Welcome - Turtle Bay Moment

Hello and welcome to my blog. My goal is to provide a new photo each week that is photojournalist in nature but could be from other aspects of my photo life.

I love photography because it is all about capturing a moment.

I have more than 20-years of photojournalism experience. I spent 14 of those years working at the Redding Record Searchlight. I continue to freelance in the Redding area. I have covered assignments for the New York Times, Associated Press, Simpson University, Redding Rancheria and many others. My work has appeared in local publication and national magazines.

My first image will be from a moment at Turtle Bay Exploration Park in Redding.



A mom and daughter share an experience of playing with parakeets at Turtle Bay Exploration Park in Redding.

What makes this photo for me is the mom's face. She is so full of joy and her eyes tell the story. The daughter is the focal point of this image but photos that have a journalistic edge should have multiple levels.

Technically Speaking:
This was shot with a Nikon D300 and a 17-55/2.8 lens on the camera. I had the ISO set to 250. The aperture was 4.0 and the shutter speed was 125th of a second. I used a fill flash with a diffuser to get some light on the subject's faces. This did cost me in the fact that the birds in the foreground are blown out (too bright). I feel it was worth the sacrifice. The focal length of the lens was 26mm.

Let me know if you like this type of blog. You can e-mail me at myshutter@mac.com.

Also check out my website at www.burkephotography.biz. I have a selection of local stock art.