Archive for January, 2009

January 30th 2009 POTD

Another one from the King Phillip vs Holliston-Ashland Gymnastics. Will be away covering a Cheerleading event in Albany NY, will update ASAP after I am done.   D700, 70-200 f2.8 @ 125mm, 8000iso, f2.8, 1/500th

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January 29th 2009 POTD

Taken from the King Phillip vs Holliston-Ashland Gymnastics meet. Its not all about the action but covering the whole event!   D700, 70-200 f2.8 @ 200mm, 8000iso, f2.8, 1/500th

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January 28th 2009 POTD

One from the archive as it was a snowy and icy day. Shot during the Cape Cod Classic in Bourne MA, December 2008.   D300, 300mm f2.8, 1250iso, f2.8, 1/400th    

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January 27th 2009 POTD

 A shot from the Natick HS team Day. Shot the BBall teams as well as cheerleading. D700, 28-70 f2.8 @ 48mm, 400iso, f8, 1/125th, SB-800 on Flash Bracket

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January 26th 2009 POTD

A little late, been a pretty busy week. Taken at Blue Hills Skiing. Was a dark one, had to find the right light. Wasn’t too happy about this spot but it worked for both the boys and the girls sides of the race.   D700, 70-200 F2.8 @ 110mm, 10000iso, f2.8, 1/640th

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January 25th 2009 POTD

Today is a special day. It just so happens to be my birthday. I am posting a shot taken while out and about at Hopkinton State Park. I am calling it the Bridge to the Unknown. It is meant to portray what is to come in the future and as I do not know as [...]

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January 24th 2009 POTD

Gymnastics was the theme for the week as I shot a good amount of it. Here is a shot from the RHAM-Hall-NFA-Stonington Quad meet at Patty Dunne’s Gymnastics in Hebron CT. It is a little grainy but ISO 8000 will do that to you. I am still impressed with the output of D700 files.   [...]

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January 23rd 2009 POTD

A shot from the Algonquin vs Fitchburg varsity girls basketball game.   D700, 70-200 f2.8 @ 78mm, 3200iso, f2.8, 1/500th

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January 22nd 2009 POTD

Some boys gymnastics for a change. Salem NH High School vs Andover and Lowell HS. D700, 24-70 f2.8 @ 35mm, 6400iso, f2.8, 1/640th

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January 21st 2009 POTD

A shot taken from the Dual County Indoor Track meet held at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston, MA. A Lincoln-Sudbury long jumper reaching for his best.   D300, 70-200 f2.8 @ 80mm, 500iso, f2.8, 1/250th, SB800 on Flash Bracket

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January 20th 2009 POTD

A shot from the Dedham vs Walpole Girls Varsity game at Dedham HS.   D700, 70-200 f2.8 @ 102mm, 6400iso, f2.8, 1/500th

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January 19th 2009 POTD

Todays photo of the day!   D700, 70-200 f2.8 @ 160mm, 2000iso, f2.8, 1/640th

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January 18th 2009 POTD

Todays Photo of the Day was from the Boston Latin Academy vs South Boston hockey game held at Matthews Arena, Northeastern University’s home rink. A very lopsided game, Boston Latin won 10-0.   D700, 300mm 2.8, 2000iso, f2.8, 1/800th

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January 17th 2009 POTD

Todays Photo of the day comes from a Wrestling tournament. An awkward position.   D700, 70-200 f2.8 @ 95mm, 800iso, f2.8, 1/250th, SB800 on flash bracket

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January 16th 2009 POTD

Covered the Burncoat vs Doherty Memorial Boys Basketball game tonight.   D700 w/70-200 2.8 @ 180mm, 11400iso, f2.8, 1/500th Was a very tough gym to shoot in, my D300 wouldn’t have made it without using flash. The D700 that I just got in beginning of this week got its first sports test as well as a venture [...]

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January 15th 2009 POTD

Covered a local ski race for the HS’s. It started at about 4pm so I was losing light fast. Here is a shot where I was playing with panning. It was of a team I wasn’t contracted for but wanted to play.   D300, 70-200mm @ 155mm, 100iso, f2.8, 1/125th   I will be covering [...]

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January 14th 2009 POTD

A hockey shot from the Dedham vs Natick varsity game at Noble & Greenough’s Rink. The goalie got a little close to the puck.   D300, 70-200 f2.8 @ 155mm, 2500iso, f2.8, 1/800th

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January 13th 2009 POTD

A Gymnastics team shot taken for yearbook. Tough to shoot as there was a lot of background clutter, TVs, trash cans etc. Couldn’t move the beam so had to improvise, worked with 2 rows on sitting on the beam the other standing. Hid all of the distractions and led for a pretty decent shot.   [...]

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January 12th 2009 POTD

Well here is my little used but trusty D200. A nice product shot of a great camera, it might be gone shortly but we shall see.   D300, 28-70mm @ 48mm, 100iso, f8.0, 1/100th, (2) SB800s at 45 degrees.

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Janurary 11th 2009 POTD

Here is another shot taken from my light tent/SB-800 setup. It is a product shot of one of my wife’s custom greeting cards. She’s a little crafty!   D300, 28-70mm @ 70mm, 100iso, f5.6, 1/250th, (2) SB-800s angled at 45 degrees. You can see the shadowing of the flashes off to the sides, still working [...]

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January 10th 2009 POTD

I was playing with my custom light tent today and came up with some product images. Shot my D200 as I am working on selling it to help fund a D700 purchase. Anyways was looking around at what I had in the apartment to photograph and came upon this classic.     D300, 50mm, 100iso, [...]

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January 9th 2009 POTD

Shot putter with a pretty nice toss!  

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January 8th 2009 POTD

Here is a basketball shot from tonights Douglas HS vs Blackstone Valley Tech game. Last second heave just outside the 3pt line at the end of the 2nd quarter, he ended up making it. A high ISO image, with no Noise Reduction in post process.   Nikon D300, 70-200 @123mm, 5000iso, f2.8, 1/500th

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January 7th 2009 POTD

Its a little dreary here in New England due to the Snow/Sleet/Freezing Rain storm we are having. With that in mind I have been thinking of warm thoughts. Have a few warm weather photography jobs coming up and will be finalizing details on them in the next few weeks.   Here is a shot from [...]

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