May 6, 2013- Anatomy Of A Hard Lacrosse Hit

Never really appreciated how physical lacrosse was until I saw these photos, while working on shots of the game for the paper.

Caption:
The Burke Catholic Boys Lacrosse team was beaten by Rondout Valley 12-0 in a match at Rondout Valley High School Monday evening May 6, 2013. Burke player Sean Decker (26) lays a hard hit on Keith Malak (5).

In case you were wondering, he got up and continued to play like nothing happened.

April 21, 2013- Fiddlefest Neversink NY

I was nice to see a genre of music mostly defined as southern going strong above the Mason-Dixon line.
Musicians, and fans of Bluegrass and classic Country Music attended the nineteenth annual Fiddlefest at the Volunteer Fire Department Hall in Neversink on Sunday afternoon, April 21, 2013.

Groups like The Back Porch Gang took the stage and played for the crowd.

Groups like Little Sparrow, from left: Aldo Troiani, Carol Smith, and Lynn Reno , look for any place that may be available to practice, or warm up before their turn on stage.

Even a clear stairwell make a nice practice spot for banjo player Dick Barkley.

The duo "Nothing New" Bob Dalessandro, left, and Steve Fleckenstein, center, warm up with "Banjo Billy"  Brenner.

A quiet deserted hallway makes a great place to play for Pat Legg, left, and her husband George.

March 23, 2013- "Battle Of The Bands"

After the Inaugural Village of Montgomery St Patrick's Day Parade, some of the pipe bands gathered on Clinton Street for a "Battle Of The Bands."
These were shot with my iPhone 4s.

Contact me if you wish to buy a copy.
The High resolution ones look so much better!

Best Of 2012

Area residents gathered in downtown Newburgh to participate in a "cash mob," where they picked a local business and support it by spending some money at the store. Five year-old Simone Meija looks over the cases of chocolate candies.

An Army baseball player has a gum bubble blow up on his face.

A vigil was held at the home of Michael Lembhard, 55 Liberty Street in Newburgh Thursday evening. The vigil was for Lembhard, who was killed in a confrontation with the City of Newburgh Police earlier in the day. Lembhard's brother Calvin, left, is so overcome with grief, that he looks for comfort with his father Gosford.

Officers from The Orange County Sheriff Department, as well as representatives for area agencies , met at the Government Center in Monticello to honor the life and service of RC, a K-9 dog that died recently. Deputy Breihof kisses the head of his daughter Triniti.

Buddhists from area temples celebrated Vesak, their most holy day at the Temple of All-Encompassing Great Compassion in Walden Saturday afternoon. A monk tries to catch a quick nap.

The Orange County Fair kicked off it first weekend at the Middletown fairgrounds. The fair runs through July 29, 2012. Thrill rides pepper the Midway, giving young and old alike thrills, and excitement. Madeline Bush From Rocky Point Long Island, left, her brother Robert, center, and Shane Douglas ride the "Top Spin."

Kids and adults diving into the Delaware River.

The town of Grahamsville held their Old Time Fair at the  Fairgrounds on Saturday. Madison Greene from Walton, NY winces with anticipation of getting wet when she can't hold onto the ballon in the balloon toss.

Vietman Era re-enactor Daniel Might from Bloomingburg a wears real-like uniform from the radio on his back, down to the joker card on his helmet and the cigarettes held in the strap.

Civil War re-enactors held a mock battle at Walnut Mountain Park in Liberty New York on Saturday. Confederate Artillery soldiers take cover as they fire their cannon.

Protests continues during the third day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. Photographers jockey for position as they photograph protesters.

Member of Pine Bush Karate brace themselves from a blow by a fellow member during a demonstration at General Montgomery Day.

The Hudson Valley Reganades defeated the Tri City ValleyCats 8-3 to take the New York- Penn League Championship. Manager Jared Sandberg, center, lifts the championship trophy and his players join in the celebration.

Protests continues during the third day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. Some protesters have no agenda like the gentleman who calls himself Vermin Supreme, right. He walks along the line of police in riot gear, preaching to the the importance of brushing.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan held a celebratory mass at St John the Evangelist Parish in Goshen Saturday evening, celebrating the church's 175th anniversary.

Pro Fracking groups converged on Albany Monday morning, to march to the capitol and make their collective voices heard, hoping the Governor Andrew Cuomo will hear them and allow the process to harvest natural gas to begin in New York state.
 Pete Looker, from Scotia NY, presents his opposing view to the protesters as they traverse into downtown.

Sister True Vow, left, and Sister Purity load drainage piping at the Home Depot in Middletown. They are buying supplies to prepare Blue Cliff Monastery, in Pine Bush, for the oncoming storm.

Zombies invaded the streets of Saugerties Saturday evening. The proceeds from the event will be directed to repairing and rebuilding Small World Playground.
In a unique costume, zombie hunters, from left: Kim McCloskey, Megan McCloskey, and Corrin Arasa, transported their zombie children, from left: Elliot Wakefield, Phaedra Wake field, and Devin Arasa.

A resident quietly sits in front of his home on Staten Island, as the debris piles up after Hurricane Sandy slammed the New York, and new Jersey Shores on October 29, 2012.

Governor Andrew Cuomo visited Kingston Thursday, and took a boat ride down the Hudson with members of the Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council. Governor Cuomo is admiring the fall foliage as he travels along the Hudson on The Rip Van Winkle.

Sunset, Pass A Grille Beach, St Petersburg Beach, Florida

Central Hudson set up locations like this one, to hand out dry ice and water to residents without power, in the Home Depot parking Lot in Newburgh.Worker Lindsey Meehan portions out bags of bulk dry ice to be distributes to waiting residents.

Daley Florke, right,  gives a smile as her dad, Congressman-elect Sean Patrick Maloney gives his victory speech after winning the seat held by Nan Hayworth.

Dr Todd Crowder, center, cleans the headstone of Matthew Ferrera, who was killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan in 29007. Crowder coached him in track when he attended the Academy.

The Cadets at West Point burned a ship and wished their football team luck at a pep rally at Daly Field Thursday evening. The festivities will climax with the traditional Army-Navy Game in Philadelphia on Saturday.
Cadets Jordan Duran, top, and Connor Farley, both members of the class of 2016, revel in their first Army-Navy Game festivities.

January 15, 2013- Fun With Fruit

I was bored one day so I decided to ask myself what would it look like if I dropped a strawberry into a bowl of cream.
Here's the result:
A little messy but will work on that in the future.

December 1, 2012- Wreaths Across America

Cadets, scouts, and volunteers laid out wreaths on graves of those buried at the cemetery on West Point Saturday afternoon, The event was part of "Wreaths Across America," which is a nationwide event, laying wreaths on graves honoring those soldiers that have passed.

A wild turkey pays his respects.

Wreaths sit , waiting to be placed on graves.

Plebe Stevyn Spees, from Columbus, Ohio, places a wreath on a headstone.

Scouts like Tyler Jacob from Trop 67 in Port Jervis, places a wreath on a soldier's grave.

Dr Todd Crowder, center, cleans the headstone of Matthew Ferrera, who was killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan in 29007. Crowder coached him in track when he attended the Academy.

Dr Todd Crowder, center, cleans the headstone of Matthew Ferrera, who was killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan in 29007. Crowder coached him in track when he attended the Academy.

Rows of headstones are decorated with wreaths.

A wreath honors one of many unknown persons buried in the cemetery.

 

November 28, 2012- "American Choppers" Bike Rollout

GAF, North America’s largest roofing manufacturer, announced today their partnership with Orange County Choppers, custom and production motorcycle manufacturer, to commission an “Investing in America” GAF bike. 

The reveal of the motorcycle will be taped for the final season of the popular show, American Chopper, and will air in the last episode to show a customer-commissioned bike. 

The event will be held on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 6:00pm at OCC’s location in Newburgh, New York, and will be open to the public and media.

GAF and Orange County Choppers are American-owned companies with American-made products that focus on quality and innovation. 

The GAF Chopper is the final commissioned bike that OCC is building for their long running 10-year television series.  

Paul Teutul Sr., owner of Orange County Choppers, will be presenting the GAF Chopper during the filming of this unveil.

Paul Teutel, Sr, owner of OCC rides the bike through a crowd of cheering fans.

Paul Teutel, Sr, owner of OCC rides the bike through a crowd of cheering fans.

Paul Teutel Sr, owner of OCC, gives details into the construction of the motorcycle.

Paul Teutel Sr, owner of OCC, gives details into the construction of the motorcycle.

Paul Teutel Sr, owner of OCC, gives details into the construction of the motorcycle.

Paul Teutel Sr, owner of OCC, gives details into the construction of the motorcycle.

Paul Teutel Sr, owner of OCC, gives details into the construction of the motorcycle.

Paul Teutel Sr, owner of OCC, gives details into the construction of the motorcycle. Receiving the motorcycle for GAF is Senior Vice president of Marketing Paul Bromfield, center.

Orange County Choppers unveiled a customized bike that they constructed for GAF, an American-based corporation that manufactures building Materials. The bike is the last commissioned chopper for the television show "American Choppers."