New Lens Love:

Besides that, tonight we ordered more business cards. Also we now have a business credit card, so things are moving along for us. I will have a surprise show up pretty soon... something all Uticans will love.

I have been slacking

I know it is no excuse but I have been shooting in the “raw” mode of my camera. I am still discovering many of the settings on my camera. The way I had my settings set I can not preview what my photos before I open the file on my computer, I shot nearly 400 photos like this and have to go threw them individually to see weather I like them or not. This is very time consuming and frustrating because there is a way to be able to preview the photo with out opening the file so that I know what I want to look at before I really am (if that makes any sense). There is a way of avoiding that but it needs to be done when the photos are shot so… I have began going threw them and I plan on adding them to my gallery as promptly as I can. I am very behind I know and I’m sorry.


-L

A few from shooting in the rain tonight:

"Train derails, railcars explode" I am sure some of you have read about this.

Read about this in the news

We are keeping up on things as possible, so here are some pictures from when B and I recently vistited the site:

Yes, T and I have been out shooting...

We were out in a very unique place on Monday, and we were shooting downtown this evening.

Pictures will be posted soon.

Also, E will be back from school in a couple weeks. I am sure there will be a lot of shooting amongst us. Be on the look out:)

Its Been A While

Well... i havent been shooting much beacuse of school but i found some spare time this weekend... these pictures arent edited in any way .. working off a new laptop and i dont have my CS2 installed here... so here they are..

Going somewhere warmer

today i will be leaving for myrtle beach and will be gone until the 18th. I will most likely not have access to a computer while i am gone. On the other hand i am hoping to bring back some new photographs to post. A little variety is always good. I am really hoping for a safe trip and good weather throughout the week. until next week so long.
-L
By the way i really like your shots from up north. I will be posting mine when i come home.

Two pictures from the Adirondacks...

... after 10PM and when it was -14 where we were standing.

A Frigid Tuesday Evening.

It is currently 4 degrees out, with a wind chill of -13 and yes we are going out to shoot. **edit-> It was actually -11 - -19 where we went. No wind chill figured in**

On nights like this it is not impossible to shoot, but you do need to have a plan. It is too cold to walk around looking for a certain spot or angle, but there are a few choices. We can plan to shoot near area we shot before. Either one that we missed in the past, or one that needs to be re-shot. If that does not work out, there is nothing wrong with driving around to areas less traveled, scouting new areas for future shooting. It helps to keep notes about areas so if you ever have a shooters block, you can look back and possibly be inspired once again..

On cold nights like this, there is one major thing that is very helpful for shooting. It is very clear out and you can see easily over long distances.

What is our goal tonight?

You'll see soon enough,
D

Last Friday

We, as a group, are known to be out shooting at any time of the day, night or week. We all have our own schedules that do not always line up with each other. Taking advantage of every opportunity to go out and shoot is the key. Often while we are out shooting we encounter odd or unusual situations that we seem to get caught in the middle of.

Last Friday D, J, and I were planning on shooting in Columbia square in Utica, It was a very brisk windy night. As we were getting out of the car while bundling up to keep warm, we saw lights and heard sirens coming down the street towards us. This situation developed into a small police chase where, the suspects drove around the block we were standing on twice. The three of us stood there stunned in amazement, questioning each other about what was going on. The suspects fled the car and tried to seek refuge in a house just around the corner from where were now standing. We walked up the street to the corner to see what was going on. D and I captured several photos of the situation that was escalating in front of our eyes.

That night D contacted the Utica OD informing them that we had these photographs of this incident and we thought that they maybe interested in taking a look at them. Although they did not get back to us in time for the article to be published, they told us that they are interested in looking at more of our photos to see if we can work together in the future.

The Utica Observer Dispatch Article






We often talk about those famous photographs that it seems every one know about, such as the Korean man being shot in the head or the woman who had been napalmed and is on fire. These photographs can be extremely upsetting and sad, yet at the same time very strong and moving. It can be easy to just snap a picture capturing a photograph. On the other hand it is a miracle that some one was present at these times to capture these very important photographs, along with how often situations maybe lost in time because some one could not capture an image. We are always keeping a heads up to what is going on around us because you truly never know what may unfold right in front of you. Who knows maybe one of us will someday capture a photograph that is that moving and strong it will be remembered all over the world. One can only hope.

-L

D Added:

Here are a few of mine from that night. Awesome write up L.





D