balloon fest

kinda lame, not quiet what i was expecting. too much money to get in and to little inside to see. the picture with the river and the buildings is actually the simon pearce restaurant where my pottery is sold and food is eaten off....

putney vt / westhill

these were taken @ a root66raceseries event on sunday the 24th in putney vt, on the westhill trails. i was unable to race due to technical difficulties (see other blog). i tried to take some action shots. you know just for fun see if i could capture it right. the first things i learned and remembered about my digital camera is the delayed response cause by auto focusing and auto exposure(ing?) so, after fiddling a bit i was able to get a bit better with my timing. i shot after adjusting the lightconidtions option and the flash settings, as well as the apperature settings. the trick was to shoot the rider as they pass by, getting them illuminated and in focus. the problem with flashes and illumination is that it can act like a spot light in the dark woods. what you need is a slower aperature setting, not too slow or everything will be blurry. the key is in exposing the film at the right time so you catch the rider in the middle of the composition, but to get him to be in focus (slow apperature remember) you have to physically pivot with the rider as they pass. the result is getting them in focus and everything else looks blurred. at first i wasnt very good at this, but by the end (10shots?) i was ok. somthing i'd have to work at. next time i'd try it on my slr camera, i think that i could get alot better with that. i really dislike the delayed camera response.

some sketches done this week inspired by locations i encounter daily.