Photography post 18: Flying Frisbees

While on top of the car garage in town there was an intense game of frisbee. Hair was flying and feet were running, while the shows of emotion and determination flashed across the faces of the players in an effort to keep the frisbee from going over the edge of the building. By using a fast shutter speed I could have captured the movement of the people and the raw emotion on their faces. A shot with the frisbee in the frame would have been an excellent photo as well.

Photography post 17: Banging heads and mock metal

While hanging out with some friends downtown, there was a few minutes of rocking out. Two of the people (non including me) started headbanging and mock metal screams while playing the guitar. This was a wonderful shot with the hair bouncing everywhere and bodies moving, I would have used a fast shutter speed to capture each movement in one shot, and a slower shutter speed to capture the movement in another. \m/

Photography post 16: Mud fight waiting to happen

While down by the river in Dummerston, a bunch of us were hanging out by the murky water. More often than once, there were threats of a mud fight resulting in one of us chasing each other with a hand full of mud. At one point, someone was trying to get someone in the water by threatening to throw mud at them and a chase broke out. It was quite hilarious in the moment of shirtless teenagers circling each other as though they were in a drawl. During the action, I would have used a fast shutter speed to capture each movement and a high aperture to focus.

Photography post 15: Night time lands

While at a beautiful large house this weekend for Jade's sweet 16, there was many opportunities to capture night time photography. The house looked out over a vast landscape of trees and hills and a few houses. By using using a long exposure around 20 seconds, I could have caught the detail of the trees but not too much light off the horizon. But at the time I went in the hot tub instead. :3

Photography post 14: Rocking Guitarists

Last weekend Jade and I went to see The Snaz and The Lost Cost preform there music together. With a combination of Led Zeppelin and their own songs, the musicians  rocked the crowd. During this head banging event I wish I had my camera to catch the swinging hair of the guitarists and fast fingers on the neck of the guitars. I would have used a fast shutter speed for some shots to freeze the movement and a slower shutter speed for some pictures to catch the motion. Because of the light in the room, I would use a wide aperture and would have brought along my attachable flash to catch the action.

Photography post 13: The Elusive Fox

Today I again saw the fox that resides in the woods behind my house. Of course it was gone when I finally had my camera out and I missed the shot. Due to it's fast pace across the hill, I would have used a fast shutter speed to catch the detail of it's coloring, but slow enough that there would be some motion blur in the legs. I would also use a higher aperture so that the fox was in focus and the background would be blurred and not distracting. :3

Photography post 12: Converse wars

While at a friend's house this weekend, there were many chances to get an action shot. One of my favorites happened when two of the people took there converse off and attempted to take each other down. It was out of hilarity and movement that made the image so fantastic. The hair of one person bouncing with movement, the determined face of the other mixed with humor, dancing around each other in mock battle stances. In such an image I would have used a fast shutter speed and no flash, due to the strong sun. I had my point and shoot and had set it on the sport setting and had turned the flash off. But then the batteries in my camera died after a couple shots and the moment was over by the time I could get more out. :P