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My own humble beginnings...
April 9, 2007Random blog of the week...
I was going through some old photos of mine the other day for no real reason...and I came across a gem.
Actually, this very photo was one of the ones that pretty much made me decide to launch myself off the cliff and into the pool of photography.
I'll set up the scene for you...
When I still lived in Fort Worth, my dad, sister and I worked at the Ballpark in Arlington as stadium vendors. Dad and I were beer vendors while my sister sold ice cream and lemon chills. It was pretty fun getting to share stories from the Rangers game with them.
Anyways, back in 2000, I wanted to shoot the 4th of July fireworks at the ballpark. I convinced my boss to let me bring my camera and tripod into the vending area just to store until I was done selling.
It was nooooooo fancy camera like I use now.....Canon Rebel G (the cheapest of their film models) and a Wal-Mart tripod.
So after the game was over, I ran out of the stadium and tried to get into a position across Mark Holtz Lake and get a reflection in the water. Of course, the wind was blowing pretty hard so there was no chance of smooth water....
But I knew how to shoot fireworks...and I knew where they would be shooting from. What I wasn't sure of was the exact settings to nail the exposure of the ballpark AND the fireworks.
If I remember right...I was using ISO 100 film and going back and forth between f5.6 and f11 and shutter speeds of 5-10 seconds. I really should have taken better notes back in those days.
Now..I have the experience and confidence that I think I could nail this shot every time....but back then I was 20, brand new at shooting stuff, and had no idea how it would turn out. I had about 20 or so shots that were really good, perfect exploding fireworks over the stadium and whatnot...but this one jumped out at me.
When I pushed the shutter, and the pyros went off, I knew I nailed it....just knew it. Turns out I was right....and all it did was deepen my resolve to pursue this professionally.
Posted by Jason Palmer at 1:04 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)
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beautifull photo, stunning
