Football season has arrived
Casady and Heritage Hall play as the sun sets behind the stadium during their high school football game at Heritage Hall in Oklahoma City on Thursday, September 1, 2011. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
We’ve been busy photographing scrimmages, practices and portraits, but the football season officially started on Thursday night. Every week you can see photo galleries from the high school and college games that we photograph.
Here’s some images from tonight’s games around the metro.We covered Casady versus Heritage Hall, Edmond North against Southmoore, Oklahoma Centennial against Capitol Hill and Norman versus Norman North.
You can see all the pictures we turned in by clicking here. There will be more high school games on Friday night. And on Saturday, OU and OSU start their seasons. Look for more photos from us throughout the season.
Edmond North's Jarion Tudman (1) pushes past Southmoore's Colton Shackelford (38) for a touchdown during a high school football game between Edmond North and Southmoore in Moore, Okla., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
The Capitol Hill football team lifts their helmets during the kickoff of a football game against Oklahoma Centennial at Star Spencer in Oklahoma City, Thursday, September 1, 2011. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Norman High's Michael Beard (19) knocks the ball from the hands of quarterback Peyton Gavras (13) in the first half as the Norman High School Tigers play the Norman North Timberwolves at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Thursday, Sept 1, 2011, in Norman, Okla. The Tigers recovered the ball. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Edmond North fans cheer during a high school football game between Edmond North and Southmoore in Moore, Okla., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Terry Davis of Oklahoma Centennial fights off Capitol Hill's Denny Do during a high school football game at Star Spencer in Oklahoma City, Thursday, September 1, 2011. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
-John Clanton
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
Recent unpublished pictures
The Honor Guard stands at attention as the casket of 1st Lt. Damon Leehan is unloaded from a plane at the Oklahoma Air National Guard near Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
Sometimes there just isn’t enough room in the newspaper for all the pictures that we take. I’ve written about this before, but to put it in perspective, in the last 20 days, we’ve put roughly 1,900 pictures into the Merlin archive system. 1,400 or so were never published in the paper, although many of those have been seen online in our photo galleries, in blog posts or in slideshows.
Here are a few of the many pictures that you may not have seen in the newspaper.
Yukon's Derek Deeds reaches for the ball but comes up short during a high school football scrimmage at Putnam City in Oklahoma City, Friday, August 19, 2011. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Generals cornerback Cheyenne Williams (81) is greeted by his girlfriend, Claribel Zamudio, after a scrimmage at U.S. Grant High School on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011. Photo by Zach Gray, The Oklahoman
-John Clanton
Finding common ground
Imam Arif Abdullah (left) and twins Isaiah (right) and Isma'il Calhoun greet friends before prayer during the Langston Ramadan Iftar Dinner 2011 at Langston University OKC campus in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
During Ramadan, Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and sex during daylight hours. After the sun sets, they break the fast with a meal called Iftar. The breaking of the fast could happen at home with friends and family or in a more formal, banquet setting. Religious groups in Oklahoma City gathered this week for inter-faith Iftar dinners that featured local officials and community leaders.
At Langston University’s Oklahoma City Campus on Tuesday, Imam Arif Abdullah, from Masjid Mu’min, a Mosque in Northeast Oklahoma City, and Pastor George Young of Holy Temple Baptist Church, both spoke of togetherness and of finding common ground. Mohamed Elyazgi, an Oklahoma City resident who grew up in Libya, told me how fasting in the daylight hours helps remind him of what others don’t have. It’s a reminder to give to charities and appreciate God’s gifts.
Wednesday night, the Inaugural Capitol Interfaith Iftar featured perspectives on fasting by Rabbi Abby Jacobson, Pastor Young and Imam Imad Enchassi along with speeches by local political officials. Here are a few images from two of the recent Iftar ceremonies. You can always see photo galleries from The Oklahoman’s staff photographers by clicking here.
A group prays during the Capitol Interfaith Iftar at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, August 17, 2011. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Muslims pray while their Christian and non-Muslim guests get their meals (background) during the Langston Ramadan Iftar Dinner 2011 at Langston University OKC campus in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
-John Clanton
The Next Step is free
This photograph, featured on pages 20 and 21 of a new book called "The Next Step", shows Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook dunking in front of the Milwaukee Bucks' defense at The OKC Arena in Oklahoma City. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
A new book titled The Next Step, published by the OPUBCO Communications Group, features images and stories from the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 2010-2011 season. Graphic Designer Matt Clayton designed the book and filled it with images from staff photographers at The Oklahoman and stories about the team from staff writers in the Sports Department. Here are a few of the images that appear in the book and a preview of a few of the pages.
The Next Step will be available for free at convenience stores around the Oklahoma City metro area starting on Saturday, July 23, 2011. You can read more about the Thunder by clicking here, or you can follow this link to see more pictures by The Oklahoman’s Photography Department. You can also get a closer look at any picture featured on Alternate Crop by clicking on the picture.
This layout on pages 10 and 11 features images of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook (left) by Staff Photographer Sarah Phipps and Kevin Durant in action against the New York Knicks by Staff Photographer Bryan Terry (right)
Oklahoma City Thunder fans cheer as the Thunder score the first points of the game during the first round NBA Playoff basketball game between the Thunder and the Denver Nuggets at OKC Arena in downtown Oklahoma City on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook (0) reacts during the first round NBA basketball playoff game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, April 17, 2011, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Oklahoma City mascot Rumble the Bison slaps the hands of Thunder fans during the NBA basketball game between the Orlando Magic and Oklahoma City Thunder in Oklahoma City, Thursday, January 13, 2011. Oklahoma City won, 125-124. Photo by Nate Billings, 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
All-American images from the holiday weekend
Boy Scouts of America and Cub Scout troops carry a large American Flag during the LibertyFest Parade in Edmond, Okla., Monday, July 4, 2011. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
The Oklahoman photo staff collected some pretty pictures from events of the Fourth of July weekend. We photographed parades, flags, fireworks, and festivals. It wouldn’t be complete though, without pictures of people in the 100 degree heat or firefighters putting out grass fires.
Here’s a few pictures from the weekend if you missed them. There’s a gallery of some interesting images from the weekend or you can follow these links to see pictures from the fireworks at LibertyFest in Edmond, the LibertyFest parade, the Summer Classic Dog Show, or the Blackberry Festival in McLoud.
Fireworks show concluding LibertyFest at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond on Monday, July 4, 2011. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman
Eight-year-old Emily Winstead of Midwest City takes a bite of watermelon during a watermelon-eating contest at the McLoud Blackberry Festival on Saturday, July 2, 2011, in McLoud, Okla. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Amanda Cone, a handler's assistant from Dallas, holds Amber, left, a Burnese Mountain Dog and Bonnie, a Mastiff, during the OKC Summer Classic Dog Shows at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Thursday, June 30, 2011. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Duane Fletcher, 7, of Clinton, Oklahoma, reaches into a lion water fountain to fill up a water bottle at the Oklahoma City Zoo in Oklahoma City on Thursday, June 30, 2011. Fletcher and other children from First Baptist Church in Clinton visited the zoo on Thursday. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
-John Clanton
Summertime pictures
Odalie Wildes takes shade under an umbrella during the first night of Jazz in June in Norman, Okla., Thursday, June 23, 2011. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
There have been plenty of nice pictures taken recently by staff photographers at The Oklahoman. This one of a woman holding an umbrella as the sun sets behind her was unfortunately used on a black and white page in the newspaper. You can follow these links to see pictures from assignments like the OKC Pride Parade, LibertyFest in Edmond, the Pacesetter Games, or click here to see all the galleries.
-John Clanton
Looking for pictures
Sarah Johnson (center) and Jadyn Barefoot (CQ) Barefoot, react as they learn dance steps during Hearts for Hearing Camp at the Oklahoma City Museum Of Art in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Two Thunder Girls taught dance to the kids who are deaf or have hearing loss. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
The summer interns are probably already sick of hearing my speeches about looking for pictures that connect with readers. Pictures that tell a story or a convey a mood instead of simply proving an event happened. On Tuesday, I looked for kids’ reactions as they learned dance moves from Thunder Girls. Bryan Terry got a picture at a dive-in movie, recently, that really feels like summer. Here are a few pictures we’ve taken in the last couple of weeks.
For more pictures from The Oklahoman photo staff, click here. Also, if you haven’t seen the slideshow page recently there have been a few additions.
Swimmers watch Space Jam during Dive-In Movie Night at Pelican Bay Aquatic Center in Edmond, Okla., Wednesday, June 16, 2011. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
James Duncan kisses his great grandchild Bryson Jetter, 2, as his daughter Amby Duncan holds her during a Father's Day picnic at The Edmond Senior Center on Thursday, June 16, 2011. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
-John Clanton
Running his first race
Giuseppe Chessari of Canada, left, Ugur Yumuk of Turkey and Cameron Clapp of California celebrate as they train in Edmond, Okla., Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Yumuk will be running at the Endeavor games for the first time. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
The grin on Ugur Yumuk’s face needs no translation. After crawling through childhood in Turkey, along with six years of ill-fitting prosthetic legs, the accomplished swimmer and powerlifting hopeful was able to run for the first time when he came to Oklahoma and received special prosthetics.
I met up with the Turkish-born athlete a few times to follow him through training and running the first race of his life at the Endeavor Games.
Click here for an audio slideshow about Ugur Yumuk and his first race.
Below are a few picture from the slideshow.
Regas Woods of Florida helps Ugur Yumuk of Turkey with his running technique as he trains in Edmond, Okla., Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Yumuk will be running at the Endeavor games for the first time. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Ugur Yumuk of Turkey falls down while training in Edmond, Okla., Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Yumuk will be running at the Endeavor games for the first time. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Ugur Yumuk of Turkey runs on prosthetic legs at the University of Central Oklahoma Wellness Center on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, in Edmond, Okla. Yumuk will be running at the Endeavor games for the first time. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Ugur Yumuk of Turkey, left, with Cameron Clapp of California, and Harvey Parry of the United Kingdom train in Edmond, Okla., Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Yumuk will be running during the Endeavor games for the first time. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Click here to see the entire audio slideshow
-Bryan Terry
