Volleyball

I shoot far more arena/outdoor sports than gym sports. But I recently shot some volleyball, and even though I have been beyond busy lately, I got a few decent shots edited down.

BELLEVILLE, Ont. (19/02/11) - Loyalist Lancers Averil Luck and Sherene Einarsson reach to block a spike from Andrea Tiel of the Redeemer Royals in a volleyball game on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. The Loyalist Lancers women's volleyball team managed to beat the Royals in three straight sets, securing themselves a place in the OCAA finals due to take place at Loyalist College February 24-26. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

BELLEVILLE, Ont. (19/02/11) - Loyalist Lancer Josh Lappala spikes the ball as Bradley Kooy of the Redeemer Royals blocks in a volleyball game on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. The Loyalist Lancers men's volleyball team fell to the Royals in three straight sets. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

BELLEVILLE, Ont. (19/02/11) - Loyalist Lancer Luke Leoen waits for a serve from the Redeemer Royals in a volleyball game on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. The Loyalist Lancers men's volleyball team fell to the Royals in three straight sets. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

Group

Loyalist Lancers Cross Country team, or most of it. 

Loyalist Lancers Cross-Country team goes for a winter run.

Posed, of course. Even cross-country runners don't stand around like this normally.

Flash

I'm not a huge fan of flash. I know exactly why this is, and it's because I absolutely hate photos where flash is used poorly and I generally don't want my pictures grouped into this. When used correctly, I love flash. It's that fine line between learning how to use flash and putting up with miserable shots that I have problems with.

Michelle is cold.

Topher is also cold but would like to show off his Holga.

Two photoj friends, Michelle and Topher, were kind enough to not complain too much and tromp out into three feet of snow and sit in a chair that I brought along (read: forced Topher to carry).

I really do want to learn more about flash, it's just so different.

Keep your head down

Apparently when it snows in Ontario, everything shuts down. It wasn't that bad. It was half a foot, with predictions of up to a foot, but overall it was still a nice day. School was cancelled however, but this let me spend most of my day tromping around Belleville taking pictures of people in the snow.

BELLEVILLE, Ont. (02/02/11) - Glen (no last name given), makes his way home from a trip for coffee along Bridge Street West near Sidney Street in Belleville on  Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. The Groundhog Day storm was set to bury the Quinte region in a minimum of 15 centimetres of snow and schools were closed across the board. Although main roads were cleared quickly, sidewalks and smaller roads remained treacherous throughout the day. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

BELLEVILLE, Ont. (02/02/11) - A woman walks past a billboard at the intersection of Dundas Street West and Coleman Street in Belleville on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. The Groundhog Day storm was set to bury the Quinte region in a minimum of 15 centimetres of snow and schools were closed across the board. Although main roads were cleared quickly, sidewalks and smaller roads remained treacherous throughout the day. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

I did the requisite "picture of guy shovelling/snowblowing" as well, but I liked the walking ones more. People still going about their lives, uninterrupted, getting from A to B, albeit a little slower.