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VMillerPhoto

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Photographer specializing in HS Sports right now for MaxPreps & SBLive/Sports Illustrated. Love sharing new and old...film scans, fashion, motorsports, airplanes, music, portraits, infrared & more. High School Sports Link - vincemillerphoto.com/f692693209

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VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · Jan 7

About- I've been taking pics for over 50 years. I enjoy sharing old and new, and I love following other photographers and artists. I started out with a plan to be a photojournalist, but ended up in printing. That didn't stop my photography journey. Presently sports and infrared get most of my time.

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VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · 13d

Haven't found them yet, but they look like this. I also ran into Canon versions when looking for a pic.

VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · 13d

You made me look for my Nikon lens shot glasses. Couldn’t find them...yet! 🤣

VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · Aug 28

I recently joined Substack so I could subscribe to a friend's page. I thought maybe I should try something.

Son Of a Newspaperman

Don't make me write, I just want to take photos!

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VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · Aug 14

That's great!

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VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · Aug 4

As a former Iowan, same.

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VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · Jun 21

#SoaringSaturday
Today, sailplane pilots are heading to Ephrata WA, for the US Region 8 Championships. For a week, you are tested on your ability to fly, with as much precision and speed as you can. I was lucky to win my first one, but didn't even come close after that. ssa.org/racing-sailplanes/

About 50 sailplanes are tied down for the night, awaiting the next contest day.

A sailplane pilot sits in the front of a grid full of sailplanes, awaiting a tow. Multiple tow planes are used to get as many as 50 sailplanes in the air within one hour.

A Piper Pawnee towplane with sailplane in tow, rise up off the hot runway.

A Region 8 Championship medallion from 1986.

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Ilanit (illy) @imanor.bsky.social · Jun 14

So proud to be a part of this amazing morning. Location ocean beach San Francisco
#nokings

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VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · Jun 14

Hundreds of people, young and old, showed up in Federal Way, WA.
#NoKings

Images of No Kings protesters in Federal Way, WA.

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VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · Jun 14

I want to send a birthday wish to my older brother Mark. We lost him 20 years ago, when he and cancer decided to take each other out. I was fortunate to have him visit and spend a week. Being able to take this portrait, meant so much to me. He was a carpenter, a dad, a brother to 10 of us.

Studio portrait of a gentleman named Mark Miller.

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VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · Jun 14

45 years ago I married this beautiful, sweet girl named Rhonda. I was smitten! We were so young and broke, but everything felt perfect. Things got so busy...working, figuring out life, raising kids.

Now we are living our second life surrounded by grandchildren. I feel so lucky. Happy 45th Rhonda!😘

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VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · Jun 14

Look at those eyes! I showed your Frankie to my Frank, and he just asked if I had any treats. That's my Frank!

#CatsofBluesky #FrankFrankieFrankenstein

Photo of a black cat with white feet, chest and mustache.

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VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · Jun 13

#ForestFriday
Infrared at 590nm

VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · Jun 11

Nice pic. One of my favorite bands because of writing like this!

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VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · Jun 11

So good!

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VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · Jun 9

The early bird gets the worm(s)!

It grabbed a mouthful skipping across my lawn in less than 30 second. I was impressed!

Photo is of a robin on the ground picking up worms and grubs.

VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · Jun 7

#BlueSkyArtShow #Vibrant #Infrared

Dragonflies!
Infrared fun

Infrared photo of a dragonfly in pinks and blues

VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · Jun 7

#BlueSkyArtShow #Vibrant #Infrared

Sparks Stadium, Puyallup WA

Infrared photo of Sparks Stadium scoreboard, Puyallup WA. The sky is a bright orange and the trees are blue.

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VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · Jun 6

Yesterday I worked on catching bees in flight. I failed miserably at this a couple days ago, so I just had to try again.

#bees

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VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · Jun 5

Children of the high altitude farming region outside Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. This was at the 9,000 ft (2740m) level where potatoes are the main crop.

#HumansOfBlueSky #PhotographersOfBlueSky

Eight children wave at us as we traveled to Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda.

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VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · Jun 4

I spent some time yesterday photographing bees. This was a first for me.

Most of the time, my head was a foot away from them. Luckily they were too busy with the task at hand to worry about me. I tried my best to catch them flying with marginal results. A new challenge for next time!

#bees

Photo of a bee crawling out of a white Azalea flower.

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VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · Jun 4

The schools and most small colleges don't have the resources to manage grass fields. I lost my last dirt field from my usual stadiums in 2017. Luckily I was there for the final mud-bowl. I miss it! Lumen Field in Seattle will have to pull their turf and put in grass for the world cup.

VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · Jun 3

The turf is plastic grass with rubber fill. It gets hot when the sun shines on it and worse if there is no wind to sweep it away. You have to limit how far across the field you can shoot. You end up with missed focus and inconsistent sharpness. The worst I've seen...Lumen field. Large bowl..no wind

VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · May 25

1st time this year, half my pics are dumpster quality. It was a 1pm game in bright sun at 72 degrees. The turf got too hot for the 420mm setup. The 100-280 range did okay.

1st shot is full frame...should be tack sharp.
2nd and 3rd - close-up of feet, 4th weird patterns in turf

#lessonLearned

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VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · Jun 2

Thanks! I bring my infrared camera when I cover sports... if it's sunny out, or I want to experiment. This day I had no assignment or connection to any schools. The turf was getting too hot, making most "normal" pics unusable. So I went with "how will IR do?"

VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · Jun 2

A few infrared B&W pics from semi-final soccer action last weekend. I always enjoy the upper level of play by all teams when they make the state playoffs.

#ClassicMono #Infrared

Infrared image of two soccer players and a sideline referee.

Two soccer players race for the ball. One player is wearing a mask to protect an earlier injury.

A soccer player attempts to drive toward the goal, while a defender tries his best to stop him.

A soccer player kicks the ball to a teammate before the defender can reach it.

VMillerPhoto @vmillerphoto.bsky.social · May 29

More photos of the fountain counter at Mallory Drug Store, in Cherokee, Iowa.

Photo of a coke machine at the fountain counter inside mallory Drug Store, Cherokee, Iowa

Adding ice to a coke at the fountain counter in Mallory Drug store, Cherokee, Iowa

A photo of under the counter, where used gum was thick and plentiful.

A nickel cherry coke in a Coke branded glass, at Mallory Drug Store, Cherokee, Iowa