21 February 2010
Revisiting Old Shoots
26/Feb/2010 10:04 PM
The image above is from the Magic Finals Game 5 against the L.A. Lakers. It was not one of my final selects at the time however, I find myself revisiting old shoots from time to time to see if I can find a new vision for them. Occasionally I come away with a little something extra that eluded me at the time. The Goodyear Blimp circled the Arena constantly during the pre-game and I took quite a few shots of it. Only one became a select (not this one) and was turned in with the others.
Burning the Cane Fields
24/Feb/2010 05:03 PM
This is from a shoot I did in Clewiston, Florida this morning. It is customary to burn the sugar cane fields just hours before harvesting. This reduces the waste from leaves and simplifies the cutting process. The burning does not harm the crop that is harvested. It did harm me somewhat as I got a little too close. Between 3 and 12 feet during the entire shoot. Toasted my face and arms a bit. To put a scale to things, the stalks pictured here are between 8 and 10 feet tall. I shot this sequence at 18 mm
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My guides this morning, Karl Larsen, sugar cane plantation owner and Roger from the United States Sugar Corporation.
Empty rail cars disappearing in the mist wait to be filled with harvested sugar cane.