November 7, 2007

Shane McMillan: Soccer Morning



Slideshow Copyright Shane McMillan 2007
Copyright Krista Miller 2007

Montana junior wide receiver Mike Ferriter advances on a pass for a first down at Saturday's game against Portland State. After the 34-31 Griz victory, UM is 9-0 for the season and 6-0 in the Big Sky Conference.

– Krista Miller

Krista Miller: Crazy Fish

Copyright Krista Miller 2007

This fish was so crazy and exotic looking! I wanted to use it as a feature photo, but when I approached the owner of the pet store he bit my head off and said that he hates the media and doesn’t want anything to do with my photos. I was pretty disappointed in his negative aspect of the media, so I didn’t even ask him what kind of fish this was – I just left. It seemed like everyone today was down on my taking photos and I’m not sure why. Just bad luck I suppose.

– Krista Miller

October 25, 2007

Krista Miller: Tuba glow

Copyright Krista Miller 2007

Hugh Carey: Monte hits

Copyright Hugh Carey 2007

Shutter: 1/125
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 400
Focal length: 140mm

What I like about this picture is the ample supply of action blurriness, including the goal post that Monte is hitting…while Monte is still in focus. It is sort of a panning shot since the shutter speed was 1/125. But at least I captured how Monte is really hitting the goal post then flipping all over the place; he (or she?) uses the arm instead of the chest to bump the post.

– Hugh Carey

October 20, 2007

Hugh Carey: A blur of Autumn leaves

Copyright Hugh Carey 2007

Shutter: 1/50
Aperture: f/20
ISO:400
WB: Cloudy

I wanted to find a good ‘autumn leaves’ feature before winter falls through. It’s pretty hard to shoot colorful leaves for a black and white newspaper. So I went for a picture with many leaves as possible in the frame and that had human element in it. The grassy mounds at the Mansfield Mall were perfect. The leaves were on hills next to sidewalks. I didn’t have to go up a building and shoot high angle shots of people and the ground. So, I walked around the Mansfield Mall looking for the right angle to get layers of hills with leaves on it and sandwiched it with telephoto lens.

– Hugh Carey

October 16, 2007

Blog Action Day photos

Copyright Kristine Paulsen 2007

A bicycle wheel propped up over a garbage can urges River City Roots Festival-goers to be responsible recyclers.
I like this photo mainly because of the subject matter. It's just such a funky way to ask people to recycle.


Copyright Hugh Carey 2007


Copyright Krista Miller 2007

Spotted knapweed is a biennial, or short-lived perennial found throughout Canada and the U.S. except for Alaska, Georgia, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. It can be easily confused with its relative, Russian knapweed, which is also found throughout Canada and the U.S. The plant flowers from June through October. The flowers are pink to purple, and each flowering head may produce 25 to 35 flowers, and this weed produces 1,000 seeds or more per plant. Knapweed, as it is commonly known, releases a toxin that reduces the growth of surrounding vegetation. The seeds may remain in the soil for five years or more, so infestations are likely to keep occurring unless repeated soil treatments and controlled growth areas are constantly attended to. Spotted knapweed has few natural enemies and may be consumed by grazing livestock when no other vegetation is available. Knapweed reduces biodiversity and increases soil erosion. The potential annual loss to Montana’s economy from spotted knapweed alone is estimated to be $42 million.


Copyright Shane McMillan 2007

Three rotting oil barrels sit near the train tracks in Missoula last week. With almost a century of use, the area around the tracks holds many signs of the carelessness of industry and modern man. The oil from these barrels in undoubtedly joining the water cycle and probably won't leave it for quite some time.