Event Photography: Safety Fair
January 28th, 2008This past Saturday, Tucson's Northwest Neighborhood Center hosted a safety fair. This event included free Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) etching, courtesy of the Tucson Police Department:
The idea behind VIN etching is to make your car a less attractive target to car thieves. (Alas, Arizona has quite a few of those.) Since windows are the most expensive thing to replace on a car, thieves will be less likely to steal it if they see the VIN etched on the front, back, and side windows.
The fair also included information tables on food safety, bicycle and motorcycle safety, utility safety, and emergency preparedness. Outside the center was a fully equipped fire truck, which proved to be a photographic magnet:
Tip: You can view more event photography in my portfolio and on this blog. I am also available for event photography assignments in Tucson, Arizona, and elsewhere. I specialize in concerts, festivals, parades, political rallies, and sporting events. To check availability and to request a proposal, please e-mail me or call 520-690-1888.
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Event Photography: Dillinger Days
January 21st, 2008In January 1934, the United States was in the throes of the Great Depression. Since the suffering was so widespread, driving fancy new cars and sporting the latest fashions was an easy way to stand out. Especially in a small town like Tucson, Arizona.
Standing out was what notorious bank robber John Dillinger and his gang did when they rolled into town. To put it mildly, these guys and gals were heavily armed and loaded with cash. And they weren't above doing a bit of showboating.
But the gang's behavior caught the attention of local authorities, and they were arrested within days of their arrival. Dillinger Days is modern Tucson's way of commemorating the gang's capture. It features vintage cars...
vintage fashion...
...and live music, including our traditional music power trio, the Dusty Buskers:
Tip: You can view more event photography in my portfolio and on this blog. I am also available for event photography assignments in Tucson, Arizona, and elsewhere. I specialize in concerts, festivals, parades, political rallies, and sporting events. To check availability and to request a proposal, please e-mail me or call 520-690-1888.
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Bike-tography 102
January 17th, 2008Enjoyed the opportunity to have lunch at the Guadalajara Grill. It's just north of one of Tucson's most interesting neighborhoods, Richland Heights West.
This neighborhood like a throwback to the Old West, only it's right in the heart of the city. RHW residents are quite fond of their natural desert environment and their dirt roads, which are perfect for slow and careful biking with a camera draped around one's neck...
Not to worry -- I wasn't riding the bike when I took this photo!
Like the rest of central Tucson, the residents of Richland Heights West are getting ready for our city's semiannual Brush and Bulky pickup. Which means that it's time to trim that cactus and set the excess down by the roadside...
Tip: You can view more bicycle photography in my portfolio.
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Animal Photography: My Border Collie is Smarter than your Camera
January 11th, 2008Ever seen that bumper sticker that proclaims that the driver's Border Collie is smarter than your honor student? Well, be forewarned, they really are that bright.
Take, for example, my parents' Border Collie mix, Sandy. She has proven to be a formidable subject whenever a camera appears. Her specialty: being in such constant motion that it's hard to get her in focus. However, my mother found a solution to this problem, one that everyone can agree on:
Tip: You can view more photography in my portfolio.
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Nature Photography: Rain in Pennsylvania
January 4th, 2008I was in eastern Pennsylvania visiting family over the holidays. Rain seemed to be the dominant theme of the visit, and the moisture was quite welcome. This area had been suffering near-drought conditions for a good part of 2007.
Rain presents unique challenges to a photographer -- such as how to protect the camera -- but it also provides many opportunities. I found that in-between time between the end of the rain and the return of dry weather to be especially rich.
Although the water is no longer falling from the sky, it's still coming down from rooftops, like the one at the grade school that I attended for three years. The school builders placed drip basins below the downspouts, and they were filled with all sorts of rocks and pebbles. Perfect for us young geologists. I wasn't the only kid who scoured the basins for unique specimens.
Several decades later, those basins still catch rain -- and my attention:
One thing to keep in mind about Pennsylvanians: We're tree people.
And, sometimes we're faced with the unfortunate decision of having to cut one down. Take, for example, that huge oak that shaded my family's driveway for many years. Alas, the tree started leaning toward toward the house. So, down it came. We felt vindicated once it was removed -- those hollow spaces near the center are not signs of arboreal health.
Tip: You can view more nature photography in my portfolio.
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