Polar Bear Plunge

I covered a polar bear plunge this weekend at Beaver Lake and even managed to make a slideshow out of the entire 15 minute event. I was happy with my photos but the audio is kind of weak. So I book-ended the show with some funk music they were playing at the lake, and it seemed to liven it up a bit. Let me know what you think.

Click here to view the movie.

Smacked In The Head

Another day of snow...another day of snow features. I shot this at the end of my work week last Friday. Now it is 60 degrees and the snow is all gone. Gotta love winter time in Arkansas!

In case you're wondering what is going on in the photo: one of the kids is trying to put a jacket on while his "friend" blindsides him with a snowball. Good times!

Snow Day

We've actually had a real winter this year in Northwest Arkansas and it's snowing again. We got about 2 inches yesterday and it may snow more today. This is a photo of a kid waiting on the bus to take him home after school was let out a couple hours early.

Hide 'n Seek

30,000 pounds of chicken + Arkansas football players = players hiding between the boxes to smack each other with snow balls

I wish I could of run this photo in the paper, but alas...it didn't tell the story. Or maybe it told the story a little bit too well.

Yummy Light

This is from (I kid you not) a protest rally against the University of Arkansas' football coach. It always blows my mind when I run across people whose lives revolve around sports. Do they really have nothing else to be passionate about? ...anyway... As I was walking away I noticed the light filtering through this big tree and thought it was a nice moment. I wish the protesters were more evenly spaced, but this still worked.

Remote Experiment

So I've decided to expand my photographic skills by learning how to use remote cameras. This past week I set one up at the Razorback's game against Georgia. Thankfully the camera didn't fall off the backboard and kill anyone! I just need to kill the glare at the bottom of the frame with a mask around the lense...and a better camera position so the square is gone...also using strobes would really help the quality. Basically there's a lot of room for improvement, but I was happy since it was my first attempt.

Putt-Putt

This is from an assignment at a Golf Expo. It was a bit of a challenge trying to find something that wasn't extremely boring. While this may not be extremely exciting, I think it moves up from extremely boring to somewhat less boring. But hey, it's golf.

Richland Creek Wilderness

Last week I took a few days off work to spend some time in the woods with Dianna before she went back to New York. We spent three days in the Richland Creek Wilderness and it was an amazing time. I can't wait to get back, one could spend a lifetime exploring all the canyons and creeks. Bushwhacking in a wilderness area really shows how limited you are when you stay on trails.

Puzzle Girl

No, this isn't from the same assignment as puzzle boy. I guess I was subconsciously shooting a theme this week.

Puzzle Boy

I've never had the patience to actually finish one of these things nor the desire. Hope everyone had a Happy New Year.