Outside the Lines

We're back from spending a week in the interior of the Pacific Northwest.

The NAIA holds the Avista-NAIA Baseball World Series at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, ID

It was a week of good baseball and beautiful surroundings. There are several postings worth of images to share.

This first set is images from 'outside the lines'. I was covering the tournament for some of the teams, but there are lots of opportunities for looking away from the game action.









Tools: Nikon D7000 or Nikon D90. Lenses include Nikkor 300mm f/4 (sometimes with TC14II) & Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8

Post in Photo Mechanic, ACR 7 & Photoshop CS6

Park Bracket NAIA Softball

It's spring sports playoffs season. The first round of the NAIA Softball Championships are played at regional sites around the country. Four teams met in St. Joseph, MO

Park University was the second seed and the host for the event. It was the first warm week of the spring and it made for good softball and good photography.

Here are a few images from the action!













California State University San Marcos was the first seed and won the bracket with a 3-0 record. They move on to the Championships in Columbus, GA

Gear: Nikon D7000 w/ 300mm f/4 (and sometimes the TC1.4II); Nikon D90 w/ 70-200 f/2.8

Lots of sunscreen between games !!

Enjoy !

Market Day

One of our favorite Saturday activities is a morning visit to the City Market.

The City Market is located near the original site of the City of Kansas and the river landing that brought the people to the place that became Kansas City.

The Market consists of a square surrounded by buildings that hold commercial vendors, restaurants and the Arabia Museum. Most of commercial vendors are in food related businesses: fruits and vegetables, middle eastern groceries, bakeries, an Italian deli. The center of the square is the farmers market. Prepared foods, local fruit and veggies, arts & crafts and nursery plants are usually available. Of course with spring finally coming to Missouri the local items will proliferate.

It is always a great place to visit for a bakery treat, people watching, and many photographic opportunities. The square and the commercial produce vendors receive the morning light. The shapes and colors and lighting make for lots of fun to be out with the camera.

The following are a few samples of the images from Saturday. Enjoy!











Tools of the Trade: Nikon D7000 w/ Tokina 100mm f/2.8 Macro. Post includes PhotoMechanic, ACR 7, Photoshop 6 and the Nik Collection