Wednesday, April 29, 2009
No sugar tonight
No sugar tonight


Mike Rocket has served as an inspiration for fellow weight-watchers who participated in this year's Pound Plunge weight loss challenge. Rocket posted videos of his progress and efforts on Youtube, granting him the "most spirited" award during the competition. "My wife kept me in line this year," he said. "She's kind of my moral compass on that."
 
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Turtle staredown
Turtle staredown


Quinten Fuson, 5, has a staring competition with a box turtle during the Arbor Day celebration at the Missouri Department of Conservation office on Saturday. The event featured education about plants and animals for visitors, as well as a free tree giveaway. Even Smokey the Bear made an appearance to greet participants at the door.
 
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Sunday, April 26, 2009
Earth day in Columbia
Earth day in Columbia



Earth day in Columbia


Went down to the earth day celebration in Columbia today. It happened a week late due to a rain delay last weekend. Either way, it was a great time as always — flowers in bloom, lots of people, makes me miss Columbia.
 
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Friday, April 24, 2009
Bad boys of the BNSF
The bad boys of the BNSF



The bad boys of the BNSF



The bad boys of the BNSF



The bad boys of the BNSF


I was on assignment at the rail yard. In case you ever entertained the idea of listening to a safety seminar, listening to one about ethanol when you know next to nothing about it is almost as engaging as watching paint dry, except lacking the sense of accomplishment afterward. Luckily the guys got to climb in, on, and around the trains and they were all very friendly. Here are a few images from the shoot.
 
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Trash can on the roof, man...
Spring Cleaning


What do you get when you mix too much early-afternoon drinking with a task your wife said she expects done before dinner?
This guy.
 
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Sunday, April 19, 2009
The battle of 1863
Civil War



Civil War



Civil War



This was easily the most difficult and challenging photo assignments I've had so far. I spent several days with Civil War reenactors from throughout the U.S. They set up camp, established military order and prepared for battle. I spent the first day watching them set up. Then I returned at about 5 a.m. to make sure I was there fore reveille. Then it rained... a lot. I had to keep shooting though, using a plastic bag over my camera and hoping for the best. Throughout the time I was there, these guys were some of the friendliest most hospitable people I've worked with. So if any of you see this, thank you for helping me out. They really do live as close as possible to the reality they're portraying for a few days, something I would have a hard time doing I think.
Unfortunately after all of this I only had a few hours to put together a multimedia slideshow. Looking back, there was audio I had, but didn't include, photos that I would have put in, but really I was just too tired to do all of that in time. That's one of the drawbacks of our fast-paced, "need it now" mentality in this culture. By rushing things, they get put out there, but at a great cost...quality. So, with that, HERE is a link to the slideshow and the story written by Jimmy Myers (who helped me with Final Cut when I really needed it.) Above are a couple that made it in, and one that didn't.
 
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Friday, April 17, 2009
Clean Room
In the clean room


A shot from a recent tour of the technology incubator near the Missouri Western campus. Two suits in the mock clean room.
 
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Burning man
Burnin Man


Well, not really, just an outtake I liked from a feature hunt dealing with open burning season.
 
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
St. Joseph City Track Meet
St. Joseph City Track Meet



St. Joseph City Track Meet



St. Joseph City Track Meet



St. Joseph City Track Meet


First time shooting track. Got my first sunburn of the year and some more sports experience. Here are a few images from the event.
 
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Monday, April 13, 2009
Flinging dirt
mini 4wheeler


A scene I found while driving around the other day...
Jeffrey Epps, 7, rides his mini 4-wheeler around his backyard during a sunny afternoon. With the ups and downs of the weather, it was the second time this year Jeffrey could take it out to ride. "It's my favorite Christmas present I got," he said.
 
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Sunday, April 12, 2009
Bring us, an egging...
The yearly egging


Every year, we dye Easter eggs and I take a picture. This is 2009's contribution.
 
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Easter 2009



Easter 2009



Easter 2009



Easter 2009


I started to get worried when they started showing up by the dozens. Then the event organizer came up to me and after chatting for a minute said, "You've never done this before have you?" Then he said it would be safest for me to stand at least 40 feet away from the starting line. When the siren sounded, they came. Like a swarm of locusts with a thirst for blood they descended on this photographer. In a matter of seconds an entire baseball field full of candy was gone, and I just barely got away unscathed. On a side note, whoever the Easter bunny was...you might want to try to not look like you're gonna saw someone's face off with a fork if you want the kids not to scream. Seriously, I'm pretty sure I'm going to have nightmares about yesterday.
 
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Saturday, April 11, 2009
McFire
McFire


Firefighters work to extinguish a grease fire at the McDonald's restaurant at 601 N. Belt Hwy on Thursday. The fire began underneath a french fry frier and firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze before the building was compromised.
 
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Friday, April 10, 2009
A splash of color
Shelter Painting


Some students from a local high school started an art project at the Salvation Army shelter a few weeks ago. They turned the drab grey walls of the family room into an underwater mural. Great work for a good cause, it was a fun assignment to work on.
 
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Sunday, April 5, 2009
Senior Service Center
Senior service center


A shot from a story I worked on a few days ago. If a tax is not renewed, two senior service centers could shut down and also drastically cut back on their meals-on-wheels program.
 
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Friday, April 3, 2009
Mad Hatters
Mad hatters



Mad hatters


I got sent out on a feature hunt a few days ago with not too much time to find one. I heard some women laughing across the street and figured it could be worth checking out. It turns out, the theater was throwing away a bunch of old props and hats, etc. to make their storage area less of a fire hazard. These women from KC were stopping by in St. Joe and found these big bags of hats. They were trying them all on and having a grand time with them. I stayed for a while and they loved it. They were all a lot of fun and one of the clown mask photos (not pictured) made for a decent standalone in the Midland section. Sometimes the best features can be found less than a block away.
 
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Thursday, April 2, 2009
No place to call home
Aftermath


HERE is a link to my latest multimedia piece. It was a story I found thanks to Judy, a great woman who runs the local food kitchen for the homeless. I wish I could have had more time to work on it and shoot, but things don't always work out like that. Let me know what you think in the comments. The above photo is an outtake from the shoot. He came back to the shelter right as it was closing. According to him, he went down to the river to sleep and got jumped by three gang members as an initiation. After he got two of them down, the other hit him in the face with a brick. The cut was still bleeding several hours later, but he didn't want to get stitches. I'll never stop thinking stories like this are important. No matter how much some people may think this has been done, or there's nothing new, as long as there are homeless people there is a problem with society. I hope I get more opportunities to show that with my camera.
 
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Self test
Walking in snow

I'm starting to get a pretty big backlog of stuff to post, but things have been very busy up here lately. Not enough time to sleep, let alone update the blog enough. Hopefully things will slow down a bit soon. Anyway, here is a shot from a feature hunt a few days ago. It started snowing pretty hard and icing intermittently. I drove past the Noyes complex at saw Conger Beasley (real name) walking on the track. He said he was out there to test his "mettle." I like it when people use the word mettle. So I submitted the photo.
 
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Name: August Kryger
From: Columbia, MO
About me: Currently I am a graduate student in the University of Missouri's Photojournalism program. I have worked for several newspapers as both a writer and photographer. Some clients include Click Magazine and Conergy U.S.A.

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