Pictures I Like-Farewell to the Interns version
This summer’s interns in the Photo Department left The Oklahoman last week after a quick, eight-week internship. Both Miranda Grubbs, who joined us from the University of Colorado, and Mitchell Alcala, who joined us from Oklahoma State University, achieved what we hope for all of our interns. They improved their portfolio of pictures, got more experience with newspaper assignments and most importantly, showed a marked improvement over the internship. Here’s a couple of pictures from Miranda and Mitch that you may or may not have seen this summer. As always, you can see more of our work, and work from our interns, by clicking here.
Bride Debra Schwartz, of Tulsa, Okla., at Lavern's Wedding Chapel in Miami, Okla. Friday, July 2, 2010. Photo by Miranda Grubbs, The Oklahoman
Bride Amber Helman kisses her 9-month-old son, Alexander, at Lavern's Wedding Chapel in Miami, Okla. Friday, July 2, 2010. Photo by Miranda Grubbs, The Oklahoman
IFYR: Ramon Ceballos, of Miami, wrestles a steer during the International Finals Youth Rodeo at the Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center in Shawnee, Okla. Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Photo by Miranda Grubbs, The Oklahoman
Hunter Williams (8) drags one of his families catfish to the weigh in table. Noodlers from across the state came to Bob's Pig House in Pauls Valley, Okla to weigh in their fish and compete in the 11th annual Okie Noodling tournament on Saturday July 10, 2010. Photo by Mitchell Alcala, The Oklahoman
Brenda Maymon of the US women's team cheers after receiving a point. The Sitting Volleyball World Championships took place at UCO on Saturday July 17, 2010. Photo by Mitchell Alcala, The Oklahoman
The Photographers at The Oklahoman wish Miranda and Mitch the best of luck in the future.
-John Clanton
Pictures I Like-A few days late
Veteran Paul Jones, of Guthrie, hugs his daughter Allison Robinson, after he looks up names on the Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall at Reaves Park in Norman on Sunday, July 4, 2010. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
It’s been too long since we updated Pictures I Like, so I’ll refresh you in case either of you have forgotten since the last time. Occasionally, we’ll comb through Merlin, our archive system, and find pictures that deserve a look, or, in the case of some of these photographs, deserve another look before we move on to more assignments and stories.
IFYR: Cowboys with rodeokids.com listen to a team meeting as they prepare for the International Finals Youth Rodeo Sunday, June 11, 2010, Shawnee, Okla. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Wayne Rohde sits with his son Nick Rohde, 12, at their home in Edmond, Oklahoma, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Nick Rohde has autism. The Rohde family is moving to Minnesota. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Aubrey McCray, 10, of Norman, looks over the Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall before an opening ceremony at Reaves Park in Norman, Okla., Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Photo by Bryan Terry, he Oklahoman
-John Clanton
Pictures I Like-Summer version
Zachary English, 8, stands in the bed of a 1945 Ford fire truck during the LibertyFest car show on the University of Central Oklahoma campus in Edmond, Okla., Saturday, June 26, 2010. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
There have been some nice pictures hitting Merlin in the last week. I wanted to get a few published here, just in case either of you had missed them. Bryan Terry is putting on a clinic on proper use of a 50mm @ 1.4 (above). Our interns Miranda Grubbs and Mitchell Alcala are turning in some good work, and Jim Beckel got a classic summer-time feature. As always you can look at galleries of our pictures here.
Drag Queen Roxie Hart performs in platform heels during the Oklahoma City Pride Parade on Sunday, June 27, 2010. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
Adrian Peterson high fives campers after a scrimmage at the Adrian Peterson Football Camp on the University of Oklahoma campus in Norman, Okla. Friday, June 25, 2010. Photo by Miranda Grubbs, The Oklahoman
Robert Channler of Car Cab Wrecker Service wades through the river after checking the vehicals VIN number. Cars were found in the Oklahoma River on Thursday June 17th, 2010. Photo by Mitchell Alcala, The Oklahoman
Nicole Blakley, left, and Blake Masterson of Oklahoma City watch the sunset at Lake Hefner in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, June 23, 2010. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Jerrod Williams, Jr., 2, is lifted into the air by his mother as a water-filled bucket is dumped onto him at at a spray park in Douglass Park, NE 10 and Carverdale on the first day of summer, June 21, 2010. Photo by Jim Beckel, 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-Spring Edition
Staff Photographers at The Oklahoman have been busy with daily assignments since our last blog post. If you haven’t yet, check out the galleries page to see pictures from high school and college baseball games, graduations, tennis matches and a recent ceremony for fallen police officers.
Roff's Chance Tolliver, middle, and Jeremy Grinstead (24) celebrate their win over the Class B state baseball championships between Red Oak and Roff, Saturday, May 8, 2010 at Dolese Park in Oklahoma City. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Rik Armstrong celebrates after walking across the platform to receive his diploma, one of nearly 3000 students who participated in three separate commencement ceremonies inside Gallagher-Iba Arena on the Oklahoma State University campus, Saturday, May 8, 2010. Armstrong is from Southlake, TX. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman
Bethel's Makayla Green, right, and Megan Acklin celebrate following the Class 5A slow-pitch high school softball state championship game between Bethel and Purcell, Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman.
-John Clanton
Pictures I Like-Basketball Edition
Pawnee's head coach David Page reacts to game action during his win over Watonga in the Class 2A boys high school basketball state tournament at the State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma March 12 , 2010. Photo by Steve Gooch, The Oklahoman
Looking through our photo archive after the weekend, it was hard to find picture that wasn’t taken at a basketball game. Here’s a couple of pictures from the high school championship games that jumped out at me, but really, there isn’t room on the blog for all the pictures I thought were good. Check out the galleries to see more high school basketball.
Norman head coach Matlida Mossman hugs Chelsea Key (11) after Key fouled out of the Class 6A girls high school basketball state tournament final between Midwest City and Norman at the ORU Mabee Center in Tulsa, Okla., Saturday, March 13, 2010. Midwest City won, 46-32. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Kelsey Barnwell kisses the championship trophy during the Class 3A girls high school basketball state tournament final between Kansas and Millwood Saturday, March 13, 2010, at the State Fair Arena, in Oklahoma City. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
NFL scouts check their stop watches during the 40 yard dash at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma March 10 , 2010. Photo by Steve Gooch, The Oklahoman
-John Clanton
OKC National Memorial in snow
Bryan Terry went to the Oklahoma City National Memorial at night during one of our recent winter storms and got some beautiful pictures. I meant to put these photos up a few weeks ago, but something kept coming up. Since good photographs don’t have an expiration date, here they are now.
Snow covers the ground at the Oklahoma City National Memorial in Oklahoma City, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Snow covers the ground at the Oklahoma City National Memorial in Oklahoma City, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Snow covers the ground at the Oklahoma City National Memorial in Oklahoma City, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Snow covers the ground at the Oklahoma City National Memorial in Oklahoma City, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Snow covers the ground at the Oklahoma City National Memorial in Oklahoma City, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
-Nate Billings
People On Sundays-Mike
Professional Bull Rider Mike Lee listens to spiritual music during a church service at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
As church services begin, Mike Lee sits alone near the top of section 117. Below him, on the arena floor, employees tape up advertisements in anticipation of the PBR event in a few hours. Gates squeak gently before slamming shut, bulls fidget in their pins, and lights flicker on around the arena. As spiritual music continues, Mike, a professional bull rider from Decatur, Tx., leans back in his chair, his eyes closed. “I’m not thinking about bull riding,” he says after the service ends, “Thinking is too slow for bull riding.” Mike attends the PBR’s christian outreach, called Riding High, every week in a different arena around the country. Mike says he’s looking for something to give him peace. “You got to have your heart right when you’re on a bull.”
To see more pictures of the PBR event in Oklahoma City, click here.
-John Clanton
Pictures I Like
In cased you missed them when they ran in the newspaper, or in case they never got published, here’s a couple of pictures from The Oklahoman photo staff in the last couple of days.
Zoe Trenary, 8, and her dad BW Trenary dance during the annual Daddy Daughter Dance sponsored by the Norman Parks and Recreation Department at the Embassy Suites Sat. Feb. 6, 2010. Photo by Jaconna Aguirre, The Oklahoman
University of Tennessee defensive back and 2009 Jim Thorpe Award Winner Eric Berry poses for a photo while trying on cowboy hats at Tener's Western Outfitter, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, in Oklahoma City. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
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Brent Link, seated, shakes the hand of a person while he and his guide dog, Gipper, wait with Link's son, Stephen, outside a courtroom inside the Cleveland County Courthouse Monday morning, Feb, 8, 2010. Link testified Monday in the murder trial of William Eugene Davis, 52. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman
A concrete pier collapsed into an alley south of the Oklahoma City Downtown Library in Oklahoma City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
-John Clanton
Odds and ends
Icicles melting after recent winter storms in Oklahoma City. Photo by John Clanton
I used a 100mm macro lens to photograph icicles as they melted outside my house in The Village on Tuesday. I’d been looking for an excuse to use it. Last week I published a post where I implied that this slideshow was a result of staff photographer Sarah Phipps making the most of an assignment. Actually, the frog and turtle race would be better described as an assignment that Sarah brought to the newspaper and NewsOK.com.
An icicle melts as weather in Oklahoma starts to clear up. Photo by John Clanton
-John Clanton
