Docs duke it out for charity fundraiser

Rick Madonik, Staff Photographer

They are both men who heal, who treat the sick and comfort the ill. Normally! On Saturday night, they were just two guys with a grudge, and a good cause. And although neither was liqoured up, the two middle aged, moderatly overweight and aerobically challenged, climbed inside a boxing ring and went toe-to-toe.

Fireworks, handheld at two seconds, results not what I thought!

Steve Russell - Staff Photographer - @RussellPhotos

Shooting fireworks is one of the toughest things to do with a tripod never mind without one.

On Canada Day, Richard Lautens was assigned to shoot the fireworks at Ashbridges Bay, he did it right.

At those same fireworks I left my home with my family in tow, a stroller filled with blankets, snacks and at the last minute a camera with a 24-70 lens on it.

RICHARD LAUTENS did it right, he arrived early to stake out a spot. He brought a tripod and a remote trigger. He made this picture with a 15 second exposure at f/14 and ISO 400. He used his hand to cover and uncover the lens between firework bursts and used an off camera flash to light the couple on the lifeguard chair.

Best of June 2012

 

RICHARD LAUTENS - 95 year-old Ida Herbert (she turns 96 in August) teaches her first ever yoga class in Toronto.  She held a class for the 30 or so students at Breeze studio in the Junction.