Archive for August 2008
Sunday Debut…
So I wasn’t totally up to par with my best shooting abilities last night for the UT game, but I got one shot that I liked. You can see the whole take over on the Austin American Statesman website…
I did, however, nab two front sections on todays (Sunday) paper. A 1A (above the fold) shot of Vince Young and another shot (6 damn columns!) on the Life and Arts section of the band Sounds Under Radio. Not to mention a few shots inside the Sports section and more inside the Life & Arts section as well…and a few in the Metro & State section of a new principal in Bastrop.
Normally I would never post something like this, but it is my first 1A cover for them. Pretty excited.
I’ve got one portrait this afternoon at 4:00 and a very large event at 6. Should be pretty exciting.
I’ll post some photos in a few days….but in the meantime, here is a photo of Dusty at Ramp Ranch just outside of Austin.
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Relaxing…
I whipped up a burger on the new grill outside……mmmmmmmmm
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A wild salmon burger complete with organic baby spinach, organic tomatoes, pepper jack and garlic cheese and topped with mayo and lemon pepper on a toasted bun. Washed it down with one of Amelia’s LandShark beers…Which is surprisingly good.
I didn’t set out to take a photo of my lunch, but it is good to take some photos of my own for a second. Speaking of, I was trying to catch this little butterfly gathering some nectar on these tiny little flowers but I scared him off. So here is a photo of the flower. The entire group is less than an inch wide…
(Click for a larger view)I’m going to head out of here around 3 p.m. to shoot some pre-game stuff and to give myself an hour for traffic. I am listening to the radio and they are saying downtown is impossible to get around in right now. ouch. I can’t wait…
Holy crap
So I spent this morning taking Amelia to ABIA (before 7a.m.) so she could catch a flight to Flordia, just in time for the hurricane.
I went to Taco Deli but they weren’t open. It is seriously the best place to get tacos in Austin. Hands down. I’ve pitched the idea to do a feature on the place so we’ll see if we can get the ball rolling. Sooooo good.
After I took the dogs to the dog park, I came home and collected all the rolls of undeveloped film that I have sitting around. 11 rolls. Not much compared to a lot of people, but I don’t remember what are on some of the rolls….
I spent all last night shooting high school football in Leander. It was pretty awesome. I only got to shoot one quarter because of a rain delay and my deadline, but it was fun to be on the field again.
The D300 coupled with the Nikon 300mm AFS 2.8 is a dream. ISO 3200 is a breeze. No noise reduction needed. awesome. I’ll post a couple in a few days. You can see them @ www.statesman.com under the sports section. The Leander vs. Pflugerville series. wooooooo
I should have a couple football photos in todays paper, along with a front page feature of a band that I shot the other day in the Driskell Hotel in downtown Austin. what fun.
University of Texas football tonight! I’m very, very stoked on shooting this. I picked up my credentials yesterday along with my parking pass. Sweet!
want to piss a photographer off?
When someone is taking photos please do your best to be a jackass.
- Look directly into the camera in every frame, especially if you aren’t the one being photographed.
- Wave your arms in the air in the background while looking into the camera
- Make stupid faces when you see a camera
Not that I would have used this photo anyway, but this guy has single handedly ruined more than 10 photos out of the 50-60 I took last night as part of the Nike Human Race event here in Austin. It looks like he followed me around….I bet he is that guy who you see at the bar that hits on you….Then when you get up the next day and upload your photos to your computer he is in the background of nearly every shot, looking like he is either A) going to kill you B) having the best night of his life pretending he is your friend.
Keep up the good work johnny smith
Nikon announces the D90
Just announced this morning, Nikon rolled out with the D90, a 12.3-megapixel DX camera WITH a 24fps video mode built in. Holy shit. All under $1,000. That is incredible. The future of cameras was announced today. I can’t wait until February to see what else they have up their sleeve. Rumors abound about a 20+ megapixel FX D3X camera.
Click here for a video about the new camera from Chase Jarvis, a pro photog who got to try the camera out a few months before the release.
In the meantime, my trusty D300 is working just fine. 🙂
Team San Jose and some other ATT Crit photos…
A couple quick photos…
Amelia and I ran into a fire last night just a couple blocks from where we live.
I’ve got to run…Two photo assignments today with a large scale event this evening. Should be fun. Now to go get a 24mm 1.8 ……
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An oldie…
Some men were meant to rule over all of the space around them. This may be one of those men. ’07 trip to Colorado on top of some very large mountain in the middle of nowhere.
I’m shooting friday night lights this year and covering the University of Texas football as well. I’m pretty stoked. You should be stoked as well. Get stoked. More to come….
And a link to tie you over…
http://www.dayswithmyfather.com
Austin Photographer Patrick Meredith 