In addition to being Flash Mama, I am a soccer mom. Watching my daughter play goalie is one of my favorite things to do.
As much as I relish seeing her on the field, long practices, half-time breaks in the action, and odd windows of time between games also mean there are long stretches with nothing to do.
Shortly after rediscovering my passion for photography, I began filling this downtime with taking pictures. Whether it be oddly shaped trees in the parking lot, flowers along the field, or the field lights at nighttime games, I enjoy challenging myself to find something interesting to photograph.
This image was taken during halftime on a shadeless turf field located in an industrial park. With no trees, flowers, or vegetation of any kind, I was struggling to find anything interesting to photograph. I looked up to see if there were any clouds in the sky (there weren’t). But, then I saw an airplane flying pretty low overhead.
It turned out that we were near the airport. Soon, several planes started to fly by. I managed to capture this image of one of the planes appearing to soar above the sun.
With a pretty inexpensive zoom lens, harsh sunlight and no tripod, the image isn’t perfect. Still, it reminds me that sometimes you can create something lovely out of less than ideal circumstances!
