Chris and Keni's Wedding.

Barrow County Sheriff's Deputy Chris Hulett, right, kisses his bride Keni Carter during their wedding reception at Athens Regional Medical Center on Fri., Jan 29, 2010 in Athens, Ga. Hulett was diagnosed with end-stage melanoma. Carter decided Friday morning that they should be married later that day.

Hit the jump for the story.

BMX Luck

Andrew Wickham does a trick on a BMX bicycle in front of the Chapel at University of Georgia on Tues., Jan 26, 2010 in Athens, Ga.

Every once in awhile, the photo gods smile on you.

I was walking across campus to an otherwise unphotogenic assignment through the blustery wind and out of the corner of my eye, i saw this guy doing tricks on a BMX bike in front of the Chapel.

I knew that one story had already fallen through visually and what i was off to photograph was something that was photographed two or three times last week. So if i could pull off a dominant visual, it could lead the front page. Such is the way of life in community journalism.

I worked it for about 10 minutes, made a few nice frames and the one above ended up the front page image.

Three Angles of the Same Play

Georgia forward Trey Thompkins (33) goes for a slam dunk as Tennessee faces Georgia in the first half of an NCAA men's basketball game at Stegeman Coliseum on Sat. Jan. 23, 2010 in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/David Manning)

Nikon D2x 16mm fisheye, 1/500@f/4 1600 ISO

Generally at basketball I will set up a few remote cameras. Sometimes you get positive results and sometimes you pull it off and then some.

RedKlay in the Studio

Local hiphop artists Redklay in the ABH studios in Athens on Wed. Jan 13, 2010.

It was an interesting shoot. I had two white lightnings grid'ed from the rear corners with warming gels on them and two speedlights with 1/4 grids on them coming from the sides. As for a fill I was using my orbis ringflash with a CTO gel on it.

For a five-minute photo shoot, not bad. Not 100% what i wanted but the light looks good.

I'm still trying to master using this ringflash. I like it for a fill and I'm sure it will look great for fashion. However the third time out of the gate, it fell apart. So I'm not 100% sure about durability but I'm in contact with Orbis and I'm sure that there will be a good resolution.

Drive By Truckers at the 40 Watt

Patterson Hood, lead singer for the Drive By Truckers, joins kids from the Camp Amped band from Nuci's Space on stage as they play the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Ga on Thurs. Jan 14, 2010. Playing with the Camp Amped band were Hunter Hulsey on keyboard, left, Nick Brown, drums, Phil Carpenter, guitar, singer Shelby Moss and Gabriella Mejias playing bass.

The Drive By Truckers recently performed 3 sold-out shows at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Ga.

Kitteh!

This is Hillsman. He proceeded to molest my legs while i was out on an assignment on Monday.

Punk Bunny at Go Bar

Well these were long overdue. Opening up for Shitty Candy were Punk Bunny from Los Angeles.

A very high energy 4-piece that put on a damm good show for a small audience.

Witness the Apotheosis at Go Bar

It has been a LONG TIME since I've listened to anything that could even remotely be considered Goth/Industrial/Darkwave. Probably about 10 years.

So imagine my surprise when i find a local darkwave band opening up for Shitty Candy.

Sh!tty Candy and the Circus Peanuts! Take 2, Pt. 2

Well, its the rest of the show photos from yesterday's post.

More after the jump

Sh!tty Candy and the Circus Peanuts! Take 2, Pt. 1

I'm breaking this up into two posts. This is pt 1. Tomorrow will be Pt 2.

I criticized my work from the first time i saw this show. I wasn't happy. It wasn't how this band SHOULD look or how I wanted my photos to look.

Needless to say, the second time around is always better.

More female punk debauchery after the jump.

Gerinomo and Peaches at Tastey World

The fun part of learning & following the Athens scene is learning about new bands. Playing with Thieves Market at Tastey World were Gerinomo and Peaches. Or thats what they perfomred as.

As the intensity of the night grew, i kept shooting.

Thieves Market at Tastey World

Amber and the gang with Thieves Market played Monday night at Tastey World. Always a good venue to see a show in.

As usual, I was there to document the carnage.

My Day with the Georgia State Legislature

Sterlyn Weeks is a lone protester outside of the Capitol on the first day of the 2010 Georgia State Legislature in Atlanta on Monday, January 11, 2010.

Monday i had the pleasure honor responsibility for covering the Georgia State Legislature's opening day.

Its always interesting.

Downtown Atlanta

Sunlight shines on the face of a woman at Underground Atlanta on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010.

Over the weekend, i had to travel to the arctic that was Downtown Atlanta to cover some of the legislative festivities.

Realizing i was given the wrong time, i walked around the Capitol area to kill some time.

Barefoot Hookers & Adam Payne

Tyrus J. Manning III raises his arm as the Barefoot Hookers play Little Kings Shuffle Club in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010.

Opening before the Shitty Candy show at Little Kings Shuffle Club were Adam Payne and then Barefoot Hookers. (No, I'm not related to them.)

Yes, Athens wins hands down for unique band names.

Hit the jump for more...

Sh!tty Candy and the Circus Peanuts!

Weenie Giggins signs while the Circus Peanuts dance as Sh!tty Candy and the Circus Peanuts play Little Kings Shuffle Club in on Saturday, January 9, 2010 in Athens, Ga.

I was pretty excited about this show. An all-Girl Punk Rock Burlesque Troupe. My kinda show.

If only the light was better.

More after the Jump....

Diving!

Brooke George of Clemson dives during 3-meter springboard competition during the Georgia Diving Invitational and Shootout on Monday at Gabrielsen Natatorium at the University of Georgia on Monday, Jan. 4, 2010 in Athens, Ga.

Despite working around top-flight sports programs at UGA, I don't get to many of the tertiary or non-revenue sports that truly deserve the attention.

Swimming & Diving is one of them. Despite being ranked #1, having Olympians on their squad, and being coached by Jack Bauerle (who has Olympic Credentials), I've never gotten to any of their competitions. Until now. I've never shot diving before at the NCAA level and haven't at the HS level since Florida.

Now the Gabrielsen Natatorium here at UGA is a top flight facility. Light wasn't too bad thanks to the new cameras in the world, 2.8/1000th/3200 ISO And i got access - pool deck, and the 10m platform to shoot from as it was 3m and 1m going off at the same time. I could get more overhead of the 1m diving but the 3m dives were much more interesting. Getting on the 5m platform with a wide made a very interesting photo. Alas this would be better suited with a remote in the future although the divers i shot wide were out of contention and during the prelims.


A giant thanks to the ladies of the Iowa State team for explaining what the dive numbers mean.



Tennessee diver Kelly Marx dives during one-meter springboard competition during the Georgia Diving Invitational and Shootout on Monday at Gabrielsen Natatorium at the University of Georgia on Monday, Jan. 4, 2010 in Athens, Ga.



Tennessee diver Kelly Marx enters the water during one-meter springboard competition during the Georgia Diving Invitational and Shootout on Monday at Gabrielsen Natatorium at the University of Georgia on Monday, Jan. 4, 2010 in Athens, Ga.



Georgia diver Hannah Moore dives during 3-meter springboard competition during the Georgia Diving Invitational and Shootout on Monday at Gabrielsen Natatorium at the University of Georgia on Monday, Jan. 4, 2010 in Athens, Ga. Moore won the event with a score of 306.65.



Tennessee diver Jill Pierce dives during 3-meter springboard competition during the Georgia Diving Invitational and Shootout on Monday at Gabrielsen Natatorium at the University of Georgia on Monday, Jan. 4, 2010 in Athens, Ga.

Sports POY

Well, this slideshow/video are some of my favorite Sports Pictures of the Year from 2009.

Enjoy.

(PS there is no sound)

25 Degrees? No Problem.

As someone who loves the night sky, the light-pollution folks might have a point.

Tonight is going to be the most clear and dark sky that we've got for a long time because of how brutally cold its going to be. So i decided to try and photograph this old stone chimney i found at Lake Herrick on the Campus of the University of Georgia. Naturally, i wanted to try to do a night/star trail shot. I like that stuff. (ISO 100, f/4, 15 minutes)

Alas..... there's a bit of FAIL here. The sky glow from the Athens & the college just washes out the sky and totally kills the effect. Same with every church and landmark around here - someone always puts up a streetlight. Makes me jealous of those who live in the desert southwest.

Vacation! Dulles Airport

Thats no shopping mall.... its an airport. More specifically, Terminal B at Washington Dulles International Airport.

Its my trip home and with a place like this, how can it not make for good photos?



Fuddruckers hamburger and a Sam Adams. Perfect preflight food.



Thats the plane i would be flying back to Atlanta on. An Airtran Boeing 717.



Another 737 taxing with the original Dulles terminal in the background.



Really, this is an airport. As Everyone i know needs to buy a Brooks Brothers suit at an airport.



It was a neat ad, with all the yellow. Had to wait a few minutes for people to walk by.



A 737 waits for clearance for take-off behind us.



Its the station for the forthcoming train at Dulles.