Saturday mornings in January are very active with numerous church groups and schools holding their basketball games.

Youngster sits quietly waiting for lunch to be prepared. D300, SB800 thru 15-inch Lastolite EzyBox . Nikon CLS. Dialed down exposure almost three stops for backlight through sheer curtain on patio door. Upped SB800 exposure by 2 stops for fill.

At least he’s wearing his safety gear.

And, that’s the natural angle for the roofline steel.

One of the difficulties of photographing this stand of evergreens at Hoover Dam is its size. There are few places to stand in its small interior where strong light from outside the perimeter breaks apart the dense forest backdrop creating points of light that distract from the repeating pattern of trees.

I’ve few photos from the stand that work well other than showing the trees arrangement or color.

The wet snow today offered an opportunity in black and white to incorporate the streaks of light into the composition lessening their distracting power. I also stayed near the perimeter to give me more rows of trees for the repeating pattern and to better break up the bright backdrop.

The exposure (EXIF) was on a tripod for greater depth of field and detail.

Westerville today celebrated Martin Luther King Day with a series of speeches, performances and awards. among the celebrants was Danny Fickel and his wife who shared the duties of carrying this young child during the presentations and preceding lunch.

Another 7th-grade basketball Sunday

Wanted to share this image from yesterday of two red-tailed hawks on light poles along Cooper Road.

Was able to get off only a few frames before the closest bird flew away taking its partner along.

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