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World class athletes July 20, 2010 | Leave a comment Last week athletes from all of the world met in Edmond for the 2010 Sitting Volleyball World Championships. Here are some pictures from the event. Read More

IFYR 2010 July 18, 2010 Yesterday was the last round of the weeklong International Finals Youth Rodeo in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Here are some of the pictures our staff took at the IFYR 2010, one of our favorite events to cover. Also, follow the links below for photo galleries from the competition. Read More

Seed Spittin’ July 15, 2010 Last Sunday I went to Pauls Valley for the Watermelon Seed Spittin’ World Championship.  Here are a couple photos, but I also put together a slideshow with audio that you can view by clicking here. Read More

Okie Noodlin and the IFYR begins July 13, 2010 Mitch Alcala, one of the interns in the Photo department this summer, photographed the annual Okie Noodlin event in Paul’s Valley last weekend. To see more pictures from the assignment, click here. Speaking of galleries, Staff Photographer Jim Beckel photographed the International Finals Youth Rodeo in Shawnee,... Read More

Pictures I Like-A few days late July 13, 2010 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... Read More

In the rain July 12, 2010 We’ve received a tremendous amount of rainfall in Oklahoma City over the last month. We’ve been photographing people in the rain, cars caught up in flash floods, and tragically, a drowning during a flash flood at Lightning Creek on the city’s south side. These are a few of the pictures that, for one reason or... Read More

No. 35 July 09, 2010 In honor of Kevin Durant’s new contract, here is a collection of some of my favorite KD pictures. Read More

Too much lens July 06, 2010 Here’s a little technical info for the photography enthusiasts out there. When I was assigned to photograph the bald eagles at the Oklahoma City Zoo last week, I brought way too much lens. I used a 400mm @2.8 and a 2x converter. The converter doubles the length, but you also lose two stops of light. So instead of... Read More

A busy holiday weekend July 05, 2010 Over the weekend, I photographed Edmond’s LibertyFest parade, ParkFest and the fireworks. Fourth of July always provides great opportunities to make great images. Most are patriotic and colorful. However, my favorite image from the weekend was from an eerie scene following the fireworks show at... Read More

Independence Day 2010 July 04, 2010 Since the Fourth of July fell on a Sunday this year, there were celebrations to photograph the day before. Some events made it through the weather, like Edmond’s LibertyFest Parade and the concert by the Oklahoma City Philharmonic with a fireworks display at Red, White, and Boom! The Yukon Freedom Fest, however,... Read More