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Now for something completely different March 30, 2011 | Leave a comment Scanning through Merlin this afternoon looking for interesting pictures, what caught my eye were images from NASA of the planet Mercury. The picture above was taken by the spacecraft Messenger and is the first image ever made from a spacecraft while in orbit around Mercury. The photograph below, taken in 2008,... Read More

Thunder basketball March 28, 2011 Staff Photographer Sarah Phipps covered the Thunder game against the Portland Trailblazers in Oklahoma City on Sunday night. The Thunder won the game, guaranteeing a spot in the NBA playoffs this season. You can see more of Sarah’s images by clicking here, or you can read more about the Thunder by clicking here. Read More

Fashion, basketball and other recent assignments March 26, 2011 I have gathered up a few photos taken over the last few weeks that I thought you might enjoy. Some of the photos made it to publication in the Oklahoman and others did not, so there is a chance you might have seen a few of these already. Nevertheless, I thought they might be of some enjoyment even though it might... Read More

Pictures I Like-The last 21 Days March 22, 2011 Read More

Thunder and a gallery update March 20, 2011 Last week a reader commented on this post, that I mentioned 250 images of the Devon Tower under construction but the provided gallery had only 16 pictures. With a construction site of that magnitude and several photographers getting pictures when they can, a Merlin search of the images starts to look a little... Read More

Burlesque dancers March 15, 2011 Read More

Oklahoma March Madness March 13, 2011 The high school basketball season came to end this weekend with the state basketball championships at the State Fair Arena and the Mabee Center in Tulsa. Oklahoma photographers Sarah Phipps and Chris Landsberger covered classes 2A, 3A, 4A at the arena while photographer Nate Billings covered classes 4A, 5A in... Read More

Wildfires in Oklahoma March 13, 2011 News Photographers from The Oklahoman photographed fires last week in Goldsby and Harrah, Oklahoma. You can see more images from the grass fires by clicking here or read more about the damage caused during the fires by clicking here. Read More

Tragedy and conflict overseas March 13, 2011 The devastation and heartbreak in Japan, following the earthquake and tsunami last week, are difficult to imagine. Images on Friday showed the power of the floods and the earthquake and the initial damage they caused. Newer images coming in from Japan show people being rescued, collecting their belongings and... Read More

Basketball in Kansas City March 10, 2011 Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and the other teams in the Big 12 Conference are in Kansas City this week to compete in the Big 12 tournament. Staff Photographer Bryan Terry has been covering the games, transmitting pictures and making online galleries. Take a look at more pictures from the tournament games by clicking... Read More