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
Some recent unpublished pictures
David Downing, of Gatesville, Texas, rolls crates of dogs back to the grooming area of the exhibit hall 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
I looked through all the pictures we’ve taken in the last 21 days trying to find the best pictures that haven’t been published in the newspaper. There’ve been several blog entries on this topic over the years. Sometimes there just isn’t room for all the pictures that we wish we could get in the paper. Here’s a couple that stood out over the last three weeks.
You can always see more photo galleries by clicking here or take a look at our slideshows page by clicking here.
Two-year-old Dylan Costener holds the head of a doll while playing in the splash area at Harvest Hills Park on Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Photo by Zach Gray, The Oklahoman
Mikala West, 13 of Mustang, a member of Youth Force, from St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Oklahoma City cleans a window screen during a mission trip cleans windows during a mission at Strawberry Fields Senior Center in Mustang, June 20, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, 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
Fifty pictures from around the world
In this Saturday, June 25, 2011 photo, Peter Diefenbach as he participates in the German snuff sniffing championships in Kucha, Bavaria. (AP Photo/dapd/ Timm Schamberger)
Every once in awhile, we like to feature pictures from news events outside the United States. This installment features images from events as light-hearted as the snuff sniffing championship (above) to more serious topics like the trial of Nuon Chea, Pol Pot’s second in command during the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Click here to see a gallery of fifty images from around the world or click here to see all of our photo galleries.
An Israeli man scuffles with police after he clashed with a supporter of the Islamic Movement in Israel during a protest calling for the release of the movement's leader, Sheikh Raed Salah, from his arrest by British authorities, outside the British embassy in Tel Aviv, Thursday, June 30, 2011. British officials were left red-faced after Salah, banned from the U.K., managed to get into the country anyway. The Islamic Movement leader has since been arrested and is in the process of being deported. At right on wall is graffiti of Herzl, the founder of Zionism. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
An Indian man flexes his muscles as an image of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is painted on his body during the annual chariot procession of Lord Jagannath in Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, July 3, 2011. Jagannath is considered by Hindus to be the lord of the universe. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
A man grabs a wild horse during the traditional round-up of wild horses in Sabucedo, north-western Spain Saturday July 2, 20011. The round-up and breaking-in of the wild horses, where the mainly young men of the village get a chance to demonstrate their skills, originates from the 16th century. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)
People look at a heart created by smoke from the L-39 jets of the "Russ" aerobatic team during an air show at the International Maritime Defence show in St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, July 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
In this photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Nuon Chea, who was Pol Pot's No. 2 and the group's chief ideologist, sits during the second trial of the top leaders of Khmer Rouge in the court hall of the U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, June 30, 2011. The tribunal on Thursday held its fourth day trial on top four surviving members of the Khmer Rouge regime, blamed for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million Cambodians in the 1970s. (AP Photo/Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Mark Peters)
-John Clanton
It is hot
While looking for hot weather features on Saturday, I stumbled across this crayon that lost its battle with the sun. Photo intern Garett Fisbeck and I also traveled to Arcadia Lake and found a nice family with their puppy cooling off in the lake.
A melted crayon sits on concrete outside Pops in Arcadia, Okla., Saturday, July 2, 2011. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Sadie cools off in Arcadia Lake, Saturday, July 2, 2011. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
See all the Oklahoman pictures by clicking here
— Sarah Phipps
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
Macro photography-Bug version
A butterfly steps over to another flower to eat in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
Readers of Alternate Crop will remember a few macro photography posts like this one a few weeks ago, or my first one last summer. If I’m not careful this is going to develop into a hobby. I’m not really a huge fan of insects or flowers. I think my interest in macro photography comes from an effort to slow down and take a closer look at everyday things. It’s also quite challenging to sneak up on a butterfly—a very different kind of effort than this job usually requires.
You can see more interesting pictures by clicking here. And remember you can click on any of the photographs featured on Alternate Crop, including these, for a closer view.
An insect rests on a wildflower in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
A spider walks on his web strung between two windows at a home in The Village on Thursday, June 16, 2011. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
A ladybug crawls across a stone wall on the north end of Lake Hefner in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, April, 26, 2011. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
A butterfly rolls up its tongue after feeding on a flower in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
-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
Paralympic rower
Paralympic Rower Tony Davis gets his oars into place as he practices with rowing partner Jacqui Kapinowski on the Oklahoma River in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, June 14, 2011. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
Tony Davis was a Rescue Diver in the US Navy. A crewman aboard the SeaHawk, the Navy’s version of the BlackHawk helicopter, he served overseas for 18 months only to be paralyzed in a car wreck on his way home to Washington state. We talked last week as we walked through the Devon Boathouse as Tony headed to rowing practice on the Oklahoma River. He told me that the feeling he got gliding across the water was similar to the feeling he got back in that SeaHawk helicopter. A BlackHawk helicopter flew over the boathouse as we walked out into the light of the morning sun. Tony the SeaHawk for several seconds and pointed it out to his rowing partner and his coaches as he followed them down to the river.
You can see more images from Tony’s practice by clicking here or you can click here to read Ed Godfrey’s story.
Tony Davis practices with rowing partner Jacqui Kapinowski on the Oklahoma River in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, June 14, 2011. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
Tony Davis carries his oars toward the Devon Boathouse after practice with rowing partner Jacqui Kapinowski on the Oklahoma River in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, June 14, 2011. A car accident left Davis, a former Navy Rescue Diver, paralyzed. He taught himself to walk again by watching his son learn to walk, and has been rowing for two years. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
-John Clanton
Pictures I Like-Early summer version
Bill Zitzow, of Oklahoma City, holds an historic 15 star flag during the Flag Day Celebration ceremony at Midwest City Elks Lodge #1890 in Midwest City, Okla., on Sunday, June 12, 2011. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
Some interesting pictures have been turned in by staff photographers at The Oklahoman over the last week or so. With only one exception, this collection of pictures was never published in the paper. There are galleries with more images from the Flag Day Celebration, the endeavor games, the Ozarka Oklahoma City Nationals Drag Boat Races, Mugglefest, the Mission Academy Graduation, and pictures from the last day of the NCAA Div. 1 Men’s Golf Championship at Karsten Creek.
The main dish at the Crawfish Festival in Yukon, June 4 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Oklahoman
Richard Browne, Endeavor Games athlete from Jackson, Mississippi practices the high jump in Edmond, Oklahoma , Friday, June 10, 2011. Photo by Steve Gooch, The Oklahoman
Team Oklahoma's Taggart Lockhart of Talihina, left, collides with Daniel Green of Team Texas during the Faith 7 Basketball Bowl at the Noble Complex on the campus of Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Okla., Saturday, June 11, 2011. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
The 2011 graduation class gathers in prayer with Oklahoma Outreach Foundation Board of Director Karen Mather during the Mission Academy graduation at the OPUBCO Auditorium on, Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
-John Clanton
