Waiting for an assignment

I have 2 assignments tonight, both are girls basketball.
Until then... we have birds.

"There's cold in my eye."

The title is a quote from my dear friend Jen... referring to how your eyes water when they are exposed to cold temperatures.

I feel like I did a good job today, despite the scolding little note that was left in my box this morning... but that part was my fault anyway. At least I'm not afraid to make mistakes, and I'm not really afraid to risk making them either. But enough about that.



Here is a picture of a Rebeccicle. I was walking around the plaza with all of my gear and the Army/Navy Surplus pea coat that used to belong to my father. Snow was falling everywhere and I was sent out to find a winter weather feature.

And for that.. see next entry.

Winter Weather

There wasn't a lot going on today so my editor told me to go find something. A few hours later I came back with a winter weather feature.


(Rebecca Craig/ The New Mexican)

Snow begins to fall as Santa Fe resident, Phil Sagazio and his dog "Sandy" go for a stroll in the downtown plaza Wednesday afternoon.

A happy moment...

YAY!


(Rebecca Craig/ The New Mexican)

Carole and Art Pruette, owners of The Gift Shoppe and Chile Line Express share a laugh as they sport australian hats, some merchandise they sell in their store, on Wednesday. The Chile Line Express is a gift shoppe Web business run out of Española, NM.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Church

Sunday 8:00 am- I went to Our Lady of Guadalupe Church because a parishioner was having the mass dedicated to her son who had just returned from Iraq a few days before. I saw a multimedia opportunity (which I am working on and should have something by friday). This assignment turned out to be quite the challenge because it turns out that it was a Spanish mass. I'm kinda glad that I minored in Spanish for 4 semesters. However, I was way out of my comfort zone, and was trying to be as respectful as possible.The fact that I am Catholic as well as everyone else there offered me some comfort...but I have to say that this was the most uncomfortable experience I have ever had on an assignment.


(Rebecca Craig/ The New Mexican)
Family gather around Douglas Chevarría as Father Tri gives him a blessing at Our Lady of Guadalupe church Sunday morning. Chevarría just returned from Iraq, where he was deployed in 2006 and 2007, and his family had a Mass dedicated to him for his safe return.



And here are some additional shots:




Oh, and there was also a Baptism that took place.. .

100 yrs old and sharp as a tack.

(Rebecca Craig/ The New Mexican)

Aaleaha Anaya 4, wishes Marvin Langham a happy birthday at El Castillo Retirement Home. Langham turns 100 on January 28.

Architects

(Rebecca Craig/ The New Mexican)

Evan Sockalosky, Project Designer of the Judge Steve Herrera Judicial Complex addresses concerns of local architects at the Santa Fe county building Friday afternoon. The county held a working session with local architects who are not happy with the plans for the new courthouse and the architects who designed it.

Luis the D2H

Back in New Mexico State's Journo Department there is a camera, a D2H that has a sticker on it with the name Luis. Students there just started calling the camera Luis.

And guess what... this is Luis:

Luis Sánchez Saturno actually, and he works here at the New Mexican. Years ago, the New Mexican switched to cannon and donated most of their Nikon gear to NMSU.

Luis is also quite the list maker:

His list reads:
*come to work
*do work

More Gym Lighting...

Yawn...



(Rebecca Craig/ The New Mexican)
SFIS Brave, Colin Trancosa prepares to pass against West Las Vegas Don, Ryan Chavarria In the boys basketball District 2AAA opener held at the Francis Abeyta gym on Thursday night.

....zzzzzzzzzzzz... huh?

...Erm....

Sorry I dozed off for a second there... I find college basketball much more entertaining.


...I missed the NMSU v. Nevada game tonight.. which made me sad, but then the Aggies lost anyway. Oh Well.

Your Fortune Rocks!

(Rebecca Craig/ The New Mexican)

Joanna Schneider, pastry chef and Mauka Restaurant, makes fortune cookies with lyrics from popular rock music. One of Schneider's fortune cookies reads, "Would walk a thousand miles to fall down at your door," from a well known 90's hit by the Proclaimers.

...I'm probably going to do a small multimedia project on this.

Sunday is the intern's day to shine

It's Sunday, which means I'm the only photographer working at the New Mexican today. It figures that a little spot news would happen, which is fine with me.


Freezing temperatures caused a firemain to break in front of De Vargas Middle School Sunday Night. City of Santa Fe Transmition Distribution Manager Shannon Jones, right, arrives on the scene as Angelo Borrego and Chris Chavez dig to find the firemain's shut-off valve to stop the gushing water. The firemain break will not effect the school's regular schedule.

(Rebecca Craig/ The New Mexican)

Lighting a Highschool Gym...

... I have never had to do that before now, even thought I've known how for a while...

I used pocket wizards, 2 jackrabbit pack II's and 2 UNI 400 Jr's set to 1/4 power.... oh... and super-clamps... can't forget the super-clamps.



the only photoshopping I did was cropping..

It still doesn't beat the lighting in the Pan Am back in Las Cruces...