Title: Traveling home
Date taken: 11/25/2012
Camera: Nikon CoolPix P510
Shutter speed: 1/30 sec
F-stop: f/4.4
ISO: 1600
Focal length: 5.3mm
Tripod: no
Title: Skateboarding
Date taken: 9/21/2012
Camera: Nikon CoolPix P510
Shutter speed: 1/15 sec
F-stop: f/3.0
ISO: 2500
Focal length: 4.3mm
Tripod: no
Objective: In this piece I wanted to capture what happens at night and how it was different from Billings in the day time. One place that I know there is a lot of controversy and change is the skate park downtown. At night is when all of the secrets come pouring out of the seams. All of the innocent is sleeping silently while issues in our community arise. Some of these issues include underage drinking and extreme drug use along with violence. The skate park is a place where people can practice doing one of their favorite sports along with finding trouble in life. The boys in this picture offered some of their findings several times while I was photographing and they didn't understand why I declined. This is a way of life for them and to capture a passion with a hint of despair is what I was ultimately shooting for.
Objective: In this piece I wanted to capture what happens at night and how it was different from Billings in the day time. One place that I know there is a lot of controversy and change is the skate park downtown. At night is when all of the secrets come pouring out of the seams. All of the innocent is sleeping silently while issues in our community arise. Some of these issues include underage drinking and extreme drug use along with violence. The skate park is a place where people can practice doing one of their favorite sports along with finding trouble in life. The boys in this picture offered some of their findings several times while I was photographing and they didn't understand why I declined. This is a way of life for them and to capture a passion with a hint of despair is what I was ultimately shooting for.
