Aug 20 2009
During the summer we notice quite a few Osprey at our local lake flying around looking for lunch. This lucky Osprey gets to eat lunch, but the unlucky fish gets to be lunch.
When cropping the image on the computer, I made sure that the bird had room to “fly” in the general direction he was moving (left to right). Generally, it is better to have a moving object moving toward the center of the frame than away from it. But, there are always exceptions.
Aug 06 2009
Thursday evening brought a lot of activity to downtown Boise at Park Center. The YMCA sponsors an intermediate length triathlon to give those with not a whole lot of experience an opportunity to compete and to learn more about the sport. There were several hundred athletes competing tonight despite the rain that was falling. There were thunder storms forecasted, but fortunately, they never developed.
We had 3 photographers at the event. One for each of the disciplines; swimming, biking and running. It was my job to photograph the swimmers as each of them completed the swimming leg.
The photo for today shows the start of one of the swims when everyone was still rather close to each other. The 320mm telephoto lens kind of compresses the image, giving the illusion that everyone is closer together than they really were. But, it was still tight with swimmers getting hit and kicked (unintentionally) by their competitors.
If you want to peek at some of the 3,387 photos that were captured, please visit the following web page: IdahoSportsPics.com
