Brynn

Brynn, originally uploaded by S M P H O T O.

Long time no blog. I finally did a shoot with a Model Mayhem model. We picked a cloudy rainy day at Hammonassette Beach State Park in Madison. We met at the park and did the best we could to get some interesting shots. I used three different lens; 70-200mm f/2.8, 50mm f/1.4 and a 85mm f/1.4 with the D3 for the images. The image you see here was made with two SB800 speedlights. The key light was camera right through a shoot-through umbrella and the second light was low camera left and almost behind the model for some hair/rim light.

University of Hartford Softball

SAM_3402, originally uploaded by S M P H O T O.

The University of Hartford took on Holy Cross Wednesday in West Hartford. The Hawks defeated the team from HC twice by identical 2-1 scores. Pitching was the highlight of the day on both squads.

It was nice to be back outdoors shooting at ISO 200 (meaning there was lots of light) instead of ISO 2500 (meaning there’s very little light). I used a remote camera fixed on second base and fired via pocketwizard. Of the 200 or so shots from that camera I kept exactly one. But that one shot is pretty interesting. It’s a somewhat wider shot of a play at second where the second baseman has made the tag and is showing the umpire that she still has the ball. But the umpire is in the background and has already called the runner safe.

It’s back indoors tomorrow for NCAA hockey in Bridgeport and then on to Trenton for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Regional’s on Sunday and Tuesday.

ouch

ouch, originally uploaded by S M P H O T O.

I heard an interview after the game where Geno said the injury didn't interest him after he saw that it wasn't a knee or an ankle. The face me made tell me otherwise. I wants us to think he's a tough Philly guy (which he is!) but he cares about the kids. It was nice to see the hug that he shared with Jen after the game.

Running in the rain

Running in the rain, originally uploaded by S M P H O T O.

I've never received a response from a photo like I did for this one. I posted it last week and it has 681 views with 63 people calling it a favorite and it made explore.

I was shooting a Wesleyan cross country race and had just moved to a new position down a hill and into the woods. It was raining, dark and gloomy so I need to fire a few shot to set the ISO high enough to maintain my 1/800th of a second shutter speed.

This image was one of the test shots before I started shooting the Wesleyan runners.

Donald Brown

Donald Brown, originally uploaded by S M P H O T O.

I had the good fortune to cover the UCONN vs. Virginia football Saturday night at the Rent (Rentschler Field, East Hartford). UCONN won the game easily 45-10. Donald Brown (pictured here) ran for 206 yards on 20 carries and was named the Big East Player of the Week.

#20 Dori Arad

#20 Dori Arad, originally uploaded by S M P H O T O.

UCONN battled BU last night to a 0-0 tie. There were several yellow cards and a red card on UCONN. Even though there were no goals there was a lot of action and the students were great. They are called the Goal Patrol and if you've been watching my Flick account you've seen them in all of their glory.

Great soccer, great crowd and great environment!

Skull

Skull, originally uploaded by .smphoto.

Last night was the end of the summer race down at the Riverfront Park. It's a great opportunity to get some different shots. There are lots of different colors and textures. I try and get down low and up high then I decide later which shot works better.

For this image a narrow depth of field and a low skewed angle worked the best. It's the kind of image that people take a second look at that's what I'm after.