An annual tradition -- wake up early, make side dishes, then shoot a football game. Come home, put the turkey in the oven, and send the pictures to a newspaper client. Works for me.
This year's matchup was Greenwich High School vs. Staples High School in Westport, CT.
I'm not sure why I'm thinking baseball today. Maybe because it's gray and cold, and I'm sending my thoughts to a warm summer day....
Anyway, when I think of baseball I sometimes remember the afternoon I spent taking photos Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller. He was giving a baseball clinic to middle-school-age kids in Westport, CT. I was on a freelance assignment for a local newspaper.
Feller came dressed in his full Cleveland Indians baseball uniform. Feller showed the kids his secret (or not-so-secret, I guess) grip, shared some tips about the mental aspects of being a successful pitcher, and stayed as long as he needed to, to sign autographs.
Here are some images from that day, available for editorial license if you click through to the gallery:
Ghouls and goblins roamed the earth, or at least Norwalk, CT, on Saturday night. I was lucky enough to be working for the Norwalk Hour that day -- truly a fun day to be a photojournalist.
