I photographed this departing airliner as lightning struck in front and to the west of it today. A fierce explosion of lightning bolts lit up the dark afternoon sky above eastern Massachusetts. See this in Saturday’s Herald.
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This man, who handed me a business card that read pigeonride.com, was securing his bike to a pole on Hanover St. in Boston’s North End. This is a stuffed or fake pigeon, I’m not sure which, glued to his helmet. I snapped this photo with a Leica M9 and a 24mm Elmarit lens. I was participating in a Leica photography class called Leica Akademie. Special thanks to Leica’s Christian Erhardt and Justin Staley for an awesome and informative class.
I responded to Ledgemere Rd. in Brighton today, just prior to 11 a.m. for a report of a person shot. Boston police dispatch said, via the police scanner, that state police had received the one call. I headed that way slowly until the first responders confirmed the shooting and then asked dispatch for a “push” on the paramedics. They said he was shot to the chest but still breathing. I accelerated my response and then a startling phrase came through my scanner speakers. “Shots fired at us” (the police)! I parked my car and ran toward the scene taking cover behind a brick wall as additional officers were arriving to bolster the first responders and EMS who were now taking refuge in the basement. See my photos below. The scene was still fluid with no police tape, so I figured I was all right in my location as long as I did not move. WRONG! See the last photo (scroll down) taken by photojournalist and friend Byron Smith. This is me getting moved out of the area by a very fair officer. Anyway, I did manage to get a photo of police in a defensive mode with guns drawn and then police and EMS evacuating a nearby senior center. See more of my photos along with a Boston Herald story here.
I thought some might want to see what the damaged Regional Jet CRJ looks like today, several days after it collided with a much larger jet. I snapped these photos late yesterday as the jet was being worked on at Logan. Notice the part of the tail section laying upright on the ground.
I photographed this man who, according to a Cambridge police dispatcher’s radio transmission, stripped and jumped into the water from near the intersection of the Mass. Ave. bridge and Memorial Drive. I caught up with him on the Storrow Drive side where Massachusetts state police troopers were waiting for him.
It’s Been Said Before: Hockey Players Are the Nicest Athletes!
by markadmin Posted: Thursday, 6/16/2011I photographed Zdeno Chara and the Bruins coming back to TD Garden early this morning. Zdeno is a great guy!! Later on in the day, I photographed Andrew Ference with the cup and some friends he invited, on Zdeno’s North End roof deck. Also in my photos, below, are Brad Marchand and Nathan Horton. What a great group of guys.
If you were wondering why such a lousy commute tonight, well look no further than this “curiosity factor” smack dab in the middle of the evening commute. I came upon this fully engulfed car fire on the inbound Tobin loop ramp. I leaned out the passenger side window as far as I could and snapped this photo with a 16-35mm zoom.
I had been out there to greet them, every day for the last month. That’s right, when other media types passed on the chance to photograph Sal DiMasi and his wife Deborah arriving at Moakley court for their usual time of between 8:24 and 8:35am, I was there. Sometimes it was quite awkward, as the only people in front of the court were Sal, Deborah and me. He was always very pleasant, asking how my morning was, and wondering aloud why I was the only photographer here everyday. Today was the day, as he was found guilty on the majority of counts against him. Here are some of my photos from immediately after the verdict, when Sal left court, spoke for a few minutes and then was on his way home. Here is the Herald story.
I snapped these photos in Cambridge at last night’s M.I.T Festival for Art Science and Technology “FAST light” celebration. Some of the students showed off their impressive computer and light laser skills and knowledge as they illuminated parts of Boston’s Charles River and parts of the M.I.T campus. The festival ends tonight. Go have a look. It was very fun.
I photographed Mark several times this week as he returned home with Seth MacFarlane to film their new movie, Ted. He seemed happy to be home and very relaxed.
