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Nikon D4: Sports Camera Setting

Nikon D4: Sports Camera Setting

by Stanley LearyJanuary 27, 2013September 1, 2025

In an earlier blog post, I gave you my standard settings for the Nikon D4 for how I shoot. Here is a link to that post. These are the settings that I use on my…

Nikon D4: Normal Camera Setting

Nikon D4: Normal Camera Setting

by Stanley LearyJanuary 23, 2013September 1, 2025

These are my settings for everyday shooting. Regular shooting is more photojournalistic for me, and I use many available lights and lenses from the 14 - 300mm range. The first thing I do is select…

Master’s Thesis on Don Rutledge: Chapter Five – Conclusion

Master’s Thesis on Don Rutledge: Chapter Five – Conclusion

by Stanley LearyJanuary 16, 2013September 1, 2025

Don Rutledge (photo by Ken Touchton) CONCLUSION To a non-Christian, Don would have been considered crazy for taking the positions with Southern Baptist. Going to the Home Mission Board was a step down in pay…

Master’s Thesis on Don Rutledge: Chapter One

Master’s Thesis on Don Rutledge: Chapter One

by Stanley LearyJanuary 16, 2013September 1, 2025

Figure 1 Harley Shields is a Southern Baptist Home Missionary whose workplace is in Selawik, Alaska. Don photographed him in 1978. This writer has en­joyed seeing the world, approximately 137 coun­tries, and all of the…

Master’s Thesis on Don Rutledge: Chapter Four

Master’s Thesis on Don Rutledge: Chapter Four

by Stanley LearyJanuary 15, 2013September 1, 2025

FOREIGN MISSION BOARD, 1980 TO 1993          When Dr. Keith Parks went to the Foreign Mission Board in 1975, his responsibility was to head up the mission support division. Establishing one of the finest communications departments…

Master’s Thesis on Don Rutledge: Chapter Three

Master’s Thesis on Don Rutledge: Chapter Three

by Stanley LearyJanuary 13, 2013September 1, 2025

HOME MISSION BOARD, 1966 TO 1980 When Walker Knight went to the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention in 1959, he was handed photo story packages done by Don Rutledge. He published some…

Master’s Thesis on Don Rutledge: Chapter Two

Master’s Thesis on Don Rutledge: Chapter Two

by Stanley LearyJanuary 12, 2013September 1, 2025

THE EARLY YEARS WITH BLACK STAR, 1955 TO 1966 Don was born in Smithfield, Tennessee. The family moved to Murfreesboro, Ten­nessee, South of Nash­ville, shortly after being born. "Good ole' home folk," is what you…

Don Rutledge my mentor

Don Rutledge my mentor

by Stanley LearyJanuary 5, 2013September 1, 2025

Don's awareness of body language is sometimes very clear-cut, like here in this photograph of the teacher and students. Often, the body language is more subtle in Don's photographs. Body language is always essential in…

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