Basketball Never Ends

I never knew about the year-round world of club basketball, but am learning. We just started a new league, playing in Montgomery County, MD. The gyms aren't air-conditioned after school hours and are kind of dark for shooting. So, it's another learning experience. Below are two shots taken at Wheaton High School from our second game this week.

I like the body lines of the shooters (Evan and Randal). Evan is all stretched out and reaching and Randal is all coiled, ready to release the ball. They're both outstanding players and the team continues to grow in skill.

It's all in the Details...

When shooting a wedding, or even just the getting ready part of a wedding, I love to capture detail shots. Every bride has made painstaking decisions about every aspect of her wedding day. Sometimes, the day flies by in a blur and she doesn't take the time to notice the result of all her months of planning or maybe there's so much she can't absorb it all. Even if she does take it all in, it's great to have a lasting memory of all the details that made her day especially hers.

These few images are from Jessica's wedding.

Jessica

A couple of weeks ago, I had the honor of photographing Jessica in preparation for her wedding. She and Jeff got married on a cruise ship in the Port of Baltimore, so I was unable to attend and capture the wedding, as the cruise line has their own staff and regulations. I also was able to shoot Jessica's sister for her wedding a couple of years ago, so it was wonderful to visit with their family again. They are very nice people and their home is wonderful to photograph in - great backgrounds and props. I think I'll spread this into two posts to accommodate all the images I want to post. Today I'll do people. Next post will be details.

Rainy Days

Last week it rained pretty much every day. Very gloomy, although everything is now very green, which is lovely. One morning, as I was going out for something I noticed the rain on some day lilies. It had stopped raining for the moment and the light was just right to get some raindrop shots. Here are the results:

Hickory Ridge Horse Farm

In addition to the beautiful cherry blossom trees that the Horse farm maintains along the road, they also have beautiful horses. They're often in far pastures or probably in the barn area, but sometimes in the early evening you can see them as you drive along the road. Here is a shot of a couple of them in early evening near one of the barns and the other shot is of the picturesque gate that leads to the farm. It's always a beautiful drive when I'm coming home!

Signs of Spring

Down the street from me is the beautiful Hickory Ridge Horse Farm. They have lovely manicured grounds and beautiful cherry blossom trees that bloom each spring. Every year I want to get some shots of them, and every year I seem to miss my opportunity. They only bloom for a few days and we have a lot of rain, which limits shooting times and hastens the falling of the blossoms. This year I finally got a chance and have posted 2 of the shots below. I love the curve of the road in the first shot. Every year, a few of the trees are afflicted with something that kills them, and the Farm is very good about replacing trees, but they're usually smaller than the originals and sometimes look like a different type of tree and sometimes don't bloom at the same time either.

Highland Horizon

One of the things I love about Spring is the beautiful scenery - new blossoms, green growth and clear beautiful skies. In Maryland, as summer draws closer, our skies turn white and haze is often our companion. This is a great time to capture the fresh beginnings of Spring. A project I've been working on is capturing some of the sights around my hometown, Highland, MD. Below are a couple of shots of one of the local churches. In subsequent posts I will share more images from my somewhat rural hometown. Next up will be the Hickory Ridge Horse farm - they have beautiful land and grounds.