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Re: A photo recap of the 2008 ice storm

Bob Hammerstrom — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:15:20 -0000

Not all of us are disappointed with the potential from this weekends snow storms. Although I don't want to lose my power, heat and water again, the storms will be an early Christmas present to us snowmobilers! Now, if we could just get those trails cleared soon.

Re: Hey, who turned out the lights?

Bob Hammerstrom — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:31:11 -0000

Sorry Mike,
Didn't want any cheaters in the game! Just kiddin.' Have a great holiday!

Re: Turkey Time

Bob Hammerstrom — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:12:30 -0000

Nice shots Corey!
I would have chosen the bottom photo as well. Top photo does have some action, but it's the placement of the subject, the color isolation and the numerous dinner boxes that make this a striking picture. I see the person in the background distracting on the other shot, and I like to avoid pointing. Bottom photo is very clean and simple, just what makes it more attractive to viewers. Well done!
-Bob

Re: It’s deer hunter, it’s a garbage picker-upper…No, it’s a Telegraph photographer!

Bob Hammerstrom — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:27:55 -0000

Wow, F2's. I used to shoot the F4's and the FM2's. Photographers coming out of school these days must think those cameras were invented right after the wheel!

Our company, The Telegraph, purchased the vests for our four photographers on staff, and a couple for use by the reporters. Taxpayers didn't fund our's, but if other state or federal employees are now required to wear them, it's at the taxpayers' expense. I think most of those workers are already wearing them on the roads.

-Bob

Re: Stuck in the snow - atop a landfill

Bob Hammerstrom — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:23:02 -0000

Oh, yeah! What the photo didn't show was me wearing a glow-in-the-dark mint greem windbreaker (three sizes too small) over my jacket, with no hat and gloves. I conveniently left them in my car at the bottom of the dump.

The wind was howling and I could walk on top of the drifts without falling through. With Dave guiding me to the edge of garbage-dom, I looked down at the swirling drifts below me. I'll be posting that photo in the photographers' blog "on assignment." The only thing I missed with my camera, and frozen extremidies, was Dave slipping and testing the padding of his backside while negotiating a drift. Ouch!

-Bob Hammerstrom