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Choices

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Happy rxbywhgrth birthday to my wife today! She has always been a supporter of my endeavors, and I have been much more successful because of her. We have make a good team, and looking back, we have accomplished much when we make a goal and work for it. Putting it in writing makes it seem more cold and thought out than how it actually happened. But our choices have gotten us to where we are today, and I am so lucky that she chose me to walk through life with her. The photos in the post are a few of her favorite things.

Professional Football

©TimeLine Media - Redskins players at practice
©TimeLine Media – Redskins players at practice

For my photography, she has helped me work out so much of my business practices. We teamed up to start photographing ballroom dance events, and we had to work out so much of back end of how to do this better than what we had experienced as guests. We tried things that worked, and attempted things that did not work. With every event I have done, she has been there to keep everything organized, and make sure I stayed refreshed over long weekends.

Baking

©TimeLine Media - cake with icing
©TimeLine Media – cake with icing

When we have done especially well, she has been quick to note how we have progressed. She remembers things in great detail to we can repeat, or make the good things even better the next time. It is constantly improving, and it has really kept me going. If I was doing this on my own, I probably would have burned out by now. But she has been a great sound board for my ideas, and she implements her ideas for helping customers get their images. Working with her in this way has made me appreciate her gifts much more than if we were both working jobs that were independent of each other. It is not the an easy task to photograph events the way that we do, but neither is anything worth doing.

Happy Birthday, baby! Can you download this card for me?

©TimeLine Media - Casey on film
©TimeLine Media – Casey on film

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Skyline Drive

©TimeLine Media - Appalachian Trail walk

Thankfully the recent partial shutdown of the federal government is over. There were so many affected by this both inside and outside Washington. When focusing on what services were affected most outside of the capital city, many media outlets pointed to National Parks. The rangers and other staff that supports the functions in these areas were forced to keep the gates closed. With everything reopened, there were lines of cars this weekend waiting to enter the parks again! We took advantage of the beautiful weather to see if any of the fall colors had started to come to the trees in the Appalachian Mountains of western Virginia.

Mountain Views

©TimeLine Media - Skyline Drive
©TimeLine Media – Skyline Drive

Starting from the gate in Front Royal, VA, we drove through the very northern part of Skyline Drive. The rangers at the station had a long line of cars to go through, but they were very happy to see all the visitors. Although we did not go more than 10 miles from this gate, there is plenty for you to see along the way. There are numerous overlooks into the valleys below with the meandering Shenandoah River carvings its way through the mountains. It’s highly reflective waters are easy to spot from high.

©TimeLine Media - Skyline Drive
©TimeLine Media – Skyline Drive

At one of the overlooks, there were para gliders that seem to hang over the road! They took a glide over the people stopping at overlooks, and waved to everyone as they slowly moved overhead. More than a few kids were asking mom and dad for a chance to join them.

©TimeLine Media - Skyline Drive
©TimeLine Media – Skyline Drive

Although the fall colors were not at their peak, there were already many golden leaves on the trees. Some of the overhang in areas were bathing the forest floor in beautiful light. As the sun was setting, their colors were accentuated, and I wished that we could have stayed until sunset. Peak this season should be beautiful for anyone making the trek through the mountains this year.

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Rush

©TimeLine Media - NASCAR car in paddock with split tone

Many good photographers have written about  using other art forms to improve your photography. Master painters take light and shape in combination to guide viewers eyes through their compositions, and grab their attention. Being a still photographer, I have looked at paintings as well as other photographers in trying to improve my photography. I did not consider how movies can do the same. Although they may seem similar, and may use much similar equipment, motion pictures require an entirely different mindset to execute well.

Movie Inspiration

Ron Howard, being one of the best directors currently working, recently released the movie “Rush” about two rival race car drivers that competed for the 1976 F1 Championship in auto racing. Saying that the Academy-award winning Ron Howard knows what he is doing is more than an understatement, but I came away with some thoughts about how a photographer and blogger can relate to this depiction of world class competition at a specific time.

©TimeLine Media - NASCAR car in paddock
©TimeLine Media – NASCAR car in paddock
©TimeLine Media - NASCAR car in paddock with split tone
©TimeLine Media – NASCAR car in paddock with split tone

The filmmakers not only had the actors, decor, and cars in the movie styled for the time, but there was a hint of toning throughout that set the period for the early to mid-1970’s. It was subtle, much like the split tone effect on the photo above, but it gave an overall feel to the movie as a whole that placed them in the correct time period. It would probably have still worked without this color treatment, but it’s addition was a nice detail.

Motorsports Photos

©TimeLine Media - racer in car before race start
©TimeLine Media – racer in car before race start

The action is the draw of the sport. It is a display of skill, speed, and determination. But there are personalities, and stories off the track. In the movie, the rival drivers have two completely different mindsets in their approach to racing. The movie shows the lifestyle of the drivers off the track mirrored their style on the track. It furthers the story, allows the viewers to make their own opinions, and it made me want to research further about their rivalry.

Happily, the filmmakers stayed true to many of the details of this time. With the blessing of many of the people that lived this piece of racing history, the story was an excellent portrayal of the best F1 racers of that time. I will have this in the back of my mind the next time I will cover a sporting event, a wedding, or any significant event for someone that is looking for photos. I would like my photos to tell a story much like this movie – both accurate to the events taking place, and compelling to view for those that were there, and those who will look back on the images in the future.

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©TimeLine Media – motocross racing

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