tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25601820886234505762024-02-19T19:09:41.400-06:00Eatin' OreosThe adventures and assignments of a freelance editorial and commercial photographer based in Tulsa, Okla.Shane Bevelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00851263103745489753noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560182088623450576.post-17033180888999006742011-05-23T23:20:00.000-05:002011-05-23T23:20:11.044-05:00Shocking Morning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ocHAqAb64_k/0.jpg"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ocHAqAb64_k?f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ocHAqAb64_k?f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></div>Today Paul and I headed out to the Tulsa Shock media day to photograph the players for the league and the team. It's always a little bit of a madhouse at these events with so much going on, so I thought I would post a little video to show you what it takes to make a successful media day shoot.<br />
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Enjoy the video and be sure to comment or email me if you have and questions. Also, be sure to catch the shock this year. They really stacked up a roster in the off season with Swoopes, Cambage, Pederson and more.Shane Bevelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00851263103745489753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560182088623450576.post-47193113795727312122011-04-24T22:28:00.004-05:002011-04-24T22:42:56.600-05:00Summer Reading List<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7jhEjxj6_KWngObF3jGj_VpLSZD_Eet1hOz2wGIRWX9P7yswCOAn-xMePStU-0PV9MMXACLBf7IGgK26U3JFcy8BL9jOqjVrPk9yVjzIPp1FCgc9U14mgJqcYiqs88IVItqrSCg12Xzu/s1600/Picture+14.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7jhEjxj6_KWngObF3jGj_VpLSZD_Eet1hOz2wGIRWX9P7yswCOAn-xMePStU-0PV9MMXACLBf7IGgK26U3JFcy8BL9jOqjVrPk9yVjzIPp1FCgc9U14mgJqcYiqs88IVItqrSCg12Xzu/s400/Picture+14.png" width="400" /></a></div>Many of the years in the past, I have posted a reading list of sorts here for the year. This year I am a bit behind, but here's whats on my list for the dog days of summer. Enjoy!<br />
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<i>1. Hemingway's Guns</i><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hemingways-Guns-Sporting-Ernest-Hemingway/dp/0892727209" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/<wbr></wbr>Hemingways-Guns-Sporting-<wbr></wbr>Ernest-Hemingway/dp/0892727209</a><br />
I mean does this need anymore of an explanation? The stories of all of Hemingway's guns, how he acquired them and what he did with them. Brilliant idea for a book. I only hope it's decently written.<br />
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<i>2. An Unfinished Life<br />
</i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Unfinished-Life-Mark-Spragg/dp/1400042011" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/<wbr></wbr>Unfinished-Life-Mark-Spragg/<wbr></wbr>dp/1400042011</a><br />
A novel by one of the few fiction writers I read. I really liked <i>Where Rivers Change Directions</i> and <i>The Fruit of Stone. </i>Thanks to Tim DuBois for the introduction.<br />
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<strike><i>Red Stag<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Red-Stag-Novel-Guy-Valdene/dp/1592281346" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Red-<wbr></wbr>Stag-Novel-Guy-Valdene/dp/<wbr></wbr>1592281346</a><br />
</i>The only novel written by one of my favorite non-fiction writers, Guy Del La Valdene. His non-fiction books on woodcock (<i>Making Game</i>) and bobwhite quail (<i>For a Handful of Feathers</i>) are both brilliantly written and wildly informative. </strike><br />
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<i>3. The Fragrance of Grass<br />
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OK, scratch <i>Red Stag</i>. I found out while penning this post that La Valdene has released his final book on hunting. It took him ten years to write. This book is getting moved to the top of the list. If you like the outdoors, hunting, fishing or just plain fantastic writing, you need to check this guy out. <br />
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<i>4. For Whom the Bell Tolls </i><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Whom-Bell-Tolls-Ernest-Hemingway/dp/0684803356" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Whom-<wbr></wbr>Bell-Tolls-Ernest-Hemingway/<wbr></wbr>dp/0684803356</a><br />
To revive my old tradition of reading a big heavy classic each summer. I plan to read it alongside #1. Although I should probably match the gun book with <i>True at First Light, </i>I am uninterested in posthumous publications after reading the last writings released by Edward Abbey's estate. Recently published books by long dead authors smell odd and leave a strange taste on the palette. Let me know if you know of an exception.<br />
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<i>5. The Raw and the Cooked</i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Raw-Cooked-Adventures-Roving-Gourmand/dp/080213937X" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Raw-<wbr></wbr>Cooked-Adventures-Roving-<wbr></wbr>Gourmand/dp/080213937X</a><br />
A food book... of sorts, by Jim Harrison, who I know more closely from reading about him in non-fiction Thomas McGuane and Guy De La Valdene. <br />
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6. Ruffed Grouse Society 50th Anniversary Book<br />
<a href="http://www.ruffedgrousesociety.org/shoppingcart/magento/featured/rgs-50th-anniversary-publication.html" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr></wbr>ruffedgrousesociety.org/<wbr></wbr>shoppingcart/magento/featured/<wbr></wbr>rgs-50th-anniversary-<wbr></wbr>publication.html</a><br />
</i>OK, here's one that's a bit of self promotion, but I do plan to read. I was published as one of many authors in this collection of stories about hunting Ruffed Grouse. Despite the fact I am included... there is some stellar writing in here. <br />
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There are a lot of short stories and magazines (mostly catching up on <i>The Pointing Dog Journal </i>and <i>The Ruffed Grouse Society) </i>I will read as well, but this is the list of the big ones. Can't wait to see what you are reading this year. <i><b>Send your list along if you have a moment.</b></i><br />
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Relax, have a cool drink and do some dog work this summer and we'll see you in the fall to make stories of our own.Shane Bevelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00851263103745489753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560182088623450576.post-83646842707510128142011-04-13T14:53:00.000-05:002011-04-13T14:53:41.290-05:00Better get a ladder....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGwRhVC113_D1b36FL_yosA8OcY6vIF-rdIG1RTMBZn3I6KIg6lV6N_eLrf-rFDrHkXWP2IlvvP3EWsVRqS0lbBzrDjUt-qf2hQNXG4lMjnAMvEyUbW0E9_6rmXo17YiC_7fXmKEbIBzi/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-13+at+2.19.10+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGwRhVC113_D1b36FL_yosA8OcY6vIF-rdIG1RTMBZn3I6KIg6lV6N_eLrf-rFDrHkXWP2IlvvP3EWsVRqS0lbBzrDjUt-qf2hQNXG4lMjnAMvEyUbW0E9_6rmXo17YiC_7fXmKEbIBzi/s640/Screen+shot+2011-04-13+at+2.19.10+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div>It's not often that I try to find a way to get taller to photograph my subjects.<br />
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In fact, usually I try to get as low as possible, often on my knees using an angle finder to get what I want, but yesterday was a bit different.<br />
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When Liz Cambage came through the door... she ducked... and I scrambled to find a ladder. Knowing that the client wanted a photo of her wingspan for a website banner I knew we had to photograph her at her level, so everything, c-stands, camera, me and more went up. My assistant Paul found a stool to augment his height for stand in lighting and we went to work.<br />
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We had Liz for a little less than an hour. Despite being glued to her twitter feed, chatting away with new found fans, the 19 year old was awesome in the studio. Super nice, professional yet unpretentious and had the look down perfectly. If she's half as fun on the court, it's going to be a great season!<br />
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We had a full lighting setup on the cyc wall and using pocketwizards on multiple channels were able to switch quickly from a white backdrop to a black backdrop from the camera position without changing anything except turning off a set of lights remotely. It gave us two different looks with the push of a button without taking any extra time.<br />
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After we finished inside we went outside where the raw power and low flash duration of a fairly serious Speedotron setup allowed us to turn midday downtown Tulsa into dusk and stop the action of a moving WNBA center at the same time. A few images from the roof and Liz and her crew were on their way.<br />
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All images in this post are the property of NBAE/Getty Images. Unauthorized use is prohibited.Shane Bevelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00851263103745489753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560182088623450576.post-82014175591975535082011-02-10T07:50:00.000-06:002011-02-10T07:50:51.972-06:00Super Bowl Ad<iframe frameborder="0" height="338" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19773066?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" width="601"></iframe><br />
<a href="http://vimeo.com/19773066">Saint Francis Health Grades Ad</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user509308">Shane Bevel</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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Hey Folks, check it out. This is a great ad with my photos put together by Flying Colors Media here is Tulsa. Not sure when it will run again, but it ran locally during the Super Bowl this year!<br />
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Have a great day and stay warm out there!Shane Bevelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00851263103745489753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560182088623450576.post-63042656210652627732011-02-06T13:59:00.001-06:002011-02-06T22:37:50.054-06:00Words<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ThaJcGdB22lGdcgbvT3kAe2Dl7AWHqmMzo8kgg0E5uie72H4fPwFMvWHIBAzdobStpfopdMN2mIfRwgimBoiPbG4zDpd2lvrzTyoixVcv6PB7R5qh3MW2-FbKW5OsprA9N-0ApZtpmuZ/s1600/PageOne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ThaJcGdB22lGdcgbvT3kAe2Dl7AWHqmMzo8kgg0E5uie72H4fPwFMvWHIBAzdobStpfopdMN2mIfRwgimBoiPbG4zDpd2lvrzTyoixVcv6PB7R5qh3MW2-FbKW5OsprA9N-0ApZtpmuZ/s640/PageOne.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>It's not very often I get to blog about something I have written, but today is the day it seems. Occasionally I am pulled away from my tough life as a photographer and get to spend a few days in the woods, the plains or the cedar breaks chasing birds with a dog you may or may not be familiar with. Brown Dog.<br />
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To justify these adventures I have taken to self assignments for publication. This is one from last year. A piece I sold to the Ruffed Grouse Society for their 50th anniversary literary piece. I have to say that I share paper with some of my favorite outdoors writers here so it's a pretty neat place to be. You can purchase the entire magazine here: <a href="http://www.ruffedgrousesociety.org/shoppingcart/magento/featured/rgs-50th-anniversary-publication.html">http://www.ruffedgrousesociety.org/shoppingcart/magento/featured/rgs-50th-anniversary-publication.html</a> of you can see just my article here:<a href="http://shanebevelphoto.com/BirdDogsAndCracklins.pdf"> http://shanebevelphoto.com/BirdDogsAndCracklins.pdf</a>Shane Bevelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00851263103745489753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560182088623450576.post-39176721594249222892011-01-22T23:01:00.001-06:002011-01-22T23:02:14.045-06:00The Gents are in Town<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhR5zROY3h1W95W2a3LIKckpAglsQnBEdB__bS1SJBwmEQKeMtPcvEhNTJ2JbXFmaBTcoCyIHGTcuV0FrwU4U_BUjjZ3Fv0KAZgRyj-deAnNnLwCQ0q4Xsub7spKm33qW7kobuKuWKnR9/s1600/-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhR5zROY3h1W95W2a3LIKckpAglsQnBEdB__bS1SJBwmEQKeMtPcvEhNTJ2JbXFmaBTcoCyIHGTcuV0FrwU4U_BUjjZ3Fv0KAZgRyj-deAnNnLwCQ0q4Xsub7spKm33qW7kobuKuWKnR9/s640/-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
The Centenary vs Oral Roberts game at the Mabee Center each year always reminds me of my first visit to Tulsa. I was working on a story for the Shreveport, La. newspaper and had traveled on the road with the Centenary Gents to Tulsa. Seems a lifetime ago. Here’s a couple images from tonight’s game.<br />
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I had a nice photo published this month in<a href="http://www.lhj.com/style/covers/ree-drummond-tells-all/"> Ladies Home Journal</a> of Osage County's super star Ree Drummond, also known as the Pioneer Woman. It's not the first time that I have photographed Ree, I shot her a while back for the L.A. Times and I have done some work for her personally as well. But this time was memorable.<br />
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Some of you Ree followers may have seen this blog on her site a while back: <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/blog/2010/11/a-gravel-road-two-photographers-and-a-bright-blue-snuggie/%20">The Pioneer Woman. </a>Unfortunately the two photographers were me and my assistant Paul McEntire. Fortunately we were ok! The truck got replaced, the shoot went on and the county even dismissed the silly ticket they gave me for losing control on a gravel road full of washboards and loose gravel from a motor grader.<br />
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It's been a few months (and 7k miles on a new truck) since we made the return trip to shoot the Drummonds. Needless to say they are some of my favorite people this side of the Red River. Ree is always a blast to photograph and I hope that I can show you some more of the work we did that morning soon!<br />
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PS.... for the record, I don't have photos of the Blue Snuggie... and if I did... I'd never tell. Shane Bevelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00851263103745489753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560182088623450576.post-58560757524186980782010-09-20T00:32:00.000-05:002010-09-20T00:32:45.203-05:00Dancefloor Diva<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXESxlqow3saVHEhnlTy6Uni9GTW4tOkkgV0iwWROl0gUYp_4ZBDIPXDdG-bU9R8fkxYzTpBiLvAuvqFfXBCmjOCYggl4Rr7PbjfIIgr7VUPqBBLSfJEiURdu1us2Z-jXGrd-V1jTyiyn/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-09-20+at+12.30.59+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXESxlqow3saVHEhnlTy6Uni9GTW4tOkkgV0iwWROl0gUYp_4ZBDIPXDdG-bU9R8fkxYzTpBiLvAuvqFfXBCmjOCYggl4Rr7PbjfIIgr7VUPqBBLSfJEiURdu1us2Z-jXGrd-V1jTyiyn/s640/Screen+shot+2010-09-20+at+12.30.59+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div>I like to shoot a few select weddings each year. First off they are fun. Second they keep my editorial eye tuned up and ready to go. Third... I get to make this photo! I heard recently of a wedding where no children were invited... what a shame.Shane Bevelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00851263103745489753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560182088623450576.post-74937787981918673352010-07-29T21:50:00.000-05:002010-07-29T21:50:08.508-05:00Faces....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg432tM0W0xJOYf3NOWQLMi30ga42m0SimrpdJo1ql78bp_hYruFMuPandKr3l1l2aoJxTcQ60tpfvgYYg14BN80Sw1JOVEe8rJBOufZhMfE_gFR21YwmaC_DjXLAKn5tU8ILvUB2nnC1cc/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-07-29+at+9.48.53+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg432tM0W0xJOYf3NOWQLMi30ga42m0SimrpdJo1ql78bp_hYruFMuPandKr3l1l2aoJxTcQ60tpfvgYYg14BN80Sw1JOVEe8rJBOufZhMfE_gFR21YwmaC_DjXLAKn5tU8ILvUB2nnC1cc/s640/Screen+shot+2010-07-29+at+9.48.53+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div>..... Aren't they nice?Shane Bevelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00851263103745489753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560182088623450576.post-62358130932196964212010-07-13T23:17:00.001-05:002010-07-13T23:22:57.127-05:00The Best Laid Plans<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib59ppxA6D14R9rkWgj-KbJpAJ-II8z50M6Ezwe-PnKtSuoNWXDrDS1G7cNYuDR7eNDcVZ2RJoicD5DwZJX7cH9lNRFmLzuchny_ILMG3L9pZxc0n3V0LjKT8n6axw2l920t4vZAp8NSMb/s1600/Picture+14.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib59ppxA6D14R9rkWgj-KbJpAJ-II8z50M6Ezwe-PnKtSuoNWXDrDS1G7cNYuDR7eNDcVZ2RJoicD5DwZJX7cH9lNRFmLzuchny_ILMG3L9pZxc0n3V0LjKT8n6axw2l920t4vZAp8NSMb/s640/Picture+14.png" width="640" /></a></div>As the official league photographer for the Tulsa Shock this year I have setup more remotes than I typically do during the summertime. I really enjoy the work. It's fun and challenging and makes me flex my brain a little. It's a skill set that sets the pros apart from the vast sea of amateur sports photographers and one that can really only be learned with lots and lots of practice. And for the most part I usually produce some nice images.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The thing about remote cameras is that they are awesome. The other thing about remote cameras is that they are.... well.... remote. Meaning you cannot access them during the game for the most part. So you have to get everything right the first time. I have a checklist in my head of settings I need to change on the camera and the remote equipment. I have threatened (usually after some type of screwup) many times to write it down and carry it in my remote bag, but it has yet to actually happen. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6rLbUk_qqcsyuYoslSuB-SKVDYU7F-4lf6oJghifh84ZVzvmULpwVU1Cg7tQyL4zwchrSJsFjepnVLL_5CKiF0VL38QxGcYqT0tCVEwM-6_qyjCfmkahUFaY7sfV8QfXWwhkFrQYf4Sn4/s1600/Picture+10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6rLbUk_qqcsyuYoslSuB-SKVDYU7F-4lf6oJghifh84ZVzvmULpwVU1Cg7tQyL4zwchrSJsFjepnVLL_5CKiF0VL38QxGcYqT0tCVEwM-6_qyjCfmkahUFaY7sfV8QfXWwhkFrQYf4Sn4/s640/Picture+10.png" width="640" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All Images in this post are by Shane Bevel/NBAE/Getty Images and used by permission of the NBA and Tulsa Shock. </div>Shane Bevelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00851263103745489753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560182088623450576.post-63268829413386917012010-07-12T13:07:00.000-05:002010-07-12T13:07:53.350-05:00Super Wide<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_6moRx7eYheKCmsuF5sCltwe56Y0l0sZ87bnn7RRpnjDhRTRWZLBXeo1h4qsPjHc6_WP4AWPqjULQHa0Cco0ltAhmmobl9hyphenhyphenat2UBSAN0XBke_rPXsTwMi6gk6epignn20AC-wtRBPNN/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-07-12+at+12.58.51+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_6moRx7eYheKCmsuF5sCltwe56Y0l0sZ87bnn7RRpnjDhRTRWZLBXeo1h4qsPjHc6_WP4AWPqjULQHa0Cco0ltAhmmobl9hyphenhyphenat2UBSAN0XBke_rPXsTwMi6gk6epignn20AC-wtRBPNN/s640/Screen+shot+2010-07-12+at+12.58.51+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div>I have been shooting 360 degree panoramas for a long time for Quicktime VR web use. But with a new camera comes new inspiration. So armed with my pano head and 50mm lens instead of a 15mm fisheye, I headed out to shoot some property photos for a client. They wanted to show how large their campus is, so they asked about shooting a pano.<br />
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Unfortunately we are still at war and although I wish that my cousin's death three years ago had been the last, it was not. Cpl. Ray Michael Bevel (above) was killed at the peak of the violence in April 2007. Today, icasualties.org reports that 4400 U.S. men and women have been killed in Iraq and another 1085 in Afghanistan. <br />
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I hope that none of you ever experience the sorrow my family felt and continues to feel. Now is not the time to discuss how or why. Now is simply a time to remember. Below is a repost from 2007. <br />
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The small plane stands out in the vastness of the blue West Texas sky. As the scream of the turbines dies, a somber silence blankets the air, only the uncontrollable sobbing cries of a grieving mother can be heard over the constant wind, buffeting through the bunched groups of family and friends. <br />
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An eternity passes before the door opens with a crack and six soldiers carried a seventh across the blazing white tarmac. The family touches the flag-draped casket as it glides into the hearse. <br />
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Along the open highway roughnecks, ranchers and oil men all stop. Some get out of their trucks, hold their hats against their chest and stand at attention as the procession rolls past. Later, in town, eight thousand people stand along the road in total silence as the war-battered body of a young man passes into the city limits for the last time. School children are bussed to the short route to stand with flags and learn what it means to be a patriot. <br />
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As a father grieves quietly, the body of Cpl. Ray Michael Bevel makes it's final sojourn.Shane Bevelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00851263103745489753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560182088623450576.post-79676307295551620622010-05-08T23:45:00.000-05:002010-05-08T23:45:48.039-05:00A Day at the DerbyWhile the ponies were running that 1.25 last weekend over at a little track called Churchill Downs, me and a producer were out at Will Rogers Downs making the best of the on again off again rainy weather and shooting one of my favorite subjects. Here are a few of my favorites. <br />
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</div><div>You can see the full audio slideshow here: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> http://tinyurl.com/2fnjusb </span><br />
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But when I told him the idea was to shoot him riding a bike through the store... he said he'd bet me $20 it wouldn't happen. I told him he maybe didn't quite understand the power of "Hi, I'm going to make your photo for the 1.9 million readers of USA Today, you know what would be fun?"<br />
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Fast forward a few days. Me, the media relations woman, my assistant and Doug McMillon are in the Bentonville, AR WalMart. I explained the situation and Doug looked me in the eye and deadpanned "So, what are you going to spend your $20 on?"<br />
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It turned out not to be my favorite photos, but the editors at USAT liked it enough to use it online. (the print version hits stands in the morning) <br />
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It's always the editorial goal to shoot executives in a way that doesn't look "executive" but it's really nice when you have a subject that is so willing to go along. Doug dodged shoppers, talked to the manager about customer complaints and rode the beach cruiser through the aisles of the store all at the same time. He gave us 45 minutes and we shot three setups with multiple lights and a few looks. Here are the three setups. Enjoy! <br />
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P.S. Pay up Dad. Shane needs a new pair of shoes. <br />
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Big thanks to Jeremy Charles for putting this all together and featuring some pretty great photographers. Honored to be there. Click <a href="http://okiecreative.com/photography/okie-photographers-shane-bevel-interview-2/">here</a> or the photo above to get there.Shane Bevelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00851263103745489753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560182088623450576.post-77546673985556558522010-04-12T20:47:00.001-05:002010-04-12T20:52:52.305-05:00Firepower<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWVFbyxs0c3nt8HnAwltdhZXb6cLIXcANJcwHQeZr6nC0U1Lu92hR3ThVenG-N1-7pi8Ysss9TRO7vDGQ5jfLa4Dw1m21E2qseEhw7MUtAgfs99r2GZuXNkJot1Ww-4o6yiZ0NPH80I-H/s1600/Picture+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWVFbyxs0c3nt8HnAwltdhZXb6cLIXcANJcwHQeZr6nC0U1Lu92hR3ThVenG-N1-7pi8Ysss9TRO7vDGQ5jfLa4Dw1m21E2qseEhw7MUtAgfs99r2GZuXNkJot1Ww-4o6yiZ0NPH80I-H/s320/Picture+1.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHq2FESl4wCHLjRMfbjL5fp_NdB5KiBmBI_eI6JtaV1tR4tvy_j79lD8LCdQqXgS-YfS61ySgD_WAz6syUzUgdl96Hn_0sRbafEmNznVqRMSbk9-jXPAFaz1FaTm64KykfDqY1l_w5G3g/s1600/TennisQuick2979.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHq2FESl4wCHLjRMfbjL5fp_NdB5KiBmBI_eI6JtaV1tR4tvy_j79lD8LCdQqXgS-YfS61ySgD_WAz6syUzUgdl96Hn_0sRbafEmNznVqRMSbk9-jXPAFaz1FaTm64KykfDqY1l_w5G3g/s400/TennisQuick2979.JPG" width="257" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVRQAaEh_fL-Cp8IINnshj873hweyen6dP9QLR50mu8gzlIP14YL3Tfv52ngWY8WeVO1qr1m6GkhmyUof69B21lhbfmGM0ngZqqq3hyphenhyphen4AWC-RNP6SBZbk_48M7Ruqw9nYwWYMkPl0F1HCL/s1600/TennisQuick2975.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVRQAaEh_fL-Cp8IINnshj873hweyen6dP9QLR50mu8gzlIP14YL3Tfv52ngWY8WeVO1qr1m6GkhmyUof69B21lhbfmGM0ngZqqq3hyphenhyphen4AWC-RNP6SBZbk_48M7Ruqw9nYwWYMkPl0F1HCL/s400/TennisQuick2975.JPG" width="277" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8Fnzg_EZ0Wsmu45nPXNW1AkN90yubg23C2AoMFepnsUJ_lrpCJXW1jepUTGLI3riXS97m8JdGHeNfN1cmg0Pdn_FxB7qnCiv-DCOg1jFrbdiH4hU7X3UAy60SXXjehIiP15Km-eFI8u5/s1600/TennisQuick2974.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8Fnzg_EZ0Wsmu45nPXNW1AkN90yubg23C2AoMFepnsUJ_lrpCJXW1jepUTGLI3riXS97m8JdGHeNfN1cmg0Pdn_FxB7qnCiv-DCOg1jFrbdiH4hU7X3UAy60SXXjehIiP15Km-eFI8u5/s320/TennisQuick2974.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATBkFhPHEfAfW_9Th-wM1UTD1aYwDXy1DDuG2oH7RvGCmV34zZnSkAzfOoEJX81RkV-BCN6O5R36GEUDmwQkXNYeZfF-oFF6LeT_v2pqLnfteASM0MveaS3g9wy1Xe4LqkOZ2CawAIg3n/s1600/TennisQuick2977.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATBkFhPHEfAfW_9Th-wM1UTD1aYwDXy1DDuG2oH7RvGCmV34zZnSkAzfOoEJX81RkV-BCN6O5R36GEUDmwQkXNYeZfF-oFF6LeT_v2pqLnfteASM0MveaS3g9wy1Xe4LqkOZ2CawAIg3n/s320/TennisQuick2977.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7b87nrPE1rH0DucybMlTE7lA0EMVdBe_awMKE479wtsu35tMwlvp_3cIm6Sw6bIHudWbxCLzBkot71uFdXZ8dY46T3CDju6moT-IeoZ1cDQj_BwJEpMPsRLQSCzg4KCyhH_jpzaAoXkM/s1600/TennisQuick2978.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7b87nrPE1rH0DucybMlTE7lA0EMVdBe_awMKE479wtsu35tMwlvp_3cIm6Sw6bIHudWbxCLzBkot71uFdXZ8dY46T3CDju6moT-IeoZ1cDQj_BwJEpMPsRLQSCzg4KCyhH_jpzaAoXkM/s400/TennisQuick2978.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Both the lights and the talent were hitting hard on this shoot for an upstart tennis magazine. Shooting in complete darkness under light from a 2400ws pack with two heads. The client was looking for a high impact look to set his publication apart from the rest of the regional mags on the rack. Look for the first issue sometime soon!Shane Bevelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00851263103745489753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560182088623450576.post-44614702870995308152010-04-12T20:32:00.000-05:002010-04-12T20:32:33.692-05:00My Helicopter Has Arrived!<object height="505" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DwF5SauC_4Y&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DwF5SauC_4Y&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br />
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Just a short little video of some of the sights and sounds of a recent fun-as-heck shoot for an upcoming St. Francis ad. Helicopters, radios and flour.... good recipe for good photos. Shane Bevelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00851263103745489753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560182088623450576.post-9435599606586938072010-04-09T00:23:00.001-05:002010-04-09T00:25:20.272-05:00Single Photo Assignment (kinda)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOI4ZiZh4YoBoQP82t2H2CxghMFopqL5uYmwwirwx8N6Zh2YnEoGcmeRCEyj-Fz9Qwq1RSrMy6jzHx-0ATu909pGeS6oogKJBdasCDMky9F51SxYKt03hxRoq2WHe7joy8iSlPtg38HV26/s1600/OneokHomePlate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOI4ZiZh4YoBoQP82t2H2CxghMFopqL5uYmwwirwx8N6Zh2YnEoGcmeRCEyj-Fz9Qwq1RSrMy6jzHx-0ATu909pGeS6oogKJBdasCDMky9F51SxYKt03hxRoq2WHe7joy8iSlPtg38HV26/s640/OneokHomePlate.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>As a newspaper guy for more than a decade, coming back from an assignment with only one photo wasn't looked upon too kindly! But I am finding that more and more my clients are looking for one single stunning image. This week the Tulsa World called on me to do something that not just every photographer does. A 360 degree full panorama both for print and for the web. Above is the print version and <a href="http://www.shanebevel.com/potm.html">here is the web version. </a><br />
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When the editor there called me and asked me to do it, I knew there was only one moment that would really capture the iconic nature of Opening day at the new stellar Oneok Field in downtown Tulsa. <br />
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To over come the massive shade cast by the grandstands and not over expose downtown and the sky, I used a technique called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging">HDR.</a> I won't go into the technical aspect of the photo here, but I will say that the final image is well over 100mb and is the result of combining dozens of separate images taken using a special tripod head.<br />
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I thought the result was great and actually plan to have it printed full scale for sale in the Tulsa Mayfest Invitational Gallery.Shane Bevelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00851263103745489753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560182088623450576.post-89847090896842695542010-04-08T23:31:00.000-05:002010-04-12T23:39:50.253-05:00Play with your food!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Did a fun little shoot a while back for the <a href="http://cfbeo.org/">Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma.</a> They wanted some fresh fun images to use for marketing and advertising, but weren't happy with the stock selections out there. So we sat down for a day and shot their people (volunteers, staff and clients) in a clean simple style with lots of color and plenty of fun. On a side note... it's all fun and games until the intern drops a watermelon on the seamless! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Soo Youn Cho tore her ACL, typically a career ending injury, but she is back in the spotlight with the Tulsa Ballet's production of Sleeping Beauty. For more information on Soo Youn's story, watch for the upcoming article in the Tulsa World.Shane Bevelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00851263103745489753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560182088623450576.post-28071977798748087642010-02-03T23:22:00.002-06:002010-02-03T23:50:32.276-06:00A little taste...<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hFhYFScA-jN3RY6Xwhqt5NbONApIT3_9uw6I45G2zaEI8_TKAkFEzLrnrDD4ur4QijyvluVAwW7EV2qqjgGWBcd9aQ2LMilJmAQ1YwXCZ1tGbsNHrOsUrlxRAHfKSHQZjGgSQd38ho0H/s1600-h/piggie-13-722820.JPG.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hFhYFScA-jN3RY6Xwhqt5NbONApIT3_9uw6I45G2zaEI8_TKAkFEzLrnrDD4ur4QijyvluVAwW7EV2qqjgGWBcd9aQ2LMilJmAQ1YwXCZ1tGbsNHrOsUrlxRAHfKSHQZjGgSQd38ho0H/s640/piggie-13-722820.JPG.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 20px;">... I did not have the time (only a few hours) to do this story right, but while I was in South Louisiana I was invited to a Cochon de Lait at the home of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Jean_Ancelet" style="color: #99aadd; text-decoration: none;">Barry Jean Ancelet</a>. I can't tell you how excited I was, but Felipe and I were both exhausted, so we called it a night just as the party got started. Here are a few photos from the evening. I can tell you that without a doubt this story is already on the books for next year.</span></span></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZxBZy8LB_P2wcynUBLS7Ar1AVMT5Fh_V_c0YKQscQw-4g7LvC7-a7tk2poyQ_9ernxwJHSMLWKJ5HiyYnjEeXIbpUQWjjNbUXmGFHDY3JN-b6JP44gROZnq2TPCu_49EpFGmkf4tV-MY/s1600-h/piggie-7-717122.JPG.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZxBZy8LB_P2wcynUBLS7Ar1AVMT5Fh_V_c0YKQscQw-4g7LvC7-a7tk2poyQ_9ernxwJHSMLWKJ5HiyYnjEeXIbpUQWjjNbUXmGFHDY3JN-b6JP44gROZnq2TPCu_49EpFGmkf4tV-MY/s640/piggie-7-717122.JPG.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 20px;"></span></span></span></span><br />
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</span></span></div>Shane Bevelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00851263103745489753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560182088623450576.post-33898943887124655162010-01-24T23:34:00.000-06:002010-01-25T00:36:21.817-06:00Quick trip to Paducah<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://shanebevel.com/dogs/PaducahHunt015.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;">Well, after last weekend's woodcock trip to Louisiana, Brownie and I had healed up just enough to drive down to the family place near Paducah, Texas and give it another shot. We met my uncle and cousin and their young pointer Lilly and hunted on Saturday. We put up two coveys, one was a huge group of 40 or 50 birds that is always up at the top of the hill and the other was a small group of 8-10 that we found in a draw up north in pretty wild country. Lots of birds up there, lots of pigs and not a lot of shots to go along with them.</div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://shanebevel.com/dogs/PaducahHunt008.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 532px; " /></span>My cousin Matt and Brownie work the south pasture late in the day.<br /><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://shanebevel.com/dogs/PaducahHunt009.JPG"><img src="http://shanebevel.com/dogs/PaducahHunt009.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 533px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">Brownie covered some serious ground in this new area that has just been cleared of mesquite and cedar this summer. A little work and this should be quail heaven. And it's secluded enough and surrounded by heavy cover that it might even keep the poachers away.</div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://shanebevel.com/dogs/PaducahHunt010.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 540px; " /></span>Brownie gets real serious about some birds. It's really interesting, you can tell the difference in a false point and the real thing if you can just get a glimpse of his face.<br /><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://shanebevel.com/dogs/PaducahHunt011.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 533px; " /></span>This dog..... good lord.... this dog... I don't even know what to say about this dog. They have given up on an e collar and just decided to go with the Garmin. I have never seen a dog get 300 yards away in 15 secs. Somehow she seems to do it. Great dog, good breeding... just maybe she needs to come equipped with a horse. Sweet as can be though. She's gonna be a great dog when she learns all the tricks.<br /><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://shanebevel.com/dogs/PaducahHunt012.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 533px; " /></span>Absolutely, hands down, the best time of day to be out in Texas. Just beautiful in the late afternoon.<br /><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://shanebevel.com/dogs/PaducahHunt014.JPG"><img src="http://shanebevel.com/dogs/PaducahHunt014.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 370px; " /></a><br />End of the day back at the trucks... Lilly even showed back up eventually ;)<br /><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://shanebevel.com/dogs/PaducahHunt015.JPG"><img src="http://shanebevel.com/dogs/PaducahHunt015.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 533px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://shanebevel.com/dogs/PaducahHunt014.JPG"></a>The long road back to town. This is really beautiful country... and despite what folks say, I think I would be willing to drive an hour to get to a steakhouse in order to live there. ;)</div>Shane Bevelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00851263103745489753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560182088623450576.post-87117846141174722802010-01-19T11:15:00.000-06:002010-01-25T00:36:21.828-06:00Cracklins and Double Guns<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.shanebevel.com/blog/uploaded_images/WoodcockHunt010-742562.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.shanebevel.com/blog/uploaded_images/WoodcockHunt006-778197.JPG"></a></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.shanebevel.com/blog/uploaded_images/WoodcockHunt002-711897.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 311px;" src="http://www.shanebevel.com/blog/uploaded_images/WoodcockHunt002-711890.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-family:'Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Well, after getting an open invitation for five years I finally took my friend Felipe up on a woodcock hunt in South Louisiana. Brownie and I loaded up and made the 11 hour drive down on Friday, hunted Saturday and Sunday and then made the drive home today. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-family:'Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It was really an unbelievable, although long, weekend.</span></span></span><img src="http://www.shanebevel.com/blog/uploaded_images/WoodcockHunt006-777943.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-family:'Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Saturday we had a bit of bad weather and some really heavy cover, but Sunday was just more fun that a man should be allowed to have. It took Brownie (my English Setter) to catch onto what exactly Felipe's GSPs were so excited about, but he finished the day really strong with two rock solid points and held the birds till we got there to flush.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.shanebevel.com/blog/uploaded_images/WoodcockHunt001-785768.JPG"><img src="http://www.shanebevel.com/blog/uploaded_images/WoodcockHunt001-785609.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 253px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.shanebevel.com/blog/uploaded_images/WoodcockHunt003-785548.JPG"><img src="http://www.shanebevel.com/blog/uploaded_images/WoodcockHunt003-785391.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-family:'Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">If only our marksmanship had been better. I have heard all the jokes about the difficulty of shooting woodcock.... but good gosh... I did some really horrible shooting! Good thing I am a bit better with the camera. </span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.shanebevel.com/blog/uploaded_images/WoodcockHunt007-707389.JPG"><img src="http://www.shanebevel.com/blog/uploaded_images/WoodcockHunt007-707241.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 220px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.shanebevel.com/blog/uploaded_images/WoodcockHunt005-707186.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://www.shanebevel.com/blog/uploaded_images/WoodcockHunt005-707178.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 270px; " /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-family:'Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The land down there is beautiful and after the winter we have had in Tulsa is was good to see at least a little bit of green in the woods. We hunted some WMAs and also the Catherine sugar cane plantation (Felipe's wife is a stockholder and direct descendent of the original owners) </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.shanebevel.com/blog/uploaded_images/WoodcockHunt004-708459.JPG"><img src="http://www.shanebevel.com/blog/uploaded_images/WoodcockHunt004-708320.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px; " /></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-family:'Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I learned a ton on the trip thanks to Felipe and his crackerjack German Shorthair Pointers Gypsy and Roscoe. Although I expected the trip to be a one time deal, I will be putting it on my calendar every year for the forseeable future, as well as seeking out some possible places locally to find woodcock next year.</span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.shanebevel.com/blog/uploaded_images/WoodcockHunt010-742562.JPG"><img src="http://www.shanebevel.com/blog/uploaded_images/WoodcockHunt010-742449.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.shanebevel.com/blog/uploaded_images/WoodcockHunt004-708459.JPG"></a>Shane Bevelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00851263103745489753noreply@blogger.com1