This is another flower image created with the use of CombineZP to give the depth of field presented. The final image was the result of a merge of five separate images. The flowers are extremely small… about a half inch in length and less than a quarter inch in width.
What a beautiful though awkward moment last night when the Blackhawks finally won the Stanley Cup. Instead of jumping for joy at the precise instant Patrick Kane’s shot landed inside the Philadelphia Flyers net in overtime, I was stunned and confused. It seemed the puck should have been stopped or pushed wide of the net though the puck wasn’t visible nor had the goal judge or referee indicated a goal. The only one who knew for sure a goal was scored was Patrick Kane. He immediately made a dash for the other end of the ice, celebrating with immense joy while everyone else was as stunned as I was.
When the video review showed what really happened, it had finally sunk in… these guys had done it. They had brought the Stanley Cup back to Chicago after 49 years.
I was only five years of age in 1961 when the Hawks last won the Stanley Cup. I don’t recall watching any of the series with other family members though I do remember watching them lose to Montreal back in the 70′s and later to Pittsburgh back in the 90′s in the Stanley Cup finals. So this win was special. And it couldn’t have happened to a better bunch of guys.
The above image says it all. The happiness on that young girl’s face while John Madden helped her hold the cup sums up the feelings of all that played for that moment and for all that supported them.
And I bet some of you reading this post were wondering what this all has to do with photography. Here is an explanation to satisfy your curiosity. The digital image was taken of an old CRT television screen (yes, we still live in the stone age) at 1/25th of a second (click here for an explanation of why this speed was chosen) with a bit of “blur” applied (to minimize picture artifacts) in CS2.
Have you ever read of someone that you felt a deep connection with though you have never met him or her? Dewitt Jones is one of those “someones” for me.
I just became aware of a new website of his called “Celebrate What’s Right with the World.” It inspired me to venture out this afternoon and do a bit of photography.
In spite of all the craziness in the world today, I can still visually take in the immense beauty of an Iris and never see any “wrong” in it. With this particular capture I decided to take a different approach and instead of focusing my attention on the beautiful hues of purple, I chose to focus on the wondrous shapes by presenting the image in black and white.
A view looking north on a very hazy afternoon from atop Mount Greylock.
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