On The Road
December, 2004
Hi and welcome to the December On
the Road. The readership of the On the Road and Workshop at the
Ranch articles have really grown during 2004. We entered the year
of 2004 with 800 enthusiastic photographers logging on to the
website tutorials. Each month has brought more and more people
reading these two instructional pages and absorbing the information,
instruction, images and advise. Today we have nearly 2,500 photographers
and editors who visit the Workshop at the Ranch and On The Road
pages monthly. During the course of the year I fielded and answered
over 3,000 questions via the website. I must be crazy.............but
many of you are just like me..........you want to learn more about
photography. I thought it might be fun to take a short walk down
memory lane and recap some images and events from the year 2004....
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Image#1 The task of capturing
images of Olympians on their way to Athens began early in
2004. Many assignments from coast to coast gave me a wonderful
opportunity to get a glimpse of some of our nations future
Gold Medalists. Waterpolo is a great sport and always produces
some interesting moments. This was my last frame of the day.
Nikon D2H remotely triggered with Pocket Wizard Multi Max
Transceivers, Clamped to catwalk with 2Bogen Magic Arms and
Bogen Super Clamps, Nikon 70-200mm VR lens, ISO200, 1/250th
at f8, 4 Elinchrom Style1200RX Sport Strobes, Lexar 1G Flash
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Image#2 The Masters was my favorite
event of the year. I enjoyed every minute and especially
enjoyed working with Matt Ginella the staff of Golf World/Golf
Digest. This image of Phil Mickelson was my first frame
of my first day of golf at Augusta National. Captured with
a Nikon Coolpix 8700 and its silent shutter with 8 mega
pixels and raw file capabilities I embarked into uncharted
waters of shooting during the golfer's back swing. Technology
is definitely something to cheer about these days and this
event proved that there are ways to use features of cameras
to capture something unique. Nikon Coolpix 8700, Aperture
Priority, EV -0.7, ISO200, Lexar 1G Flash Card.
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Image#3 Rain pounded Churchill Downs most
of the day leading up to the Kentucky Derby. This fan stayed
dry and tip toed through the mud after Smarty Jones won the
Run for the Roses in May 2004. This was my last frame of the
day. Nikon D2H, Nikon 400mm f2.8 lens, ISO320, 1/500 at 2.8,
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Image#4 Athens, and my 11th Olympic
Games. I believe I am still feeling the effects of 21 days
of continual shooting and scrambling from one venue to another.
But it was well worth it. This image was my first frame
of my first day at swimming. This image of a swimmers back
with water droplets and an Olympic rings tattoo was one
of my favorites from the games. Nikon D2H, Nikon 600mm lens
with TC 14E 1.4X Teleconverter, ISO250, 1/500 at f5.6, Bogen
Carbon Fiber Monopod, Lexar 1G Flash Card.
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Image#5 I spend a portion of my time working
in my office with images from my archives. Almost 25 years
of sports are in my library including John Elway. This is
my last image of John as he left Mile High Stadium for the
last time in his career after winning the AFC Championship
Game. My first NFL game was Elway's starting debut as a rookie
at Mile High, a game which I covered for Sports Illustrated
through a small photo agency called Focus West. It was a big
break for me and I enjoyed documenting John from his first
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Image#6 I am known for my sports images
but as most of you who visit the Workshop at the Ranch and
On The Road regularly know, I have been working on my landscapes
and western images over the past few years. So....what better
way to end the year than with a sunset taken with a Nikon
D2H and a Nikon 12mm- 24mm lens. There are so many aspects
of photography that attract me. Sometimes it is new technology,
sometimes it is the moment, sometimes it is just a beautiful
scene, but, I always have my eye on the future.... somewhere
down the road. I don't dwell on the victory celebration
of the game or the sunset that just ended. I prefer to look
ahead 2, 5 or even 10 years from now. I am in a constant
process of learning.
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Well.....The year is coming to a
close. I want to extend my thanks to so many people who's hearts
were with me when my father passed away a few weeks before my
departing for the Athens Olympics. This was a tough year for me
but it was also the a great year filled with wonderful moments,
memories and images. No man is an island. I owe a debt I can never
repay to God for granting me life, grace, mercy and wisdom, thank
you. To my wife Susan and daughter Haley, thank you for all your
love, patience and the joy that being a husband and father bring
me. To all my friends who enrich my life more than I can express,
thanks. And thanks to all of you who have come to visit On the
Road and Workshop at the Ranch during 2004.............I will
to see you next year.
Adios, Dave
September,
2008 (click here)
Olympians, Weather and Workshops
August,
2008 (click here)
Camp Life
July,
2008 (click here)
Lightpainting the Southwest
June,
2008
The Kentucky Derby
May,
2008 (click here)
A Southwest Tour
April,
2008 (click here)
The Endless Winter
March,
2008 (click here)
PMA Show in Las Vegas!
February,
2008 (click here)
At the Ballet
January,
2008 (click here)
One Week of Work
December,
2007 (click here)
A Look Back at 2007
November,
2007 (click here)
Traveling
with the New Nikon D3
October,
2007 (click here)
High Country Journey
September,
2007 (click here)
Walking
On The Road
August,
2007 (click here)
Speedway
Thunder from PA
July, 2007
(click here)
"Arlington National
Cemetery"
June, 2007
(click here)
"Kentucky Derby Day"
May, 2007
(click here)
"Mexico Trek"
April,
2007 (click here)
"Egypt Trek"
March,
2007 (click here)
Transit Mix
"Images From the Air"
February,
2007 (click here)
Ice Climbing in Ouray
January,
2007 (click here)
2007 Year in Review
December,
2006 (click here)
People of Willoq, Peru
November,
2006 (click here)
Lexington, Kentucky TREK
October,
2006 (click here)
Training for the Mr USA Title
September,
2006 (click here)
"The International Golf Tournament"
August,
2006 (click here)
"Tour of Champions Documentary"
July,
2006 (click here)
"Northern California, the FBI and Clint
Eastwood ..."
June,
2006 (click here)
"The 2006 Kentucky Derby"
May,
2006 (click here)
"Off the Road Picture Sales"
April,
2006 (click here)
Ladies Olympic Figure Skating
March,
2006 (click here)
Torino Italy and the 2006 Winter Olympic Games
February,
2006 (click here)
"Hey Dave, are you going to the Winter Olympics in Torino
and What Equipment Do You Take?"
January,
2006 (click here)
The Holiday Tea with Tchaikovsky
presented by Colorado's Classical Youth Ballet
December,
2005 (click here)
Landscapes at Pebble Beach:
a look back at 2005
November,
2005 (click here)
Lightpainting Landscapes
NFL Football
October,
2005 (click here)
3 Day Photography Workshop
Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, North Carolina
September,
2005 (click here)
Michelle Kwan
August,
2005 (click here)
International Gymnastics Camp
July,
2005 (click here)
the Men's US Open Golf Championships
June,
2005 (click here)
The Kentucky Derby
May,
2005 (click here)
Nevada Photojournalism Day
April,
2005 (click here)
John Bolin's "The Thorn"
March,
2005 (click here)
Indoor Track and Field
UC Irvine's Paul Spittle and
the Sports Shooter Academy
with Nikon's new DX2
February,
2005 (click here)
Broncos Football:
Denver vs Indianapolis
the US Figure Skating Nationals
Portland, Oregon
College Basketball:
Colorado State vs Air Force
January,
2005 (click here)
Broncos Football:
Broncos VS. Dolphins
Assignment work:
Wrestling
December,
2004 (click here)
A look back at 2004
November,
2004 (click here)
Rich Clarkson's Photography at the Summit Workshop &
Moose Peterson's Digital Landscape Workshop Series
October,
2004 (click here)
Whitewater Kayaking
Gymnastics and more
September,
2004 (click here)
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games
Athens, Greece
August,
2004 (click here)
A look back at some wonderful Olympic moments
July,
2004 (click here)
USAFA Graduation flyover
US Olympic Training Center - Swimming and Gymnastics
June,
2004 (click here)
Last Month the Masters, this month The Kentucky Derby......I
love my job
May,
2004 (click here)
Masters at Augusta National
April,
2004 (click here)
The American Cup Gymnastics
NIKON COLLEGE WORKSHOP
March,
2004 (click here)
Indoor Track and Field
Women's Freestyle Wresting
Rhythmic Gymnastics Nationals
The Glass Flower Ceiling at the Belagio Hotel in Las Vegas
February,
2004 (click here)
College Basketball
Women's Waterpolo
Olympic swimmers on their way to Athens
January,
2004 (click here)
NFL Football
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Finals
A look back at The Greenbay Professionals
December,
2003
Monday Night Football the Sports Shooter Workshop and Luau in
LA
November,
2003
Photography at the Summit workshop
October,
2003
Portraits to workshops to stock image sales
September,
2003
Lightpainting in Banf
The World Gymnastics Championships
August,
2003
International Gymnastics Camp
July,
2003
Thunderbirds
Gymnastics
The Sports Photography Workshop with Rich Clarkson
Velodrome Cycling, More
June, 2003
The 129th running of the Kentucky Derby
White water kayakers
The Champions on Ice tour
May,
2003 (click here)
PBR Rodeo
Chris Shivers and Little Yellow Jacket ride for $1 Million
April,
2003 (click here)
Nikon's featured speaker at PMA in Las Vegas
American Cup Gymnastics
USAFA Women's Basketball
USAFA Swimming
USAFA Boxing
NCAA Fencing Championships
March,
2003 (click here)
USOC's Titan Games
February,
2003 (click here)
Air Force Basketball
Pro Football Pre-Superball Stock Sales
Swimmers train at the Swim Flume at the USOC
Much more!
January,
2003 (click here)
Diving at the Air Force Academy
Denver Broncos VS. The Arizona Cardinals
Olympic Hopefuls Lenny Krayzelberg and Tom Molchow practice
at the USOC
