Across the street

A shot I stopped to take when I was literally walking into work today. What I really wanted was someone with a pink mohawk to walk past at the same time...

DC Metro, Christmas Day

Something about this scene reminded me of Blade Runner--the subject in the picture said he'd seen that movie dozens of times. He and a co-worker joked that they were happy I was taking pictures, to "show NYC how much better we are."

Christmas Play

Brother and sister--he was a villager but couldn't stand to keep his costume on any longer. I remember when I thought these things were just so taxing; clearly, I had no idea how good we all had it.

Merry Christmas and Peace on Earth...

Daily Life

A morning still life; the potato chip factory on my way home from work; high school wrestling; a Thanksgiving turkey farm outtake. Strange to think that I have seen three seasons in PA in my six months, not to mention I can still (I hope!) pack everything I own into my car.

Big Band Night at the Legion

Oompa Loompa

An Oompa Loompa from a performance of Willy Wonka several weeks ago. Thanks to Shane Dunlap for the crop--I loved the subject's face but didn't like my image until he cropped it this way; I think it's much more interesting. There's something about her that reminds me of film version I saw of A Midsummer Night's Dream when I was a kid...she's like a little sprite.

Various and Sundry

Pictures from the last few days or so plus a straggler from Halloween. The Halloween parade had no light save the streetlights here and there, so I waited for a firetruck to come by, which provided the light on the girl's face. The tuba picture is from a German dinner--I love the instrument's slightly dented, vintage look.

Halloween

Some selects from some work I did today--more to come. Halloween seems to be a huge holiday here with parades in many small towns.

A Day's Work

Some selects from yesterday's assignments. I love that about journalism--in the space of a few hours, I got to go to a powerlifting event (that's 700 lbs in that picture), a Tea Party rally, and a late afternoon parade.

Trick or Treating from the trunk

House Fire

Auction House

Untitled

I got an assignment to cover a charity walk that a nine-year-old girl created to help her mom, who has cervical cancer. Over 500 people turned out for the actual walk, then friends and family walked past the hospital so she could see them out the window and joined her up in her room. This was a moment near the end of that phenomenal day.

Silent Witness, Gettysburg, PA

Waiting Around for Friday Night Football

Demolition Site

Sports

Some sports images from the last few weeks. Sometimes I find what's happening on the sidelines as interesting as the game itself.

Blessing of the Pets

This was a pet blessing/memorial, so there were not a lot of dry eyes in the house (plus it was a rainy day)but I loved it when some low growls would erupt during the service.

Sushi

My first food shot ever: black diamond sushi (seared black pepper tuna, spicy scallops, scallions and black caviar). Taken during rush hour in a very dark restaurant, so I had to work fast.

End of Summer

A image from a campfire program assignment last month in Gettysburg National Military Park, somehow appropriate to the end of summer since the weather is changing so quickly here in Central PA. I went to this assignment and there was actually no campfire: there was a big light behind the boy and a movie screen in the front. (Our editor said it looks like a still from an Elvis movie--I agree!). Having been to a lot of these types of programs growing up in a family of naturalists/biologists, it made me a little nostalgic. What was not so nostalgic was pulling out of the battlefield at 10pm and getting lost on the backroads and crab shacks of Maryland for over an hour. Perhaps a GPS might be on the Xmas wishlist this year...

Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival

Scenes from the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival at the end of August. Weather was hot and we had deadlines to meet but each day was fun in its own way. And if you don't know who Ralph Stanley is (I didn't), you will by the end of Day 1, guaranteed.