Jesse

Jesse Banks of The Southern Singers; a southern style pow-wow drum group. Banks is a cherokee indian from Middletown.

Balloon Fest

Josie Henry; 1; gets a hot air balloon painted on her face during the festival.


The seventh annual Ohio Challenge hosts a hot air balloon competition; skydiving; balloon glows; a car show; and many other activities for the public; on July 17; 2009 at Smith Park in Middletown Friday was too windy to launch balloons

The FastTrax skydives into the park.



Ann Shockey plays cornhole with Zac; 3; and Angi Shockey.
Designs by Colonial Wagon and Wheel; a vendor at the festival.

Beautiful Light

A beautiful sunset from Sunday, July 13, 2009. My 50 minute drive turned into a 2 hour shoot.
It was well worth it.


Tylersville Road at I-75 in Fairfield, OH.


Hamilton, OH, from the end of Princeton Road.


U.S. Route 127 near Camden.


If you thought my driving was scary before.....

I Shot a Man in Reno

The Sunshine Concert Series features Terry Lee Goffee, a Johnny Cash tribute performer, on July 12, 2009. The concert series consists of 10 concerts and is held at Corwin M. Nixon Park.



Katie Tippenhauer, 7, holds her new 7 week-old cockapoo puppy.

4 H Raises Money for Cancer Patient

The Butler County 4 H group B.R.A.T.s gathers at the Butler County Fairgrounds on July 11, 2009. The group raised almost $16,000 for a 4 H advisor who has cancer and could not pay her medical bills.

Destiny Jenkins

Erin Hubbard

Katie Hubbard

Spencer Dreske

Austin Huff

oh my goodness

Ellie, 11 weeks old. July 11, 2009, Butler County Fairgrounds.

me = heart failure

The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery hosts Hops Over The Moon, a beer tasting, food sampling, star gazing and a 5K run/walk on June 27, 2009.

The Soul Fire Tribe performs.

One-year-old Ayden Tolle plays with a balloon.


Danny Voris performs.

Volunteer Alan Zucksworth looks at the sun through a telescope.

Fireworks = tuffy

The 4th of July, well the 3rd of July anyway.



The City Folk Festival closed off several blocks in downtown near Riverscape for music, food and vendors on July 3, 2009. The fireworks show began at dark over the Great Miami River.

Bike Night (I love my job)

People gather at Jackass Flats, in north Dayton, for their weekly bike night on Wednesday July 1, 2009.The night included food, vendors and live entertainment from the band Diddley.


The "Bud Light Girls" use their sling shot to pass out free merchandise.


Sweet.

This summer has been really busy so far. But I have been interning at the Dayton Daily News and I will be posting some recent photos in the next couple of days. I am really happy with how the summer is going and have had some really neat shooting oppertunities.

:)