Paul Monday

  • Home
  • Browse
  • Search
  • Login
  2. Urban Landscapes

4 Nights of Soccer

There are few things better than an hour of watching your young man be taught soccer skills by some great coaches (Real Colorado in this case) and being able to practice your sunset captures and a new photo technique all at the same time. As you can see, some of our sunsets are amazing. This is a progressive series of 4 Monday nights from March 22, 2010 to April 12, 2010. It is rare that you get 4 in a row, and note there was about 20" of snow during the month and we still got all of the practices in :) Enjoy the shots as much as I enjoyed being there.
Read More
  • This is the first night out, I really wasn't sure what to expect so I set up and couldn't really relax very much. The shot turned out OK and kept me coming back for more. I think I realized with this shot just how difficult 100 yards of astroturf with big cement slabs around it was going to be.

    This is the first night out, I really wasn't sure what to expect so I set up and couldn't really relax very much. The shot turned out OK and kept me coming back for more. I think I realized with this shot just how difficult 100 yards of astroturf with big cement slabs around it was going to be.

  • The first thing you're going to say is "NO WAY", but yes way ... this picture probably doesn't let the reds come out enough. It was amazing. Note I switched sides of the field for this one. I wasn't sure where to go with it, amazing sunsets are more difficult than one would expect to take a capture and turn it around with the richness of the moment. I can't tell if it's just the stunning colors that are difficult or the grandness of the moment or possibly this picture just becomes so busy whereas the other night shots are very smooth. Maybe the next camp will get another great sunset to practice on ;-)

    The first thing you're going to say is "NO WAY", but yes way ... this picture probably doesn't let the reds come out enough. It was amazing. Note I switched sides of the field for this one. I wasn't sure where to go with it, amazing sunsets are more difficult than one would expect to take a capture and turn it around with the richness of the moment. I can't tell if it's just the stunning colors that are difficult or the grandness of the moment or possibly this picture just becomes so busy whereas the other night shots are very smooth. Maybe the next camp will get another great sunset to practice on ;-)

  • This was an interesting night, there was some humidity in the air and the sky was amazingly boring after the previous week's intense sunset. I waited and waited as the lights increased their contrast against the night sky and then the picture was there. This, again, is one I'm particularly fond of.

    This was an interesting night, there was some humidity in the air and the sky was amazingly boring after the previous week's intense sunset. I waited and waited as the lights increased their contrast against the night sky and then the picture was there. This, again, is one I'm particularly fond of.

  • And for the final night I revisited the first week's shot. By now I was able to wrap a little more predictability in the shot as the sky was reminiscent of Week 1. And with this final shot, Goalie ( / HDR Photography) Camp concludes :)

    And for the final night I revisited the first week's shot. By now I was able to wrap a little more predictability in the shot as the sky was reminiscent of Week 1. And with this final shot, Goalie ( / HDR Photography) Camp concludes :)

  • Photo Sharing
  • About SmugMug
  • Browse Photos
  • Prints & Gifts
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Owner Log In
© 2023 SmugMug, Inc.
    This is the first night out, I really wasn't sure what to expect so I set up and couldn't really relax very much. The shot turned out OK and kept me coming back for more. I think I realized with this shot just how difficult 100 yards of astroturf with big cement slabs around it was going to be.
    The first thing you're going to say is "NO WAY", but yes way ... this picture probably doesn't let the reds come out enough. It was amazing. Note I switched sides of the field for this one. I wasn't sure where to go with it, amazing sunsets are more difficult than one would expect to take a capture and turn it around with the richness of the moment. I can't tell if it's just the stunning colors that are difficult or the grandness of the moment or possibly this picture just becomes so busy whereas the other night shots are very smooth. Maybe the next camp will get another great sunset to practice on ;-)
    This was an interesting night, there was some humidity in the air and the sky was amazingly boring after the previous week's intense sunset. I waited and waited as the lights increased their contrast against the night sky and then the picture was there. This, again, is one I'm particularly fond of.