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Another basketball season is here. I love shooting the games but time does tend to blur between them.

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This image was taken using my remote during the Cowgirls/Gonzaga game at the Arena Auditorium on Sunday afternoon.

I have been experimenting with my remote setup.I am using my old Nikon D2H body triggered by a Pocketwizard and mounted on a magic arm.

Mounting locations are fairly limited though. Generally I can mount the remote on a railing or up to head high on the goal. The first few times I tried it I was not getting properly focused images. I tried prefocusing on specific spots on the court, I tried selective focus on the net and near it. Finally i solved the problem by using the focus mode that focuses on the nearest object in the frame. Finally, it worked! now i just have to overcome the ISO noise and low light factors of shooting in the Arena Auditorium.

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Shown here is Brandon Ewing as he soars towards another Cowboy basket against the Wildcats.

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I shot the Cowgirls game last night. It was more exciting than the mens game the night before. The girls just seem to play better as a team.

Seen here is Emma Langford, a freshman from Australia. She had an amazing night, with a career high of 26 points it was like she couldnt miss.

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If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you have seen a lot of comments lately about Turkey. The image above is from the front of the postcard for the show.

Summer in Turkey 2008:
A Creative Journey through Anatolia
Two Exhibitions of Student Work
The University of Wyoming
December 1 - 13, 2008
Summer 2008 Class:
Evan Cook
Birgit Burke
Luke Gorder
Erica Ramsey
Jeremy Stegall
Aaron Roberts
Andrew Parker
Sarah Dahlinger
Gabrielle Reeves
Nannette Slingerland
Opening Receptions:
Wednesday
December 3rd
ASUW Gallery
Wyoming Union
5 - 7pm
UP Gallery
Fine Arts Building
6 - 8 pm
Front Image: Sultanahmet Mosque, Istanbul, Doug Russell, 2007

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This was the final scene in the adaptation from Dr. Richard Millers book “Writing at the End of the World.” The ballet was performed by the American Repertory Ballet company in New Jersey. I had the good fortune to be able to travel to New Jersey and Pennsylvania to cover the opening of the show.

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This is a test.

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The Wyoming Cowboys played Prairie View A&M tonight. The Cowboys won 85-70. Shooting in the Arena Auditorium is always interesting. The lights are focused to the center of the basketball court, outside of that the light falls off to become almost black in the stands. Additionally the court is a yellow wood color and reflects an odd yellow light onto the players. It is a challenging place to get good images.

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I have finished processing a few images from some of the concerts I have shot. The gallery is here.

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I had the good fortune to spend almost a month exploring Turkey this past summer. There is going to be a gallery showing here on the UW campus at both the ASUW gallery in the Union and the UP gallery in the Fine Arts building. The show will include works from other art students who also went on the trip to Turkey. The opening will be on December 3rd at 5pm.

This tower was attached to a pile of rubble that used to be a mosque in Istanbul. It was across the street from my hotel. Several other students drew and painted this tower. There will be several versions of it in the show.

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