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I'm not sure if you all are aware of Zoe's magical skills - she almost never allows me to take pictures of her in action, because I supposedly distract her. This time she made an exception, because the practice was easy enough that my presence didn't bother her. Zoe also told me that she's curently training for something really complex that she's never tried before... I'm really curious what it is, because her skills are quite advanced and I thought she could do all the tricks already!
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I'm not 100% satisfied with how this photo came out but I'm not sure what's wrong, either, so I just left it this way. Any constructive criticism is welcome lol, I still have a lot to improve!
So I see these 3 (I think) big birds in the sky, kind of dive-bombing each other - I thought they were turkey vultures at first as I've watched the vultures play like that. Nope, Red-tailed hawks. I think, probably, they were juveniles working on their flight skills in the afternoon wind. What a thrill, not to mention challenge, as I stopped my car when I saw them, on a no-stopping side street, and hung my 500 out the window. A little flight practice for me too. Honestly, it felt like a real honor to witness.
(Working on projects. I like to keep about a thousand active projects going at once. Have to be careful to start a bunch more right when I’m about to finish one.)
That embroidered felt cloche I’m copying for Navia made me realize I needed to practice embroidery more. So how about some little headbands to match another project, and of course some matching embroidered boot spats??
It snowed, so that means I really want to get out the doll horses. The weather has been just too cold to do it, but that’s given me time to put together some country riding outfits?
Practicing full frame candid photography on the Washington, D.C. Metro while en route to my photography class at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. A Teacher's work is never done.
I'm not much for the crowds around an air show anymore, probably never have been. But the coolness of military jets is too strong to miss so I go to practice on the afternoon before. This year the Cleveland Air Show has the USAF Thundbirds. They flew directly in from Nellis and practiced a few maneuvers including several of these opposing passes. That gave me a chance to practice too. They're moving just a little bit faster than the trains that are usually in my viewfinder. I was real impressed with the camera's speed especially focusing; the photographer isn't as quick as he used to be. But got a few with planes in the frame. You see almost as much high end photography gear around planes as a railfan event, with a surprising number of crossover fans.
The reason we were at Thompson Park was that my wife was there to perform with some of her friends in a bellydance troupe. I shot this shortly before they went on and she and one of the other dancers practiced ahead of time (she's the one in the center of the frame).
Water polo players take practice shots before the next match.
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Those of you who have been visiting my stream for the last two years are familiar with our annual January Buck Jump Competition. For those who are new, in a nut shell we can't afford horses so we go to great lengths to train our deer to jump our neighborhood fences on command. You get points for how high they jump, how fast they jump on command, and the judges also can add a few points on grace/artistic merit. During the second weekend in January we all get together and put our bucks and does through their paces and make a day of it with a big chili cook off at night. Lots of fun had by the whole neighborhood.
This year, my neighbor has started training his prize buck, Hoppy, early. He was supposed to win last year, but a young upstart went a few inches higher than Hoppy and we had an upset.
Some more snap shots and practice with the 135 f/2.0 before the big shoot on Sunday! Hopefully I'll have some stuff up from that shoot Sunday night. Hope everyone is having a good Friday!
Halloween photo meetup put on by Neon Poppy Studios (@neonpoppystudios) at the Overholser Dam
Model: Drew (@drewberrycobbler)
As soon as the generals and the politicos
can predict the motions of your mind,
lose it. Leave it as a sign
to mark the false trail, the way
you didn't go.
Be like the fox
who makes more tracks than necessary,
some in the wrong direction.
Practice resurrection.
The quote above is an except from a wonderful poem by Wendell Berry entitled, "Manifesto:
The Mad Farmer Liberation Front". I highly recommend you read it, in particular out loud. It's a remarkable poem, both content-speaking and in terms of flow: the fast-slow cadence, the words that roll and tumble about in your head, and the all too serious humor contained within.
This was taken last Spring, and was one of the many cherry tree images that I have left to post. It was, of course, taken with the Hasselblad 500 C/M.
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Mallard chick giving his wings a workout in preparation for the first flight. The beak seems to be growing faster than the wings. That's not surprising given that the beak does not stop the whole day.
I'm going to the UK on Thursday to have a course with Eddie Spence MBE! Sooooo excited... :)
It's a dream coming true!!!!