ReVision

Bush protest

2008-07-23T09:04:00.000-07:00

This is a photo that only made it to the online slideshow from the President Bush's visit earlier this month. As DP photographer Megan Lovett spent her time at Monticello walking with Bush and his entourage, I was left to cover the protest at the bottom of the hill. With about a hundred anti-Bush protestors situated outside his home on HWY20, pro-Bush supporter Jeff Wray stood alone holding up his American flag as the President drove past. It created the little balance needed for that situation. It was a good moment.

Rosey in the Frame

2008-07-22T12:58:00.001-07:00

Sometimes reporters and web editors can get a little too close to their subjects. Here's Matthew Rosenberg (glasses) getting audio for the DP podcast at a press conference. Even Rob from WINA nows to stand back a little bit.

Camera in hand

2008-06-05T12:51:00.000-07:00

I always keep my camera in hand at all times on assignment because you never know. This is an image I took while following the director of Kenwood down side stairs that happened to be lit by a skylight. This was my favorite photo of the day and it didn't make it into the paper.

Old Skool Revival

2008-03-12T17:51:00.000-07:00

So I shot my first concert at JPJ tonight... I was really hoping this milestone would be Van Halen, but they keep not showing up. So instead my first arena show was KID ROCK, former Mr. Pamela Anderson, current "Rock n' Roll Jesus," performing a revival style review.

Big thank you to the security guy up front who gave me ear plugs. You, sir, are a hero.

Remote Camera Sequences

2008-03-07T11:47:00.000-08:00

It truly amazing to me that I'm able to capture multiple viewpoints of the same play. If you look carefully you'll see that the positions of each player do not change. I also think it's funny that I can see myself sitting on the opposite baseline in the occasional image.

Many thanks to Jason Watson for being my sounding board through the learning curve of remote camera photography. Also to McG for his headlines writing skills in todays Progress!

Shadow Play

2008-03-05T19:08:00.000-08:00

The best part about setting up remote cameras is you never know what your going to get. After several hours of set up, game action and tear down it was time to view the images. Several cameras didn't fire properly (user error most likely) and there were a lot of images with the referees behinds in them. The ceiling remote produced this image.

I thought this is really a cool shot. All the efforts are worth it for this one image.

Ball Head

2008-03-04T06:13:00.001-08:00

This image of CHS star Shalita Brown is a classic ball for head shot that makes me laugh out loud.

Firefighters Rescue Cat

2008-03-04T05:58:00.000-08:00

Albemarle firefighters worked to extinguish a house fire in Mill Creek Monday evening. A ferret and two cats including smokey (pictured) were saved by firefighters from the blaze. The resident of the home was in shock when she returned from the gym to find her home destroyed.

2008-02-28T14:20:00.000-08:00

Extreme cold condition did not effect the classic light due to shadows from puffy cloud today on the Parkway. A

Making ACC History

2008-02-22T10:11:00.000-08:00

Here's the actual assist Sharnee Zoll made to break Dawn Staley's record with 730 assists from Thursday nights game against Clemson.

Snow Days

2008-01-24T14:13:00.000-08:00

I really liked the lines in this photograph that didn't run in our snow photo spread.

Quiet Observer

2007-12-16T07:48:00.000-08:00

This is a photograph that didn't make the cut for the Gryffon's Aerie farm story recently published in the paper. I was photographing the removal of a large bull when I turned around and saw the dog quietly observing the action. It made a wonderful farm portrait.

Open space

2007-12-16T07:40:00.000-08:00

I can only imagine how amazing it would be as a child to live a farm and have the vast open space to play and explore.

Hindsight

2007-12-16T07:11:00.000-08:00

After a series of complications on my part, my Sunday Lifestyles piece "A way of life" had to be thrown together rather quickly. By quickly I mean 3 days which seems like a long time but its really not when you have so many things to do: photography, write the story, cutlines and online slideshows. I overlooked a few important images to the story which was written after the layout was completed and in place. Overall the images are weak but help the reader better visualize the story.

This is the calf talked about in the story that's been hand raised by the Ramona and Catherine.

On The hunt

2007-11-25T16:42:00.000-08:00

Look at this character. This is a news man on the hunt for a lasting image. Ex-Daily Progress now Roanoke Times photographer Matt Gentry had no idea he'd walked into one of my shots at the end of the game on Saturday. Anyone who knows him knows he's a great guy. See you next year Matt.

One Last Look

2007-11-24T19:07:00.000-08:00

Before walking into the tunnel, Virginia Tech quarterback Sean Glennon took a moment to look back at the field after the 33-21 win over Virginia. It was a moment I would have taken had I been in his shoes. Despite the outcome, I thought it was a good game for Virginia.

Traditions

2007-11-22T09:35:00.000-08:00

I've come to really enjoy photographing the annual Blessing of the Hounds at Grace Episcopal Church in Keswick, VA. Maybe it's the thrill of the hunt or maybe it's the fact that it's become a tradition for me. Here are a few extra images from the event with a surprise celebrity guest.

Anxiously Waiting

2007-11-22T09:34:00.000-08:00

Greetings from the Hounds

2007-11-22T09:32:00.001-08:00

The Rock

2007-11-22T09:31:00.001-08:00

A Different View

2007-11-21T10:20:00.000-08:00

These are a series of images taken from a remote-floor camera during last night’s UVa vs Drexel basketball game. It's interesting because as UVa's Sammy Zeglinski slides out of bounds, he has the same view of the action as the photographers. Luckily, he stopped before running into the camera.-Andrew Shurtleff

GOAL!!!!

2007-11-17T11:06:00.000-08:00

Despite the extremely cold weather, the UVa women's soccer team routed Loyola 4-1during the 1st round of the NCAA tourney at Klockner Stadium Friday night. Here's an image of the 1st goal of the night by Virginia's Nikki Krzysik that failed to make it in the paper.

Crozet Light

2007-11-16T12:59:00.000-08:00

In the midst of my crazy Election Day coverage there was a fire in the old pool house at Claudius Crozet Park. The fire was out when we arrived but the afternoon light to me shooting 200 images of firefighter and there shadows. This image was buried on A9 in the front section.

Lauren's Escape

2007-11-16T12:41:00.000-08:00

On Election Day (Nov 6) I traveled over 150 miles through 3 counties and a lot of back roads. The fall colors were amazing and election coverage was filled with wonderfully emotional images. In spite of this, my favorite image of the day was found on a side street Scottsville.

Fisheye View

2007-10-19T15:16:00.000-07:00

I recently photographed four hot air balloons taking flight from a field in front of Piedmont Community College. Upon my arrival I realized I had never seen these flying machines up close. In a matter of 30 minutes the balloons had taken shape forming massive balls of color with small baskets that looked like tiny picnic baskets attached to birthday balloon. They were huge, probably 3-4 stories. It was then that I realized my regular wide angle lens was not going to work. I went back to my car to retrieve my 15mm fisheye lens which rarely comes out of the bag. One by one the balloons began lifting in the air. It was amazing to see these mammoth balls of hot air lift almost effortlessly into the blue sky. All on board cheered their successful departure and away they went. Just another day living the life of a photographer.-Andrew