Sam the Ironman
This shot was taken as part of my coverage of the 2011 Louisville Ironman. This was the night before shot where the swimmers come out of the water and run up this shoot. This shot was taken with my Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto Zoom Lens using the 200mm focal length. I wanted to compress the distance thereby highlighting the sunset.
Max on a Mountain Bike
This portrait was done as part of the Join the Fun on a Mountain Bike TV spot I did for Reser Bicycle Outfitters this summer. Young Max was leading the pack coming down the trail and I wanted a closeup still for the commercial. Control of depth of field was important to me as I wanted Max crystal clear and Jason less so, and the pack blurred out enough but still recognizable. Keeping their eyes pointing in the right direction was also key.
While I use the CineStyle color profile for video on the Canon 5D, this was shot in RAW. Of course there was some color matching to do to get it to match the video, but that is no problem, and now I have a great big photo image to use to make prints.
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John Wood is another of my good friends at Reser Bicyle. Another of our web hosting clients, you can visit their site at ReserBicycle.com. This photo is interesting as it is hand held at a very slow shutter speed, slow enough to let the spokes blur adding to the sense of motion.
Marty Sanders
Marty Sanders, a portrait I did in the shop for ReserBicycle.com, one of my clients. Marty is a real athlete and as nice a guy as you’ll ever meet. For that matter, the whole shop is filled with really nice people who really know their business.