Day 25 (Sat., July 2)

Wow. Talk about a long day. Today was pretty long. I had to do a split shift and cover two events. The morning event was really cool. I shot a patriotic dog parade. I shot the above photo while thinking a little outside of the box. Yeah, yeah. I try to think outside of the box, as you already know. While at the parade, I tried to take in the sights and sounds and come up with a way of showing that through a photo. I saw a lot of big dogs that were very relaxed and quiet. I saw a bunch of small doggies that were loud. So, with that in mind, I shot the above photo. It's a small dog w/ a big shadow. Kind of the way you see cartoons sometimes. You see the shadow of a big scary creature on the wall, when you actually see the creature, it's a tiny thing. That's what I tried to do w/ this photo. The small doggies' barks made them seem like giants. The shadow helps portray that.

I also shot the above photo because I love the movement, the composition and the moment. It's a pretty funny moment during the parade.

After the doggie parade, I headed home to relax. Later tonight, I headed out to the Stampede's final game of the season. It was cool shooting it because I had two assignments in one. First, the game action. Later, the feelings and sights of the players as they ended the season.

I love the photo above because it's so pretty. Not just because the little girl's eyes are beautiful, but the fact that she's all amazed at the sight of the football player. It shows you that even though this is minor league pro football, there are those who live by this life, not just the players.

There was a lot of laughs after the game. Laughs from fans (above) and from the players in the lockeroom (below).

These football players are really cool. After I was done shooting, I went home to change and headed out to Grahams, a local night hangout spot. There, I hooked up w/ the footballers and talked for a little bit. It was cool hanging out w/ them as they are just like anyone else, the only thing that is they bang and jump on each other for a living.

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