dodgeball

heads up!

shot a dodgeball tourny this weekend, and i decided to light it (shhh, don't tell anyone). on my way up to grab the light, i made a few frames from the walking track across from the flash. i just liked the rim light on the team at the top and the silhouette of the thrower. wish i had the whole shadow, though. i also liked that it's 1 against 5. GO 1!

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ps - got a lot of comments about the rollergirls pic, so i just want to clarify, this was not a decision about the content of the photos. we were going to sub out the little rock rollergirl page with a northwest rollergirl page using my photos, but apparently the story was too "little rock" centered to go with the northwest photos...so, long story short, we subbed one photo and rest went on the net or in the trash. didn't mean to lead everybody on, the editor in question was just confused, not judgmental. sorry for the confusion.

editors and rollergirls...

shot a bunch of stuff at a rollergirls practice last week, but due to an editorial "issue," none of it will ever see the light of day...'cept this one right here!

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balloons!

everybody loves balloons...especially car dealers.

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everybody loves the dentist

well, it's dental awareness week, but lizzy stevens, 6, doesn't look too fond of the tooth yanking pliers she's holding.

can't blame her, i don't like them either.

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oprey multimedia

forgot to add that my multimedia piece on west fork's little ol' oprey posted last weekend:

http://www.nwanews.com/ozarksidentity/multimedia/

check it out...

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brrrrrr...

froze my feet off at the polar plunge today, but i was a wuss and only went in up to my knees.

got this with the waterproof housing on the point and shoot.

i'd be willing to bet this guy was colder than me when it was all said and done.

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...and fire on the ground

...and fire in the old buildings full of asbestos.

major blaze at fort chaffee today. got down there a little late, but thanks to the 40 mph winds, the flames were still going strong. this guy, Firefighter Freddy Cain, with the Barling Fire Department, was totally cool and let me climb up on top of the truck while he was blasting the fire with the water cannon.

dan

ps - my new website should be up and running tomorrow (1/30) so please go by and check it out!

www.danhalephoto.com

Tim Lytvinenko back in NC did a kick-ass job putting it all together, so much thanks to him!