Photo of the Week 10/25/10

I often drive across several bridges that offer a great view of New York City, particularly in the evening. This week I was crossing the Throgs Neck Bridge with this beautiful sunset off to my left. I happened to have my camera with me and snapped a quick picture. I used my Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens since that was what was on my camera, an aperture of f/2.2, and a shutter speed of 1/1600th of a second at ISO 400.

Photo of the Week 10/18/10

This past weekend, I travelled to Albany, NY to see my Alma Mater, St. Lawrence University, play their rival Union College on Union's home field on homecoming weekend. It had been 14 years since SLU last beat Union in 1995 in my Junior year and first as a starting player for the Saints. It was a great game and thrilling to see the Saints prevail 23-14 as they scored 16 unanswered points to rally from a 7 point deficit at halftime. This photo was taken right after SLU used the wildcat formation on 3rd and goal to set up the final score of the day, a touchdown pass from wide receiver, Ethan Sutton, to wide reciever, Demetrios Haseotes, number 19 in this photo. This was the first score of Haseotes career and the first touchdown pass for Sutton. This image was captured with my Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 lens at a focal length of 200mm at an aperture of f/5.6 and exposure of 1/2000th of a second at ISO 400.

Photo of the Week 10/11/10

This week's photo of the week comes from an engagement session I did for Alison and Joe. They are a fun couple who even brought coffee for me to our session at the Bayard-Cutting Arboretum on Long Island. This image was made with my Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 lens at a focal length of 200mm and an aperture of f/4.5 and 1/800th of a second at ISO 400.

Photo of the Week 10/4/10

One of things I love about photographing children is that with them almost all photography is candid. Unlike adults, they quickly disregard the camera and go back to their exploration of their world. This week's photo comes from a recent portrait session with the one year old daughter of my friends Luis and Diana at Georgetown Waterfront Park in Washington, DC. Shortly after sunset, I was shooting with a fill flash when my subject discovered the light in the sidewalk. I quickly turned off the flash and adjusted all of my settings to accommodate the unique light this scene provided. This image was captured using my Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens at an aperture of 2.8 and shutter speed of 1/2000th of a second at ISO 1600.

Photo of the Week 9/27/10

This week's photo of the week comes from the wedding of Jean and Mandy in Front Royal, Virginia. Shortly after the ceremony, Jean surprised Mandy by playing a video made by friends in Ireland who were unable to attend the wedding. This image shows Mandy's reaction to the video. This photo was made using my Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens at an aperture of f/3.2 and shutter speed of 1/500th of a second at ISO200.