New Jersey Golf

[jbtaylor]

Went to the Jersey Shore over the weekend. Played golf and walked through North Wildwood during a street festival.
First shots with the a900/ 28-135 Minolta and the last one is the Zeiss 135mm.

For me, golf photography is no different than any other type of landscape photography. I try to take your eye from front to back or bottom to top. It is golfers that look for bunker placement and how it relates to the strategy of playing the hole. Sometimes they both come together.







Lastly, from the street festival. I would title this "Modern Man". The backdrop of the neanderthal mascot for a beef jerky company was too perfect as a not so harry man checks his wrist watch. Just wish the lady was out of the image. We take what we can get.

[aster]

Hi JBTaylor : )

So green is your golf course, I would feel a walk through would be reviving as a trespasser... Definitely a contained and tree-circeled area. The only intruder to spoil a good shot would only be the wind, I guess...a neat puzzle is framed in each shot. : )

I suppose you made some calculated good shots between the photo shoots?

The sinister, avengeful hairy creature eyeing the modernman with no exercise but with a beer belly, is a good catch. He certainly is in no condition to make the speedy escape!

Thanks for sharing,

Yildiz

[Greg Beetham]

The course looks challenging JBTaylor, quite pretty but I don’t think it would be easy to get par on that one with all those bunkers and wavy fairways.
Greg
Ps what angle of view did you use (FL)?

[Dusty]

That's no neanderthal, that's my little brother!

Dusty

[jbtaylor]

Thanks to all.
Dusty,
Take my wife please.
Aster,
Always nice of you to comment. Is it me or have you not been taking pictures lately?
Greg,
I used the 28-135 Minolta. The focal lengths are 40,60, and 35 respectively. I bet on good light so the higher f stop would not be a problem. Also, the only polarizer I had was 72mm. The Sigma 28-70 has an 82mm diameter. Bunkers and undulated fairways are the essence of golf. Without them, it's football (the original) with a stick. Be well.

[aster]

Thanks to all.
....
Aster,
Always nice of you to comment. Is it me or have you not been taking pictures lately?
....

Sorry, JBTaylor. I mean to take photos. Honestly.

Two reasons I don't take any of my cameras out of the space I keep them in to protect them away from dust:
1.. Istanbul was far too hot to take long walks during the day for the sole purpose of taking photos. Even the camera gets scortching hot to the touch. I always have plans for the outdoors. There are signs that we may have some cooling down, so maybe I'll do that long walk after all.

2..The cameras are locked in that space because I don't want any of my equipment to get gypsum dust, paint drop or any liquid on them while there's a renovation where they 'reside', being my house.

Lately I only took photos for the challenge and the time when Greg prompted me to go for a shot of the Bosphorus. Afterwards, it went back to where I preserved it in a dust-proof environment.

I'm optimistic. Before this month is over, I'll have some shots for the forum. : )

Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

Yildiz

[jbtaylor]

I saw your cooking images. Not too dusty (Dusty) to create art.
I wait patiently.
Be well.
JT