Finger Lakes Snocross 2012
April
1ST, 2012
After being
bumped 4 weeks due to unseasonably warm temperatures, the Finger
Lakes Snocross event finally happened on February 24th. I was
planning on going both days, but Saturday I had plans to go see
the RIT hockey game, so I could only go to the snocross Friday.
What a day it was! I left work at 4pm in a total downpour. By
the time I arrived at the track, the sun was out. Then another
downpour, followed by more sun, a rainbow, and finally, rain sleet,
snow, and 40-50mph sustained winds topped off the night. It made
photographing the event even trickier than last year. It was interesting
this year, because the track was made entirely of manmade snow,
surrounded by grass and dirt. By Saturday though, a blizzard swept
through bringing freezing temperatures and significant accumulation.
Here's some photos from the event, and as always, those that couldn't
get enough, there is more
in my flickr gallery.
Approaching Storm, from the Finger lakes Parking Lot
Snocross with a rainbow?
The rain storm sweeping through
After the storm
Back to racing
One of the best shots of the night - TJ Gulla
RIT
Hockey vs. Air Force
April
1ST, 2012
The
RIT Tigers made it to the Atlantic Hockey Championships vs. the
Air Force Falcons. The two teams were battling for who would get
the right to lose to Boston College. Unfortunately for RIT, the
Falcons played much better hockey. Unfortunately for the Flacons,
they lost to Boston College Eagles in the next round of Division
1 Hockey. I really wanted to see the RIT Women's team play their
championship game, but it was at the same time as the men's game
downtown. I grabbed my camera and headed downtown, only to see
the Tigers get shutout 4-0. It was a good game though, and to
my surprise the lighting at the Blue Cross Arena was really good
for photographs. Here's a few, more are in
my flickr gallery.
Defense in the Air Force
Zone
RIT
Goalie Shane Madolora
Air
Force Falcons goalie Jason Torf makes a kick save
Around
behind the RIT net
Early
Spring or Summer
April
1ST, 2012
This
year we got a treat of an early spring, or actually, an early
summer, as temperatures reached into the 80's for a week in March.
It caused our flowers to all bloom early. Unfortunately it may
cause some issues because in the next couple weeks it was back
to freezing weather and snow. We'll have to hope the plants all
survive and have a good summer. Anyway, here's some spring pictures.
Crocus and bees
Yellow crocus and bees
Ghosty Orchids
Monkey Close ups
March
1ST, 2012
I
finally got the Monkey cat to sit still long enough to get a few
photos, so here they are.
Monkey Portrait
Another Mighty
Roar
Tigger in her Library Pose, or Senior Portrait?
Cat Close ups
January
21ST, 2012
A
couple weeks ago I decided to buy my own "Nifty Fifty",
Canon's 50mm f/1.8 lens that is highly regarded as one of the
best values for its price. I had resisted purchasing this lens,
as I didn't do a lot of portrait photography, but decided to give
it a shot after seeing some nice landscape photos, and reading
about how well it does in low light situations. My test subjects
were our cats, and so far I am really excited about the potential
of this lens. The details in optimal situations are just spectacular.
Here's a few photos of Tigger and Monkey.
Tracy aided in getting her to hold still and look somewhat towards
me
Tigger doing her chirping, click the photo for a larger version,
and click
here for full size - Awesome Detail!
This is a non-zoomed just 100% cropped version of the photos with
this lens. The details are amazing.
Here's a photo I captured of Monkey Cleaning with her baby tongue.
Its
definitely going to take some time to get good with this lens,
but the good news is that electrons are free, so I will be clicking
away. I will be posting more photos of the cats soon in my
flickr cat gallery.
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