Midwest Photography Workshops

Linda and I were driving through Arizona just outside of Flagstaff. We pulled to the side of the road to meet this mountain man giving his mules a rest from pulling the wagon into town. He lives as a hermit and goes into town twice a year for supplies. We were intrigued by his persona and attitude.
Nikon F3 camera body, Nikon 28-105mm lens , f/11, Fujichrome Velvia slide film ISO 50 scanned, 1/50 sec.
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This is the Alpine Lake I believed to be Lake Thompson in Glacier National Park in Montana. The design is made by using rocks and boulders in the foreground to provide a 3-D depth to the mountians on the other side of the lake. It was peaceful and serene.
Nikon D3 camera body, Nikon 24-120 lens , f/22, 1/13 sec. ISO 200
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Linda and I went to Philadelphia and did the normal tourist thing. My full name is Bryce Ross Denison Jr. My middle name of Ross is from one of my ancestors; Betsy Ross. Legend has it that she was asked by George Washington to sew the first American flag for him and our country. The sewing was done before she got married and changed her name. We even visited the historic home of Betsy Ross and they actually let me in for free because of my ansestry. This is her headstone.
Fuji S3pro camera body, Nikon 24-120mm lens, f/4.0, 1/190 sec. ISO 100.
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I enjoy traveling to meet new and interesting people. With a chance to shoot a photograph of them is even better. The key in telling a story with your photograph is to make the photograph active and not passive. He is a broom maker at the Oconnolufte Mountain farm in Cherokee, NC at the Smokie Mountains National Park. Put something in the subjects hands to assist in telling the story and to help prevent the image from being passive. Photo by Bryce Denison
Fuji S3Pro camera body, Nikon 24-120lens at 35mm, f/6.7, ISO 100, 2.0 sec.
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Congratulations to my cousin Terry and her husband Leo on their 50th Wedding anniversary celebration yesterday. It is good to visit with family. Few of us get to enjoy each others company enough. Life gets in the way.
Sony A1 camera body, Sony 24-70 lens /4.5 with flash in rear curtain sync.
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Even though the Tigers lost last Friday, the evening was a blast! (Small pun intended). Prior to the first pyrotechnics shot off, the expectations were average at best. Displaying only three small wagons in center field, we were thinking "How good could they be?" We were amazed. The display was bright, colorful, loud and entertaining. Nearing the end of the display, they had four lulls only to lure the audience into the thinking we are about to see the finale. The first three times what looked like the frenzy of a finale were there to confuse and entertain. The fourth surge of firing a whole bunch at the same time was actually the finale. Congratulations to the Tigers for not allowing the audience to slip into complacency. By the way, the fireworks with the city scape in the background was a delight for the eyes.
Apple Iphone, 6.67mm lens, ISO 800, f/1.8 1/30 sec.
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I went to the Tigers game at Comerica Park last night. They scored enough runs to win except for one inning of pitching by Jackson Jobe. We lost the game, but our seats in the third deck provided an excellent view of the field with the Detroit Skyline in the background. Lots of nice tall good looking buildings. Then we were treated to a surprisingly good fireworks display. See one of those photos tomorrow.
Apple Iphone, 6.67mm lens, f/1.8, 1/80 sec ISO 80
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This is the Finale for the Silver Lake Ski Club performance last Tuesday. Eighteen skiers being pulled by a boat that has three giant outboard motors powering this group. They take off together while sitting on the floating dock and then climb up into formation and ski back and forth for the audience. Impressive!
Sony A1 Camera body, Sony 100-400 lens @ 400mm, f/6.3 ISO 1600, 1/1000 sec.
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It is hard enough to water ski using those planks of wood strapped to your feet. Imagine water skiing, needing to have a boat that can drag you fast enough not to need skies. This guy did it and did it well on Tuesday at the Silver Lake Ski Club show.
Sony A1 camera, Sony 100-400 mm lens at 400mm. ISO 200, f/6.3, 1/1000 sec.
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Last night Sean Dunn and I went to Fenton and photographed the Silver Lake Ski School's final performance of the season. They are a ski school that performs every Tuesday from mid June to mid August for FREE! (Parking is $8.00) All ages perform. We had skiers at four years old and several people with a head of totally grey hair. Acrobatics and ski jumping and groups forming a pyramid Oh My! Spectators are close to the action so you don't need binoculars. Sitting upon the beach blankets eating a picnic supper, it was warm and mostly sunny.
Sony A1 camera body, Sony 100-400mm lens , f/6.3, 1/1000 sec ISO 500
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