Thursday, March 05, 2009

Testing the Leica M8 under different light.

Short Pump

Sam — mixed and daylight.

Richmond

Kristi — florescent.

Shawn — florescent.

Short Pump

Jim — dark restaurant with pools of mixed light.

Charlotte — shadows in dark restaurant with mixed light.

Dianne — night-time street light.

Wednesday, March 04, 2009


Sarah makes a mean capuccina and is a favorite of the customers at the Daily Grind. She is also bass player and singer with the popular local band, Conshafter. This fall she will attend New York University.

Can anyone tell me what this little bottom feeder is? He inhabits one of the saltwater tanks at Seafire Grill.

Tuesday, March 03, 2009


I walked out this morning without a card in my camera and as a consequence passed on a number of wonderful snowy landscapes and marvelous moments. But this evening Sadie (above) and Tobie (below) gave me something to post by providing a couple of portraits of dogs at the end of the day.



Monday, March 02, 2009


Landing in flurries at Richmond International Airport. Many in the area have been wanting snow this winter.

Snow coats surfaces along the highway home.

 The flag along Copperas Creek worked.

Sadie loves the snow.

Sunday, March 01, 2009

Southwestern Photojournalism Conference

Fort Worth

More than 200 photographers from across the United States and several foreign countries gathered for the 2009 Southwestern Photojournalism Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, the past three days. Anita Baca and her daughter, Lucy, wait for friends after the closing session of the conference. They are from San Antonio, Texas.

Burleson, Texas

One of the traditions of the Southwestern is a final meal at Babe's Chicken in Burleson, Texas. Marc Kawanishi, left, of San Antonio and Louis DeLucca of the Dallas Morning News, celebrate the end of another conference in front of Babe's.

Whenever "The Hokie Pokie" is played over the loudspeakers at Babe's, wait staff gather in the aisles and dance.

Participants from the conference often join them.

The last event of the conference is a group photograph. This year it was staged along the railroad tracks in Burleson.

Natalie Miller is keeper of "The Chicken," symbol of the Southwestern from many years. It resides in her kitchen until the next conference is held in 2010.

Southwestern Photojournalism Conference

Beth Spain and Wahokia with the Chick-fil-A cow. The restaurant chain sponsored a lunch for the conference.

Student photojournalists focus on a still-life composition during lunch.

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Thursday, February 26, 2009

More images from a media conference

We call Scooter the generic man. Can anyone guess his ethnicity?

Chris with one of his images.

Mary Jane talking about the internet. Our ancestors were neighbors in the 1630s.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Scenes from the media conference.

Don opening the conference.

Nancy sharing some of her experiences.

Lauren mugging for the camera.

Tina sharing some of her work.

Dan making a presentation on photo editing.

Roy taking a group picture.

Nelson Trent, left, with friends from East Africa.

Wahokia presenting during the conference.
Photo by Dennis Waterman

Tuesday, February 24, 2009


Chris Turner leads off the second day of the media meeting.

Ken Winter discusses directions for the coming year.

Matt McMahon, left, and Terry Pedigo trade information with a flash drive.

Shawn Hendricks talks about the daughter he recently adopted from Columbia.

Dennis Waterman and his daughter during a break at the media meeting.

Steve Evans presenting during the media meeting.

Evans leads a panel discussion during the meeting.

Short Pump, Virginia

Matt Jones playing with Wahokia's hat during dinner this evening.

Monday, February 23, 2009


Scott discusses strategy during a media conference.

Don Martin outlines media relations for the coming year.

Tina Guthrow discusses a point during the media conference.

Short Pump, Virginia

Sadie enjoying a fire on a cold winter night.

Sunday, February 22, 2009


Work on the Gayton Road left Cambridge church without heat this morning. Kelley McLean futilly wraps up again the cold.

Cambridge kids react — especially Wyatt Hall — during the children's sermon.

George Thomas brings children stories drawn from a volume produced in 1892 and more recent publications. Some of the children who listened to him today include:

Jenine Jarrar,

Allyson Wesson,
and Rebecca Coogle.