2010 April » Light matters

video from youth-league players’ ceremony, HS game

Posted by Xavier Mascareñas on April 21, 2010 at 5:30 pm

Apr 212010

here’s a recent video from Farmington last Friday. i’m uploading right now from my mom’s rancho in the South Valley of ABQ (beautiful!). the video’s a bit long, but it’s actually two events in one.

i shot stills from the game for our sports section (i’ll post a few here later), and this video of the whole afternoon of the young’ns followed by the game (in Canon 5d Mark II, 640×480 compressed-video format). it was my first time shooting action (or anything major, really) with the 5D’s video mode, which is manual focus so a bit tricky…but it turned out fun. it’s awesome to have an SLR that can do that! i’m looking forward to shooting more video with the 5D in the future, and since most other events will be shorter, i can use the full 1920x1080p and have enough memory to handle it.

Enjoy.

back to work! here’s a few photos from a fun, busy week

Posted by Xavier Mascareñas on April 15, 2010 at 12:48 pm

Apr 152010

just a quick post before work here. my regular schedule has me working Thurs. through Mon., so I just wanted to post a few photos before going in today. kind of like cleaning house (maybe i should do more of that, too?!).

enjoy.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Juanito Garcia, 7, tries to catch water in his mouth — which posted signs say should not be consumed — from a water spurt at the fountain at Berg Park on Sunday. His family was in town from Del Norte, Colo., for a wrestling tournament at Aztec High School.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Seven-year-old Kaylin Bryant, far left, waits in line with her dance squad, the Danz Force Twinkles, to perform at the Four Corners Dance Exhibition at Farmington High School on Monday. The event, also known as the Kelly Greens exhibition, is a fundraiser for the FHS Kelly Greens.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Bart Robinson, of Cottonwood, Ariz., talks with his son, 17-year-old Samuel, between events on Saturday at the 7th Annual Ty Waybourn Memorial Rodeo at McGee Park’s Memorial Coliseum.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Danielle Montoya, left of center, is comforted by her sister, Gabrielle Montoya, after finishing strong in her relay to take first for the Cuba High School girls’ medley team during Saturday’s track meet at Fred Cook Memorial Stadium in Aztec.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Jamira Lewis, 7, shrieks after being pulled by her friend, 10-year-old Jermiah (CQ) Manning, into the cold water from the fountain at Berg Park on Sunday.

a few news portraits from March

Posted by Xavier Mascareñas on April 12, 2010 at 3:32 am

Apr 122010

here’s a few working portraits, not shot for The DT. i think i get what i need done with the couple of Canon strobes i have, but i do miss out on all the light-modifiers available with studio monolights. a few companies sell modifiers for strobes, but i found a DIY solution for a strobe-fitting beauty dish online awhile back (here), and made one since i really loved the results they give, which i found out about while assisting a photog in Austin (i shot him, here, which is kind of funny, too; his name is not on the post because it made the photo pop up first whenever someone Googled his name!).

these women are former-meth users who are in recovery, and although the tone of the portraits for the article was serious, they really were patient and fun to work with (which was great, since this was kind of a last minute assignment). best of luck to them.

this young cowboy lives on

Posted by Xavier Mascareñas on April 10, 2010 at 3:25 pm

Apr 102010

story about the 7th Annual Ty Waybourn Memorial Rodeo, held in memory of a teenager who was killed by a drunk driver, can be seen here. here’s a few non-action photos i liked.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Barbara O’Connor places roses near a photo of her late-grandson, Ty Waybourn, in preparation for Friday night’s 7th Annual Ty Waybourn Memorial Rodeo at McGee Park’s Memorial Coliseum. The rodeo wraps up Saturday night.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Mike Waybourn, father of Ty Waybourn, is seen in a rear-view mirror of a 1929 Ford Model AA on Friday while making preparations for the 7th Annual Ty Waybourn Memorial Rodeo at McGee Park’s Memorial Coliseum.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Jenna Suazo, sitting on Goldie, listens quietly to the song, "In the Arms of an Angel," recorded by Sarah McLachlan, outside Memorial Coliseum on Friday evening at the 7th Annual Ty Waybourn Memorial Rodeo at McGee Park. Ryn Robinson stands beside them helping coordinate the sponsor flags, which raise money to combat drunk driving and provide scholarship money to rodeo athletes.

news magnet

Posted by Xavier Mascareñas on April 9, 2010 at 2:52 am

Apr 092010

the first few photos are from a chase and subsequent arrest that passed me while i was on my way to a sports assignment. i’m glad no one was hurt (including me — i try to be sure i don’t surprise/startle officers — or suspects for that matter — when i arrive early to a scene) and our cops/courts reporter wrote a brief on the event. the last couple of photos are from a really minor fire that was so small, it escaped detection from the Farmington Fire Department — initially. i was at the scene when they left, so decided to make the best of it and get wild art of a couple kids flying kites on a windy day, but i was glad i stuck around. smoke started to billow out of the vents behind one of the buildings, so FFD was called back. they returned, and quickly put it out. there were never any flames visible, and although there was smoke damage to a few other apartments, everyone in the building was lucky it wasn’t worse. apartment fires have the potential to spread quickly and end tragically.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Farmington Police Officer Jerry Worrell escorts a suspect from hiding in a structure on a property near the corner of North Orchard Avenue and East Comanche Street, where a vehicle pursuit involving police ended on Thursday.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; FPD Officer Travis Sprell shouts to another officer Thursday to follow a fleeing suspect after a vehicle pursuit ended in the neighborhood of North Orchard Avenue and East Comanche Street.

the photo below was just a quiet, interesting photo i had to post. life goes on.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Farmington Police Officer Jerry Worrell, far left, detains a suspect found hiding in a structure on a property near the corner of North Orchard Avenue and East Comanche Street, where a vehicle pursuit involving police ended on Thursday.

here’s a straggler-photo from last month. for no particular reason.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Xavier Tsosie, 8, holds up a book he examines while his two aunts look for other books Monday at the Farmington Public Library. The library has activities scheduled for children throughout the spring-break week.

below is a photo from a surprisingly fruitful assignment today, when i was asked to get photos of a neighborhood that had its mail service interrupted for several days due to a postal carrier being chased by a dog that got loose from one of the homes. the reporter showed up at the same time i did, and we immediately saw a home that we thought may be the one where the dogs in question lived. it had about four dogs (mostly pits) visible, and a couple of children she said she was babysitting in the front yard. read the reporter’s story here for more info, but long story short, i suspect this woman might very well get a visit from the authorities (she mentioned one of the dogs on her property had bitten a child and herself — and she didn’t seem reluctant at all to talk to us, which i found very odd. and refreshing;)

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; A dog living at a home in Farmington reacts to strangers Thursday while chained on the property. The home has been the subject of numerous complaints regarding aggressive dogs kept there.

what can i say. i’m just happy i made it to practice in time, after the breaking news, to at least get a portrait.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; The Piedra Vista varsity girls golf team, from left, Grace Gutierrez, 17, Gracey Brown, 17, Kyra Garrison, 18, Domi Dinallo, 17, and 14-year-old Miel Johnson hang together at Piñon Hills Golf Course on Thursday after an afternoon practice.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Billy Howard, an employee of Shiya-Strephans Contracting Co., keeps his attention toward a water truck while working on construction of a water pipeline Monday at West Apache Street and West Main Street. The pipeline will carry water through Farmington to the Navajo Nation when completed.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Zyan Begay, 9, works to help untangle a kite flown by his friend, 7-year-old Tierren Wyatt, after high winds took it for an unpredictable flight Monday outside the San Juan Apartments on East Main Street.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Farmington Fire Department personnel work to extinguish the fire on the third floor at San Juan Apartments on Monday. There were no injuries reported, but the Fire Department said there was heavy fire and smoke damage to the two units.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Robert Gonzalez, a resident in the building affected by Monday’s fire at San Juan Apartments in north Farmington, watches smoke billow out of an open window in what he said was his apartment on the third floor of building C. Gonzalez tried to contain the fire until the Farmington Fire Department arrived on scene.

15 photos from the last couple of weeks

Posted by Xavier Mascareñas on April 4, 2010 at 6:37 am

Apr 042010

it’s been a crazy last couple of weeks — tax time! i’m also excited to be judging monthly clip photos for a NPPA region, and i’m seeing some really great stuff. it’s inspiring, and a peek into the clip contest process. i’ll update here when that’s done.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Cadet Jonathan Nyce, a recruit for the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office, is sprayed directly in the face with pepper spray by Farmington Police Officer Reyes Flores on Friday at Safety City as part of the 25-week law enforcement academy training.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; The Atcitty family's hogan sits in the foreground of a wind-blown landscape showing Shiprock peak Thursday. The land pictured, called "txaash hedíín aahí" in Navajo, according to Teri Atcitty, means "dirt that comes together."

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Swim Rio Rancho’s Luis Conejo, 13, completes a turnaround in the consolation heat of Sunday’s 100-yard breaststroke at the Four Corners Championships Invitational at the Farmington Aquatic Center. Conejo, swimming to the cheers of a crowd of supporters from Rio Rancho, came in second in the race.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; The Carpenter family, from left, Danny, Krickitt, Kim and LeeAnn, sit at the table in their home in Farmington on Friday for an interview. The Carpenters have been the subject of media attention since a car accident in 1993 left Krickitt with amnesia, and Kim to care for her.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Alma Ballón, right, who sings a duet of “Go and Sin No More” with Jacqueline Sigala, expresses a serene look as she listens to Sigala’s part during a rehearsal of the Passion Play Ministries International production, “He’s Alive,” at the Farmington Civic Center on Thursday.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Nine-year-old Kyle Rippingale performs an “ollie” on a skateboard Friday in front of the community center at Sycamore Park. San Juan Safe Communities Initiative is trying to secure a grant from Pepsi to build a skate park at the site in south Farmington.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Farmington Police recruit Tyler Brown celebrates his 25th birthday by washing pepper spray out of his eyes and off his face Friday during the law enforcement academy training at Safety City.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Nine-year-old Celeste Rudolfo, left, and fellow Four Corners Aquatic Team member Claire Madera, 10, cheer on another teammate, 12-year-old Cheyenne West, as she races to the finish of her race Saturday at the 2010 Four Corners Championships invitational at the Farmington Aquatic Center

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Civil Air Patrol cadet Dominic Pile listens closely as cadet Senior Master Sgt. John Ellsaesser gives details on their next marching drill Thursday during their routine afternoon meeting at the Four Corners Regional Airport. The Civil Air Patrol’s Cessna 182 airplane, which is housed in the hanger where the cadets train, was recently repainted to make it easier to identify from the ground.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Game action from the San Juan County Fire Department against the Bloomfield Fire Department on Thursday at Aztec High School as a part of “Paint Our Town Purple.” The San Juan County Fire Department won the game, 41-10.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; The view past runway 25 at the Four Corners Regional Airport shows incoming stormy weather Monday. Part of the $975,000 the airport could receive in improvement funds if approved by City Council, with $926,000 of that coming from the Federal Aviation Administration, would go toward snow removal equipment.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Mary, played by Linda Harris, appears grief-stricken as she beholds the dead body of her son, Jesus Christ, during the Passion Play Ministries International production, “He’s Alive,” on Friday at the Farmington Civic Center.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; Civil Air Patrol cadet Senior Master Sgt. John Ellsaesser, center, calls on volunteers to answer a question Thursday at the Four Corners Regional Airport during cadet training. Cadets Dominic Pile, left, and Christian West raise their hand to answer the question.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; A guardian angel, played by Ashley Lucero, appears from the background to help comfort Jesus Christ, played by Rick Bibo, in the garden of Gethsemane in the Passion Play Ministries International production, “He’s Alive,” on Friday at the Farmington Civic Center.

below is a photo of the Marshall Plummer, the Navajo Nation’s first vice-president, who recently passed away. the photo is an outtake (at the time) from a ground-breaking ceremony i photographed last year. he was a amazing guy, on and off the Navajo Nation, and will be missed.

Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times; In this photo from the groundbreaking of the Navajo Heritage Center at Navajo Ministries on Sept. 9, 2009, Marshall Plummer stands next to a horse he uses in a skit during the groundbreaking ceremony. Plummer, a former Navajo Nation vice president, died the night of March 25, in Scottsdale, Ariz.

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