Keith Birmingham Photography

Quotes

"The great trouble with baseball today is that most of the players are in the game for the money and that's it, not for the love of it, the excitement of it, the thrill of it." - Ty Cobb

What reinforces the content of a photograph is the sense of rhythm – the relationship between shapes and values. - Henri Cartier-Bresson

Like the people you shoot and let them know it. - Robert Capa

If you call yourself an artist, you won't get anything published. Call yourself a photojournalist, and then you can do whatever you want. - Robert Capa

I may juggle the composition, as the strength of a picture is in the composition. Or I may play with the light. But I never interfere with the subject. The subject has to fall into place on its own and, if I don't like it, I don't have to print it. - George Rodger

The craftsman, who wishes to do his work well, must first sharpen his tools. - Confucius

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

A few images shot with a Nikkor 500mm lens

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws to the plate against the San Diego Padres in the first inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles on Sunday, April 15, 2012.
(SGVN/Staff Photo by Keith Birmingham)

Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey (5) catches a pass for a 75 yard touchdown against Iowa in the first half of the 102nd Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, California on Friday, January 1, 2016.
(Photo by Keith Birmingham/ Pasadena Star-News)

A Iowa cheerleader twirls a baton prior to the 102nd Rose Bowl game between Iowa and Stanford in Pasadena, California on Friday, January 1, 2016.
(Photo by Keith Birmingham/ Pasadena Star-News)

Umpire during a baseball game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., on Sunday, April 22, 2012.Orioles won the game 3-2 in 10 innings.
(Photo by Keith Birmingham/ Pasadena Star-News)

500 mirror lens

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Dan Haren throws to the plate against the Baltimore Orioles in the first inning of a baseball game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., on Sunday, April 22, 2012.Orioles won the game 3-2 in 10 innings.
(Photo by Keith Birmingham/ Pasadena Star-News)

Baltimore Orioles' Wilson Betemit during a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., on Sunday, April 22, 2012.Orioles won the game 3-2 in 10 innings.
(Photo by Keith Birmingham/ Pasadena Star-News)

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Former President Jimmy Carter with his book "A Full Life: Reflection at Ninety at Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena, Calif., Thursday, July 30, 2015. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/ Pasadena Star-News)

Sunday, April 13, 2014

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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Keith Birmingham's Photography

Los Angeles Dodgers' Corey Seager (5) dives back to first ahead of the tag of Houston Astros' Yuli Gurriel (10) in the 3rd inning of game seven of a World Series baseball game at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday Nov. 1, 2017 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

Thursday, March 18, 2010

My country, 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From every mountainside
Let freedom ring!

My native country, thee,
Land of the noble free,
Thy name I love;
I love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and templed hills;
My heart with rapture thrills,
Like that above.

Let music swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees
Sweet freedom's song;
Let mortal tongues awake;
Let all that breathe partake;
Let rocks their silence break,
The sound prolong.

Our fathers' God to Thee,
Author of liberty,
To Thee we sing.
Long may our land be bright,
With freedom's holy light,
Protect us by Thy might,
Great God our King.

Our joyful hearts today,
Their grateful tribute pay,
Happy and free,
After our toils and fears,
After our blood and tears,
Strong with our hundred years,
O God, to Thee.

By
Samuel Francis Smith