Editorial
(From the Archives) Battle of Perryville 2009
Back in 2009, I had the privilege of joining the Danville Advocate Messenger’s chief photographer on a very unique and once in a lifetime experience of shooting the battle of Perryville Civil War re-enactment in Perryville, Kentucky. Thousands of Confederate and Union soldiers plus many of their families dressed, talked and lived the part for a weekend in the crisp Kentucky autumn air. Here are a selection of my favorite photos from two days of walking around the battle site and camps.
Entering the Real World
My sister graduated from Elon University in May. Here is a photo I liked from the graduation ceremony. Congrats grads!
The Aftermath
The sun shone bright today in Kentucky. But much of the area has brand new waterfront property. These are some photos from a lake in the area that has been deluged with the runoff from local streams and rivers. The sign below sits next to a road that crosses the lake. Clearly, the situation for these house boaters is bad.
Matt Nathanson is Funny
Centre College’s spring carnival is always a fun and relaxing time for students. The student government brings in a singer each year and this years main attraction was Matt Nathanson who is best known for “Come on Get Higher.” The guy is pretty dang funny. He spent most of the night heckling the crowd and making fun of random people in the student body. It was a fun night.
Enjoy the photos!
Kidtucky Derby
I was supposed to have credentials to shoot the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby this past weekend at Churchill Downs, however due to circumstances beyond my control, Churchill decided not to give the Advocate credentials, which meant I didnt get to go.
Instead, I got this assignment for friday afternoon. Cute kids. Lots of fun and smiles.
Gardening 101
Kids at a local elementary school got first hand gardening experience planting flowers on Friday morning.
Kentucky is Underwater
It has rained for 2 days straight across much of the midwest and it wouldn’t at all surprise me to see an Ark being built in the area.
Greek Olympics
Centre College’s Greek community celebrates with a week of competitions. Most of them are not terribly good for taking photos, but the Greek Olympics is a different story. Good fun. Enjoy.
Big Air Skateboarding
14 year old James Todd rips up the pavement at Millennium Park on Wednesday afternoon. Just some random shots from my brief visit to the skateboard park. The shot below was done with a remote, but as it turns out, I probably didnt need the remote and could have just hand held it. Oh well. Live and learn.