Maxwell Kruger

Preakness this year was a lot of fun as usual. I spent the day before preparing to cover it and building a remote camera system.  Ian and I ran around to electronic stores and Home Depot gathering electrical and audio components to put together a system so that I could put cameras in various places to capture the race.

On the day of the race, we showed up early to set up and test the cameras.  After a few hours of setup, we were done until the 6PM race.

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I was sitting at my desk last night doing some work when I was interrupted by a few repeated flashes of light. I looked out my window and there was quite an electrical storm happening in the distance. I decided to point a camera out the window to see what I would get. After about an hour of photography, this crazy photo showed up on the back of my camera.

(Canon EOS 40D, 85 mm, 5s, f/5.6, ISO 200)

Update: I have received many requests about prints. They are available here.

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I just got back from India a few days ago. Here are some of my photographs. You can see the whole gallery here.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 65 mm, 1/300, f/4, ISO 200)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 35 mm, 1/40, f/2.8, ISO 1250)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 200 mm, 1/1000, f/5.6, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 200 mm, 1/500, f/5.6, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 40 mm, 1/125, f/4, ISO 400)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 65 mm, 1/40, f/4, ISO 320)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 24 mm, 1/15, f/4, ISO 3200)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 47 mm, 1/160, f/4, ISO 500)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 200 mm, 1/320, f/4, ISO 200)

Me at the Taj Mahal:

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 35 mm, 1/1600, f/2.8, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 110 mm, 1/80, f/2.8, ISO 1600)

(Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT, 105 mm, 1/800, f/4, ISO 400)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 105 mm, 1/160, f/4, ISO 1000)

Total Lunar Eclipse tonight. Captured with a Canon 1D Mark IV and Canon 400mm 2.8 II with 2 1.4x teleconverters (783mm). Basic sharpening applied in Photoshop.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 783 mm, 1/2, f/8, ISO 5000)

Having a day job really makes it difficult to maintain a steady output of photography.  I try when I can and you can see some of my recent stuff below.  A few weeks ago, I shot a panoramic of Rosslyn, VA from my apartment.  The image is a composite of 12 exposures on my Canon 1D Mark IV.  It totals 135 megapixels.  Most of the exposures are 6 seconds except for the road on the right, which I exposed for 30 seconds to get good car trails.  Explore the image here.  You can zoom in and see incredible detail.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 12 exposures, 22mm, ISO 400)

This is a bucket I found in an abandoned building.  Not a great image, but I love the look.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 16 mm, f/5.6, ISO 100)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 16 mm, f/2.8, ISO 100)

Penn State played Indiana at Fedex Field in Washington DC this past weekend.  This was a cool game, because it was an NFL stadium (Redskins) and I got to see a ton of old friends from Penn State who drove/flew in for the game.  Here are some of my photos.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 16 mm, 1/5000, f/2.8, ISO 200)

Paterno waits with the team in the tunnel before they run onto the field.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 180 mm, 1/6400, f/2.8, ISO 200)

Former PSU and Redskins linebacker, LaVar Arrington was in attendance on the field.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 200 mm, 1/2500, f/2.8, ISO 200)

Royster scored the first touchdown.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 200 mm, 1/5000, f/2.8, ISO 200)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/2000, f/2.8, ISO 200)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/2500, f/2.8, ISO 200)

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Shot from my apartment window.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 200 mm, 1s, f/2.8, ISO 250)

I had asked to cover the Ravens game today, but the Ravens are stingy with their press passes so I ended up at the Redskins. This was actually more convenient since the stadium is only a few miles from my apartment. I prefer not to shoot Redskins games because Fedex Field is horrible for the press.  You have to park far away and ride a shuttle bus to and from the stadium. The parking lot is always completely filled (they don’t secure the press parking from others) and the shuttles only run every 30 minutes or so because they want to keep traffic down for the fans, which in my opinion is ridiculous.  It’s a big ordeal getting to the stadium, which doesn’t help and leaving always takes at least an hour extra.

The game started off with a little bit of action but then got pretty boring for a while except for a few sacks. It went into overtime with an interception and the Redskins winning with a field goal. I got some good shots that I’m happy with, but also missed a lot of stuff. Let me know what you think.

McNabb walks on the field before the game.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/3200, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Packers tight end Donald Lee fumbles the ball while being tackled by Redskins safety LaRon Landry.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/4000, f/2.8, ISO 400)

There were many sacks of McNabb, several of which were by linebacker Clay Matthews.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/3200, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Donald Lee celebrates with fans after scoring a TD.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/3200, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Donald Driver fell after an incomplete pass.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/5000, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Tramon Williams is knocked down with the ball.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/4000, f/2.8, ISO 400)

There are three reasons that I am posting this incomplete pass. 1. Quarless, Deloitte, almost got hit.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 70 mm, 1/4000, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Redskins running back Keiland Williams is tackled by Green Bay Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/2500, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Mason Crosby scores a FG.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/4000, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Crosby celebrates his score with teammates.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/4000, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Another Matthews-McNabb sack. This time in sequence.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/2500, f/2.8, ISO 400)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/2500, f/2.8, ISO 400)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/2500, f/2.8, ISO 400)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/2500, f/2.8, ISO 400)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/2500, f/2.8, ISO 400)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/3200, f/2.8, ISO 400)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/3200, f/2.8, ISO 400)

There’s a lot of butt grabbing going on here.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/3200, f/2.8, ISO 400)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/8000, f/2.8, ISO 400)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/3200, f/2.8, ISO 200)

I was so happy to get a nice in-focus shot of this long touchdown by the Redskins.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/5000, f/2.8, ISO 200)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/4000, f/2.8, ISO 200)

A Packers fan is not too excited.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/640, f/2.8, ISO 200)

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/2500, f/2.8, ISO 200)

Landry caught an interception in overtime, but he was facing the other way so I didn’t get a good photo.  I got some good shots when he began his long run.  However, these shots proved useless when they called the run back.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/3200, f/2.8, ISO 200)

Charles Woodson was pissed when they called pass interference against him.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 400 mm, 1/1250, f/2.8, ISO 200)

Graham Gano kicks the game winning field goal during overtime.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 200 mm, 1/4000, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Fans celebrate.

(Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 190 mm, 1/1250, f/2.8, ISO 400)