Monthly Archives: May 2011

Memorial Day 2011

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Leading Up to Memorial Day: Part IV

While photographing the D-Day reenactment in Conneaut, OH, I had been trying all day to capture a photo showing the muzzle flash from a rifle.  With literally hundreds of opportunities, shooting in continuous mode, this was the only shot of … Continue reading

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Leading Up to Memorial Day: Part III

In my run-up this week toward Memorial Day, the photos continue to illustrate the D-Day Reenactment in Conneaut, OH that is performed each summer.  In this photo, taken with a long telephoto lens, U.S. Army reenactors advance up the beach … Continue reading

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Leading Up to Memorial Day: Part II

As the troops disembark from the landing craft during the Conneaut D-Day reenactment, a P51 Mustang provides air support, strafing the German pillbox positions on the beach and bluff. Shooting this event while sitting on the steep bluff, there were … Continue reading

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Leading Up to Memorial Day: Part I

With Memorial Day approaching, only a week away, I thought I would post a series of photos in order to remind us of the true meaning of Memorial Day, to honor Americans who have died in all wars. Several years … Continue reading

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Rusting Relic

If you’ve driven east out of Chardon, OH on US Rt. 6, you may have passed an old rusted relic of a car, sitting in front of an auto restoration business.  I’d driven by it many times and often thought … Continue reading

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The Picture Within the Picture

Everyone occasionally, or sometimes more often, takes a photo that they immediately want to delete from their camera’s memory card.  I seldom delete photos, and when I do, I wait until I see the photo at home, on the computer … Continue reading

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The Day the Lights Went Out

My love of sports photography has led me to shoot Chardon High School sports photos for a great high school sports photo website:  WWW.NEOSPORTSPIX.COM   Exactly a month ago today I was photographing a girls varsity softball game when the unexpected … Continue reading

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The Distinguished Mayor AC Wharton, Jr.

During the past few years, a good bit of my work has been photographing conferences for various clients.  The work ranges from shooting talking heads and candids of participants to capturing social activities.  For the past few days I’ve been … Continue reading

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Candid Expressions

As the title of my blog suggests, I prefer to shoot unposed subjects.  In fact, I usually advise photographers to take their portrait and people photographs candidly.  I find that you will get more honest, natural expressions that way.  A … Continue reading

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