Featured Gallery - MLB 2008 All-Star Game and Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium

At right, Justin Morneau scores the winning run in the 15th inning of the 2008 Major League Baseball All Star Game at Yankee Stadium.

I was very fortunate to be able to shoot the 2008 All Star Game, in the last season at the old Yankee Stadium. I shot the Home Run Derby on Monday 7-14-2008, and the All Star Game on Tuesday. It was an amazing experience; I had the run of Yankee Stadium, and got into the mechincal levels and such where most people never see. While it was a truly amazing stadium, it was indeed aging rapidly; it was the right time to build the new stadium.

During the Home Run Derby, we watched an amazing performance by Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers. He hit 28 home runs in just the first round, eclisping the previous record of 24 set by Bobby Abreu. But even better was the All Star Game itself, lasting a record 15 innings and 4h50m...

To see the All Star Game gallery, click the title link above, or click here:
http://www.michaellandry.com/gallery/1565548_vL972

To see the Home Run Derby gallery, click the title link above, or click here:
http://www.michaellandry.com/gallery/7869301_jcuKW

As always, comments are appreciated...

-- Michael

Featured Gallery - Washington, D.C.

At right, the U.S. Capital Building, where our new President was just inaugurated.

In the summer of 2006, I was in Virginia (right outside D.C.) for a class for a few days. I went to a local camera store, broke down and spent a lot of money on a top notch lens. (Still my favorite to this day; the Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 IS.) I bought the lens after class got out at dinner time, then jumped in the car and drove into D.C. for my first ever visit there.

I shot the entire gallery with this brand new lens that I had only had for an hour or so. The special capabilities of the lens allowed me to shoot the entire gallery handheld; I had no tripod with me. Even the nighttime pictures came out fantastic, and again, that was handheld.

I love the pic of the capital building, To see the Washington D.C. gallery, click the title link above, or click here:
http://www.michaellandry.com/gallery/1565548_vL972

As always, comments are appreciated...

-- Michael