tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074995192138288522024-03-13T06:36:49.451-05:00The Upside of Down SouthPatrick Dovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18444308176000502959noreply@blogger.comBlogger509125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-707499519213828852.post-80064529306756835322017-11-10T16:21:00.002-06:002017-11-10T16:21:35.655-06:00October 2017: As the Year Winds Down, So Do the Assignments<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KoneCzuqVlE/WgIE8oL6xEI/AAAAAAAAG6w/FFBgcvOvfNQS6Ko2doT7LS6YbAIiHQMrQCLcBGAs/s1600/1002MervisCafe06.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="758" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KoneCzuqVlE/WgIE8oL6xEI/AAAAAAAAG6w/FFBgcvOvfNQS6Ko2doT7LS6YbAIiHQMrQCLcBGAs/s1600/1002MervisCafe06.JPG" /></a>
So the year is coming to a rapid conclusion and the holiday season is coming quickly upon us. That also means that everyone is vying for time off to be with family or to make travel arrangements. I had a ton of time to take off before the end of the year so my assignment duties are going to be a bit limited, so for the month of October (and especially November) I'm only going to have a few photos to post from work.<br />
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This month's selection of photos is a mixed bag of stuff. There's a few photos from a local Cuban cafe, a couple high school football and few swimming photos, add in a few spot news assignments and life-size metal animal sculptures and that pretty much sums up my month.<br />
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Pretty easy. Enjoy.<br />
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New life experience... survived a hurricane.<br />
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So lots of things happened during the month of September: football games, weird animal events and my brother got married. And aside from my brother's nuptials (congrats Dan and Brooke) the event that dominated the month was the arrival of Hurricane Irma. Since moving to Florida in 2016, this would be my first hurricane. I missed Hurricane Matthew in October 2016 because I had already scheduled to be away that week. Okay, fine, I was at a beer festival in Denver. Sue me. But this year, I got to cover the impending storm from start to finish and it was quite an experience.<br />
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Originally, the Treasure Coast was gearing up to get hit hard by Hurricane Irma. The storm path had the eye of the storm running up the east coast and passing right over us. Everyone was freaking out. Storm shutters were going up, fuel was running out at gas stations and the regional airline added flights to get people out fast.<br />
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The protocol for coverage of a hurricane in the newsroom is quite simple. Photographers are paired with a reporter, those reporters that are not with a photographer roam on their own and file stories from emergency centers or shelters. Editors and digital producers huddle together at a central location monitoring the incoming content and post it to the website and social media. Everything works great until the power goes out.<br />
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I was paired with one of the Indian River County breaking news reporters, Elliott Jones, a long-time resident and reporting badass. Elliott is pretty low-key and laid back but the guy knows how to turn a great story and I was lucky to be with him. Basically, Elliott and I roamed Indian River County looking for features about the storm. On the Saturday before the storm, we headed to the northern portion of the county to check out the beaches. Obviously with the high winds the water was going to be pretty rough and community members usually come out to look.<br />
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We ran into a few families that headed out to the beach to take a few photos and get some fresh air knowing they were not going to be able to go outside for a while because of the storm. The Treasure Coast is also home to nesting sea turtles and there was growing concern that the storm was going to wash away eggs that hadn't hatched yet. A young Sebastian resident found several eggs that had already been exposed and broken open or had been eaten by birds.<br />
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On Sunday, Elliott and I spent most of our time in Vero Beach as the storm started to make landfall. With everyone evacuating the area and preparing for the worst, we happened upon and interesting story. As we were driving through one of the local neighborhoods, we came across a large flamingo pool float lodged in the bushes. I jumped out and saw that there was a message written on the side to take a photo with the flamingo and to send it out over social media. I grabbed a few photos and we went on about our way. About an hour later we see the same pool toy strapped down in the back of a truck, so we decide to follow it and see where they were going.<br />
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We lost sight of the truck in a neighborhood but as we were slowly driving down each road, we caught two guys moving the flamingo into their garage. Naturally, we had to stop and ask what they planned to do with it. Turns out they found it on the side of the road and read the message on the toy and were going to take photos.<br />
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I took a short video interview with the guys. They were good characters and it was kind of a fun little feature in the midst of the approaching storm.<br />
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/237962294">Flamingo</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/patrickdove">Patrick Dove</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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Sunday night I stayed with Elliott at his house to weather out the storm. His house is much more weather-proof than my small apartment, plus he has a generator if we really needed the power. It was quite an experience. I've never seen or heard wind like that before. We lost power about 6:00 that night and there was nothing else for us to do other than sit in the dark, sweating, and try and get some sleep.<br />
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Monday morning i woke up to the sound of chainsaws. Community members were already out and about cleaning up after the storm. Elliott had been up since 4:00am and wandering around his neighborhood helping fellow residents.<br />
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We jumped in the car and carefully started our way around town to survey the damage. Fortunately, Indian River County go off lucky with minimal damage and flooding. Sure, there were downed trees, some road flooding and the power was still out, but for the most part nothing was totally destroyed or flooded.<br />
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The largest difference I saw was the amount of erosion that happened on the beaches. The high winds and surf really moved some sand around, eliminating much of the barrier sand dunes that had just recently been replaced after Hurricane Matthew the previous year.<br />
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After Monday, it was back to business as usual, though most of the stories that I covered were based around the hurricane and clean up afterward. Two of those stories were heading out with a county official to survey more beach erosion that turned into a another story about sea turtles.<br />
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Elliot and I (we seem to have a little luck on our side because we happen to be in the right place at the right time) crossed paths with a sea turtle researcher as she was driving along the beach inspecting nests. She had come across a nest were the turtles were beginning to hatch and showed us some of the hatchlings she rescued. They're just as you would imagine them to be... adorable.<br />
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The second story had to do with the hurricane, but not Irma, it was Maria that was churning off shore and creating some massive waves. I headed out to Wabasso Beach, one of the two hotspots for surfers on the Treasure Coast, to see what the local surfers were getting into.<br />
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So, that was my month of September. Not too shabby. Obviously, I would prefer not to have my home and property threatened by a hurricane, but it does make for some good photos and news coverage.<br />
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A day before the storm hit, I was sitting in Elliott's kitchen looking through some of the photos I made throughout the day, and Elliott started reading through some of the thoughts he had jotted down during the day. Just simple expressions, or feelings perhaps of some of what he had observed.<br />
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I asked if he would read through his prose again while I recorded his voice, and later I made a short audio slideshow of our experience.<br />
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/235611795">Enduring the Storm</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/patrickdove">Patrick Dove</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Patrick Dovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18444308176000502959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-707499519213828852.post-45440523045837836922017-09-13T16:58:00.002-05:002017-09-13T16:58:18.694-05:00August 2017: "It's All About Football, Man."<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s02yVD4kziM/WbmjO48cN_I/AAAAAAAAG1o/PuKarCHHX74UB_ckSE7H0bDm6f3veKEsQCLcBGAs/s1600/0825VeroOscar02.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="758" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s02yVD4kziM/WbmjO48cN_I/AAAAAAAAG1o/PuKarCHHX74UB_ckSE7H0bDm6f3veKEsQCLcBGAs/s1600/0825VeroOscar02.JPG" /></a>
Ok, lets be honest, I could tell you about all the different assignments I got to cover over the course of the month like the back-to-school giveaways, art programs and installations and farming issues here on the Treasure Coast. But that would all just be nonsense because all we really care about in the month of August is start of high school football. There's no better time of the year. Fall is in the air, well, maybe not in Florida, and the anticipation of the 2017 football season is all anyone can talk about.<br />
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The primary team I cover is the Vero Beach High School Fighting Indians, They are probably the most widely followed team on the Treasure Coast and the most successful team in the area. Last year they went undefeated in the regular season, but unfortunately, lost early in the playoffs. Needless to say, expectations are running high for a deep run this season.<br />
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The first game of the season is what's called the Kickoff Classic, a preseason game of sorts that gets the teams ready for the grueling season to come. Plus, it's also a nice primer for me to get back in the habit of shooting football. The next game, Week 1 officially, was quite different as sports reporter Jon Santucci and I were given the green light to travel more than 20 hours by bus with the Fighting Indians to Chesapeake, Virginia where they would play Oscar Smith High School. It was an interesting experience to say the least, one I mostly enjoyed, minus the lack of leg room for someone my size.<br />
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Here is a collection images from season so far. Enjoy.<br />
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Ok, so last month was pretty slow as far as assignments go, but as we inch closer to the start of the new school year, things are starting to pick up. The rundown of some of my July assignments:<br />
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- School supply giveaway to local students<br />
- Fourth of July celebration in Fort Pierce<br />
- New home construction on the Treasure Coast<br />
- 2017 lobster mini-season<br />
- Vero Beach Pirate Fest<br />
- Teacher of the Year Gala in Orlando<br />
- Sailfish Brewing Company<br />
- High School football two-a-days<br />
- Fort Pierce Day of Unity<br />
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And that's just a few of the assignments from the month. Obviously, the most visual of the group was the lobster mini-season. The season only last for 48 hours, but the early-morning photos on the beach can be quite beautiful.<br />
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We have also started a new series here at the paper called 'Homegrown Treasure Coast', a feature look at some of the places, people and products that make the Treasure Coast unique. My first installment for the series was on Sailfish Brewing Company in Fort Pierce. Each addition to the series will have a story, photo gallery and video online. It should be an interesting feature series to work on throughout the year.<br />
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imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="758" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oMKp8515aPw/WYNQ5apI_gI/AAAAAAAAG1I/HxyKntBR8gIJ10mr9uwtzLW9LmQVpr2XQCLcBGAs/s1600/UnityDay18.JPG" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-opNapnwhRmw/WYNQ5sshJVI/AAAAAAAAG1M/XOzu4Voo2eAYrWUcbUG93kpeAsawd85owCLcBGAs/s1600/WeatherFeature.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="758" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-opNapnwhRmw/WYNQ5sshJVI/AAAAAAAAG1M/XOzu4Voo2eAYrWUcbUG93kpeAsawd85owCLcBGAs/s1600/WeatherFeature.JPG" /></a>Patrick Dovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18444308176000502959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-707499519213828852.post-36005663911083581472017-07-18T09:33:00.001-05:002017-07-18T09:33:14.802-05:00June 2017: Why do the summers have to be so slow?<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ejCavCMn0TM/WW4YQcNZeXI/AAAAAAAAGyg/PyNwApoVfh4T2OAsdFTgOaCuh07EBavjwCLcBGAs/s1600/FathersDay09.JPG" 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Man, The summers in the newspaper business can be so slow. I've been doing this for more than 13 years now and it's the same every year... there's always a lull during the summer months. I had to dig deep just to find any photos that I liked just to pull out a blog post.<br />
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The only summer that I didn't have to think about what I was going to do the next day was back in 2011. Texas was in the grip of record-breaking heat, there was a massive wildfire burning north of San Angelo and the trial of polygamist leader Warren Jeffs was being held. It was an interesting year.<br />
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But this year, it's pretty slow. And that's okay. Here is a very small selection of photos from June.<br />
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In the ever-changing world of journalism, professionals of the craft are required to change their tactics in order to get the general public to pay attention to what's going on around them. Long gone are the days of the daily newspaper as the main source of news, politics and opinion, its aging readership giving way to a digitally-engrossed population whose attention span lasts for about 20 seconds. Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and all other manner of social media nonsense seem to be the main avenues of news dissemination.<br />
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The written word has taken a beating over the last decade, and media companies, namely those who own newspapers, are constantly looking for ways to keep the audience that they have and attract new younger audiences as the industry spirals deeper into the digital age. The printed word in newspapers is on the way out. The Internet saw to that.<br />
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So what does this mean for me as a photographer? It means that I, along with the thousands of other news photographers around the country, are evolving the way we cover our daily stories and longterm projects. It means that we must embrace the social media platforms. It means that we are going to have to get over not seeing our work in broadsheet form anymore. It means that we must now shoot... video.<br />
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I am a traditionalist when it comes to photography and the kind of work that I want to do. I'm a fan of the traditional photograph, black and white photography to be specific. It's what I learned to do when I first started down the path of becoming a photojournalist. Believe me when I say that I have nothing against shooting video as a newspaper photographer. Many of the great photographers that I followed throughout my career read the writing on the wall and made the switch to shooting video early on and have done some amazing work.<br />
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So, with that being said, I have recently been producing some video for my publication's website, for which I will be producing more of in the near future. At my previous newspaper the general public wasn't interested in watching videos online, or at least not on our website, so there wasn't a culture of producing quality video in the newsroom. We don't have a choice anymore. We must produce, regardless of what the subject matter is, we must produce.<br />
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The above video and the two below are videos that I have produced over the last 10-12 days. Don't judge me too harshly on the quality. I'm only just learning.<br />
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<br />Patrick Dovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18444308176000502959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-707499519213828852.post-35684930190507225642017-06-06T10:11:00.001-05:002017-06-06T10:11:15.058-05:00May 2017: Surprisingly, A Lot of Sports This Month<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q-QUty901l0/WTbAuYF5VrI/AAAAAAAAGwY/glH2W9g-k4wAMmuy6CDgbYQm9y99WFYxQCLcB/s1600/AmericanIcon01.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="758" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q-QUty901l0/WTbAuYF5VrI/AAAAAAAAGwY/glH2W9g-k4wAMmuy6CDgbYQm9y99WFYxQCLcB/s1600/AmericanIcon01.JPG" /></a>
Yes, yes, I know that the title of this blog suggests that there are mostly sports photos in store for you and, yes, I am aware that the lead photo for this post is not of sports but of a group of people gathering together to taste beer at an event held by a brewery that has yet to open. But, if you think that trying to keep up with all the opening, expanding, brewing and promotional work done by the ever increasing landscape of craft beer isn't a sport, then you my friend don't drink beer correctly.<br />
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American Icon Brewery, now set to open in September, will be the next player on the craft beer scene here on the Treasure Coast. Last week they held a beer tasting for the public offering up a selection of brews to get a feel for what people liked and didn't like so they could decide what their core beers would be for everyday consumption. It was a cool event, the beer was tasty and I'm looking forward to the day they open their doors to the public.<br />
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But, as the title suggests, most of my month of May was dominated by sports coverage and, of course, my annual trip to the Indy 500. Throw in a smattering of a few random assignments like a pirate and fairy festival, bridge dedication, a day of prayer and a centenarian who goes to dance three times a week with his 90-year-old girlfriend and my month was complete.<br />
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Here's a small collection of photos from those assignments. Enjoy.<br />
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Just as the title of this blog post suggests, it was a mix of assignments for me during the month of March. I covered three separate art assignments: one art show, an art class and a presentation by a local Highwayman artist to a group of elementary school kids. Florida Highwayman art originated in the 1950s and consisted of predominantly African-American men who painted landscapes and sold their work along the highway.<br />
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I also had a few high school sporting events, such as baseball, tennis and I even got to cover the state wrestling tournament in Orlando. I've never covered high school wrestling before and it's kind of like controlled chaos in a three-ring circus. But, it was fun.<br />
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Toss in a movement class at the art museum, a trip to the local recycling plant, a few hours at an archeological dig and watching the sun come up on the beach, and the rest of the month wasn't too shabby.<br />
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Ok, so I don't hang out with hall of fame golfer Mark O'Meara or pro baseball wannabe Tim Tebow. I don't have their personal cellphone numbers and we don't plan vacations in The Hamptons. However, I did get to meet and talk with them over the course of the month. Actually, the whole assignment cycle for me was mainly sports and taking photos of famous sports figures.<br />
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The list includes:<br />
Albert Wilson - Kansas City Chiefs receiver<br />
Kenny Perry - former PGA golfer<br />
Tom Pernice - PGA Tour Champions player<br />
Mark O'Meara - World Golf Hall of Fame inductee<br />
David Wright - New York Mets infielder<br />
Noah Syndergaard - New York Mets pitcher<br />
Jacob DeGrom - New York Mets pitcher<br />
Yoenis Cespedes - New York Mets outfielder<br />
Tim Tebow - Heisman Trophy winner, former NFL quarterback and MLB hopeful<br />
and locally, Jarez Parks - High school track and football standout, signed a letter to play at Alabama<br />
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Pretty cool, right? I guess getting to rub elbows, even passing, with famous people is all part of living in Florida. The rest of the month went by fairly smoothly. There was a bit of sad news for the local law enforcement community as one of the Indian River County Sheriff's deputies was tragically killed while off duty. That wasn't fun, so mach as heartbreaking. The community really rallied behind the deputy's family which was nice to see.<br />
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So, I'm about to head out the door on the way to the office and I get a call from my editor saying that a bomb has been found by a construction crew preparing a site for a new home out on the island. Wait... what? A bomb? Surely this can't be real? But it was. Apparently, back in the 1940s the barrier island that is now home to ritzy clubs, golf courses and high-priced residences was actually used as a training site for aircraft bombers and pilots. While a construction worker was digging a hole for a new home, he unearthed an eight-foot torpedo that never detonated. Man, I would have liked to have been a fly on the wall of the cab in that tractor when the poor guy found that! I wonder if he had to change his shorts?<br />
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The local authorities called the Navy in Jacksonville to come and deal with the situation and they made short work of it. It only took them half a day to see if there was still unexploded ordnance in the shell, drag the torpedo to the beach and then take it out to sea to be detonated. I wasn't really able to see much of the action because they had everyone move back just in case the thing blew up. It was still pretty exciting though.<br />
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The rest of the month was pretty basic with the usual assignments. There were a couple of high school soccer games, a walking tour through protected land and a frog leg festival. Not too shabby for the first month of the year.
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Another month, another mixed bag of assignments. One of the better attributes about my job is that the next day is usually different from the last. One day I may be photographing spring football practices at one of the local high schools and then the next day cover students at the local college as they play with lasers. And then, who knows, a former president may stroll through town promoting his book. At any rate, you never know what the next day may bring.<br />
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This month I got to cover a few new events: motocross and high school girls lacrosse. I'm a motorsports fan, so getting to hang out at the local dirt track was pretty cool. I had driven by the track several times and didn't even know it was there. I got to talking with one of the riders and it turns out that he is a crew chief for one of the Indy Lights racing teams. I go to the Indy 500 every year with my father-in-law and I'm hoping I can connect with this guy when I get up there and get an inside look at how a team prepares for the race. At any rate, it should be pretty cool.<br />
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Below are a few selected photos I made over the month. Enjoy.<br />
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Ok, so it's been a really long time since I've posted anything to this blog. New Year resolution fail. So in an effort to renew my desire to get something going here, I've also updated the look of the blog as well. I think it's a lot cleaner, easier to read and brighter. Here are few photos from December: Christmas on the beach (it was 80 degrees that day), a little sports, some Pearl Harbor Remembrance stuff and even a portrait. More to come.
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Patrick Dovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18444308176000502959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-707499519213828852.post-49920946714687326582016-12-16T10:57:00.002-06:002016-12-16T10:57:14.195-06:00My Month of November on the Treasure Coast<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lpU4XIKgQjc/WFGj0sNsXEI/AAAAAAAAGjI/vTV_o4Mf1HwyrcW3aHTv01dD_OKtGVcbQCLcB/s1600/ConnBoardwalk.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lpU4XIKgQjc/WFGj0sNsXEI/AAAAAAAAGjI/vTV_o4Mf1HwyrcW3aHTv01dD_OKtGVcbQCLcB/s1600/ConnBoardwalk.JPG" /></a>
So, we're one month closer to the end of the year and I'm quickly closing in on my one-year anniversary here at Treasure Coast Newspapers. I can't believe it has already been nearly a year since moving halfway across the country on this adventure. This realization came to me after my boss (a lovely, mild-mannered, always-open-to-new-ideas, exceptionally talented editor... no sarcasm... no really) requested that each photographer on the photo staff gather their favorite images of the year for a gallery to be posted on the website. More on that later.<br />
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Assignments for the month of November were par for the course except for one thing... the election. Since I grew up and lived most of my life in Texas, it was understood that the state was primarily a "red" state. Except for a few counties in the major metropolitan areas, you could pretty much guarantee the state would lean to the conservative side of the political spectrum.<br />
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That's not the case in Florida.<br />
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Florida is considered a "swing state" and they take their politics serious here. I've never seen an effort by candidates to sway public opinion more than I have here. And sometimes it got down right brutal. Negative political advertising reigns supreme. So much so, that I dreaded turing on the television every night or retrieving the mail for fear of being force-fed divisive rhetoric from one camp or the other. It made my skin crawl.<br />
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But other than that, the month rolled on as usual. Here is a collection of photos from a few assignments from the month. Enjoy.<br />
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Another interesting month on the Treasure Coast, although I wasn't here when the all the most interesting stuff was happening. Maybe you heard, but we had a little storm by the name of Hurricane Matthew sideswipe us here on the Treasure Coast that caused some damage, power outages and the like. I, unfortunately, was not here to help out the rest of the team covering the storm because I was on vacation out of the state. Maybe next time.<br />
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Other than the storm, it was business as usual here. I found myself shooting sports, football and golf mostly, with a smattering of a few daily and general assignments. Nothing too out of the ordinary. Maybe with the year quickly coming to an end, things will pick up.<br />
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Anyway, here are a few photos from some of my assignments in October. Enjoy.<br />
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<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/--vIW7Mg_CjE/WCnrmHuiB3I/AAAAAAAAGig/N5u-lzBrxx8gKvWI7759yL9g5wB_-7l5gCLcB/s1600/StateGolf02.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/--vIW7Mg_CjE/WCnrmHuiB3I/AAAAAAAAGig/N5u-lzBrxx8gKvWI7759yL9g5wB_-7l5gCLcB/s1600/StateGolf02.JPG" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WGBhSISCub8/WCnrmLcrLoI/AAAAAAAAGic/0_utMatc5ZEx-uZLCBiX7zvtsueKPhg2gCLcB/s1600/StateGolf03.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WGBhSISCub8/WCnrmLcrLoI/AAAAAAAAGic/0_utMatc5ZEx-uZLCBiX7zvtsueKPhg2gCLcB/s1600/StateGolf03.JPG" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kd44OpOzHEo/WCnrmETEC-I/AAAAAAAAGiY/aCu7Lav6hSUxX9hOsYcQGj27T9ly72qFgCLcB/s1600/VEROvTCOAST08.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kd44OpOzHEo/WCnrmETEC-I/AAAAAAAAGiY/aCu7Lav6hSUxX9hOsYcQGj27T9ly72qFgCLcB/s1600/VEROvTCOAST08.JPG" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X9Eyo6dsB9E/WCnrmirk35I/AAAAAAAAGik/aBLq1qPgQVAGxy4WS_IqPzX9T0CPIh-KgCLcB/s1600/VEROvTCOAST09.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X9Eyo6dsB9E/WCnrmirk35I/AAAAAAAAGik/aBLq1qPgQVAGxy4WS_IqPzX9T0CPIh-KgCLcB/s1600/VEROvTCOAST09.JPG" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SaiHDEpP19U/WCnrmq4bNTI/AAAAAAAAGio/4J3a1DmJcWYnA-2r_vpb5kqmmbcDEbLWwCLcB/s1600/VEROvTCOAST12.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SaiHDEpP19U/WCnrmq4bNTI/AAAAAAAAGio/4J3a1DmJcWYnA-2r_vpb5kqmmbcDEbLWwCLcB/s1600/VEROvTCOAST12.JPG" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YEFlFc7Ch84/WCnrm8t-AgI/AAAAAAAAGis/Q13ghenxXIU4YnxeZQ2ESf9DtuOZDmGAgCLcB/s1600/VEROvTCOAST28.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YEFlFc7Ch84/WCnrm8t-AgI/AAAAAAAAGis/Q13ghenxXIU4YnxeZQ2ESf9DtuOZDmGAgCLcB/s1600/VEROvTCOAST28.JPG" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gqujwOmjoIs/WCnrmwiqN9I/AAAAAAAAGiw/y4a6wVMxoVYOf5A3xfs-FC5DeHwit-QxACLcB/s1600/VEROvTCOAST38.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gqujwOmjoIs/WCnrmwiqN9I/AAAAAAAAGiw/y4a6wVMxoVYOf5A3xfs-FC5DeHwit-QxACLcB/s1600/VEROvTCOAST38.JPG" /></a>Patrick Dovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18444308176000502959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-707499519213828852.post-64774276257406322562016-10-13T14:56:00.003-05:002016-10-13T14:56:15.579-05:00My Month of September on the Treasure Coast<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MrngCKtFV3o/V__iRfAhlwI/AAAAAAAAGeI/kWQGo3v98oUKHwEuHlsFHoiLZRzYVQwAQCLcB/s1600/CarrollSebastian02.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MrngCKtFV3o/V__iRfAhlwI/AAAAAAAAGeI/kWQGo3v98oUKHwEuHlsFHoiLZRzYVQwAQCLcB/s1600/CarrollSebastian02.JPG" /></a>
Another month down and we're nearing the end of the year. Man, it has flown by. This month was quite interesting and the assignments mill kept churning out interesting opportunities to make some photos I'd never made before and several I have. Living on the Treasure Coast has some interesting perks, chief among them, I get to see and meet some influential movers and shakers.
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I had an assignment come across my desk to cover a talk being given by Dave Barry, a Miami-based writer who worked as a humorist and columnist for the Miami Herald and has written several books. I had another opportunity to photograph the Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton as she passed through our area giving campaign speeches. And, finally, I had a chance to meet Tim Tebow, the former University of Florida quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner, NFL quarterback and now a member of the New York Mets baseball organization. I almost got to cover Donald Trump as well, but was pulled off of that due to overstaffing.<br />
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Along with those assignments, the rest of the month was filled with spot news, high school sports and general assignments. Not too shabby. Here's a collection of photos from the month.<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZLZWL9NnImY/V__mGqAHwgI/AAAAAAAAGgk/s6pVhuuO3XALEg2xPtbiY7snv_JxjKBUACLcB/s1600/TrumpSupport01.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZLZWL9NnImY/V__mGqAHwgI/AAAAAAAAGgk/s6pVhuuO3XALEg2xPtbiY7snv_JxjKBUACLcB/s1600/TrumpSupport01.JPG" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OrOCOP9FXv8/V__mGjsH0wI/AAAAAAAAGgo/z9MsiR7AFFE7Ne6fd7bEBjJlK4u5uI57ACLcB/s1600/TrumpSupport05.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OrOCOP9FXv8/V__mGjsH0wI/AAAAAAAAGgo/z9MsiR7AFFE7Ne6fd7bEBjJlK4u5uI57ACLcB/s1600/TrumpSupport05.JPG" /></a>Patrick Dovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18444308176000502959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-707499519213828852.post-10122624305087532972016-09-12T14:12:00.002-05:002016-09-12T14:12:25.882-05:00My Month of August on the Treasure Coast<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vrHtAWcnWVM/V9bQV93aVZI/AAAAAAAAGZ0/pKM6vCLLoSEPGFMlOA-qVSKtenJJN0xgACLcB/s1600/BreweryIslamorada03.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vrHtAWcnWVM/V9bQV93aVZI/AAAAAAAAGZ0/pKM6vCLLoSEPGFMlOA-qVSKtenJJN0xgACLcB/s1600/BreweryIslamorada03.JPG" /></a>
Man, this year is flying by. Here it is at the end of August and I've realized that I have lived in Florida for half a year. It almost seems like yesterday that I was packing up the house in Texas and making the two-day trip east to the Treasure Coast. A lot has changed over the past few months, but one thing never does: high school football.<br />
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With the end of August and the start of September, local high school teams are once again hitting the gridiron in the hunt for a chance to play in late November. While football took up some of my time this month, there were few a other assignments in the mix as well. I had the opportunity to hang out at a couple local breweries, watch in amazement as college culinary students perfected their craft for a competition in Germany, gaze on slow-moving manatees that frequent a section of Round Island State Park and, finally, spent some time with local law enforcement and firefighters on various spot news events.<br />
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But it all comes back to football. This will be my first year covering anything other than Texas high school football. To put it mildly, Texas goes nuts over its high school football and I was told after I moved here that it was the same in the state of Florida. While the passion for the game is essentially the same, there are a few differences that I'm still trying to get used to. The crowds are little smaller, the stadiums aren't as big and, weirdly enough, I have yet to cover a game where the visiting team brings their marching band. Oh, and there are mandatory water breaks every quarter. This I can completely understand because of the high humidity and heat early in the season.<br />
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So here are a few photos from the various assignments from the month of August. I'm excited to see what September has in store and hoping that the hurricane season will come to an end without getting sideswiped by nature's car wash.<br />
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Until next month.<br />
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Well, the summer is in full swing which means we're looking for just about anything to keep ourselves busy until the school year starts. Fortunately, having never lived here before, everything is new to me and I've always got something to do.<br />
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My exploits took me up in the air to do some aerial photos of some local landmarks which is always a load of fun. It's interesting, I'm typically a nervous flyer, but every time I go up the air for an assignment I end up enjoying it. I also got to spend some time with cool animals (a kangaroo chief among them) and I got to cover my first lobster mini-season on the beach. I wasn't too enthused about the time I had to be up to get out there (5:30am) but the light was beautiful.<br />
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Another interesting story I worked on was on a local woman, Natalie Kosko, who started her athletic career as a gymnast but eventually found her way to rugby. She signed a contract with U.S. Rugby to compete for a chance to play on the national team in the Rio Olympics, but she busted her knee just a few weeks in. She's heading back to college on a rugby scholarship and hopes to play in the 2020 Olympics.<br />
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Throw in a few summer camps and a band camp from one of the local high schools, and it turned out to be a pretty active month for me. Here are a few photos from those specific assignments. Enjoy, and I'll see you on the field for the start of football season next month!<br />
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The great thing about being out in the field versus riding a desk is that you never know what you might be doing from one day to the next. Perhaps one day you're flying a few thousand feet over the Atlantic ocean with no doors on the plane photographing an aerobatic flying team and then the next day you're one town over photographing a jazz camp for kids. Or, lets just say, you're standing out in the blazing Florida sun for hours just to get 10 seconds to make a few frames as President Obama's motorcade speeds by from a weekend of golf.<br />
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I got to do all of these things this last month.<br />
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Throw in an assignment from a sea turtle release, Vero Beach High School's graduation, art camp at Vero Beach Museum of Art and, the creme de la creme, the opening of a new brewery just a mile and a half from my house, and you got the makings of a pretty good month.<br />
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I didn't get to shoot as many assignments this month as usual because I took a few days off to make a few laps in a sailboat with my brothers through the British Virgin Islands, but hey, I'll take what I can get. Here are a few shots from the assignments I did go on while not heeled over in a monohull sailboat in the Caribbean. Enjoy.<br />
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So, the month of May was another mixed bag of assignments here in my new home on the Treasure Coast. I'm still trying to get the lay of the land, determining what roads get me to where I need to go fastest and introducing myself to people who will inevitably help me be better at my job.<br />
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As far as my assignments went the big story of the month was the weather. A few weeks ago we got 12 inches of rain in one day and areas of the county were hit by three separate tornadoes. It was a big day in the newsroom. Additionally, I spent some time at the Humane Society for Vero Beach and Indian River County, Vero Beach High School, an archeological dig site were a bone from an extinct bison was found, explored the beautiful Sebastian Inlet and hung out with a group of distinguished gentlemen who get together four times a week to play golf. Plus, I managed to squeeze in a spot news events as well.<br />
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It was an interesting month capped off by my annual pilgrimage to the Midwest for the Indy 500. Here are a few photos from my assignments. Enjoy.<br />
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So it was another eventful month on Florida's Treasure Coast. I'm still enjoying the newness of the place as I explore the various counties in our coverage area. Having daily assignments is probably the best way to get to know the area and the assignments are as varying and diverse as the people and landscape here.<br />
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One day I could be covering beach erosion, watching body boarders in the surf, and the next day I could be covering the exhumation of a body at the center of a cold case from the early 1990s. (Both of which happened by the way.)<br />
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So, along with body boarders and cemeteries, I also covered a beauty pageant, possible future flooding, environmental education, professional tennis, an airport disaster drill, an evidence search in the lagoon, an orchid show, Relay for Life, spring camp for a Canadian football team, a food festival, a torch run through Sebastian and high school track. Whew! it was a busy month.<br />
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Here are a few photos from those assignments. Enjoy.<br />
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<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MBEvvMT5yiI/VytVS7K_ukI/AAAAAAAAGM4/i7puY1eUbgQhgbWx5ecS8Y3QBhRrB7JhQCLcB/s1600/Track13.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MBEvvMT5yiI/VytVS7K_ukI/AAAAAAAAGM4/i7puY1eUbgQhgbWx5ecS8Y3QBhRrB7JhQCLcB/s1600/Track13.JPG" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RC7PkvNTKgM/VytVSpJb6LI/AAAAAAAAGMw/Qd7rmS6UmTQ5uV_B9jN1ZXKv92SkiLWcwCLcB/s1600/Track17.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RC7PkvNTKgM/VytVSpJb6LI/AAAAAAAAGMw/Qd7rmS6UmTQ5uV_B9jN1ZXKv92SkiLWcwCLcB/s1600/Track17.JPG" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gvUnlStTjJY/VytVSgwt_3I/AAAAAAAAGM0/KWgmI-d5S903zrn_HmYa3fB4_N0l1EaOgCLcB/s1600/Track18.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gvUnlStTjJY/VytVSgwt_3I/AAAAAAAAGM0/KWgmI-d5S903zrn_HmYa3fB4_N0l1EaOgCLcB/s1600/Track18.JPG" /></a>Patrick Dovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18444308176000502959noreply@blogger.com0Indian River County, FL, USA27.6947732 -80.54384499999997627.2449277 -81.18929199999998 28.1446187 -79.898397999999972tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-707499519213828852.post-50947623986565748292016-04-19T10:46:00.001-05:002016-04-19T10:46:34.198-05:00New Home, New Job, New Experiences<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W_onWaEyhd4/Vw0t8PB51AI/AAAAAAAAGEc/0p2DyrKozH8raZoF5gSSyGVbKsBVK0S8wCLcB/s1600/AdamsRanch01.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W_onWaEyhd4/Vw0t8PB51AI/AAAAAAAAGEc/0p2DyrKozH8raZoF5gSSyGVbKsBVK0S8wCLcB/s1600/AdamsRanch01.JPG" /></a>Okay, so its been just over a month since I made the move from the arid flat-lands of West Texas to the humid climate of Florida's Treasure Coast. It has been quite a journey, one I'm glad I took even though it meant leaving behind family and friends. My new position is as a photographer for the Treasure Coast Newspapers based out of the Vero Beach office. It's been a nice transition from a chief photographer with some administrative duties to a daily shooter. <br />
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My role is pretty simple here: make the best images I can for the assignments that come my way. And over the course of the last month, I've had several interesting assignments. I've gone to a shelter for homeless men, a soup kitchen that has been in operation for 25 years, I watched a group of teachers get their heads shaved, watched firefighters extinguish a house fire and photographed two New York Mets spring training games. It's been a full month.<br />
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Here are a few of the photos I've made from those assignments and few others. I'm looking forward to seeing what the next month has in store.<br />
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On Sunday, I submitted my last photograph to the Standard-Times as a staff photographer. I have accepted a position as a staff photographer in another newsroom on the Treasure Coast of Florida. Frankly, I’m a bit nervous about leaving my home state of Texas and moving halfway across the country. Texas is the only home I have ever known. I was born here, went to school here, worshiped here and made lifelong friends here.<br />
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I started my career as a photojournalist at the Standard-Times in January 2004. I had recently graduated from the University of North Texas and I was a young, ambitious, much thinner kid with a full head of hair. Now, I’m not as thin and my hairline scarily resembles that of my father’s. But that’s okay. It’s all part of living a full life.<br />
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So let me get to it and offer up my most heartfelt thanks to a few members of this community:<br />
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To Mark Baker, Julie Highsmith and Dr. Carol Ann Bonds, thank you for your kindness and a friendly handshake in the classroom or on the sideline of a Central or Lake View ballgame. <br />
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To Police Chief Tim Vasquez, Lt. Mike Hernandez and the rest of the department, thank you for remembering my name, helping me with stories into the wee hours and giving me stern, proper direction when I found myself in areas I shouldn’t have been. <br />
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To Anthony Wilson and Brian Groves, thank you for journalism guidance and stunning, jealousy-inducing videos of this city. <br />
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To Justin Jonas, Tom Thompson and Brittni Kaczyk and the fine folks at the San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo Association, thank you for your dedication to our West Texas heritage and all the hard work you do. It’s been a pleasure getting to know you. Y'all are first class people.<br />
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To all the area coaches and athletes, thank you for allowing me to be a part of your victories and losses, for letting me impose my lens on the quiet times in the locker room and raucous celebrations on and off the field. There have been some great teams I have had the pleasure to cover over the last 12 years and wish the best of luck to all of you.<br />
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To all of the staff members of the Standard-Times who have come and gone over the years, thank you for shaping me into the journalist I am today. To Lakeith Kennedy, thanks for giving me a chance. To my fellow photographers Arthur Spragg, Cynthia Esparza, Brian Connelly and Joe Thomas, thank you for guidance, friendship and helping me keep a level head. To my newsroom cohorts in crime Justin Zamudio, Jennifer Rios, Monique Ching, Michelle Gaitan, Sandy Rojas, Rick Smith and Sabrina Roberts, thank you for your enduring spirits, infectious laughter and the comforting camaraderie of our monthly reporter’s dinners. I will miss those deeply.<br />
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To the sports staff of Paul Harris, Carlos Silva, Quinton Martinez and Charles Bryce, thank you for putting up with me while on long drives across the state to cover a game, your willingness to discover new eateries and for not getting too offended when I not-so-casually suggested putting away your cellphone while behind the wheel of a rickety staff car as we fly down a winding back road at night in the pouring rain.<br />
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And a special thank you to editors Tim Archuleta and Mike Kelly, two men dedicated to the craft and worthy of the title editor-in-chief.<br />
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And now finally, to you, the loyal readers of the Standard-Times, thank you for just being you. Thank you for allowing me into your homes, schools, places of business and in your churches to tell your stories to this community. I have laughed and cried with many of you, revealed many of you for your contributions seen and unseen to the well-being of this town and, most importantly, got a glimpse of the truly great things that can happen when like-minded individuals come together for the greater good.<br />
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To be honest, I didn’t think that I would be in San Angelo for as long as I have. I thought that I would be here for three to fours years, gain the experience I needed to and then move on. But this community has the unique ability to creep into your soul, plant roots and keep you firmly grounded in good ‘ol Texas values. Though I’ll be moving half a country away, a piece of this community will be coming with me.<br />
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Thank you.<br />
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Well, it's finally here, the end of the rodeo season here in San Angelo. After three full weekends of performances, the final performance, the Cinch Chute-Out, promised to be a huge production with high-action from the invited athletes. It didn't disappoint.<br />
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The opening ceremony was one of the coolest productions I've seen in a long time. I get to sit next to the guy who fires off the pyrotechnics and he gave me the rundown of what to expect. While he did a good job of describing what was going to happen, to see it in real-time was amazing.<br />
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Since the Cinch Chute-Out isn't a PRCA event the format for the competition is different and without a few of the normal rodeo events. Excluded from the event was steer wrestling and team roping. There were ten competitors in the bareback, saddle bronc, bull riding, tie-down roping and barrel racing events. Each competitor got one chance to be one of the top for times or scores to make it to the second round. The person with the fastest time and highest score in the second round won $12,500.<br />
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It was a great event and the highlight of the night for me, and I imagine the rest of the crowd, was when tie-down roper Tuf Cooper roped and tied a calf in 7.1 seconds. San Angelo has always been a roping town so when Cooper finished with that amazing time, the place went nuts.<br />
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It was a great evening with high action, quick times and high scores. Here are a few images I made that night. Enjoy!<br />
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<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bYZjKwUcqzE/VsuVJ1oIHwI/AAAAAAAAF_s/DCv-cthMJ30/s1600/Cinch07.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bYZjKwUcqzE/VsuVJ1oIHwI/AAAAAAAAF_s/DCv-cthMJ30/s1600/Cinch07.JPG" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4yeuI_kFlkQ/VsuVKA-qO-I/AAAAAAAAF_w/lS2LBy-Febk/s1600/Cinch08.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4yeuI_kFlkQ/VsuVKA-qO-I/AAAAAAAAF_w/lS2LBy-Febk/s1600/Cinch08.JPG" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g01L3qs5wSA/VsuVRlz5ILI/AAAAAAAAGAM/4Ejbo_V0dbo/s1600/Cinch09.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g01L3qs5wSA/VsuVRlz5ILI/AAAAAAAAGAM/4Ejbo_V0dbo/s1600/Cinch09.JPG" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1-AWRoFurYQ/VsuVKsP8oyI/AAAAAAAAF_0/A7k95O0s9vk/s1600/Cinch10.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1-AWRoFurYQ/VsuVKsP8oyI/AAAAAAAAF_0/A7k95O0s9vk/s1600/Cinch10.JPG" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jxnN9o8grQU/VsuVK94jBqI/AAAAAAAAF_4/hjRQ70CJcPM/s1600/Cinch11.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jxnN9o8grQU/VsuVK94jBqI/AAAAAAAAF_4/hjRQ70CJcPM/s1600/Cinch11.JPG" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyTlbTU9VmQ/VsuVLUMchuI/AAAAAAAAF_8/eDDESkQPsyY/s1600/Cinch12.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyTlbTU9VmQ/VsuVLUMchuI/AAAAAAAAF_8/eDDESkQPsyY/s1600/Cinch12.JPG" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iKZi1o3MbO8/VsuVLjq-CYI/AAAAAAAAGAA/uEIP-pml0QI/s1600/Cinch13.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iKZi1o3MbO8/VsuVLjq-CYI/AAAAAAAAGAA/uEIP-pml0QI/s1600/Cinch13.JPG" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Yz87AgOvtqQ/VsuVMCMw48I/AAAAAAAAGAE/x6drceusI7g/s1600/Cinch14.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Yz87AgOvtqQ/VsuVMCMw48I/AAAAAAAAGAE/x6drceusI7g/s1600/Cinch14.JPG" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GqWZea8vlAc/VsuVMSS_ZOI/AAAAAAAAGAI/COgPzgpITro/s1600/Cinch15.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GqWZea8vlAc/VsuVMSS_ZOI/AAAAAAAAGAI/COgPzgpITro/s1600/Cinch15.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-INZUeKpr2tw/VsuVwlHFgeI/AAAAAAAAGBE/hDblr2I2snc/s1600/Cinch16.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-INZUeKpr2tw/VsuVwlHFgeI/AAAAAAAAGBE/hDblr2I2snc/s1600/Cinch16.JPG" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hz-ZvokazZ8/VsuVwGg0NKI/AAAAAAAAGA8/pPgQnQ-5LrE/s1600/Cinch17.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hz-ZvokazZ8/VsuVwGg0NKI/AAAAAAAAGA8/pPgQnQ-5LrE/s1600/Cinch17.JPG" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zgbQU3gRqGs/VsuVwXi7PlI/AAAAAAAAGBA/97jGFv_Lm34/s1600/Cinch18.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zgbQU3gRqGs/VsuVwXi7PlI/AAAAAAAAGBA/97jGFv_Lm34/s1600/Cinch18.JPG" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-63FvB0bMpM0/VsuVw23ZSLI/AAAAAAAAGBI/j9OnzLKxv7k/s1600/Cinch19.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-63FvB0bMpM0/VsuVw23ZSLI/AAAAAAAAGBI/j9OnzLKxv7k/s1600/Cinch19.JPG" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jdh6ldhqTwI/VsuV4v7J0-I/AAAAAAAAGBk/4IGKO4Kg_vI/s1600/Cinch20.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jdh6ldhqTwI/VsuV4v7J0-I/AAAAAAAAGBk/4IGKO4Kg_vI/s1600/Cinch20.JPG" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LMUPBRyejg8/VsuVxejiYuI/AAAAAAAAGBM/sLyP_atYuGU/s1600/Cinch21.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LMUPBRyejg8/VsuVxejiYuI/AAAAAAAAGBM/sLyP_atYuGU/s1600/Cinch21.JPG" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SnAlMd_Y0EQ/VsuVxrveZsI/AAAAAAAAGBQ/At1AemU_jbo/s1600/Cinch22.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SnAlMd_Y0EQ/VsuVxrveZsI/AAAAAAAAGBQ/At1AemU_jbo/s1600/Cinch22.JPG" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zdR36Hd1bWg/VsuVyHplUZI/AAAAAAAAGBU/w81pu7JOjcc/s1600/Cinch23.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zdR36Hd1bWg/VsuVyHplUZI/AAAAAAAAGBU/w81pu7JOjcc/s1600/Cinch23.JPG" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8Nb4EhI4InA/VsuVyfkmVvI/AAAAAAAAGBY/BH5BLiWDGMQ/s1600/Cinch24.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8Nb4EhI4InA/VsuVyfkmVvI/AAAAAAAAGBY/BH5BLiWDGMQ/s1600/Cinch24.JPG" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VJ58DWW7H1o/VsuVy3bqtGI/AAAAAAAAGBc/f8h54ihSJHs/s1600/Cinch25.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VJ58DWW7H1o/VsuVy3bqtGI/AAAAAAAAGBc/f8h54ihSJHs/s1600/Cinch25.JPG" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dFqWDPZvrf0/VsuVzI4HvtI/AAAAAAAAGBg/X0sjTNMP740/s1600/Cinch26.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dFqWDPZvrf0/VsuVzI4HvtI/AAAAAAAAGBg/X0sjTNMP740/s1600/Cinch26.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8YTjewSzuxE/VsuWGYXnNOI/AAAAAAAAGCI/tagj9ThT2MA/s1600/Cinch27.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8YTjewSzuxE/VsuWGYXnNOI/AAAAAAAAGCI/tagj9ThT2MA/s1600/Cinch27.JPG" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fP-rNFKT29A/VsuV-_epvPI/AAAAAAAAGBs/tVVQPCGSXlg/s1600/Cinch28.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fP-rNFKT29A/VsuV-_epvPI/AAAAAAAAGBs/tVVQPCGSXlg/s1600/Cinch28.JPG" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wcgvmnIo2Pc/VsuV-zO6Z8I/AAAAAAAAGBw/uHCdFRRHxS0/s1600/Cinch29.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wcgvmnIo2Pc/VsuV-zO6Z8I/AAAAAAAAGBw/uHCdFRRHxS0/s1600/Cinch29.JPG" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Eaq5TebI2qk/VsuV_kxJycI/AAAAAAAAGB0/gXgQpFENpt4/s1600/Cinch30.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Eaq5TebI2qk/VsuV_kxJycI/AAAAAAAAGB0/gXgQpFENpt4/s1600/Cinch30.JPG" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qxnjfu8jh6M/VsuV_3j6XjI/AAAAAAAAGB4/XoUaV3EWT3Y/s1600/Cinch31.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qxnjfu8jh6M/VsuV_3j6XjI/AAAAAAAAGB4/XoUaV3EWT3Y/s1600/Cinch31.JPG" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pmLJiirF7vU/VsuWAXjVHjI/AAAAAAAAGB8/-3nYBeP88TA/s1600/Cinch32.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pmLJiirF7vU/VsuWAXjVHjI/AAAAAAAAGB8/-3nYBeP88TA/s1600/Cinch32.JPG" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g7nkNb8QCtk/VsuWAtNJ74I/AAAAAAAAGCA/MhwSDaT4JuM/s1600/Cinch33.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g7nkNb8QCtk/VsuWAtNJ74I/AAAAAAAAGCA/MhwSDaT4JuM/s1600/Cinch33.JPG" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xx4ozH-jP9Q/VsuWBKLekcI/AAAAAAAAGCE/zDDdJNq4HXY/s1600/Cinch34.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xx4ozH-jP9Q/VsuWBKLekcI/AAAAAAAAGCE/zDDdJNq4HXY/s1600/Cinch34.JPG" /></a>Patrick Dovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18444308176000502959noreply@blogger.com0San Angelo, TX, USA31.4637723 -100.4370374999999731.2469948 -100.75976099999997 31.680549799999998 -100.11431399999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-707499519213828852.post-38476379887807974832016-02-19T12:38:00.002-06:002016-02-19T12:38:31.695-06:0084th annual San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo: 10th Performance<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fstorml6c_s/VsdehYdMvSI/AAAAAAAAF74/WVg0rOE1Dvo/s1600/10thRodeo01.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fstorml6c_s/VsdehYdMvSI/AAAAAAAAF74/WVg0rOE1Dvo/s1600/10thRodeo01.JPG" /></a>
Sick of rodeo yet? Well, keep the faith, we're only two performances away from the end of the season. Last night was the last regular performance for contestants to make it into tonight's short-go. We've been working up to the this night for three weeks so I expect to see big things and great performances. It's been a wild ride and I'm glad I got to be a part of it.<br />
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For now, check out my photos from last night's performance. Enjoy!<br />
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ylb04e5XhvM/Vsdfy1Jz7tI/AAAAAAAAF8k/3mpoGpfNxMk/s1600/10thRodeo02.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ylb04e5XhvM/Vsdfy1Jz7tI/AAAAAAAAF8k/3mpoGpfNxMk/s1600/10thRodeo02.JPG" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jfj5DX8LiPg/VsdfzL3SHRI/AAAAAAAAF8o/Zvy_-YwtdxU/s1600/10thRodeo03.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jfj5DX8LiPg/VsdfzL3SHRI/AAAAAAAAF8o/Zvy_-YwtdxU/s1600/10thRodeo03.JPG" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y6n-Y3Fp1Dk/Vsdfyuwcn4I/AAAAAAAAF8g/sNeZAifeEeY/s1600/10thRodeo04.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y6n-Y3Fp1Dk/Vsdfyuwcn4I/AAAAAAAAF8g/sNeZAifeEeY/s1600/10thRodeo04.JPG" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EJn1rEWarbw/Vsdfz6iLG5I/AAAAAAAAF8s/TXYbvH_dc30/s1600/10thRodeo05.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EJn1rEWarbw/Vsdfz6iLG5I/AAAAAAAAF8s/TXYbvH_dc30/s1600/10thRodeo05.JPG" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yJt5xkLDAoo/Vsdf0uHCG0I/AAAAAAAAF8w/WRk1iBNDWlc/s1600/10thRodeo06.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yJt5xkLDAoo/Vsdf0uHCG0I/AAAAAAAAF8w/WRk1iBNDWlc/s1600/10thRodeo06.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gppqnZBtJrE/VsdgCZh_ZPI/AAAAAAAAF9M/b1zfiV4lYSw/s1600/10thRodeo07.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gppqnZBtJrE/VsdgCZh_ZPI/AAAAAAAAF9M/b1zfiV4lYSw/s1600/10thRodeo07.JPG" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rbFfXAOp45A/VsdgCAXg0eI/AAAAAAAAF9I/tAm4rQEYb9w/s1600/10thRodeo08.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rbFfXAOp45A/VsdgCAXg0eI/AAAAAAAAF9I/tAm4rQEYb9w/s1600/10thRodeo08.JPG" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1pNpEoUvcAw/VsdgBTilhFI/AAAAAAAAF9E/-Dyjkn2-k7A/s1600/10thRodeo09.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1pNpEoUvcAw/VsdgBTilhFI/AAAAAAAAF9E/-Dyjkn2-k7A/s1600/10thRodeo09.JPG" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7Vg4wVurfAk/VsdgC5kmvPI/AAAAAAAAF9Q/w3XnkTx2T7I/s1600/10thRodeo10.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7Vg4wVurfAk/VsdgC5kmvPI/AAAAAAAAF9Q/w3XnkTx2T7I/s1600/10thRodeo10.JPG" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LD4Lg0Dyqxo/VsdgDcAF5pI/AAAAAAAAF9U/wNWJg0VNBuU/s1600/10thRodeo11.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LD4Lg0Dyqxo/VsdgDcAF5pI/AAAAAAAAF9U/wNWJg0VNBuU/s1600/10thRodeo11.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_iZo2wtCUNQ/VsdgURgOxcI/AAAAAAAAF9s/pNsgcTbngNM/s1600/10thRodeo12.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_iZo2wtCUNQ/VsdgURgOxcI/AAAAAAAAF9s/pNsgcTbngNM/s1600/10thRodeo12.JPG" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JymzKOoIk8k/VsdgVWhiohI/AAAAAAAAF90/8cFBik036F8/s1600/10thRodeo13.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JymzKOoIk8k/VsdgVWhiohI/AAAAAAAAF90/8cFBik036F8/s1600/10thRodeo13.JPG" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MMLj8jQUzP8/VsdgVP4f6mI/AAAAAAAAF9w/o6-DZSTHGYg/s1600/10thRodeo14.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MMLj8jQUzP8/VsdgVP4f6mI/AAAAAAAAF9w/o6-DZSTHGYg/s1600/10thRodeo14.JPG" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qWkqKBLk9O0/VsdgWZ9L29I/AAAAAAAAF94/CURKLGW6Zgs/s1600/10thRodeo15.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qWkqKBLk9O0/VsdgWZ9L29I/AAAAAAAAF94/CURKLGW6Zgs/s1600/10thRodeo15.JPG" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mb8Ovu-CGD8/VsdgW_Ld0II/AAAAAAAAF98/WJv-iJD20Hc/s1600/10thRodeo16.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mb8Ovu-CGD8/VsdgW_Ld0II/AAAAAAAAF98/WJv-iJD20Hc/s1600/10thRodeo16.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-663U2VK0Wck/Vsdgex2Y4KI/AAAAAAAAF-A/Mgn6wKbZ2AE/s1600/10thRodeo17.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-663U2VK0Wck/Vsdgex2Y4KI/AAAAAAAAF-A/Mgn6wKbZ2AE/s1600/10thRodeo17.JPG" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--jWJvYh1J9E/VsdgfjY56bI/AAAAAAAAF-E/byJVxQkacg8/s1600/10thRodeo18.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--jWJvYh1J9E/VsdgfjY56bI/AAAAAAAAF-E/byJVxQkacg8/s1600/10thRodeo18.JPG" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lpB6ubQRmB0/VsdggB4gmqI/AAAAAAAAF-I/SgSqwONoOcY/s1600/10thRodeo19.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lpB6ubQRmB0/VsdggB4gmqI/AAAAAAAAF-I/SgSqwONoOcY/s1600/10thRodeo19.JPG" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-01eAj08aoN8/Vsdgg1QOynI/AAAAAAAAF-M/idDWDB7zqD0/s1600/10thRodeo20.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-01eAj08aoN8/Vsdgg1QOynI/AAAAAAAAF-M/idDWDB7zqD0/s1600/10thRodeo20.JPG" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7ezFVLYtZC4/VsdghWHxhKI/AAAAAAAAF-Q/kbFryRY9D5c/s1600/10thRodeo21.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7ezFVLYtZC4/VsdghWHxhKI/AAAAAAAAF-Q/kbFryRY9D5c/s1600/10thRodeo21.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TevXZDd6zHg/VsdgpyjV2II/AAAAAAAAF-g/byhxBtBXj0Y/s1600/10thRodeo22.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TevXZDd6zHg/VsdgpyjV2II/AAAAAAAAF-g/byhxBtBXj0Y/s1600/10thRodeo22.JPG" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Gl_UHpsPfiY/VsdgpnXkqpI/AAAAAAAAF-c/4lf5Rjc02LE/s1600/10thRodeo23.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Gl_UHpsPfiY/VsdgpnXkqpI/AAAAAAAAF-c/4lf5Rjc02LE/s1600/10thRodeo23.JPG" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kDwHVYib05M/VsdgplQASzI/AAAAAAAAF-Y/E-uuFS96lS8/s1600/10thRodeo24.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kDwHVYib05M/VsdgplQASzI/AAAAAAAAF-Y/E-uuFS96lS8/s1600/10thRodeo24.JPG" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ajTN1Vb-u2U/VsdgqmtRvVI/AAAAAAAAF-k/D0t7TqQH4_0/s1600/10thRodeo25.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ajTN1Vb-u2U/VsdgqmtRvVI/AAAAAAAAF-k/D0t7TqQH4_0/s1600/10thRodeo25.JPG" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EJVo30ge79E/VsdgrdG7D1I/AAAAAAAAF-o/i3U82psfSKI/s1600/10thRodeo26.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EJVo30ge79E/VsdgrdG7D1I/AAAAAAAAF-o/i3U82psfSKI/s1600/10thRodeo26.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vtQPzpTy2d4/VsdgxrCvsVI/AAAAAAAAF-s/vqS9HHibihM/s1600/10thRodeo27.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vtQPzpTy2d4/VsdgxrCvsVI/AAAAAAAAF-s/vqS9HHibihM/s1600/10thRodeo27.JPG" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MHC6DBYd2h0/VsdgxwbQqXI/AAAAAAAAF-0/DfvLeJO3gJg/s1600/10thRodeo28.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MHC6DBYd2h0/VsdgxwbQqXI/AAAAAAAAF-0/DfvLeJO3gJg/s1600/10thRodeo28.JPG" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-28OuCPhJ28Y/VsdgyAIin4I/AAAAAAAAF-w/BgHfjbWp26Q/s1600/10thRodeo29.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-28OuCPhJ28Y/VsdgyAIin4I/AAAAAAAAF-w/BgHfjbWp26Q/s1600/10thRodeo29.JPG" /></a>Patrick Dovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18444308176000502959noreply@blogger.com0San Angelo, TX, USA31.4637723 -100.4370374999999731.2469948 -100.75976099999997 31.680549799999998 -100.11431399999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-707499519213828852.post-66885826215802305212016-02-18T12:04:00.003-06:002016-02-18T12:04:20.753-06:0084th annual San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo: 9th Performance<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SzLSLfcvbsE/VsYE756pBSI/AAAAAAAAF5g/QZX-lF60TAg/s1600/9thRodeo01.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SzLSLfcvbsE/VsYE756pBSI/AAAAAAAAF5g/QZX-lF60TAg/s1600/9thRodeo01.JPG" /></a>
So it's the last week of rodeo performances and the stakes for the contestants couldn't get any higher. Do well in the in the first ten performances and you get a chance to compete for the big bucks in the short-go on Friday night. And if you're really lucky, you got the invite to compete in the Cinch Chute-Out on Saturday night.<br />
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It's all to coming to a head as San Angelo gears up for the two biggest events of the year. But first, check out my photos from Wednesday's ninth performance of the 84th annual San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo.<br />
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More to come....<br />
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