Pictures I Like-from last weekend
Honor guard members carry the casket during the funeral for 1st Lt. Damon Leehan at Henderson Hills Baptist Church on Thursday, August 25, 2011, in Edmond, Okla. Leehan was killed in Afghanistan Aug. 14, when a military vehicle he was riding in struck an IED. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
There has been plenty to photograph and some sad and interesting news stories in the Oklahoma City Metro area in the last week or so. You can follow these links to read stories about Mississippi Kites in Noble, Oklahoma, Officer Chad Peery, who made an appearance at an Oklahoma City RedHawks game, and Byron Rivera, who talked to The Oklahoman for a story about his son Crystian Rivera.
You can click these links to see pictures from events like the Cardboard Boat Regatta, funerals for 1st Lt. Damon Leehan and 2nd Lt. Joe Cunningham or see all the galleries from the Photo Department at The Oklahoman.
Oklahoma City police officer Chad Peery and sons McKade, 6, left, and Morgan, 4, are greeted by members of the Oklahoma City RedHawks as Peery rolls down the third-base line in his wheelchair while rounding the bases after the third inning as part of the "Home Run for Life" promotion during the minor league baseball game between the Oklahoma City RedHawks and the Iowa Cubs at RedHawks Field at Bricktown in Oklahoma City, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011. Peery was left paralyzed after being beaten while trying to break up a fight at bar earlier this year. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Kristy Wicker releases a recovered Mississippi kite at WildCare on Thursday, August 25, 2011, in Noble, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Byron Rivera, the father of Crystian Rivera, reacts as he talks about his son during a meeting with Staff Writer Tiffany Gibson at The Oklahoman on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. Crystian Rivera has been arrested in connection with the death of his ten-month-old sister. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
Leah Sparks helps her son Kye Sparks, 6, out of their boat during Edmond's Cardboard Boat Regatta at Arcadia Lake in Edmond, Okla., Saturday, August 27, 2011. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
-John Clanton
A completely random sampling of pictures
The sun sets behind Kelly Haney's sculpture "The Guardian" atop the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
I looked through Merlin today and collected a few pictures that probably deserve a second look. They represent what we’ve been up to over the last couple of weeks. You’ve seen blog posts on Alternate Crop about the triple digit heat here in central Oklahoma and about the International Finals Youth Rodeo. We’ve also been noodling, photographed fires, rain storms, and little league baseball.
There are plenty of photo galleries of those events and more that you can see by clicking here.
Firefighters walk approach a fire at the Twin Lakes apartments on 6103 NW 63 in Warr Acres, Okla., Wednesday, July 6, 2011. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Two-year-old Kadence Stockman of Pauls Valley grimaces with her mother, Mary, as Bobby Arthur grabs the mouth of a catfish in a mobile fish tank at the 12th annual Okie Noodling Tournament in Pauls Valley on Saturday, July 9, 2011. Photo by Zach Gray, The Oklahoman
Two pedestrians try to take shelter from the rain as they run across the intersection of Main and Broadway in downtown Oklahoma City on Tuesday, July 12, 2011. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
Gage Gilchrist takes a dive to the base during the USSSA World Series youth baseball tournament , Tuesday, July 12, 2011. Photo by Ashley R. West, The Oklahoman
-John Clanton
A day in the life of a snow cone
When photography intern, Garett Fisbeck, and I arrived at the downtown ballpark for a 7 pm Redhawks game it was 108 degrees. It was just a tad cooler than Saturday’s high of 110 degrees.
It was not surprising to find snow cones were a popular concession item. Garett and I decided to document them before they melted.
— Sarah Phipps
Snow cones wait to be sold during the minor league baseball game between the Oklahoma City RedHawks and the Omaha Storm Chasers at RedHawks Field at Bricktown, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Bryant Preston sells snow cones during the minor league baseball game between the Oklahoma City RedHawks and the Omaha Storm Chasers at RedHawks Field at Bricktown, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Robert Channer prepares snow cones to be sold during a game between the Oklahoma City Redhawks and the Omaha Storm Chasers in Oklahoma City, Saturday, July 9, 2011. The temperature in Oklahoma City reached 110. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Oklahoman
Cole Osuburn, 6, and William Shoemaker, 5, enjoy snow cones during a game between the Oklahoma City Redhawks and the Omaha Storm Chasers in Oklahoma City, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Temperatures in Oklahoma City reached 110 degrees. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Oklahoman
Bryant Preston sells snow cones during the minor league baseball game between the Oklahoma City RedHawks and the Omaha Storm Chasers at RedHawks Field at Bricktown, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Lost in the shuffle
Firemen working an early morning apartment fire at 12478 Trail Oaks Drive near NW 122 Street and May Avenue in Oklahoma City Monday, April 25, 2011. Photo by Paul B. Southerland, The Oklahoman
Somewhere between posts about the Oklahoma City Thunder, the National Day of Prayer, the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon and a rainy Sunday afternoon, there were some nice images taken by photographers at The Oklahoman that got left off of Alternate Crop. Here’s a few of them. A couple of these were published in the paper, but a couple of them weren’t.
You can see more our photo galleries by clicking here, or follow these links to skip directly to galleries from a Touch a Truck event, high school baseball championships, the Yukon Spirit League, or Oklahoma State University’s Spring Commencement.
Tatum Parham adjusts her cap before University of Central Oklahoma graduation ceremonies at UCO on Friday, May 6, 2011. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Roff's Timothy Wallen tries to field a grounder during the Class A state championship baseball game between Roff and Okarche, Saturday, May 7, 2011, at Dolese park in Oklahoma City. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Leedey pitcher Sarah Penry (left) gets a hug from teammate Sydney Harrel as the team wins the Class A State Slowpitch Softball Championship at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Leedey beat Red Oak 16-4 in four innings to win the championship. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
-John Clanton
The Big Question
This week was a good week that kept me busy shooting, but the bad part of that is most of everything I shot is to be published at a later date. That means those photos are not ready to hit our blog just yet.
After looking back over the week, there was a very fun moment that I was able to witness. On the cold Tuesday March 29th night at the Bricktown Ballpark where the Oklahoma City Redhawks were playing an exhibition game against the Houston Astros. Baseball fan Mitchell Walser had put together a plan to take his girlfriend Heather Carlquist by complete surprise.
It was late in the game and the Redhawks were having fun with the fans by spotlighting couples with the ‘Kiss Cam’ to broadcast them on the outfield monitor. The fun was wrapping up when the camera targeted Mitchell and Heather as the last couple to give each other a kiss. Mitchell calmly gave Heather a kiss, stood her up, led her to the center isle, and to her surprise Mitchell got down a one knee and asked Heather the big question. In Heather’s reaction, all she could do was smile ear to ear and cover her face in her hands as she was presented the ring.
Heather Carlquist reacts as she is surprised with a marriage proposal by boyfriend Mitchell Walser during the exhibition game between the Redhawks and the Houston Astros at the Bricktown Ballpark on Tuesday, March, 29, 2011, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
By the way she did say yes! Congrats to Mitchell and Heather.
-Chris Landsberger
Best of 2010-Part 5 of 12
Bethel's Michael Ragland celebrates after the win over Eufaula in the Class 3A State Baseball Championships between Eufaula and Bethel at Shawnee High School on Monday, May 17, 2010, in Shawnee, Okla. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
May was a busy month and the hardest month so far to edit. The first really severe tornadoes hit in May and there was a bizarre hailstorm on May 16, 2010.We produced a couple of slideshows this month, one featured pictures from Dog Parks around the metro area, the other is the MOOD 2010 Swimsuit preview.
The Best of the Year gallery is now online, click here to take a look at the 95 best news and features pictures from all the Staff Photographers at The Oklahoman. There will be a seperate Best of the Year Sports gallery coming soon.
Riley Thompson, 8, of Edmond, Okla., plays on mound of hailstones in the Sam's Club parking lot on Pennsylvania Avenue near Memorial Road, Sunday, May 16, 2010 in Oklahoma City. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Standing on a fallen tree, Caden Bolles looks over damage to his family's home in Little Axe, Oklahoma on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. By John Clanton, The Oklahoman
Anthony Middleton, 11, left, makes bubbles as his brother Jackie Middleton, 9, right, chases the bubbles while parents Michael Snider and Jennifer Snider sit on the porch with DeJay Middleton, 6. at their home in Cordell, Okla., Thursday, May 6, 2010. Anthony, Jackie and DeJay have ALD (adrenoleukodystrophy). Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Chantz Whitehead takes photos of the grand entry before the Edmond Junior Rodeo on Friday, May 7, 2010. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Texas A&M celebrates their win over Baylor following the Big 12 Championship game between Texas A&M and Baylor, Sunday, May 30, 2010, at the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
-John Clanton
Pictures I Like-Weenie Dog version
A dachshund named Moose gets a ride from his owner Jarrod Condit during Pooches in the Pool at City Splash in Yukon, Oklahoma, on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
I always keep an eye out for dachshunds when I’m on dog-related assignments. A tribute I guess, to Yossarian, my parent’s dachshund who shared birthday cake with me in my high-chair when I was a kid. After that we had Bogey, who was mean. Really mean. For almost 14 years, my wife and I had Bazz around the house. He went by Jackie Treehorn for short. A weenie dog named Moose caught my eye during an assignment out in Yukon, Oklahoma on Sunday. Here’s a few more pictures that you may have missed in the newspaper or in our online galleries.
A fan tries to catch a foul ball during the baseball game between the Oklahoma City RedHawks and the Las Vegas 51s at the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, in Oklahoma City. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Heritage Hall's Barry Sanders poses for a portrait at Heritage Hall High School in Oklahoma City, Thursday, August 12, 2010. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Thomas Stafford listens to taps being played after he placed the wreath near Wiley Post's grave during a tribute to Wiley Post and Will Rogers at Memorial Park Cemetery in Oklahoma City on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Wiley Post and Will Rogers were killed in a plane crash in Alaska 75 years ago. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
-John Clanton
Long Day at the Ball Park
Oklahoma's Tyler Ogle (35) reacts with teammate Danny Black (9) after Ogle's game winning score during the bottom of the ninth inning in the Sooners' 3-2 win in the fourth game of the Big 12 Baseball Championship between Oklahoma and Kansas at the Bricktown Ballpark on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Yesterday I had the assignment to cover the last two evening session games of the four game set in the Big 12 Baseball Championship at Bricktown Ballpark. It looked as though it was going to be a great day to cover some baseball, but Mother Nature had other thoughts. The first game that started at 4pm between Baylor and Kansas State lasted all of an inning and a half before the rain decided to make an appearance and stay awhile. After about a three hour rain delay, and chasing around weather features, the Bears and the Wildcats went back into action to finish their game under the full moon.
The second game between OU and Kansas was to start at 7:30 now was pushed back to a start time of about 10:35 pm. Since my deadline to get photos back to the paper was 10:45 pm, I have just enough time to shoot OU’s starting pitcher at the top of the inning and their first few at bat in the bottom of the inning before I had to start sending photos back.
I went back out to the field when I was done transmitting to try and get some much needed ‘better’ photos. Which did not go so well. For a fan, the game was great KU had a no hitter going to the 5th inning, and the 1-0 lead over the Sooners, but for a photographer who is in need of some action photographs it was not what I was looking for in a late game. I kept telling myself the next inning will be better, the next inning will be better, and the next thing you know it was the bottom of the 9th inning at 1:15 am with KU holding onto a 2-1 lead. Then karma decided to pay it forward for me since I had done my time for the day when the Sooners hit a two run shot to win the game 3-2. Photos of the Sooners’ celebration made it well worth the wait to finally get to bed at 3am.
Here are a few photos from the two games. Click HERE for full gallery.
Sooners mob teammate Cody Reine, right, after his hit to drive in two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Sooners a 3-2 win over Kansas in the fourth game of the Big 12 Baseball Championship between Oklahoma and Kansas at the Bricktown Ballpark on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Sooner baseball fans brave the rain over the Baylor dugout in the rain delay during the third game of the Big 12 Baseball Championship between Kansas State and Baylor at the Bricktown Ballpark on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
A baseball fan takes refuge under a small piece of paper as he tries to stay dry in the rain delay during the third game of the Big 12 Baseball Championship between Kansas State and Baylor at the Bricktown Ballpark on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
-Chris Landsberger
Pictures I Like
Virgil "Cowboy" Kalbaugh places his hand against a panel of the Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall on the name of Brent Street, Sunday, July 5, 2009, in Piedmont. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Here’s some interesting pictures from the staff over the last couple of days. Some of these were published in the paper and some were not.
Michael Roeder hits the water as he goes down on his wake skate run during the first day of the Air Nautique WWA National Championships on Wednesday, July 8, 2009, on the Oklahoma River in Oklahoma City, Okla. by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Oklahoma City's Steve Murphy (21) breaks his bat in the seventh inning during the minor league baseball game between the Omaha Royals and Oklahoma City RedHawks at the Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, Monday, July 6, 2009. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Jacquelyn Renner, 9, places her nose against the chalkboard to experience older forms of student discipline during 1889 School Camp at the 1889 Territory School in Edmond, Okla. Tuesday, July 7, 2009. Photo by Ashley McKee, The Oklahoman
-John Clanton
Fourth of July wrap-up
Fans watch fireworks at the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, Saturday July 4, 2009, in Oklahoma City. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
The photographers of The Oklahoman were out in force to cover Independence Day. The weather shifted from nice to muggy and then rain in the evening. I’m glad we got the rain, but just wish it had happened either the day before or the day after. The RedHawks didn’t play their baseball game, but did have fireworks. Other fireworks shows were postponed. Here are some of the photos from the day.
To see a gallery from events around the metro area, click here.
For former President George W. Bush’s Independence Day visit to Woodward, click here.
A gallery of photos from Edmond’s LibertyFest parade is here.
And Bryan Terry did a cool time-lapse video from the LibertyFest parade that we highlighted in this blog entry.
Jesse Hardiman and Ava Welch, 1, walk during Bethany's Centennial Freedom Festival, Saturday, July 4, 2009, at Eldon Lyon Park in Bethany, Okla. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Boy Scouts carry a huge American flag in the LibertyFest Parade in downtown Edmond, OK, Saturday, July 4, 2009. By Paul Hellstern, The Oklahoman
Trent Nondorf, 4, left, and Ethan Nondorf, 2, wait for the start of the Quail Creek Fourth of July parade in Oklahoma City, Saturday, July 4, 2009. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Kristen Gregory sported a festive Fourth of July headband during LibertyFest at UCO campus in Edmond, Okla. Saturday, July 4, 2009. Photo by Ashley McKee, The Oklahoman
Former President George W. Bush and wife, Laura, were given a warm reception when they arrived at Woodward's July 4th celebration and re-dedication of Crystal Beach Park. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman
Lauren Atkins, 9, from Norman, eats free watermelon at the Norman Independence Day Celebration at Reaves Park in Norman, Okla., on Saturday, July 4, 2009. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Darren Ransley slides on the tarp during a rain delay of the Oklahoma City RedHawks and Omaha Royals at the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, Saturday July 4, 2009, in Oklahoma City. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
-Nate Billings
