John Larson
JUNE 2008
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IMAGE CAPTION - As I probably have mentioned we have a minor league team called the Burlington Bees. I take pictures for their web site and also the player baseball cards. In this shot the Bees catcher has the ball and is blocking the plate from the outstretched had. The Bees won the game.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
 DATE TAKEN 5/10/08                  TIME OF DAY Evening            WHERE Burlington, IA
LIGHT CONDITION outdoors, no flash               CAMERA Canon 40D
LENS 100 - 400 IS mm           DETAILS ISO 1600     TRIPOD None       ACCESS None
SHUTTER 1/400          APERTURE F5.0

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Birgit Langmann

 Good action shot, dynamic. I wish we could see the ball in the mitt. 7.

Karen Leonard

 Nice action, good sharpness and exposure, plus the face of the catcher. 8

Al Sauber

 Good action shot. Was the catcher able to tag out the diving runner at the plate? I don't see the ball in the catchers mitt. To bad their facial expressions cannot be seen too well. Score - 8

Alan Thiese

 Excellent sports PJ shot. I am sure that the catcher would like a copy of this shot. No suggestions for improvement. Score 9.
Alex Lane Very nice ‘action’ shot. The color is good and the image appears sharp. I think there would have been more impact if it would have been possible to shoot more to the right- this would have allowed us to see more of the ‘sliders’ face/expression. (9)
Ed Butler  

 

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John Larson - Biography

Welcome to the very first PJ digital study group, and I am looking forward to an educational and fun experience. Just a little bit in the way of a biography and about some of my interests.
I am almost 62 years young, a retired engineer now teaching math and married to Ruth. For thirty-eight years I worked as an engineer with both General Electric and Marathon Electric. During that time my responsibilities included managing all of the engineering computer efforts, primarily CAD and CAM. I also had the opportunity to use the computer (IBM compatible) for many reports and presentations related to work. At my college we are using several multimedia programs and the internet to deliver Online Courses.
I am now in my fifth generation of a home PC, starting with a Radio Shack Color Computer (just a couple of years ago, ha ha) and now with a clone Pentium IV. My first digital adventures were by having slides scanned to CDs, then a Canon D-30, followed by a Digital Rebel (just replaced by Canon 20D) and for my ski jacket a Canon S-50. Some of my other hobbies are photography, started with some classes in 1991, joined PSA in 1994 and sports of several varieties, especially skiing in winter. This combination gives me an excellent chance to blend for example skiing and photography and now computers and photography.
I exhibit in PSA exhibitions and have three stars in Color, three stars in PJ and one star in electronic imaging. I am a member of the PJ Slide Study group chaired by June Stone. I am the administrator for a printer-based version of Digital Imaging under the Print Division and have been a member of that group for about five years. I am anxious to get started in this PJ Digital Study group as that will reduce the need for me to make slides at some time. You may note on my web site that I do have the ability to convert digital files to slides and that is available to you if needed.
I look forward to reviewing all of your work and look forward to your comments. Please visit my web site listed below for more about me and more of my images. Thanks for joining me in this group.

John Larson
114 Glendale Drive
Burlington, IA 52601

bigjohn@johnlarson.4t.com
www.bigjohnlarson.4t.com