Halloween Portrait
I discovered a flyer for a "zombie kick ball" game last weekend. Little did I realize what I would encounter was more of an exercise in performance art than sport. The players seemed to be trapped in the role of "zombie" as they slowly dragged their undead limbs across the baseball diamond "chasing" the ball, moving from base to base, and eventually across home plate. Bodies were on the ground more often than not, and the game moved at a painfully slow pace (even compared to a normal baseball / kickball game). I was fairly sure the participants were not so much interested in being competitive as they were in being zombies. This was confirmed an hour or so later as the game abruptly ended and someone yelled "Game Over. The zombies win!"
Shanghai Tan: Greensboro Photoshoot
(c)2007 John F Rash / RASHPHOTO
Lily Wang & Huyen Thi came to Greensboro a few weeks ago for a collaborative photo shoot with make-up artist Susan Boyoung. These were shot using two speedlights (one with a small softbox), and the little available light at our location. We all felt the shoot was a success and produced many images like the ones you see here. These are my current favorites, however everyone involved in the shoot seems to have their own set of preferred shots.
Mantis! Surprise!
Saturday I took a day-trip to visit my sister and her family in Raleigh. After a few hours of playing UNO and DDR with my nephew I set on my way home, stopping for dinner at the Tower Vegetarian Indian restaurant in Morrisville. After a few dosas had filled my stomach to maximum capacity I found something resembling a large stick perched on the top of my car. Just then, I imagined some prankster had thrown their trash on my car before zooming out of the parking lot. From a few yards away it was difficult to recognize the praying mantis resting on my car. I grabbed my camera, a speedlight, and a small softbox I had in trunk, before the mantis flew into the night. The car top offered some nice reflections,and the store lights in the distance contributed some interesting backlight effects as well.
