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Jul 19 2010

Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City

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This past weekend my wife and I had a quiet weekend at home (for a change). She has been wanting to visit the Nelson-Atkins Museum for over a year so we decided to check it out! Because of the proximity of the Nelson-Atkins museum to the greatest barbecue restaurant in the world, we were forced out of practicality to eat at Oklahoma Joe’s. The Jumbo Chicken Z-Man may be the most amazing sandwich in the world. After perusing the long line and enjoying the most incredible barbecue known to man (Oklahoma Joe’s is considered the best Barbecue in the world by several food publications), we headed to the Nelson-Atkins Museum. We checked out the new Egyptian exhibit as well as most of the the museum. I absolutely fell in love with Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies” and was blown away by the sheer magnitude of this painting. I’m told there is a Van Gogh on rotation here as well as some other incredible works of art. My favorite photo was easily Nat Fein’s pulitzer prized shot of Babe Ruth waving to the crowd as they retired his number. The new addition to the museum was remarkable and contained some incredible works of art that I was not allowed to photograph. The rest of the weekend was filled with crazy storms, rainbows, and sinkholes on I-470 overpasses, but overall it was a great time just getting to hang out with my wife for a change! I’ll post some photos from last week’s FCA leadership camp in the next day or so. -Barnezy-

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Jul 16 2010

2010 Tulsa Fleet Feet Firecracker 5K Run

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On the 3rd of July, my dad and my wife participated in the Fleet Feet Firecracker 5K in the Blue Dome district in downtown Tulsa. Fleet Feet is preparing to open a new store in the Blue Dome District and they decided to host the annual 5K at their new location. There were a ton of people out this year for the run and it was about 20 degrees cooler than last year’s race. The weather was good for running…. not so good for photography. When you’re shooting at very high shutter speeds, you want a little bit more light then an overcast day. Because of this, I was forced to shoot most of my action images at f/2. This makes for beautifully blurred backgrounds but makes sharp focus very difficult! My wife and my dad ran great times and we had a great time fellowshipping with other runners. This was part of the massive “Shooting” weekend I had two weeks ago where I shot in excess of 4000 photos. Speaking of shooting photos, I’ve been shooting for Oklahoma Sports and Fitness Magazine since 2008. The magazine has recently come under new ownership and I’ve been given a great opportunity to participate in their publication. You can see photos from their current magazine at the end of the slideshow below. This past issue there were several of my photos included in the magazine including a large image on the table of contents page. You can visit their website and view current and older issues right on your computer. I’ll be shooting several races in 2010, so stay tuned for photos from those races. If you’d like to download full-resolution FREE photos or order prints from the Fleet Feet Firecracker 5K race or any of the other races I’ve covered in the past year or so, go to the “PHOTO” tab and select “BUY PRINTS.” I’ll be posting photos from the FCA Leadership camp in Olathe, KS this weekend. I hope you all are staying cool out there in the July heat. Enjoy your weekend! -Barnezy-

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Jul 13 2010

“Wisdom Walks” Book shoot

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This past week I had the opportunity to eat some great chicken and do my first “book shoot.” I first met Dan Britton and his family on Easter Sunday 2008 when some friends invited us to come along to their home for an Easter lunch. Shortly after that time, Dan and I began spending time together where he consistently sewed seeds of wisdom in my life. He’s one of my favorite people in the world and has been like a father to me during my time in Kansas City. “Wisdom Walks”, co-authored by long-time friend Jimmy Page, is Dan’s first publication. I have not read the book yet as it’s not available in stores till August, but if it’s anything like Dan’s life, it will be an amazing read! We chose Dan’s desk for the setting for his book. Dan told me the desk was 100 years old and belonged to both his father and grandfather. These men were great mentors in Dan’s life and I thought how fitting it would be to capture a book about mentoring in this setting. I used my Canon 5D Mark II with a Canon 100mm 2.8 Macro lens mounted to my Gitzo Explorer tripod to accomplish this shot. I used three Canon 580EX II flashes with colored gels and PocketWizards to handle the lighting scenario. The coffee mug was added to create the mood for reading a good book. My wife suggested two mugs given the books content. It took about a half-hour to get the shots we needed and I’m very happy with how they turned out. Hopefully these images will be used for a long time in the promotion of this book. I plan on ordering one from Amazon in the next few weeks. I wander if I can get the authors to sign my copy. On another note, I’ll be posting photos from the Olathe FCA Leadership camp my wife worked last week sometime in the next few days. The Tulsa Firecracker 5K photos are still probably a week away. I hope everyone is enjoying their day, well maybe except Mel Gibson. -Barnezy-

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