A few months ago I covered the cutting down of the National Capitol Christmas Tree near Dardenelle in the Stanislaus National Forest. It was about a 2-½ hour drive from Stockton so I had to leave around 4:30 a.m. for the early morning start time of 7 am. I’d like to say that the it [...]
(Camera: Nikon D300. Lens: Nikkor 300mm. Exposure: 1/500th sec. @ f/4. ISO: 200) All of the games I shot over the 08-09 high school football season have been on Friday nights, with nights being the operative word. It wasn’t too bad. Most of the evenings were relatively warm and I only got rained on once [...]
(Camera: Nikon D300. Lens: Nikkor 300mm. Exposure: 1/1000 @ f/8. ISO: 250) Over the last several days, we’ve experienced a Spring cold snap. The sun was out, but the high’s hovered in the low/mid 60s, while the lows dipped into the 30s and 40s. A warm day for say, Bemidji, Minnesota, but chilly for the [...]
