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Saturday
Sep172011

Adam & Rachel Smith Wedding, The Essex, Sept. 3 2011

John and I had the pleasure of shooting this great couple on their wedding day at The Essex, below are some images from their perfect day!

Photos of Rachel's beautiful dress, the flower detail was also in her hair and on the cake.Rachel's shoes on the giant outdoor chess board in the garden at The Essex.Notice the flower in the hair and the flower on the dress.

Love Bug party favors.Adam getting readyFormals in the garden at The Essex

Rachel & Adam together...it's about all those little details.Adam & Rachel Smith, Married at The Essex, September 3rd, 2011

Sunday
Sep042011

Green Mountain Stage Race - Day Three 

Another great day for the Green Mountain Stage Race, we were expecting rain and it held off until the end.  Nice job racers!

 

Coloring words of encouragement on the last pitch before the finish line.

Ladies are off!

Bike Racer of the Green Mountain stage race rides past the US flag drapped from a barn in Richmond.

Todays Green Mountain Stage Race winner of the Mens Pro/1 race. Not only did he win the stage but he took over the Yellow Jersey.

Friday
Sep022011

Green Mountain Stage Race - Day One

GMSR started today with the time trial and with perfect weather!

 

Crossing the finish line of the time trial for the GMSR 2011

First day of the GMSR 2011. He was quickly up and over the first climb of the time trail.

Womans Time Trial racer at the first day of the GMSR in Vermont.

She is pushing hard with only 500M to go for the first event of the GMSR 2011.

Tuesday
Aug232011

Triathlon National Championships 2011

This year we were lucky to have the US National Triathlong Championships right here in Burlington, Vermont.  Many athletes from around the country visited Vermont for the weekend to compete.  Many talented athletes out there, most competing with smiles!  Great job athletes, we will see you again next year!

Local triathlete on the last leg of the race, still looking very strong.

Local star, Danika Frisbie looking strong at the start of the run.  Danika is also on the US National Biathlon team, an amazing runner and skier.

 Crushing the last hill and leaving people in the dust! 

Vermont's famous Angie Defilippi, our local Ironman Athlete killing it at Nationals this year.  She makes it look easy!

One of the official photographers of the even having a little fun with the event.  He shot photos and cheered the athletes up the toughest part of the course...a big nasty climb right after the bike transition.  Athletes must have felt some jello legs up this climb.

Racing for Green Mountain Rehab, another local Vermonter flying up the hill!

Photographer, John Sappo posted up on the course to snap the runners, many smiled and gave him a thumbs up!

And these days are the tough ones, the ones we dread as athletes.  The days where it just won't click, but I guess you win some and you lose some, if we never had a bad day we would never be able to appreciate the good ones.  You look young girl, you have a long road of success ahead of you!

Tuesday
Aug232011

Beginner Photography Lessons - Lesson 6

Last Lesson for this session!  The best way to improve your photography is to take LOTS of photos, get out there and shoot!  A great way to push yourself and to track your progress is to pick one subject for a period of time.  Each time you shoot your subject find a new way to photograph it…don’t be afraid of all your different settings.   It could be from a different angle, different time of day and play with different light.  Whatever you can do to see your subject in a new way.

Go out there and pick something near you that you can and want to photograph on a regular basis.  It could be: your pets, your kids, your significant other, any items in the house or outside around Burlington.

One thing I want everyone to take away from this class is that you are limitless with your camera, however sometimes it might take a few shots and some experimenting to get the shot that you want.  On that note, sometimes experimenting will get you a shot that is very cool and unique.  The more you shoot the better you will get.  Photography is an amazing hobby because you can capture a moment in time that will never happen again.