In similar fashion as Thursday’s past I was confronted by only a few assignments so I decided to head out in search of something wild ‘n crazy to shoot before my 7:15 AAA baseball game in Boise. After cruising the usual spots – the parks, the sand volleyball courts, the pools and the bike trails – I didn’t find anything that captured my interest.
After striking out in Nampa I decided to take the “scenic route” to the game, passing through Middleton and Star, Idaho. By the time I navigated through the countless orange barrels lining the seemingly endless miles of road construction it was about 10 in front of 7 and I had to admit defeat and abandon the feature hunt. Or so I thought…
As I drove into the small town of Middleton I saw an older gentleman sitting in a rascal scooter in front of the senior center who was waiving to every car that passed. I drove by and waved and then very quickly took a second look to notice that he had what looked to be an authentic Idaho license plate with the word JESUS spelled out in big black text. Immediately I pulled a U-Turn and passed by him again to get a third look. He waived again, not taking notice in the fact that I had just waived passing in the opposite direction. I hopped out of the car and talked with him for a few minutes and quickly realized that he was a devout Christian, who’d-a-thought? As we talked he continued to wave, not missing a single car that passed. Clearly he was comfortable enough with me being there so I asked his permission to take his picture and proceeded to fire off a hand-full of frames. I was so excited to have stumbled upon this guy that I actually forgot to focus on a few of the frames. I shook his hand, thanked him for his time and continued on my way to Boise.
I rolled up to Memorial Stadium, home of the Boise Hawks, shortly after the first pitch had been tossed – Gotta love media parking. It was another wonderful evening, perfect for a game. I’d have to say that of all the sports I shoot with any regularity, baseball is probably my favorite. Especially college and minor league baseball.
I worked to get a couple of solid action shots and after the infield was enveloped in shadows I spent another half an inning trying to make a few photos that played off the long shadows. Nothing all that spectacular but I thought it would be worth posting.
Now it’s Friday, Friday the 13th to be exact, and the days of slow to no news are a thing of the past as the Snake River Stampede rolls into town. I’m told that it’s THE rodeo of all rodeos, at least in the state of Idaho. There are all sorts of festivities that run throughout the weekend leading up to the first of five days of rodeo on Tuesday, July 17th.
So I guess take a look back after a few days and see if I’ve survived the Stampede. As always thanks for stopping by!
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