31 July 2011

"What is it about Bermuda...?" 31•July•11

*(Relaxing is hard work here in paradise...) I'll be posting a slideshow from the week once a deep re-edit is complete. "Cheers!" ~cg.

ST. GEORGE'S, BERMUDA. Tobacco Bay in St. George's Parish, Bermuda on Saturday, July 30, 2011. © Chet Gordon/THE IMAGE WORKS

29 July 2011

Bermuda Cup Match. Day #1 28•July•11

My take so far from the first day of Cup Match yesterday here in Bermuda. "Cheers...!" ~cg.


26 July 2011

Day #1 in Bermuda for Cup Match Week. July 26 - 31, 2011.

ST. GEORGE'S, BERMUDA. St. George's Cricket Club bowler Stefan Kelly (above) views the pitch during practice at the St. George's Cricket Club in St. George's, Bermuda on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. The annual two - day Cup Match Cricket Tournament between St. George's and Somerset begins Thursday. © www.chetgordon.com/blog


I have been waiting nearly 10 years to see, experience and cover Cup Match here in Bermuda. The week's festivities and celebratory atmosphere were all I ever heard about from Bermudians during my numerous trips here to the island. It is already shaping up to be a wonderful week for making images. Stay tuned... ~cg

St. George's will host Somerset in the annual two-day cricket tournament known as Cup Match beginning Thursday. Cup Match was introduced after the abolition of slavery in Bermuda. Men from Somerset and St. George’s met in a friendly rivalry and held celebrations of Emancipation by holding annual picnics to mark the anniversary of the abolition of slavery. One of the highlights from the picnics was a friendly cricket match played between lodges from the east and west ends of the island. In 1901, during a cricket match between two major Friendly Societies, an agreement was made to play for an annual trophy. Members of the Friendly Societies and Lodges raised funds and in 1902 a silver cup that was played for annually was introduced.

22 July 2011

"It's Too Darn Hot..." July 2011

*With apologies to Ella Fitzgerald, yes, it truly is "Too Darn Hot..." this week here in the Northeast. ~cg

Eight year-old boy keeps cool in the spray of a sprinkler at Audrey Carey Park on Liberty Street in the City of Newburgh, NY on Thursday, July 21, 2011. The Northeastern U.S. has endured a heatwave for a week, with temperatures reaching near 100ºF. © www.chetgordon.com/blog

Of the two images I sent in early yesterday morning, here's the one we used (below) of the same boy to illustrate this ongoing heatwave...

16 July 2011

Just another few days at "The Office..." July 2011

(2) Newburgh City Police SWAT Team officers outside 260 First Avenue during a drug raid in Newburgh, NY on Friday, July 15, 2011. Five individuals were taken into custody including one female and a 15 year-old juvenile. CHET GORDON/Times Herald-Record

Newburgh City Police SWAT Team officers take a woman into custody during a drug raid at 260 First Avenue in Newburgh, NY on Friday, July 15, 2011. Five individuals were taken into custody including this woman and a 15 year-old juvenile. CHET GORDON/Times Herald-Record

(2) Soniel "Sonny" Ayala is taken into custody by Newburgh City Police officers at the intersection of First and Carpenter Avenues in Newburgh, NY on Friday, July 15, 2011. Ayala was wanted for a stabbing during an armed robbery earlier this morning. CHET GORDON/Times Herald-Record

Tommy Bell on the field in Michie Stadium at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY on Thursday, July 14, 2011. Bell was Army's first 1,000-yard rusher in 1954, but isn't in the Army Sports Hall of Fame. CHET GORDON/Times Herald-Record

(2) Michie Stadium at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY on Thursday, July 14, 2011. Army will host San Diego State in their 2011 home opener on Saturday, September 10th. CHET GORDON/Times Herald-Record

11 July 2011

On Set w/ German TV... 9•July•11

One of my assignments during another hectic workday this past Saturday was to photograph the overall goings on during filming (taping?) of a German television show for our newest publication, Ulster Magazine. (The Canon 5D-MKII with only one lens (28mm - 70mm f/2.8 zoom) is an ideal camera / lens combination for this kind of work, particularly the very high file size resolution I needed for magazine quality reproduction.) The crew, actors and everyone on set couldn't have been nicer during my brief stay on set. ~cg.

German actors Thomas Unger and Fiona Coors during filming of the show "Diagnosis of Love" for the German television network ZDF, at a farm in Ulster Park, NY on Saturday, July 9, 2011. CHET GORDON/Times Herald-Record


07 July 2011

West Point today. 7•July•11

Spent the morning in the field with Army cadets at West Point during their Soldier First Responder Training at Camp Buckner at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY on Thursday, July 7, 2011. The Army has implemented a tourniquet-first policy in training new soldiers because so many are "bleeding out" from IED (Improvised Explosive Device) wounds on battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan. ~cg.


04 July 2011

"Happy 4th....!" Newburgh, NY

Independence Day fireworks explode over the Hudson River in Newburgh, NY on Monday, July 4, 2011. © www.chetgordon.com/blog


Workhorse Nikon D-1X. 28mm - 70mm f/2.8AF, old school SILK tripod, Nikon MC - 20 timer & shutter release. ISO 200. f/11 - f/13. 3 sec. - 13 sec. ~cg