Thursday, June 23, 2011

Canoes, Kayaks and a Wedding

Here are some images that I have shot in the past few weeks for the Free Lance-Star.  I shot a canoe and kayak race down the Rappahannock River and a wedding between an injured troop and his wife.

Teams wait on the bank of Motts Run Resevoir for the second heat of the downriver race in the Great Rappahannock Whitewater Canoe Race to begin.  (Delayna Earley/Free Lance-Star)

Tom Eick makes his way to the finish line of the downriver race in the Great Rappahannock Whitewater Canoe Race on Saturday morning at Old Mill Park.  Eick used a pole to propell his canoe forward instead of a paddle.  (Delayna Earley/Free Lance-Star)

Rob and Josh List navigate the rapids before reaching the finish line at Old Mill Park during the downriver race in the Great Rappahannock Whitewater Canoe Race on Saturday morning.  (Delayna Earley/Free Lance-Star)

Retired Army Sgt. Jude Recendez and his wife Kristine, now of Stafford, share a kiss during their first dance in their new garage after their wedding.  Sgt. Recendez received a house from Homes for our Troops after being injured by an IED in Iraq.  (Delayna Earley/Free Lance-Star)

Retired Army Sgt. Jude Recendez and his wife Kristine, now of Stafford, join hands in lieu of exchanging rings as they reaffirm their vows at their new home on Saturday afternoon.  The Recendezes' received a house from Homes for Our Troops after he was lost both of his legs during his second tour in Iraq.  (Delayna Earley/Free Lance-Star)