Veterans Day assignments
Here are a few photographs from Veterans Day assignments around Oklahoma City on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009.
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Marine Corps League Member Keith Howry holds an American flag during a presentation by the group at Johnson Elementary School in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. By John Clanton, The Oklahoman
Delbert Coulter proudly displays his medals of honor on his chest during the 45th Infantry Division Museum Veterans Day Ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Oklahoma City, Okla. By Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Michael Breeden, a Marine Corps League Member, takes down the flag at Johnson Elementary School during a presentation by the group in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. The older flag was replaced with a new one during the presentation. By John Clanton, The Oklahoman
J.W. Nobile gets an eye full from his daughter Eloise as they attend the 45th Infantry Division Museum Veterans Day Ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Oklahoma City, Okla. By Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
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-John Clanton
Suspect in Custody
Officers arrested this suspect after searching door to door, looking in trash carts, parked cars, back yards and behind fences on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman
Staff Photographer Jim Beckel left the office on Tuesday morning looking for weather art. Less than five minutes later, he heard an interesting call over his police scanner. Here’s what Jim wrote in his cutlines:
“Headquarters, Suspect in Custody.” Police officers converged on a northwest Oklahoma City neighborhood Tuesday morning, Nov. 10, 2009, after responding to a call of a suspicious subject. Officers said the subject then ran from them and attempted to break into an occupied residence. After searching door to door, looking in trash carts, parked cars, back yards and behind fences, an officer spotted the suspect hiding between houses near NW 81 and Harvey Place. The man ran again, sprinting across a park and into the back yards of neighboring homes. Within 5 minutes, the officer in pursuit radioed to headquarters that the suspect was in custody. He was arrested in the 300 block of NW 79, just a few blocks from where he was originally sighted.
A suspect runs through a northwest Oklahoma City neighborhood, trying to evade capture by Oklahoma City Police. Officers converged on a northwest Oklahoma City neighborhood Tuesday morning, Nov. 10, 2009, after responding to a call of a suspicious subject. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman
Jim ended up with interesting pictures and an exciting morning, but we still don’t have any weather art.
-John Clanton
Where the Buffalo roam
Last week, Staff Photographer David McDaniel travelled to Pawhuska to photograph the Buffalo Roundup on the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve. In addition to getting still images for the newspaper, David produced this video for NewsOK.com.
-John Clanton
Pictures I like
Looking through our archives at the pictures The Oklahoman staff photographers have turned in over the past 7 days, I realized that a few of my favorites were a good representation of the assignments we see in an average week. Sports, everything from high school to professional, features, news and a more in-depth feature.
Oklahoma City's Thabo Sefolosha (right) and Los Angeles' Kobe Bryant go after a loose ball during the NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. By John Clanton, The Oklahoman
Oklahoma County jail inmate Jesus Lucero rides in an elevator as he cleans along with a group of jail trusties on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. Photo by Bryan Terry
Michael Meyers, of Norman, waves a flag during a rally on the north side of the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma CIty on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. By John Clanton, The Oklahoman
Jovia Franklin (21) of El Reno makes a catch over the defense of Kale Thaxton (20) of Duncan during the high school football game between Duncan and El Reno in El Reno, Okla., Friday, November 6, 2009. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Cheri White Owl gives a hug to "Dan" at Horse Feathers Equine Rescue Facility in Guthrie, OK, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. By Paul Hellstern, The Oklahoman
-John Clanton
James Nachtwey visits Oklahoma
Staff Photographers Chris Landsberger, left, and Sarah Phipps gather around James Nachtwey after he spoke at USAO in Chickasha, Okla., on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Photo by James Plumlee.
James Plumlee and I were worried that we hadn’t left Oklahoma City early enough to get good seats. As we opened the doors of Te Ata Memorial Auditorium on the USAO campus, we relaxed a bit. We were an hour early and were the first ones there. James Nachtwey, one of the greatest war and conflict photographers of all time, was speaking at USAO in Chickasha, Okla. Nate Billings had heard about the free event on NPR and we threw together a group of photographers including Sarah Phipps, Chris Landsberger, Nate, myself and former staff photographer James Plumlee to drive to Chickasha. We sat on the front row and talked while the entire auditorium filled up behind us. Nachtwey opened his speech by saying that this was his first time to visit Oklahoma.
If you’re reading Alternate Crop, you’re either related to a staff photographer at The Oklahoman or you have at least a passing interest in photography. Either way, you should be familiar with James Nachtwey’s work. There was a documentary about him called War Photographer. And he’s one of the founding members of VII Photo Agency. I’ve seen the movie, poured over his books and I keep the VII website bookmarked on my computers, but hearing the stories first hand and seeing the pictures on a big screen gave me plenty to think about. We hung around afterward, met Nachtwey and asked a couple of questions. I asked him if we could buy him dinner or coffee.
Every description I type and re-type about his presentation seems inadequate. Nachtwey’s photographs are heart-wrenching and inspiring. His stories from seeing war and famine around the world are chilling, but I think I liked his thoughts on journalism the best. He talked about journalists being involved in the community, locally or overseas, and about contributing to society by highlighting problems in our communities. I’m glad the five of us made the trip to USAO in Chickasha. He said, no, by the way, to dinner. I told him we’d do it the next time he came to Oklahoma.
-John Clanton
