halloween hijinks at the aquatic center

 Posted by on October 31, 2009 at 4:04 pm
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this was a really fun shoot. it would have been nice to spend a little more time there, but i had to run off to football. as it was , i was pretty happy with what i got. the kids were having a lot of fun, and it was contagious.

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Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Children attending the Farmington Aquatic CenterÕs Annual Frighty Night search for prizes in jack-oÕ-lanterns Friday in the pumpkin patch tent. The event is part of the City of Farmington Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs departmentÕs Safe, Affordable, Family Events, which started Oct. 24 and ends on Halloween with events downtown, at the Farmington Civic Center and at the Sycamore Park Community Center.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Children attending the Farmington Aquatic Center's Annual Frighty Night search for prizes in jack-o'-lanterns Friday in the pumpkin patch tent. The event is part of the City of Farmington Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs department's Safe, Affordable, Family Events, which started Oct. 24 and ends on Halloween with events downtown, at the Farmington Civic Center and at the Sycamore Park Community Center.

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Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Farmington Aquatic Center lifeguard Mark Fischer, 23, who plays a "dead juggler" in the center's haunted house, shares a round of juggling with 6-year-old Isabela Rudolfo at Friday's Annual Frighty Night Halloween event. The event is part of the City of Farmington Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs departmentÕs Safe, Affordable, Family Events, which started Oct. 24 and ends on Halloween with events downtown, at the Farmington Civic Center and at the Sycamore Park Community Center.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Farmington Aquatic Center lifeguard Mark Fischer, 23, who plays a "dead juggler" in the center's haunted house, shares a round of juggling with 6-year-old Isabela Rudolfo at Friday's Annual Frighty Night Halloween event. The event is part of the City of Farmington Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs department's Safe, Affordable, Family Events, which started Oct. 24 and ends on Halloween with events downtown, at the Farmington Civic Center and at the Sycamore Park Community Center.

i laughed immediately when i saw this on assignment, and really hoped it translated to a photo well-

 Posted by on October 30, 2009 at 2:09 am
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you be the judge!

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Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Bernadette Smith, wearing half of the costume for Patrick Star of SpongeBob SquarePants fame, takes a break from mingling with adoring children to grab a quick bite in the kitchen at the Bloomfield Police Department during the annual Halloween carnival Friday.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Bernadette Smith, wearing half of the costume for Patrick Star of SpongeBob SquarePants fame, takes a break from mingling with adoring children to grab a quick bite in the kitchen at the Bloomfield Police Department during the annual Halloween carnival Friday.

i could spend all day in this corn pit

 Posted by on October 22, 2009 at 1:01 am
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it was like training-quicksand. but comfy.

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Xavier Mascareñ–as/The Daily Times; Natalie Howard, with Pine River Community Learning Center in Colorado's La Plata County, shows token protest as she allows herself to be buried in the corn pit at Sutherland Farm by home-schooled students she supervised on a field trip Friday.

soccer fun from Saturday — a shootout finish (yes, i stayed until the end)

 Posted by on October 20, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Oct 202009
 

this game was an upset. Aztec was expected to win, but Piedra Vista HS kept them scoreless for two halves, two overtimes, and then took the penalty-kick shootout, 5-4. i love it when celebration shots highlight the goalie — they always stand out, making an easy-to-read photo.

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Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Time;Aztec High’s Taylor McGarry charges the PV keeper, Ali Rhodes, during the second half of play Saturday at Piedra Vista. McGarry was charged with a penalty for her play against Rhodes.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Aztec High’s Taylor McGarry charges the PV keeper, Ali Rhodes, during the second half of play Saturday at Piedra Vista. McGarry was charged with a penalty for her play against Rhodes.

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Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Time; Piedra Vista goalie Ali Rhodes dives to her right to block the last penalty kick during a shootout that clinched the game for PV after overtime over Aztec on Saturday at the Panther’s soccer field.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Piedra Vista goalie Ali Rhodes dives to her right to block the last penalty kick during a shootout that clinched the game for PV after overtime over Aztec on Saturday at the Panther’s soccer field.

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Xavier Mascare–as/The Daily Time; Piedra Vista's Ali Rhodes jumps with a crowd of her teammates who rush the field after Rhodes blocked the last shot in the overtime shootout to win the game against Aztec on Saturday at PV.

Xavier Mascare–as/The Daily Times; Piedra Vista's Ali Rhodes jumps with a crowd of her teammates who rush the field after Rhodes blocked the last shot in the overtime shootout to win the game against Aztec on Saturday at PV.

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a wonderful family today, struck by tragedy more than once; photo in San Antonio Express-News

 Posted by on October 17, 2009 at 12:54 am
Oct 172009
 

today was tough. covering memorials and funerals for the media is instinctively unappealing for many of us, despite occasional public opinion claiming the opposite.

the thing is this, though: if we are assigned such an assignment, the premise is that it is newsworthy. whether that is because of events surrounding the death or funeral, the prominence of the person or what they stand for/symbolize, it is important. just because something is unpleasant, it does not mean it isn’t the right thing to do. *note: i feel this topic is very important, and wrote on and on and on and… but just came back and deleted it. i actually got lost in what i was saying.*

on to the photo. here is one that stood out as being a not-so-ordinary burial photo. very indicative of the region, actually.

and here’s two links to stories on him – one with my photo in the San Antonio Express-News! they have a super-talented photo staff, and play photos well, and look forward to getting my copy of today’s edition in the mail. thanks Anita!

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The Daily Times — our reporter, Steve Lynn, with a great story

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Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Maj. Xavier Miller of the New Mexico National Guard, second from right, leads family members and workers in burying Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth W. Westbrook at the in the veterans section Shiprock Community Cemetery on Friday.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Maj. Xavier Miller of the New Mexico National Guard, second from right, leads family members and workers in burying Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth W. Westbrook in the veterans section Shiprock Community Cemetery on Friday.

…and then there’s days like today, when i am bombarded with beautiful things

 Posted by on October 15, 2009 at 1:49 am
Oct 152009
 

(UPDATE to below: actually, i thought it’d be interesting to post this photo from yesterday (of a power plant) under the Shiprock photo. compare/contrast? full essays due Friday by noon ; )

i don’t photograph landscape much these days, which is kind of a shame, because that, snapshots of friends and oddities in high school, and the peacefulness of making prints in a darkroom are what really hooked me on photography at an early age.

i wouldn’t normally associate the Shiprock peak with foliage of any kind, but the San Juan River is right a little ways away (my dad the English teacher will kill me for that), and lends to some nice photos. i hope it prints well :)

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; A view Wednesday of the Shiprock peak, from a few miles outside Shiprock on U.S. 64, reflects the changing of seasons in the color of leaves on trees along the San Juan River.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; A view Wednesday of the Shiprock peak, from a few miles outside Shiprock on U.S. 64, reflects the changing of seasons in the color of leaves on trees along the San Juan River.

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Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Time; Ducks, cranes and other birds fly and swim in Morgan Lake in the foreground of the APS power plant Tuesday.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Time; Ducks, cranes and other birds fly and swim in Morgan Lake in the foreground of the APS power plant Tuesday.

no faces?!

 Posted by on October 14, 2009 at 3:24 am
Oct 142009
 

i just wanted to post a few photos i liked from the last couple weeks that didn’t have faces, but that i was still happy with. it’s always a good challenge, and it can be pretty rewarding — a good way to break out of the daily box.

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Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; A maximum security unit inmate, wearing handcuffs and shackles walks by a row of cells Friday at the San Juan County Adult Detention Center. “He’s shackled because he’s non-compliant,” Tom Havel, detention center administrator, said of the inmate.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; A maximum security unit inmate, wearing handcuffs and shackles walks by a row of cells Friday at the San Juan County Adult Detention Center. “He’s shackled because he’s non-compliant,” Tom Havel, detention center administrator, said of the inmate.

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Xavier Mascare–as/The Daily Times; Officer McKay monitors activity in the control room Friday at the San Juan County Adult Detention Center's maximum security unit.

Xavier Mascareñ–as/The Daily Times; Officer McKay monitors activity in the control room Friday at the San Juan County Adult Detention Center's maximum security unit.

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Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Navajo elders dance in a circle during a celebration in their honor Thursday at the powwow grounds at the Shiprock Navajo Fair.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Navajo elders dance in a circle during a celebration in their honor Thursday at the powwow grounds at the Shiprock Navajo Fair.

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Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Navajo Tribal Utility Authority Relay Technician Daniel Thomas walks through the new electric substation in Shiprock that was put into service Wednesday. "My job is to make sure all of the electronic controls are working properly," he said, while visiting the site with other NTUA technicians and managers.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Navajo Tribal Utility Authority Relay Technician Daniel Thomas walks through the new electric substation in Shiprock that was put into service Wednesday. "My job is to make sure all of the electronic controls are working properly," he said, while visiting the site with other NTUA technicians and managers.

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Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Josy Pine works with one of "her boys," Cisco, while Rocky patiently and respectfully awaits instruction Thursday where Pine boards her horses.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Josy Pine works with one of "her boys," Cisco, while Rocky patiently and respectfully awaits instruction Thursday where Pine boards her horses.

portfolio update early this morning (3:06 a.m.)… while anticipating the dentist

 Posted by on October 8, 2009 at 3:14 am
Oct 082009
 

here’s my portfolio, as of (1…2…3…) now.
hope you like it. any feedback is greatly appreciated. right now i am trying to insert more space between the memorial photos below this post (great suggestion from Jorge S-L), but WordPress isn’t letting me insert more breaks between them. i can do it while editing the post, but it goes back to bumper-to-bumper photos after i save. anybody have this happen to them before? solutions?

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memorial for Sgt. Troy Tom in Farmington

 Posted by on October 6, 2009 at 4:06 am
Oct 062009
 

a memorial for a fallen soldier, returned from the Middle East. quite an show of support from the community in general…it was heartbreaking to hear his cousinstalk about growing up with him (the second photo).

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Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times Cousins of Army Sgt. Troy Orion Tom's Teale Orme, left, and Kabbah Orme, both of Park City, Utah, recall memories and recite a poem Wednesday at his memorial at the Farmington Civic Center.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Cousins of Army Sgt. Troy Orion Tom's Teale Orme, left, and Kabbah Orme, both of Park City, Utah, recall memories and recite a poem Wednesday at his memorial at the Farmington Civic Center.

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Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Beclabito-area musician Maverick Lee performs a song during a slideshow of childhood photos of Army Sgt. Troy Orion Tom on Wednesday at the Farmington Civic Center during a memorial in Sgt. Tom's honor.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Beclabito-area musician Maverick Lee performs a song during a slideshow of childhood photos of Army Sgt. Troy Orion Tom on Wednesday at the Farmington Civic Center during a memorial in Sgt. Tom's honor.

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Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Army Sgt. Troy Orion Tom's cousin, Queena Lee, hugs Maureen L. Benally with the Navy, right, on Wednesday after a memorial in his honor at the Farmington Civic Center.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Army Sgt. Troy Orion Tom's cousin, Queena Lee, hugs Maureen L. Benally with the Navy, right, on Wednesday after a memorial in his honor at the Farmington Civic Center.

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Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Army Sgt. Troy Orion Tom's grandmother, Nellie Benally, finds support from family and friends Wednesday outside the Farmington Civic Center after his memorial service.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Army Sgt. Troy Orion Tom's grandmother, Nellie Benally, finds support from family and friends Wednesday outside the Farmington Civic Center after his memorial service.

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Xavier Mascare–as/The Daily Times; Army Sgt. Troy Orion Tom's mother accepts the flag that was covering his casket from Brig. Gen. Kurt Story on Wednesday at the burial at Farmington's Greenlawn Cemetery following his memorial at the Farmington Civic Center.

Xavier Mascare–as/The Daily Times; Army Sgt. Troy Orion Tom's mother accepts the flag that was covering his casket from Brig. Gen. Kurt Story on Wednesday at the burial at Farmington's Greenlawn Cemetery following his memorial at the Farmington Civic Center.

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let’s time travel

 Posted by on October 6, 2009 at 3:22 am
Oct 062009
 

here’s some photos from August. just trying to post a few while i got a moment.
it’s been a long several weeks. we bought tickets to Florida for December (family visit), though, and can’t wait for the vaca.

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