On the road again: 1,873 miles and then some

Jakob Berr pores over Valerie Mosley's photos for her story for the 62nd annual Missouri Photo Workshop
Jakob Berr pores over Valerie Mosley's photos for her story, "Doing the Right Thing," for the 62nd annual Missouri Photo Workshop at the Comfort Inn in Macon, Mo. | Leica M8 and 50mm Summicron f/2 lens | Expsed 1/45 sec. @ f/2.8, ISO 640

On September 11, 2010, I left Durham, North Carolina to get to Racine, Wisconsin by way of Chillicothe, Ohio. Last Sunday I departed Racine for Columbia, Missouri, by way of St. Louis.  Since then I’ve lost a pillow (it will be returned), been slimed by a Silver carp, photographed a levitating Kim Komenich at the 62nd annual Missouri Photo Workshop in Macon, Missouri, and played tourist at my Alma mater.  My odometer cracked 27,000…not so happy about that, and I’ve also had my share of meals on the road.  Things will slow down soon, but not yet…


Flying Fish

On Wednesday I went out on the Big Muddy with the US Fish and Wildlife Service to see just how responsive Asian Silver carp are to the sounds of boat motors–to say nothing of the electro-fishing rig onboard. I got slimed…

Wyatt Doyle on the Big Muddy
Wyatt Doyle, Branch Chief of the US Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office in Columbia, Mo. pilots a boat on the Big Muddy. | Canon 5D Mark II and 24-70mm f/2.8L lens @ 24mm | Exposed 1/1600 sec. @ f/4, ISO 200.
Netted Silver carp from the Big Muddy, Columbia, Mo.
Netted Silver carp from the Big Muddy, Columbia, Mo. | Canon 1D Mark III and 24-70mm f/2.8L lens @ 27mm | Exposed 1/1000 sec. @ f/4, ISO 200.
Colby Wrasse of the US Fish and Wildlife Service holds a Silver lamprey
Colby Wrasse of the US Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office in Columbia, Mo. holds a Silver lamprey that detached from a Silver carp when it jumped into the electro-fishing boat. | Canon 5D Mark II and 24-70mm f/2.8L lens @ 70mm | Exposed 1/250 sec. @ f/4, ISO 100.

Missouri Photo Workshop

The 62nd annual MPW was held in Macon, Missouri this year, and was coordinated by two of my favorite people in the world, Jakob Berr and Calin Ilea.

Jakob Berr photographing Calin Ilea
Jakob Berr photographing Calin Ilea, Macon, Mo. | Canon 1D Mark III and 50mm f/1.4 lens | Exposed 1/3200 sec. @ f/1.4, ISO 100.
Erin Schwartz standing on the steps to the Elks Club
Erin Schwartz standing on the steps to the Elks Club on Rollins Street, the headquarters for the Missouri Photo Workshop held in Macon, Mo. | Canon 1D Mark III and 50mm f/1.4 lens | Exposed 1/2000 sec. @ f/1.4, ISO 100.
Taylor Glascock at the "vortex" downloading station
Taylor Glascock at the "vortex" downloading station, Macon, Mo. | Canon 1D Mark III and 50mm f/1.4 lens | Exposed 1/50 sec. @ f/2.8, ISO 1600.

Valerie Mosley
Valerie Mosley tears up from the stresses of the week. This could be me in a year. | Leica M8 and 50mm Summicron f/2 lens | Exposed 1/30 sec. @ f/3.4, ISO 640.

An Interactive “Sloth Crawl” Reprise!

My friend Calin Ilea told me to follow Kim Komenich around and make a “flip book.”  Kim crawled around before activating his levitation mode.

Is This Heaven?  Oh, right, it’s Iowa…

Toy East Campus
Honey, I made a miniature East Campus. Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa. | Canon 5D Mark II and Canon 24mm f/3.5 TS-E Mark II lens | Exposed 1/640 sec. @ f/3.5, ISO 100.

More to come…

3 thoughts

    1. Scott,
      I’m thinking about signing up for the workshop next year–it will all depend on what my calendar looks like, and what kind of travel funds I have at the time–because I think it could be a good learning experience, if also a baptism by fire.

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