One of my first photos published in the North County Times was of Arnold Schwarzenegger, when he was visiting Valley Oaks after the devastating October 2007 wildfires. It was a front-page shot, taken with my old Nikon D80, and since then I’ve proudly seen dozens of my pictures appear in those pages. These days, I’m turning in around one assignment a week with photos, and due to space limitations, not all of the pictures I submit are used. So I thought I’d do some housekeeping and post the unused extras here, since otherwise they would never be seen. Accompanying each shot, or set of shots, will be a link where you can read the story or see the rest of the photos that the Times decided to use. Thanks for reading/viewing! (P.S. I love comments, but rarely get them. Seriously, if you leave me a comment, you will be my favorite person in the world for at least five minutes.) :) :) Enjoy!
First up are these three from Hot Summer Nites, the series of downtown events held in Fallbrook on six different Friday nights throughout each summer. I went to the event on July 9, and drooled all over the classic cars.
(Please note, the paper incorrectly slugged the story as “CARLSBAD,” which I assume was due to the fact that the couple in the photo they chose were from Carlsbad. Don’t be deceived, the picture was taken right here, in Fallbrook!)
BONSALL: Last flight out of Bonsall International Airport
One day this spring, I was driving home from Oceanside with Dori, and noticed that there were several people out flying model airplanes at the old Bonsall airstrip that was scheduled to be closed the next morning for road construction. The airport was in the path of the new and improved Highway 76, and I ended up hanging out with Glen Looft as he took the last flight ever taken there. It was a really interesting story, and here are a few photos that the Times passed over.
MILITARY: New VA cemetery pleases vets
For this story, I drove down to Miramar to take some pictures of a deserted field that will, next year, be developed into the VA’s latest cemetery. San Marcos Pearl Harbor survivor Ted Roosvall was an early and persistent champion of the project.
FALLBROOK: Annual repainting of water tower signals new class of seniors
Another one of my recent favorites, I had been after this story for years. Anyone who’s been to Fallbrook knows about the water tower with the years painted on it. Last month, I went up and watched while the tower was repainted, and, of course, took some photos. Here’s one:
NORTH COUNTY: San Marcos, Fallbrook students celebrate the day
Lastly, I was there for all three high school graduations in Fallbrook in June. Here is one of the graduates singing the National Anthem:
Please let me know if this was an interesting post. If there is positive feedback, I will make a habit of doing this every couple of months.