Day 74: Piper, My Hero

by Samuel D. Bradley on March 18, 2010

day074My absolute favorite person on Earth to whom I am not biologically related. Playing soccer a few hundred yards from and 12 years after I first saw her play.

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Day 73: Chloé’s Second Practice

by Samuel D. Bradley on March 17, 2010

day073She’ll eventually learn to dribble without looking.

Shot: Canon EOS Rebel T1i w/ Sigma 300 mm lens (lens made for film EOS)

1/2000 sec, aperture priority, f/4, ISO 400, focal length: 300 mm (not adjusted)

Photoshop: none.

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Day 72: Why Are You Taking My Picture?

by Samuel D. Bradley on March 16, 2010

day072“Why are you taking pictures of me just walkin’ around?” Piper asks. “That’s not very interesting.”

I love this kid. I love all of my kids, of course. But this one has the good/bad fortune of inheriting the bulk of my personality characteristics.

And we’ve been spending a lot more time together due to soccer. Her practice was cancelled tonight, so we hung out at her older sister’s practice.

Good times.

Shot: Canon EOS Rebel T1i w/ Sigma 300 mm lens (lens made for film EOS)

1/3200 sec, aperture priority, f/4, ISO 400, focal length: 300 mm (not adjusted)

Photoshop: auto levels, curves.

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Day 71: Spring Break Snow

by Samuel D. Bradley on March 15, 2010

day071The sun radiated brilliantly over Lubbock, Texas, on Saturday, and temperatures climbed into the middle 70s.

It was the perfect start to Spring Break.

Today, temperatures plunged into the middle 30s, and the forecasted rain turned to snow.

This gentleman had a wardrobe fail.

Shot: Canon EOS Rebel T1i w/ Canon 35-80mm (lens made for film EOS)

1/200 sec, manual, f/5.6, ISO 800, focal length: 80mm (not adjusted)

Sunpak Power Zoom 4000AF (old) set at TTL

Photoshop: curves; color balance -blue, -green.

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Day 70: Tech Admin Bell Tower at Night

by Samuel D. Bradley on March 14, 2010

day070Also known as a last minute largely crappy photo.

Had a cool photo planned out, but I got busy editing a thesis discussion for a graduate student in my lab, and it got dark on me.

My handheld work with a 300mm is not stellar.

Shot: Canon EOS Rebel T1i w/ Sigma 300 mm lens (lens made for film EOS)

1/40 sec, aperture priority, f/4, ISO 3200, focal length: 300 mm (not adjusted)

Photoshop: auto levels, adjusted curves like crazy.

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