Fire Ball!!! BOOM!!!

Fire Ball!!! BOOM!!!, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

An old one but a good one!!!

11.14.2008
TO me; it is no wonder that the a200 won an award. "Digital Photo Magazine....
Alpha A200 was named by the magazine as Best Entry Level DSLR for 2008" This photo just shows what it can do!!

I went with my friends to the shooting range today. They brought all their weapons with them and were ready to shoot some stuff up. I once again got to shoot most if not all of the guns and like last time, got to document all of this all the while trying to catch the elusive muzzle flash. It is much harder then one might think even with a fast camera, timing is EVERYTHING!

After about 400 photos and 10 different guns, i hit PAY DIRT!! It was just perfect! Look at the flash!! A ball of FIRE out of his 1954 Czechoslovakian made pistol shooting 7.62x25 cartridges. I got many photos with smoke and i saw many flashes but this is the ONLY fireball that was caught!!

The range was way out in Goochland County north of I64 West. I have to thank my friends for all their time and letting me shoot with them, expecting nothing in return but my time and fun. They will be missed dearly when i move in another month...

Exposure: 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 400

DSC09564

DSC09564, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

The 85th Annual Natchitoches Louisiana Christmas Festival of Lights! The Christmas festival is expanded throughout the community each year but is centered around the historic district of Natchitoches. The festival is a major tourist attraction for the area, drawing an estimated 100,000 visitors annually. The official premiere of the Festival occurs on the first Saturday of December with a spectacular evening fireworks show accompanied with music and a laser show. At the end of the fireworks display, the lights along Cane River are switched on - an incredible display of 300,000+ lights and 100+ riverbank set pieces.The lights continue to brighten the Cane River until after New Year's Day.
www.christmasfestival.com/

DSC09564

DSC09564, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

The 85th Annual Natchitoches Louisiana Christmas Festival of Lights! The Christmas festival is expanded throughout the community each year but is centered around the historic district of Natchitoches. The festival is a major tourist attraction for the area, drawing an estimated 100,000 visitors annually. The official premiere of the Festival occurs on the first Saturday of December with a spectacular evening fireworks show accompanied with music and a laser show. At the end of the fireworks display, the lights along Cane River are switched on - an incredible display of 300,000+ lights and 100+ riverbank set pieces.The lights continue to brighten the Cane River until after New Year's Day.
www.christmasfestival.com/

Lumber Jack Marching Band

Lumber Jack Marching Band, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Lumber Jack Marching Band

DSC08202

DSC08202, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Cold front with lightning and rain at Lake Sam Rayburn.

Moloch

Moloch, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Moloch...

Ren Fest

Ren Fest, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Ren Fest