Crab

This is kind of a sad post.  My family's dog passed away on June 24, 2011 and I know it is delayed but I wanted to make a personal post on my blog in honor of him.   You never really know how much you are going to miss a pet until they are gone, and Crab was our fourth pet to die from old age in the past year.  He was a good dog who never asked for anything from anyone.  He shared his food with every other dog in the neighborhood and was known by most as "Bear" because of how big he was.  We all loved him and will miss him.

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)

1st after Graduating

So I graduated from the WKU photojournalism program two Saturdays ago and I am currently back at home in Virginia and fortunate enough to continue shooting freelance for the Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg, VA. I shot my first assignments since I have been back this past weekend and here are a few of my favorites. I shot a high school track meet and a Civil War re-enactment. I love shooting for the paper on the weekends.

Cory Rodriguez, from King George High School, falls during the final heat of the 400 Meter Dash.  Rodriguez was in the lead before he fell. 

Noah Shipman, 11 of Sunbury, Pa., stands in the shade to stay cool while waiting for guests to walk by and see the tents.

Civil War re-enactors prepare their camps for visitors to view them after eating dinner at the Spotsylvania Courthouse Civil War re-enactment.  

Grassroots

For my final project in the WKU photojournalism program I decided that I wanted to tackle a subject that I had never really worked with much before, politics. My goal was to make an interesting piece which is informative but also interesting and helps to inform about the actual people involved in the movement as opposed to just their political goals. I hope you like it!  To view the other projects that were produced by the students in my class they are located at http://commonwealth.wkupj.net .

Take Back The Night

So these photos are a couple of weeks old but being so busy with my capstone photojournalism project (which will be posted either later tonight or tomorrow) that I am just now getting a chance to post them to my blog.  These are from Take Back The Night 2011 in Bowling Green, Ky. which is a march to raise awareness about sexual violence.

Roomie :-)

So I was going through my photos on my external drive and I found this photograph that I taken one day when I came home from class.  It somehow got lost in the shuffle.  I just love the light in this photo and the sweet moment between Jess and her cat.  I am also very thankful for how amazing she has been in the past year and as I am getting ready to graduate I just wanted to post this and say thank you to her for always being there for me and believing in me as a photographer.  Now enough of the sappy stuff and on to the photo!

Stuff from the Herald

Here are some shots that I liked that were assignments I shot in the past two weeks for the College Heights Herald.