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ART, career, family, Kansas, Lightroom 5, location shoot, photography, Travel

Been there, Done that?????

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Have you?  Have you been to that place more that once where you start to shoot the same photos the same way?  STOP……. don’t go into autopilot.  You know what works, now look for something different.  Whether a different angle, different lens, different time of day or a new technique, explore it.  Dare to be different, that how you become better.  Don’t go home with the same or similar images.  STIMULATE YOUR VISION!!!

Techy stuff:  camera-Nikon D800 and Nikon D600.  Lenses Nikkor 14-24 and 70-200.  Processed in Adobe Lightroom 5.  Locaton, Macksville, Kansas, population aprox. 500.

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family, location shoot, photography, Sports

Pajolie’s Opening Day

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Today was not only Pajolie’s Opening Day in her first season of T-Ball but the first opening day for our family.  Pajolie, aka Payton Jo, is my oldest granddaughter.  Although she has tried dance lessons this is her first softball experience.  In organized softball the first weekend of the season is accompanied by the league’s pomp and circumstance ceremony.  You can tell the newbies.  They are the small young girls that are wondering what this is all about, what they should do.  Next year they will be the veterans.

Payton’s sister and dad were there to experience it along with her.  Three year old Parker, had big eyes, it was hard on her as she has always been her sister’s companion, now on the sidelines, a spectator.  I could sense it, watching her stare at the scene and all the older multicolored uniformed girls.

Four o’clock, game time.  Actually more like 4:20, and the Blue Diamonds were ready to play.  In the crowd were her Mom, Dad, sister, Patti  and even Zoey (our Frenchie) there to see the action.  Along about the third inning her Uncle Joe and cousin Jameson came to participate.

A great day to start a career, a great day to enjoy the family.  Keep your head down when swinging Pajolie and run hard……. and enjoy every inning of the game.

The techy stuff:  Shot with the Nikon D600 and D800.  Images processed in Adobe Lightroom.

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career, Lightroom 4, location shoot, photography, Travel

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We all need that special place.  Be it close by or halfway around the world we all need a place that has a hold on us.  The place that feels good, has the mojo to help recharge us, that make you feel safe, that you don’t forget and often return to.

Kauai, the northern most Hawaiian island, is our special place.  We’ve been coming here on and off for 24 years, since our honeymoon.  We have experienced the island go through many changes, a hurricane, an abundance of water, a drought, the effect of the economic collapse,  the death of a beloved local surfer and the resiliency to survive, never forget and move on.  We’ve also seen a kind, compassionate, caring culture  of the people that love their home.  The “aloha” factor.

This is our special place, it is a part of us.  No matter the situation we alway have a unique experience.  I try to share what we love about Kauai with our friends through my photography of our travels and adventures.  Every person has to find their own “special place” .  Kauai, just saying it warms my heart, it will always be our special place that keeps calling to come back.  What does it for you?

techy stuff:  all images shot with the new Nikon D600 and processed in Adobe Lightroom 4.  My website is www.zwink.com