Winona State Warriors vs. St. Cloud State Huskies double-header at the Dome

Last Sunday I went down to the Metrodome to shoot the Winona State Warriors vs. the St. Cloud State Huskies double-header. My buddy Tony Mueller pitches and plays centerfield for the Warriors. Winona State’s athletic director and coaches agreed to let me bring my camera down on the field. Needless to say, I had great time shooting baseball in November! It was a joy to shoot a game at the dome, but the downside was not every light was on in the stadium. Therefore, I was unable to shoot at a high shutter speed… even with my ISO cranked up to 1600, the highest my Cannon 30d goes. On the bright side, the motion blur turned out pretty well and it made the wide shots of the field turn out unique. I would like to extend my thanks to Tony and the Winona State Warriors for giving me the chance to shoot their double-header. I wish the Warriors the best of luck in the rest of their season and I hope you all enjoy the new photos! And keep your eye’s out for the final version of these photo’s. Some of these photos will be further edited for one of my final projects.

A Chip and A Chair

Hey everyone, I hope everyone is enjoying 2010. It has been forever since I made my last post, MY BAD. But I have been busy and should have posts to come in the next month, so keep checking it out. The good news is I turned in my First 36x24 inch print yesterday of this photo, “A Chip and A Chair”. I am sure you have heard that quote before, but have no idea where it came from. Well I was in the same boat about a month ago when I was inspired by this quote and I based my Tableau project for my Digital Darkroom Class on it. Tableau Vivant is French for "living picture." The term describes a striking group of suitably costumed actors or artist's models, carefully posed and often theatrically lit. The Quote comes from a guy named Jack “Treetop” Strauss who was down to his final chip in the 1982 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and two days later he turned that one $500 chip into $500,000 and became the 1982 WSOP Champ. If you think that is crazy read the second link (I posted some links about Treetop under the photo if you would like to read more about him). This project was a lot work, but a lot of fun. Last but not least I would like to say thanks to Dan, Jake, Hendo, Statz, and Grego for being my 1980’s poker players and of course Jack Treetop for an awesome story.

http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-hand-of-the-day_treetop-strauss-chip-and-a-chair?show=all

http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-hand-of-the-day_treetop-strauss-the-real-chip-and-a-chair?show=all