Pixel Darkroom Photography

We’re playing baseball more and more. Here’s a photograph from a long time ago,… oh about 4 long hours ago. It was quite interesting to create the 1930s look for this image. It didn’t take long and I definitely think it looks great on sports photography. I shot this with my old rebel and a stock lens and the post production in all done in Lightroom 2. Here’s a great Day 256 to you too.

First day of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It’s amazing how many events my project “covers” – first some smaller events, like the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games, the 2010 World Cup, etc Then there are the more important ones, like the one that just happened two days ago when my son lost his first tooth. This is history in the making.

Another Home Depot project, actually done in the same Saturday as the previous one. This one is quite fun to play, actually, and I believe the image is self explanatory. The rules follow the American Football* rules to a certain extent and the “ball” you just flick, instead of kicking. The end zone is “negotiable” in size and the point is not to flick the ball too hard to actually pass the end zone. Whenever the player gets a touchdown, you get to flick for a field goal. Play it on a table and make sure the ball doesn’t fall off the table. No helmets, no hike, no fumbles. Fun game.

Strobist info: 580 EX CL via PW at 70mm 128th. Small tweaks in Lr.
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* I have to call it American football because I am still not convinced that European football is soccer and American football just football. I understand that soccer may mean only soccer and that football may mean both football and soccer, but which game uses the foot in contact with the ball more often?