Moving Stills 1 – Surprise Marketplace

by Chris Butterworth on February 4, 2008

in Photoblogging

My job and my hobbies rarely coincide, but I think I’ve found a way to put a couple of them together.

As a Realtor, I drive a lot; often in excess of 30,000 miles a year. This gives me the opportunity to see just about every part of the city. I may not know every single neighborhood in detail, but ask me what’s on a given intersection, or where the closest xyz is, and odds are I can tell you. (Considering it’s about 75 miles from NW Surprise to SE Gilbert, that’s no small feat!)

As a photographer, I’m terrible. It’s a good thing this is a hobby and not my day job. But digital photography is something I enjoy, and who knows, maybe I’ll get better at it.

So Moving Stills was born. The rules for a Moving Stills post are simple – the picture must be taken from my car. Inside my car, standing on top of my car, or within a few feet of my car. No hiking across fields or through city centres to get the perfect shot. And no staging whatsoever – these will be natural pictures of our fine city.

So without further ado, let’s take a look at Moving Stills #1.

 
Picture of Surprise Marketplace, on the south side of Bell Rd between Litchfield Rd and Grand Ave.
Surprise Marketplace, on the south side of Bell Rd between Litchfield Rd and Grand Ave. This picture was taken with my Treo700p – not a very good start for this series, but not bad for a 1mp phone-camera!
 

PS – I’m open to any and all photography advice!   ;-)

Your camera-weilding Realtor,

Chris Butterworth

[tags] moving stills, surprise marketplace, Fletcher Heights [/tags]

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Chris Butterworth is: Realtor. Analyst. Husband. Father. Writer. Amateur Photographer. Triathlete. Soccer Dad. Big fan of technology, efficiency, and the Arizona Wildcats.

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