Brave

Many young cancer patients have scribbled on this chalk board table at Royal Oak Beaumont's Rose Cancer Center. Notice the scratches in the table after years of Moms, Dads, Grand parents, siblings, and patients have been drawing to pass the time before their name is called for treatment. This is the word that my daughter chose to draw today, and I think every one of the cancer patients that drew on this table has been brave. Every one of them has been a fighter. Every one of them has made their mark on this table. Today we scribbled on this table before being told that the girl holding this chalk (my brave daughter) is officially 5 years on remission. Today was the culmination of many very brave days.

Billiards Storage

Billiards Storage

The world as I see it includes objects from everyday life. This well warn chalk post and queue rack sits near a window allowing some natural light to illuminate the subject in just the right way. Canon Powershot SD750 in automatic mode with ISO 400 (causes a bit of grain in the shot, but the framing was nice.)

Got Chalk?

Got Chalk?

Gymnastics is a way of life, and chalk is a big part of the sport. Sometimes the rituals before a sporting event are just as interesting as the event itself. The lighting at a gymnastics meet is notoriously horrible, and the shots usually obtained are a bit on the dark side. This one required a bit of a lightening, but the end result works well.

Lens: 70-210mm at 210mm
Aperture: f5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/100
ISO: 400