Smashing Apples!!!

In addition to a "peach overload" in 2012, we had wayyyyy too many apples ... so we used 'em for batting practice! ;-)

Dirk making some apple sauce/juice/cider ... with closed eyes!

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Alek making contact ... note off-camera flash lighting using 1/2500s shutter speed

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Converted to greyscale but leaving the color on the apple

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Closeup of Dirk (eyes open now!) wearing safety glasses - mouseover to see wide-angle with Roxie

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Dirk taking a one-eyed swing - mouseover to see the wind-up

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Dirk taking a NO-eyed swing - mouseover to see the wind-up

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Wide-angle shots of the one-eye and NO-eye swings

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More apple smashing from Dirk - mouseover to see wide-angle of image at top of page

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Kyle "catching" as Drew takes some mighty swings!

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Kyle "foul-tips" an apple as Drew watches - his shirt wants a bite outa that apple! ;-)

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Kyle smashes an apple as it gets darker - mouseover to see wind-up

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Dave does some serious apple smashing

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Alek has his eye on the apple - mouseover to see the swing start

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Another second later - APPLE SMASHING - mouseover to see another one

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Alek sends apple bits flying everywhere!

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Kyle captures Alek's swing right at first impact

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Photography Notes: Pictures taken with a Canon 7D and 70-200/2.8 lens using off-camera flash on nearby lightstand



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