Front Page - December 08, 2009

This week's front page photo was not originally intended to go there. I had two different photo-ops over the weekend I thought would produce some good choices for front page but they didn't. So I went through photos taken during the week and decided to use this photo from a quick stop one day to take 'update' photos at a local facility. I liked the view downstream and snapped the shot that ended up on the front page without thinking of putting it there at the time.

Front Page - December 01, 2009

I contacted the local mining company about work that was taking place on site this past weekend and they offered not only details but photos as well. Once I saw the photos I bumped what I had originally put on front page to accommodate one photo, then I decided to do a slight redesign of the page to allow for two of the mine photos to fill front page. I liked how it looked, did another slight tweak and ended up with this week's Page 1!

Front Page - November 24, 2009

With Santa coming to town it was a no-brainer as to who was going to get the front page photo. My only concern was what kind of photo. I was unable to attend the Christmas Celebration evening event (besides, I wasn't keen on trying to get the right night shot) so I opted for the indoor meeting of Santa with children. I took a bunch of photos and pretty much figured this one was going on front shortly after it was taken.

Front Page - November 17, 2009

I knew the front page photo was going to come from the local Remembrance Day Ceremonies, but didn't really have a particular shot in mind. I took probably 30 that morning and used about 6 or 7 of them. The selection for front page ended up to be this shot of two captains from the local hockey team taking a wreath up to the Cenotaph. It was symbolic to me as it was the first time the team had participated and all players marched in the parade prior to the ceremonies.

Front Page - November 10, 2009

The historic 'Caboose' was set to move to a new home last week. The plan was to remove the wheel assemblies and haul the 'wheel-less' caboose on the back of a flat deck truck to a location along Highway 3. The project ended up requiring larger equipment than was available at the time. My wife went up to the project during one morning and snapped a series of photos of the crew getting the caboose ready for the trip it didn't take that day. I liked this photo best as it looked more dramatic than the others.

Front Page - November 03, 2009

The first snowfall of the season was an obvious choice for front page this week. The morning of the snowfall I went around the corner of the office as soon as I got in to work and took a series of photos of the downtown square covered in snow. I used most of them in the paper and the shot looking down the other main street went on front. The snow was all gone by the time the paper was published due to milder temperatures and rain.

Front Page - October 27, 2009

We were tipped off during the week of a rock slide that had closed a nearby highway forcing residents of a nearby community to take a very long detour to get to town so I sent my wife out with the camera and told her to take 'a bunch' of photos. I wasn't sure what to expect from the scene so when she got back with a number of photos to choose from I was quite happy. This shot was the first one I thought would work out well on front and I used another three photos inside the paper. The road was opened while the photos were being taken, but that didn't change my decision.

Front Page - October 20, 2009

I had heard that part of a local water project had progressed to the point where hydrants were up in a location that had been an empty field and thought it could make for some interesting photos, so I went to check it out. It wasn't exactly as I had hoped, but I took this photo from a low angle showing a familiar landmark in the background to make the point. It wasn't going to be the front page photo at first, but once I looked over my choices I discovered this photo would stand alone and be understood by local residents without a lot of details, which moved it to front.