2009 Oklahoma State Fair opens Thursday
Carnival worker Tyrone Mosley sets up stuffed prizes in his midway booth, Tubs of Fun. Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman
For the last two days we’ve photographed vendors and business owners setting up for the 2009 Oklahoma State Fair. We’ll have a photographer at the fair everyday and Doug Hoke, the Director of Photography at The Oklahoman, wants to see a photo gallery everyday.
Josh Minshull, an employee of Express Ranch, uses a step ladder to reach the top of Troy, one of the Express Ranch Clydesdales during a bath before the 2009 Oklahoma State Fair at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. Troy, Minshull said it takes 20-30 minutes to wash each horse. By John Clanton, The Oklahoman
-John Clanton
Great Ball of Fire!!
When I left the office tonight (Sept. 1) at Britton and Broadway Extension a little after 7:00, I noticed the sun was a big red ball in the sky. Knowing the conditions for this type of sunset are rare I kept an eye on it while looking for something to put in front of it during the drive home. As it fell lower and lower, it opened up a lot of opportunities. As I headed west on 33rd toward Coltrane I spotted the tall grass I put in the foreground, which luckily was right by a turn-off in the road. I whipped the car in and jumped out to get my Canon 40D and 300mm f2.8 lens and plopped on the ground and started shooting. For situations like this, I like to shoot in the jpeg + raw mode which allows quick editing for the newspaper deadlines, but also gives me more detail if I need it. The great thing about these type of sunsets is the exposure is so close to the ambient light, thereby maintaining detail in the sun. I varied the size the sun appeared by using different f-stops. The larger the aperture, the larger the sun. This frame was shot at iso 200 1/1600 at f2.8 to give the sun its maximum size. I think it was worth pulling over for and I hope you do to.
Tall grass is silhouetted against the setting sun along 33rd street in Edmond near Coltrane Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman.
-Doug Hoke
LibertyFest Car Show
Went to the LibertyFest car show this morning on the campus of UCO. It was hot and so were the cars! One of the best shows I’ve seen. Something from every decade from 1900! I love the cars from the 50′s and 60′s. Back when the designers still ruled! Great car stories too. Here are a few of my favorite detail photos. Enjoy the full gallery here.
What detail! Radiator cap on a 1927 Buick belonging to Randy Dekker at the LibertyFest Car Show on the campus of UCO Saturday, June 27, 2009. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman.
1955 Chevy Bel Air convertible belonging to Annette Myers at the LibertyFest Car Show on the campus of UCO Saturday, June 27, 2009. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman.
1955 Ford F-100 pick up belonging to Kathy Bernhardt at the LibertyFest Car Show on the campus of UCO Saturday, June 27, 2009. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman.
Donna and Brandon Krist look at an original, unrestored 1959 Chevy Impala Sport Coupe with 50,000 miles owned by Dennis and Sharon Doughty of Edmond at the LibertyFest Car Show on the campus of UCO Saturday, June 27, 2009. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman.
1962 Chevy Corvette at the LibertyFest Car Show on the campus of UCO Saturday, June 27, 2009. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman.
1966 Cord Repro belonging to Dale Williams at the LibertyFest Car Show on the campus of UCO Saturday, June 27, 2009. This car is number 37 of 97 built in Tulsa. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman.
-Doug Hoke
Simon Says
Remember playing Simon Says when you were a kid? How fun it was? Well now the fun is taking photos of kids playing Simon Says as I did Monday night in Edmond’s Fink Park at the Girl Scout Twilight Camp. I came across a group of Brownies playing and took some photos as the command was “Simon Says Smile Big!” See more photos Saturday in the MyEdmond section and a photo gallery: http://newsok.com/multimedia/photos/gallery/501195
Natalie Delpha, 7, plays "Simon Says, Smile!" during a class in Fink Park during Edmond Girl Scout Twilight Camp Monday, June 15, 2009. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman.
-Doug Hoke
Ashley McKee
Ashley McKee
Ashley McKee, The Oklahoman’s 2009 photo summer intern started this week. Ashley comes to us from The University of Montana in Missoula. Ashley went to her first assignment Friday, the reopening of the Rock Cafe in Stroud after its destructive fire last year. Here are a couple of her photos. Some were published on Saturday May 30 and more will run with the Food Dude’s column in the Life section this week. Look for more from Ashley as we get her up to speed and she finds some projects to work on.
The reopening of the Rock Cafe happened Friday, May 29, 2009, a year after the historic building burnt down. Photo by Ashley McKee, The Oklahoman
The reopening of the Rock Cafe happened Friday, May 29, 2009, a year after the historic building burnt down. Photo by Ashley McKee, The Oklahoman
-Doug Hoke, Dir. of Photography
High Jump
This photo has extra meaning for me, not only because I think it turned out really well, but because the subject, Toni Young, is a high jumper. I was a 3-year-letterman high jumper in track in high school. When this assignment to shoot Toni, who tied the national record with a jump of 6′-4″ earlier, came up last week as a promo for the state 6A championships it brought back a few memories.
Her school, and the track we would shoot at, Del City High School, is where I set a personal best in 1975, my senior year. My 5′-11″ pales compared to her record, but was still my personal best. My senior season had a couple of distractions for me. One, senioritis–my hat goes off to all those spring sport seniors who can stay focused, and photography, which has become my life-long passion and vocation.
Toni Young eyes the high jump bar at 6'-4", the height of her national record tying jump earlier this season. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklaoman
Doug Hoke high jumping during a dual meet at PCW in 1975.
-Doug Hoke
Capturing the joy of others
Last Saturday I was at Cops Cooped Up, an event to raise money for Special Olympics by the Edmond Police Department and also a safety fair. It got its name because Officer Aaron Randall stayed in a tent in the parking lot of Academy Sports from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm. The Edmond police and fire departments brought out a lot of their equipment to show the public. Safety fairs are mainly put on to help educate children and let them meet these real life heroes. And kids there were. Which brings me to the point of this entry, capturing the joy of children and their parents photographically. It has always been one of the parts of my job I enjoy the most. Most young children have an innocence that allows them to enjoy things we (adults) take for granted. A young boy watching a fireman climb the ladder on a fire truck. Sitting on a police motorcycle or peering into the K-9 car to get a close look at the dog. Or just saying things to make us laugh. I hope you enjoy the following photos as much as I did taking them.
Matthew Coomes, 6, watches with amazement as a firefighter climbs the ladder on a fire truck during the Cops Cooped Up-Special Olympics fundraiser and safety fair in Edmond Saturday, May 9, 2009. Randall spent the day inside the tent. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman
A firefighter climbs the ladder on a fire truck during the Cops Cooped Up-Special Olympics fundraiser and safety fair in Edmond Saturday, May 9, 2009. Randall spent the day inside the tent. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman
Melayna Croan, 3, sits on a police motorcycle during the Cops Cooped Up-Special Olympics fundraiser and safety fair in Edmond Saturday, May 9, 2009. Randall spent the day inside the tent. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman
K-9 Officer Neil Martin talks about his dog Mambo with Angela Yaw and her daughters Angelica Yaw, 9, and Trista Yaw, 5, as they get a closer look during the Cops Cooped Up-Special Olympics fundraiser and safety fair in Edmond Saturday, May 9, 2009. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman
Officer Sean Bryant, left, laughs with Officer Aaron Randall, right, as 7 year old Tyler Evans, the son of Det. Tom Evans, entertains them during the Cops Cooped Up-Special Olympics fundraiser and safety fair in Edmond Saturday, May 9, 2009. Randall spent the day inside the tent. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman
To see a gallery from last Saturday, click here
Another Hot Oklahoma Night
If you go to the Oklahoma rock’n'roll exhibit at the Oklahoma History Center be sure to take your camera! Besides lots of cool exhibits there is a Rock Star Photo-Op where you can pose with a guitar, bass, drums or microphone and fulfill your dreams!
Marina Glapion, 5, from Midwest City, sits in colorful guitar chairs at the opening of "Another Hot Oklahoma Night" rock 'n' roll history exhibit at the Oklahoma History Center Saturday, May 2, 2009. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman
Mikah Branson, 4, becomes a rock star at the Rock Star Photo-Op at the opening of "Another Hot Oklahoma Night" rock 'n' roll history exhibit at the Oklahoma History Center Saturday, May 2, 2009. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman
James Petree, Oklahoma City, gets on his knees to get a photo of the Collins Kids display at the opening of "Another Hot Oklahoma Night" rock 'n' roll history exhibit at the Oklahoma History Center Saturday, May 2, 2009. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman
-Doug Hoke
OKC Memorial Marathon
Here’s another look at some of the photos from this year’s Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon. This year Sarah Phipps shot the marathon with our director of photography, Doug Hoke, who had to pinch hit thanks to some travel problems for staffer John Clanton. Here’s some of my favorites from this year. You can see a gallery of even more photos here.
Marathon participants make their way through the Oklahoma City National Memorial before the start of the ninth annual Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, Sunday, April 26, 2009, in Oklahoma City. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
People take part in the service at the Survivor Tree before the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Sunday, April 26, 2009. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman.
National Memorial at the beginning oRunners make their way past the OKC f the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Sunday, April 26, 2009. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman.
Runners make their way up the Walnut Street bridge during the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, Sunday, April 26, 2009, in Oklahoma City. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Marathoners make their way up the Walnut Street bridge during the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, Sunday, April 26, 2009, in Oklahoma City. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Runners make their way north on Lincoln Boulevard near the Capitol during the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Sunday, April 26, 2009. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman
Marathoners run in the Crown Heights area during the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, Sunday, April 26, 2009, in Oklahoma City. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
A runner grabs water at Lake Hefner during the Memorial Marathon, Sunday, April 26, 2009, in Oklahoma City. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Men's marathon champion Jordan Kinley waves to the crowd after winning at the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Sunday, April 26, 2009. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman
ouglas Woods rests in a blanket after the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Sunday, April 26, 2009. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman
To see more pictures, click here.
-Nate Billings
A busy week
There was plenty to cover this weekend in Oklahoma City with the Festival of the Arts and the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon in full swing. Here are just a few images, to see more of these events or to see other galleries we’ve made, click here.
With two of his bottom teeth loose, Ryan Jones, 6, struggles to get a good bite into this ear of roasted corn at the Festival of the Arts in Oklahoma City Thursday, April 23, 2009. The festival ends Sunday. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman
Sonya Thapa, age 5, of Norman, plays with other children at the Creation Station during the final day of the Festival of the Arts in downtown Oklahoma City on Saturday, April 26, 2009. Photo by John Clanton
Truman and June Garland, of Moore, hold hands as they walk past artwork during the Festival of the Arts in downtown Oklahoma City on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
Marathoners make their way up the Walnut street bridge during the Memorial Marathon, Sunday, April 26, 2009, in Oklahoma City. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Runners make their way past the OKC National Memorial at the beginning of the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Sunday, April 26, 2009. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman
The men's marathon winner Jordan Kinley crosses the finish line at the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Sunday, April 26, 2009. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman
-John Clanton
