Kickin' Legs

Eight hours of shooting track & field and soccer in the blistering heat leaves one feeling a bit discombobulated.

But its done and here are some of my favorite images:

Black and white

I made a lot of images today - and this was by far my favorite.

Pretties

Lately, I've been exhausted.

I've experienced a complete drain on my brain's creativity department and have overbooked every area of my life. When I first started this blog, I remember finding inspiration in photographing the little things we often overlook. Today, while waiting for a person to show up to an interview I was conducting at Wright Park, I made a couple images in the Seymour Conservatory that seemed to once again jump start my photo side.

I call them "pretties."

Pretty Light

I'm a sucker for pretty light. Which should come as no surprise since basically all photographers are. I was covering the state 4A basketball championships at the Tacoma Dome (yes, back there again) and noticed an interesting scene as I walked out the back entrance that's usually reserved for bands, teams, and the media. I turned around and saw the illuminated flag against the nice, blue evening sky and make this picture.

You call that snow?

It "snowed" today.

I'll never get used to the level of panic that follows such an event like what happens here in Tacoma (and all of Puget Sound for that matter) when it snows.

I call it "sno-hysteria."

It is fun.

Rock candy

Shot this from the GWP building on campus today and thought a bit about how much I used to love rock candy.

Enjoy!

Think spring...

... I am.

The flood of '09

Last night, Joe and I heard there might be a "storm" heading our direction. We decided to prepare our gear, get up before dawn, and drive toward the Puyallup River valley. We began the day at a Tacoma landmark - the Pink Elephant Car Wash - where they also sell gasoline.


We then drove through Puyallup on into Sumner and Orting. We were in search of a flood.

Forecasters are calling it "The Big One" and we'll just have to wait and see if they're right. The Puyallup never crested today in Sumner where we spent the majority of our time. It did, however, begin to do some serious damage in Orting and the surrounding areas. By the time we left the Rainier Manor mobile home park around 4:30 p.m., most of the residents had left. A few decided to stay and wait the storm out. Rumors were flying all day that the river would crest nearly 8 feet above flood stage.

I hope these people survive the surge.

Joe's surgery

I don't usually post personal stuff on this blog - but today I went with Joe to the hospital for his disk replacement surgery (fusion) and thought writing about it would be O.K.

He injured his neck while shooting an assignment for The News Tribune earlier this year.

I didn't get to sit in on the procedure, but I did spend several hours waiting with him in our private pre-op room.

We just got word that the surgery was successful. Now the four-month recovery will begin.