Prince William Sound

 

Summer

 

Russian Mission

A scan of a Kodachrome slide taken in 1982. This is the old church in Russian Mission , Alaska.
It has long since been torn down.

2012 U19 Girls Rec. Champions

I did not take this photo.

I'm posting it on my blog though because I didn't have my camera when the girls won the Cook Inlet Soccer Club's 2012 U19 girls Rec. division championship.
They beat a team that had beaten them on three separate occasions during the season and was a heavy favorite to take their 3rd straight title.

The game ended in a 1-1 tie. A 10 minute extra period also ended tied. A five shot per team shoot off ended tied and we finally prevailed during a sudden death shoot out. I'm really proud of these girls for showing character and coming from behind to win.  Especially against a team that was actually more of a comp. team playing beneath their collective talents.

Great job ladies!

Summers Past

Late Saturday Afternoon

My daughter and I went for a bike ride late yesterday afternoon. It was clear, sunny, and very windy, but a great day to ride. I took this on the 'Bird to Gird' trail while heading towards Girdwood. If you look closely, down near the lower right corner at the very bottom, you can see a bike wheel in the frame.

I have been trying to do infra-red photography, off & on, for the last month or two and the results have been less than encouraging. However I think that yesterday was a step in the right direction.

This was taken with my old Rebel Xti and my Tamron 18-270 lens. I used a Neewer (Chinese knock off) 720nm filter. The filter was less than $20.00 and I figured why not, since I didn't know what I was doing and it's anywhere from $80.00 to $120.00 for an infra-red Hoya filter.

This was shot RAW, in monochrome,
ISO:200
Exp: 30sec
Focal length: 21mm
Av: f/22.00
Minimal post-processing

What seemed to make a difference was holding my thumb over the eyepiece while taking the exposure so as to prevent unwanted light from entering the shot. Go figure...

Well, after two months' leave from work, I return to the job tomorrow. Things at work were slow, so I took advantage of the slow time to take leave and get several long neglected projects done around the house. Also to catch up on my reading and relaxation. I've really enjoyed this time, but that ends tomorrow morning, or should I say gets throttled back. I will try to keep posting more frequently but depending on how busy I am, it may be weekly.

The First Day of School...

is always hardest on kids and parents...

Getting There First

Summer!

OK, not Alaska. Taken in south central Minnesota.

If you have a few minutes, watching Conan O'Brien's commencement address at Dartmouth is well worth your time. It's a great speech...


This too is worth a few minutes...

Yum!

Sunlight & Shadow

Canon Rebel Xti
Focal Length: 55.0mm
35mm equivalent: 90mm
Exposure: 1/200
Aperture: f7.1
hand held
p.p: Adobe Photoshop Elements 7

Row Upon Row

I took this photo yesterday (7/1) from the top of Wolverine Peak, looking south.
Yesterday was a beautiful day, Which I had already taken off. So, I decided to hike up and have a look.
This was shot with my Canon xti and a 55-250mm lens.
Focal length: 90mm
35mm equivalent: 257mm
aperture: f10.0
1/400sec.
hand-held

Eye on the Ball

Yes, it's that time of year again!