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September 13, 2013

NOVA Fashion – Fairfax Corner photography

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Last Saturday, I was the official photographer for the Northern Virginia Magazine Fashion NoVA show held at Fairfax Corner. At this time, there were 7 collections presented showcasing the latest Fall fashions. It was an especially beautiful day out on the main plaza where the runway was setup. Vendors had booths at the side where the large crowd at the show were treated to samples from P.F. Changs, Uncle Julio’s, two restaurants that have locations at Fairfax Corner.

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©TimeLine Media - P.F. Chang's at Fashion NoVA event at Fairfax Corner — ©TimeLine Media – P.F. Chang’s at Fashion NoVA event at Fairfax Corner

The Washington Redskins Cheerleaders were also there to take photos with fans!

The fashion show had 7 different collections present from South Moon Under, Undeniable Boutique, D’Milikah, Read Wall, Aerosole’s, Chic Envy, and Belle Mode Intimates. Prior to the show starting, I made some images as the Paul Mitchell School of Tysons Corne r worked with the models. Their stylists worked the hair and makeup ready for all the models before the show. It was a lot of action, but the models were ready for the runway, and showed off the designs well! I took a position at the end of the runway. As can be seen, a runway set makes it easy to position yourself for photos as they walked. Here are some of my favorites from each:

Runway Show

I think these show off the designs very nicely! In order to pull off the looks, there was a lot of work put in from different players. Firstly, the designers put the outfist together. Next the hair and makeup stylists worked with the models. Finally, the organizers coordinated the logistics of the show to make this a success. Subsequently, the next show is tomorrow at Pentagon City Mall. Join us there for more!

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September 12, 2013

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Hare Scramble Photos – Tech Thursday

©TimeLine Media - VCHSS racing, Ruckersville, VA

This was my first attempt at shooting a hare scramble. This is a motorcycle race that took place on a course through a farm changing from open fields to woods. Because it was a bright day, there was no problem finding light to photograph racers. It was plentiful out in the open which made the technique easy – auto mode would have probably worked out there! But the dust and heat was just too much to stay for the entire race. So we moved to the woods to track the racers as they followed the windy course through the trees. This made the photos much more challenging, but the results were more interesting to view!

Ruckersville, Virginia

The action was very fast and close! The course was marked out through the trees, but it was possible for spectators to get right next to the trails as the riders went by. With this opportunity, I went with the wider zoom – 24-70mm lens and found a spot as close to the trail that I could safely stay. As with all racing, panning the camera is a good idea. This means tracking with the racers with your camera and body as they go passed.

Put the camera into a continuous shooting mode so that multiple images are made as you hold down the shutter button. As you follow a moving target as is goes across you, at least a couple of the photos will keep the subject in focus while blurring the background. This does two things – it conveys the motion of the fast racing action, and it also cleans up the background by blurring any details back there.

Action Flash Photos

The other added element in the photos is the addition of flash. I zoomed out the flash head to 200mm which is the farthest that it will go. This creates a tight beam of light right out of the flash. The light was aimed right at the riders since the flash was attached to the camera. All the light falls on the riders and their colorful gear, then falls off, and becomes darker everywhere else because of the zoomed head. The flash also freezes some of the dirt coming off the tires, and usually will freeze the faces of the riders while the panning will blur much of the background. Here is a closeup of the above image:

I really like how these turned out. Not everything is in focus, and viewers can get an idea of the speed that the racers take through these courses. It takes a lot of work especially on these warm days just to finish one of these long races. I am impressed with the effort to be competitive and pass others while trying to keep upright and away from the trees!

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September 10, 2013

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Jones Point Contest Answer

Glass covering the South DC Boundary stone

A few posts ago, I asked if anyone could tell how this photo was taken. It is the first boundary stone that was placed at Jones Point in Alexandria, VA. It marked the origin of the capital city of the United States, Washington, DC. For sure it is a challenge to get access to it. Being that it has been protected behind a seawall underneath the ground in front of the Jones Point Lighthouse.

Alexandria, Virginia

©TimeLine Media - DC South Boundary Stone — ©TimeLine Media – DC South Boundary Stone

On the other side of the seawall is a very marshy area that leads to the Potomac River. I tried to walk the little ways to the window opening of the wall. Howver, the ground did not hold my weight very well. Perhaps the tide had just rolled out, and the timing was not right to walk. In any case, the overgrown brush was not trampled or stepped on. So, no one has ventured out to see the stone that way in some time.

Jones Point

I was determined to get a photo of the stone, but the bright sun and the thick glass above the stone meant that shooting from directly above would not make it possible. Too many reflections from the glass made it impossible to see. So my wife had an idea – hang the camera from over the fence to take the photo. PERFECT!

Camera Technique

Thinking about how to go about this – a tripod or monopod mounted to the camera would give me a stable way to hold the camera, but I did not think it would be that flexible. So I just checked that the straps were extra tight on the camera before DANGLING IT OFF THE SIDE OF THE FENCE.

For the camera, I zoomed the wide lens all the way out to get as much of the space in the frame as I could. Then I connected the Nikon MC-30 Remote Trigger Release so that I could fire the shutter when the camera was in position, and stable since it did rotate back and forth on the trip down. From the photo, the frame would be made upside down in the camera, but that is of course, a very easy fix in software. Mission accomplished!

I would not normally recommend dangling a camera from a strap. Nor would I recommend taking photos without looking through the viewfinder or the Live View from the sensor, but sometimes extremes are necessary to get a unique image. I’m sure next time I visit, everything will be cleared away, and you can just walk up and stick your camera in the window! Let me know if you have any stories of ways you got your camera into hard to reach places.

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