FOOTBALL PHOTOS FROM SATURDAY'S GAME

Here are some of the photos that I mentioned taking from tonights game. WTAMU played a good game tonight, but they fell short by 14 points. The final was Grand Valley 37 WTAMU 23. Of course, I only had a couple of keepers from action on the field while shooting with a 17-85mm lens. Obviously, it's not a sports lens, but I tried my best. I got a lot of good keepers from shots in the stands and on the sidelines. Hope you like them.

FOOTBALL IS HERE

Since there is no weather to talk about, I guess I can talk about the next best thing...FOOTBALL! Yep, the season is here. I'm anxiously awaiting the Division 2 WTAMU Buffs game tonight in Canyon, TX. The #11 ranked WTAMU is hosting #1 ranked Grand Valley State tonight at 6pm. Grand Valley is from Michigan, so they are obviously a long way from home. I hope WT can make their trip even longer on the way back.

Since I work with the media (KAMR) I have acquired a field pass for all the WT games in the 09 season. Tonight, I'll be on the sidelines snapping some photos of the game. I'm not too keen on sports photography, but I got a few good images from last year. I'll post some from the game later tonight when I get home. For now, here are a few teasers that I shot last year with a Canon 17-85mm lens. Definitely not the best for sports photography, but that's all I have.

CLOSE LIGHTNING STRIKE

I have just gotten around to getting this done. I was out north of Amarillo filming some lightning about 2 weeks ago. I had the video camera running and got a close lightning strike. At first, I thought it might have been further than it really was. Going back frame by frame revealed it was a lot closer than I thought it was. I have to thank David Drummond for initially showing it to me frame by frame from his video camera at the SDS party a week or so ago.

The lightning hit a road sign about 50 yards from my location. The thunder was instantaneous. You can see by the vehicle that the strike lit it up, and also the pavement on the road.



By the way, here is a short vid clip of the lightning strike.
CLOSE LIGHTNING STRIKE

WELCOME

Welcome to my new blog. Content wise, it's not much different than my stormchasenews blog. I just wanted a bit of a different name and look to the blog. I think WX ON FILM pretty much sums it up for me. I try to capture various weather elements with a still camera and a video camera. However, I do most of my work with a Canon digital SLR camera. Photography is a great outlet for me, and storm chasing and the love of weather helps bring it all together. When the weather is not cooperating, I will post random thoughts and various photos from excursions that I sometimes go on. Hope you like the blog, and thanks for visiting!