Monday, August 4, 2014

Acromioclavicular Separation - BCP

QUOTE:
"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't have to lug around a camera." - Lewis Hine

"A picture speaks a thousand words" as the old saying goes. It's true. A lot of times, you can't really capture feeling in writing as well as photography. When people have a visual of what is going on, it's a lot easier to discern what is going on.

I haven't blogged in a bit, but that was partly due to our church campmeeting in Monark Springs, Missouri, and secondly due to an injury I sustained during the campmeeting. But more about that later... right now, I want to post some pictures. :P

I took this photo one afternoon while I was playing around with focus and bokeh. I really like the blurred background and the fescue that is in tight focus.

This was part of an adventure I had while in Kansas, at my cousins' grandparents' farm. We were riding the fourwheeler, and while we went past a tree, my cousin yelled, "Snake!" I hurried back to get my camera and then went to take some pictures. This is my favorite one, because I got the tongue of the bright green snake when it was out.

This photo was taken during sunset. I like messing around with the amazing focus of my new camera, and this is the results of that. :)

This is a roly poly as it was passing my lens. Very difficult to get these photos in focus, because they move so quickly!
I hope you enjoyed the above photos. :) Now, I will explain the title of this blog post. During the afternoon between services, some guys went to the YMCA to play basketball. I was playing, too. I was dribbling up the court someone came from behind and accidentally bumped me. I lost my balance, and rather than try to brace my fall with my hands, I held on to the ball. I didn't want our team to lose possession. I landed directly on my right shoulder and heard it pop when I hit. I bounced up pretty quickly, but realized that something wasn't right. I couldn't raise my right arm. I decided I wouldn't be playing any more. We had some friends check it out, and they thought it was dislocated, but didn't know how to correct it. We went ot Urgent Care in Joplin, Missouri to see if they could pop it back into socket. When we got there, they took X-rays and determined that it was acromioclavicular separation, not a shoulder out of socket. In English, that meant that I had a torn ligament in between my neck and shoulder-blade. I've had to wear a sling since then, until yesterday. Yesterday, I really felt that the Lord blessed my shoulder, and I feel much better now. :) School starts August 13th, so I might be busier with homework, since it's my first year of high school. It's kind of scary to think that I'm a freshman now. Wow. Time flies. I'm really excited about taking Spanish I this year. I just hope my shoulder will allow me to carry my backpack. Lol. That's all I have, so adios, amigos! ;P

- Brett Cole ♦ Photography

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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

First Day With My Camera - BCP

QUOTE:
"The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it." - Ansel Adams

As I've been blogging, I realize that many of the quotes I find come from an early photographer named Ansel Adams. The man was evidently wise in the ways of photography. This quote shows how insiginificant a camera can be if the user does not know how to operate it. You can take high quality pictures with Canon 1D X, but if you are taking overexposed pictures of the sky, there is no beauty in it. What I'm trying to say is, even if you aren't content with the camera you have, you can still take good photos if you learn to know what you are doing.

In this blog, I've selected a few of the photos from my first day with my new camera (Canon EOS Rebe T5). When I first got my camera, I was so excited. I opened it as quick as I could and putting the lens on, connected my strap, and then realized that the battery would have to charge before I could take any pictures. I read in the manual that it would take an agonizing TWO HOURS to charge. My excitement soon turned to lament. But there was nothing I could do about it. I suppose God gave me a lesson in patience. ;) Anyways, I hope you enjoy these pictures. :)

My sister was making quesadillas the night that I got my camera, and I looked at it as a photo opportunity. In this shot, I wanted to get the aspect of my sister working on them (Thank you, Kendra! They were delicious!) ;)

Post production of the delicious Mexican food :)

Something I had always wanted to do with my camera... Bokeh in a glared sunset. I hadn't been able to do it with my first camera, so the day I got my camera, the sunset looked pretty good and I was able to accomplish it :)

Dandelions have always amazed me. :) I like how intricate each seed is, and how you can blow them away like dust. Someday, I hope to get a picture of someone blowing the seeds off of a dandelion, but this will have to work for now :P
Summer is thoroughly started, and Monark is just around the corner. If you don't know what Monark is, you will if you keep reading. Monark Springs Campmeeting is an international campmeeting that our church hosts in Monark Springs, Missouri. All are welcome to attend. :) To me, Monark is one of the greatest times of the year. God blesses us greatly and sends divine singing and preaching.

For the Fourth of July, to celebrate our nation's birthday, we went to Arkansas and went tubing on Beaver Lake, then went to Eureka Springs for some shopping and dinner. :) God greatly blesses me, and I'm so thankful to Him. Until next time, I'm out. :)

- Brett Cole ♦ Photography

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