Friday, June 17, 2011

Up in the Air in June














June has always been a point in the year where change comes about in Fairfield. Schools are letting out for the summer and the daily work at my newspaper shifts from the sports and education reporting into a more laid back summer mode. It's a chance to divulge more time to long term stories. I welcome it. Lately I've found myself shooting a lot of assignments from a high vantage point. I recently accompanied airmen from Travis Air Force Base up into a KC-10 Extender for a military mid air fueling exercise. It was pretty cool to be 40,000 ft up in the air in the tail section of a military jet looking down on a huge cargo plane. Likewise I also had the chance to document a young team of rescue first responders practicing their evacuation of a victim from the view point of their large training towers. This July marks my third year anniversary working at the Daily Republic newspaper in Fairfield. It's crazy how fast it has all past by me and still to this day I am pleased to find myself still experiencing new situations and covering new stories. It also makes me step back and think about how much I've grown both photographically during my time here. I've been quite busy developing my wedding photography business. My role documenting weddings has quickly become a huge enjoyment for me. One that has caught me off guard at times. I think some good changes are on the horizon for me.

6 comments:

  1. GREAT shots! Mike
    as always enjoy you photos so much! keep up the great work!! : )
    Mark

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  2. Thanks a lot Mark. I appreciate the support. All the best.

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  3. Very cool photos. What sorta camera (s)do u use? Do u seek permission from the people u photograph?

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  4. Hi Wendy. Glad you like the photos. I use DSLR cameras and I do not ask permission for photos. If people don't want to be photographed they usually let me know with a glance. It's all about being perceptive and reading a situation. You would be surprised how far a smile and a good attitude can take you.

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