Paper or Plastic

Earth Day fairs bring out some interesting outfits worn by those trying to make a point about the environment, and in San Diego it’s not too much different than everywhere else. The challenge is to make a photo that reflects the purpose of the event in an interesting way. This can be frustrating, because it can be pretty difficult to do. I was heading out, feeling ok, about the photos I shot, when I saw the Plastic Bag Monster, all decked out in her outfit of plastic bags. When people would ask her to let them take her picture, she would say, “as long as you promise to stop using plastic bags you can.” More photos.

Howard Lipin
Photo used by permission of The San Diego Union-Tribune

Paper or Plastic

Play Ball

It’s that time of year again, when the lights of baseball stadiums all around the country burn brightly into the night. As the San Diego Padres begin their seventh year at Petco Park in the downtown area of San Diego, I thought it would be a nice time to show a couple of photos from the first opening night in 2004. The photos were shot from a helicopter using a Nikon D1x, at the time one of the latest and greatest. Attached to the camera was a gyro stabilizer, which allowed me to use a slow shutter speed, between 30th and 50th of a second, and keep the images sharp. It was my private skybox, complete with most everything needed to watch the game, except for the food and drink……

Howard LIpin

Photos used by permission of The San Diego Union-Tribune

Play Ball