Chapel Hill Sports Report showcase 2008-2010
It was a pleasure to spend the last three years as a volunteer photographer for the Chapel Hill High School Panthers football program in Douglasville, Ga.
A team, that until 2008, had never seen a winning season in its seven year history, brought in a new coaching staff that really turned things around.
The 2008 season was the first winning season for the Panthers which also resulted in their first GHSA State Class AAAAA play-off appearance. They made it to the second round.
In 2009, the Panthers again made it to the state play-offs only to fall in the first round.
This year, in a new classification and a large graduation class put the skids on a third consecutive play-off season. That said, the team finished a respectable 4-2 in their sub-region.
Here is a short multi-media slideshow from their past three seasons.
Warrior-Citizen Magazine Covers
Here are some of the magazine cover images that I have produced at my full-time job for the Warrior Citizen over the past three years.
The Warrior-Citizen is the official magazine of the U.S. Army Reserve. It is produced four times a year and is a full-color 48-page glossy product highlighting the fantastic work America’s Citizen-Soldiers are doing at home and around the world.
I will continue to add to this gallery as I produce more cover images. My next cover will be the Winter 2011 issue.
For more about the Army Reserve, visit www.armyreserve.army.mil.
Army Reserve full-page promotional advertisement
Here is a full-page promotional advertisement for the U.S. Army Reserve that I designed at work.
Nothing fancy, just an image of Army Reserve Soldier Spc. Joshua McDowell and a little work in Photoshop.
Stone Mountain Covered Bridge
Made a trip over to the east side of the Perimeter to Stone Mountain Park today.
I’ve been there probably three or four times before and never realized there was a covered bridge there. Doh!
Anyway, I found it today and here it is in HDR.
Atlanta Midtown in High Dynamic Range
While downtown last weekend before the sun came up, it appeared there would be a good chance to experiment once again with HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography.
So, five exposures blended into one resulted in this.
Early morning Atlanta
One of the most picturesque skylines in the south has to be that of Atlanta.
While I will not miss the traffic, I will most definitely miss the scenery.
Photographed looking southeast near the I-75/I-85 split.
Checkmate – the King & Queen buildings
Locally known as the “King and Queen” buildings, these landmarks of the North Atlanta skyline have architectural crowns on the top of their buildings resembling those found on chess pieces. The architectural pair are formally known as the Concourse Corporate Center off Hammond Drive in the Perimeter area of Dunwoody/Sandy Springs near GA 400 and I-285 north of downtown Atlanta.
Fall colors at Lake Lanier
Took a little drive about an hour from home up to Lake Lanier today.
The fall colors are pretty much at or near peak so it was a great day to view the leaves against the clear blue sky.
You can also go across and down the hill to the down river side of the Buford Dam off Buford Dam road. There is a nice walking trail on the east side of the Chattahoochee River.
Oh, FYI. The last image in the gallery (the child’s slide and tire swing) is my first attempt at HDR (high dynamic range) photography.
Bella … no, not THAT Bella
The naming of our last edition to our menagerie of pets had nothing to do with the female of the same name from that movie which deals with the undead living in the American northwest.
Cochran Mill Waterfall
After two weeks on the road, I took my wife to see the waterfall at Cochran Mill just outside the Douglas County line in south Fulton County.
All I can say is peace and serenity.
