It's May Madness!
While people across the US are familiar with March Madness, as a parent in Texas we also get to enjoy May Madness! It's that month when everything around the school year comes to a head. There are tests, tests, and more tests. There are performances, there are ceremonies. For me, outside of school there are dance recitals for my daughter and rock'n'roll recitals for my son. For others there are sports leagues drawing to a close with championships and bragging rights on the line. There are the highs that come with the end of the school year and then the concern at how to keep the kids occupied through the 11-weeks of summer vacation.
The weekends become a blur of activity. Routines in place since the preceding September come to an end and chaos ensues trying to get everyone to the right place at the right time with all the necessary costumes and accoutrements. There are cheers and scowls, smiles and frowns. And then, one week into June it is all behind us and peace and normality return once again. Just five more days. Am I counting?
These boys are about to graduate 8th grade. Where we live that means the end of Junior High and the start of a new adventure as Freshmen at High School. To celebrate the graduation the Junior High held a party – a promlet perhaps? We took the photos before the boys went off to dinner with their mothers and then went on to the party at their school.
Photo Recipe
After taking individual portraits of the boys and dual portraits with their mothers I wanted to get a fun shot of this fab five. I wanted something to convey the transition they are all embarking on. To achieve this I thought it might be fun to have them run towards the camera in a line, though I will admit I was partly inspired by a scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
I took the photo hand-held, one of a burst sequence with the camera set on Manual to ensure a constant exposure through the burst.
- Exposure: ISO 800: 1/500 sec at f/5.6
- Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
- Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM at 58mm
Single layer processed through Lightroom CC.
