Entries from March 2008

The Sunday Paper

Date March 30, 2008

Wooo-hoooo! This time, they published 3 of my photos in the online version of the paper, and a big 5×7 on page 4A of the print edition!
I know I probably won’t have 2 assignments in 2 days very often, but this is exciting!

ClipFile: Changing Perceptions

Date March 29, 2008

Jeff Hatcher, pastor of Wylie United Methodist Church, and David Collins, Jr. frame a house Saturday in the Carver neighborhood as part of a partnership with the St. John Baptist Church. March 29, 2008

A mirror torn from the house on Carver Street reflects the workers from Wylie United Methodist Church on Saturday.

Special to the Reporter-News

Date March 29, 2008

A few weeks ago, I was joking around with the captain of the church softball team. I told him they should hire me to be the team photographer. He told me that he was interested, but I would have to submit some work for approval. I sent him a link to my [...]

Happy Saturday

Date March 29, 2008

Happy Saturday! A random shot from my assignment yesterday.

The 4th Estate

Date March 28, 2008

It’s everything I had hoped it would be.

ClipFile: Brian “Bydee Man” Joseph

Date March 28, 2008

Artist, poet and author Brian Joseph of Austin demonstrates the BYDEE People art he creates during the Champion for Children conference Friday at the Abilene Civic Center. Joseph was the keynote speaker.

Green

Date March 27, 2008

They’re leaves. They’re green. And shiny!

Photographic Reactions

Date March 27, 2008

Rather than checking Flickr every day to see if there’s been any action on my photos, I just subscribe to the RSS feed for the comments. That way, if someone comments, it pops up in Google Reader.
Imagine my surprise when I logged on this morning and found some new comments on this old photo. [...]

Spring is Coming

Date March 26, 2008

In the past two weeks we’ve had high temperatures of 48, and 88 degrees, which means Spring (all two weeks of it!) is about to hit Abilene.
I found these small buds on a vine outside the Bible building on a lunch-time walkabout.

Happy Easter

Date March 24, 2008

So, what did you do with YOUR weekend? Mine was spent gardening, and hacking up a chocolate bunny! I was going for a zombie look, but the inconsistent thickness of the hollow choc bunny, and my lack of skill with a paring knife made it a little difficult. Next year, I’m totally [...]