Friday, August 28, 2009

Hannah-Pamplico Coach Kirk Mays gets a hug from son Carson Mays, 9, as he runs the Raiders through football practice on Monday, August 24, 2009.  Mays fell from a deer stand last winter and is now paralyzed.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Thought this photo I took during the Cheraw Braves game against the Lamar Silver Foxes was pretty funny so I thought I’d share…

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Barrett Kleinknecht (10) pitches during the Redwolves game against the Wilson Tobs at American Legion Field in Florence on Wednesday, June 17, 2009.

Friday, June 12, 2009

Noah Lanier, 2, was just staring at the girls at the Lynch’s River Splash Pad on Thursday, June 11, 2009.  When I told his mom about the photos she laughed and said “That’s my boy!“ Then he looked like he was going to go for it!

Here’s a photo of the storm rolling into Florence on Thursday, June 11, 2009.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

These two were too cute during the festivies after the Children’s Miracle Network Parade of Miracles!  Big brother Hunter Shipley, 7, held his little sister Skylar Shives, 1, while they watched Tiko the clown create balloon animals.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

While taking pictures at the 2nd annual Senior Prom at the Elmcroft Heartland Village, I noticed Mia Pellechia, 3, sleeping in an armchair.  At one point she sat up straight, still sleeping.  I snuck over to take a photo and she started yawning.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Got to take pictures of the Public Works Storm Water Division clearing storm drains after the rains in Florence today.  I really like this reflection pic so I thought I’d share!

Thursday, April 16, 2009

I took pictures at the 25th annual Southern Plant and Flower Festival at the Pee Dee State Farmers Market today.  These pictures were two of my favorites, but they lost their OOMPH when I converted them to black and white.  So here they are!!

Jim Spencer of Mullins carries away the male koi fish he purchased at the festival.  Spencer’s wife purchased a female koi earlier in the day and they decided to get her a companion.

Gerber daisies are always one of the festival’s most popular flowers and you can find them in almost every size and color.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

The Wilson High School baseball field has amazing light at just the right angle for amazing photographs as the sun goes down.  I worked this angle hoping for a really cool moment.  One of the players sitting out of the game kept helping the left fielder warm up, but I kept missing his glove reaching over his head for a ball…this was the best picture I got.

One of the Wilson baseball coaches stands on the third base line as the sun goes down during the Wilson Tigers game against the West Florence Knights on Wednesday, April 8, 2009.

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Shooting the new Hartsville baseball coach Tony Gainey today…I was using my wide angle lens when I got this shot.  Had I been using a longer lens this picture may have been usable, but I had to crop in too far and the quality deteriorated.  ARGH!!!  But I thought I’d share it anyways!!

Tuesday, April 07, 2009

I froze my rear end off shooting this game, but several dedicated fans pulled out their blankets and warm weather gear to watch West Florence shut out South Florence 17-0. The game was called after five innings.

Monday, April 06, 2009

While covering a fire behind Avin’s Marine off of Pamplico Highway in Florence today, I got this shot of the sunlight streaming through the trees and smoke.  To me it looks like a painting of fog lifting in the early morning hours. 

Tuesday, March 03, 2009

The sun sets over a swampy area off of James Jones Avenue in Florence on Monday, March 2, 2009. A winter storm that crippled the east coast brought little more than cold temperatures to the Florence area.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Apparently I am easily distracted by shiny things!  This gold paperweight was sitting on Tom Kinard’s desk at the Pee Dee Electric Cooperative while I was taking his portrait, so I played around a bit.  Not really a newspaper photograph, but I think it looks pretty cool.