Museum Wanderings

Amsterdam Museum

First ever band shoot with my friends In Scripture.

I'm pretty pleased with this shot for my first ever time using strobes and shooting a band properly so keep an eye out for more!

Strobist: 2 YN460 II's - white shoot through umbrellas Camera left & right.

I had a fill light behind them but it wouldn't fire all night :(

Thanks to the band and of course Sam & Andrew for helping hold the light stands ;)

Canon 30D

F7.1

1/125 sec.

Iso 125 @ 10mm

Money has wings!

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait — Soldiers from the 1st Theater Sustainment Command and the 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) participated in various social and spiritual activities to celebrate the holiday season.

On Christmas Eve hundreds of service members, Department of Defense civilians and contractors gathered at a hangar decked out for the holidays. Put together by 1st TSC and 143d ESC Soldiers along with the helping hands of Morale, Welfare and Recreation employees, the event included a buffet dinner, a visit from St. Nicholas and a secret Santa gift exchange in front of a Christmas tree. Several Soldiers and civilians demonstrated their singing or dancing skills on stage during a “Camp Arifjan’s Got Talent” show judged by members of the 143d ESC’s junior enlisted ranks.

Though the celebration generated much laughter and applause from the lively crowd, some Soldiers preferred to spend Christmas Eve at a more solemn venue.

Chaplains and chaplain assistants deployed to Camp Arifjan hosted a Christmas Eve vigil at the post chapel that evening. The nondenominational Christian service wove scripture readings and traditional Christmas carols before the congregation brought the service to its climax as it illuminated the chapel with hundreds of lit candles.

The celebration continued the next day with a 5k run and a Christmas feast served by the 1st TSC and 143d ESC’s senior leadership at Camp Arifjan’s Dining Facilities. The 143d ESC also hosted a barbecue lunch as well as various sporting activities such as volleyball and cornhole.

Photos by Maj. John Adams, 1st Lt. Nicole Rossman, Staff Sgt. Ian Shay and Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143d ESC

Another shot of the old Scripture Building after the fire. Note the inscription: 1882. R. C. Scripture. Remember, 1882 is less than thirty years after the town was founded. These people worked very hard to put their town on the map. UPDATE: This is now the site of Dix Coney Island cafe, a 24/7 place. The negative has deteriorated, causing a color shift. This was probably shot on Kodak stock, among the highest quality in the industry. Nevertheless, color stock will deteriorate with age.