate, and began keeping score with his pen and steno pad. He must have been a long time fan as he was treated with great respect by any IU baseball staff member that walked by him. He had an "old school baseball gentleman" air to him and it was just a pleasure watching him watch the game.

Enjoy.

Late From the Faire

Near the end of April I had the opportunity to take in the local Renn. Faire being held on campus here in Blooomington. Two things conspired to keep these shots from being put up for folks to enjoy. 1) I just didn't have the time to devote to working on them! 2) I've started shooting in RAW format which entails a few more steps as I take them through digital processing. I enjoy RAW format because it allows so much more flexibility with the image in regards to white balance, color balancing, etc.

I didn't shoot many shots but the ones I have I am incredibly pleased with. I'll start off with the one that gave me goosebumps when I saw it full size on my screen. Shooting very purposefully at a high shutter speed, it allowed me to capture the liquid igniting and the result which was a blossoming fireball.

Below are a handful of other shots that I think are the cream of the crop from the sunny day at the Faire.




This particular day was a good one since after leaving the Faire, I headed over to a IU baseball game. And, yes, I took my camera along. Those shots are up next!