Monday, March 21, 2011

Local Hero

Another busy week here in and out of the cozy mountain retreat- with Spring finally arriving, we are seeing the end of the last of the winter sports, and a start to the very busy warm weather seasons.  Not all of what goes on at FotoFink makes it to the galleries on the website, so its here on the blog where you can get a look behind the curtain, in case you really are wondering....

In no particular order- some random ramblings-

First- something I need to get off my chest.  For a number of years, FotoFink and the Red Sea/Argent nation have enjoyed something of a symbiotic relationship- Photos on my site, and facebook, have furthered the legend of the most devoted fans in the local leagues.  Likewise- Chants of "FotoFink, FotoFink..." ringing through the gyms have made me feel like something of a local hero. So what's the problem?  The warm fuzzy feeling that I get when you cheer "FotoFink" is cheapened when you clearly use your cheers to further your own fame.  Imagine how I felt, watching the boys basketball game,  and hearing cheers of "Service Electric" to get the attention of the video camera.  Or worse still-  "Camera Guy"  Camera Guy?  If you are going to solicit the charms of another, at least learn their name.  Service Electric?  The evil cable empire?  As the godfather once said- "True love is hard to find, sometimes you think you have true love and then you catch the early flight home from San Diego and a couple of nude people jump out of your bathroom blindfolded like a goddamn magic show ready to double team your girlfriend..."  I know just how you felt, Mitch.

In happier news, Wilkes baseball and lacrosse started their home seasons this past week and FotoFink was there to capture the highlights.  Although those photos all went to Wilkes, we may try to get out and shoot a game or 2 for the FotoFink site before the season ends.  Leave a comment if that is something you'd like to see.  In he meantime, you can see some of the shots on the Wilkes Atheletics site.

Crestwood Volleyball asked for the FotoFink magic for their Team and individual photos for this season, and of course, we are happy to oblige.  A note to other teams- Some attractive pricing and packages are available for this kind of shoot- Contact me if you'd like to set anything like this up.  Leave a comment, use the contact button on the website, or just send an email to sfinkernagel@hotmail.com.

Not to be outdone, Holy Redeemer volleyball set up a tri-scrimmage on Saturday, inviting teams from Lackawanna Trail and Blue Ridge for some pre-season fun.  The Royals look to have some size and experience this year- and should be hopeful for a great season.  We also took some headshots for the long-awaited boysvb.com site- which, I am told, may actually go live this season.

The volleyball season is young, and it will take a bit for me to get my timing down.  Usually, if I miss the ball in the frame, I delete the shot.  Something about this photo struck me as funny though...

While the event was over a week ago, the shots from the Hoops for Hope 3v3 basketball tournament are finally  posted. A full gym of basketball players, all having fun, all for a good cause- Make a Wish..... FotoFink was happy to be there.  Some highlights-

I know there are a few photographers (parent/photographers- nothing wrong with that at all) shooting the Dallas teams.  My hear goes out to you if you shoot a lot in that gym.  No gym has really good lighting, but that one was especially funky- Blue/green coming in one side, daylight in the other, gym lights over head.... Thanks for the challenge-  Its rare that the colors are so bad in a photos that I resort to B&W, but this was a time....

I've noted before, as I edit a large batch of photos, my mind wanders.  After this shot, I couldn't help but think about the last part of this scene.  Thankfully, that didn't happen- in front of the camera, anyway.

Looking ahead, this would appear to be another busy week- Wilkes Softball today (Monday), Wilkes/Kings Baseball on Friday, then a triple-play Saturday of Holy Redeemer baseball, Holy Redeemer soccer, and Wilkes Tennis.  Warm weather would be nice....

Some links-

Crestwood volleyball team and individual shots

Redeemer volleyball headshots

Redeemer volleyball action shots

Hoops for Hope

FotoFink.net

Enjoy!

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