2011 – Page 2 – Kat Duncan

Oct

Structure Fire

This week we had a structure fire around 2:30 am on Thursday. It was contained around 4:30am, so most of these photos were taken between 3 and 4 am, which is why it is so dark. We didn’t run anything in the paper (way too late for print deadline) but I just wanted to share some of my favorite shots from morning here. When we got to the location, the fire had reached the top floor and the firefighters were pouring water continuously into the building from the ladder to put it out. If you look at the fourth photo, you’ll see the water streaming from the building like its flooding, I’ve never seen that before at a fire. There are lots more here if you’d like to see the gallery on the OD website.

Oct

An Evening with Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou speaks at MVCC Wednesday, October 12, 2011, in Utica, NY. She opened her speech addressing the audience about the importance of education and those who have made sacrifices to make that education possible. She spoke about the parents and grandparents who may not have had an education, just to be able to provide their descendants with the opportunities available to them today. "Imagine" she said, "because of someone who paid for you, someone who may never even know what you look like."

Oct

Fall in New York

Yesterday I was sent on an assignment to photograph some wild creatures (birds, but wild creatures sounds more badass, no?) for the paper and I couldn’t help but take a few shots of the lovely leaves changing color everywhere and a few other creatures that crossed my path. It was a beautiful day to be walking around a state park.

Sep

Rained Out

Last night I was going to shoot a soccer game, but upon arriving at the field it started to rain. I ducked into the girls bathroom to hide from it for a while but after a good 20 minutes of non-stop downpour, lightning and thunder, I realized.. its just not going to stop. So I hightailed it to the concession stand where I hid for another 30 minutes waiting for it to lessen a bit. The sun was fighting with the clouds, turning the sky orange and pink and then finally, breaking through the clouds as the rain lessened just a tad.

Rain falls upon Ed Wadas Complex at Whitesboro High School as the sun sets Tuesday evening in Marcy, NY. The Whitesboro v. Notre Dame soccer game was rained out due to the thunderstorm.

Sep

Glowing in the Blue

When we were in New Orleans, I took my friend to the aquarium. She had never been to one before (shame you, friend’s parents!) so we had a lot of fun looking around, touching stingrays, posing as starfish, watching sharks. (Yea, we are a little bit like kids.)

I always take a million photos in aquariums because I am facinated with the ocean and would love to do underwater photography. Until I can afford that though, I tend to be limited to whatever is in the tanks. I rarely get a photo I actually like out of these experiences, but I did get one this time I thought was quite pretty so I thought I’d share it.

Sep

Exploring New Orleans

Driving across the country with my friend has begun on a great note. We got to stay a day in New Orleans and two nights, exploring the french quarter, playing at the aquarium, watching the sunset in the harbor. Its an awesome city if you ignore bourbon street (which smells like a delightful combination of dirt, sweat, puke and decay.) We spent our time looking into quaint antique shops, finding jazz bars off the beaten path, enjoying good Cajun food and taking photos. Since we’ve been on the road 8+ hours a day, I won’t have a chance to upload photos from my camera for a few days but I wanted to share a few of my favorite instagrams from a night in New Orleans.

Sep

Texas Fires

Yesterday was a very busy day for a writer and I. There were 13 fires reported in our coverage area. We were able to cover 5 fires in one afternoon, no easy feat mind you. We encountered multiple grass fires, structure fires and home fires. Though I have plenty of flames photos, these two were my favorite from the day’s work.

Dillon Hannasch, 23, firefighter, walks through the smoldering remnants of a grass fire on South Main Street Sunday afternoon. FIrefighters were strected to their limits with multiple fires breaking out in Victoria County throughout the day.

A home enveloped in smoke as grassfires move across the fields nearby. The grassfire's cause was unknown, but the heat and high winds spread it until hundreds of acres burned along Port Lavaca Highway.

Sep

Uncontested

Victoria East running back Johnathan Garner sprints down field unchallenged to score a touchdown in the first quarter against Kingsville. The Titans cruised 51-0.

Sep

Funk and Wag

Mel Chin, a Houston born artist, in his art exhibition titled The Funk and Wag From A to Z at the Nave Museum. The exhibit features hundreds of collages filling the interior walls, all derived from a complete set of the 1953 edition of the Funk and Wagnall’s Encyclopedia. The adjoining room has the full set of encyclopedias where visitors can match each edition with the images that adorn the walls.

Aug

Into the white, white light

I took this photo for fun on Friday and it touched off a bit of a debate in our newsroom. I posted it on our Advocate photo blog and our Editor saw it, liked it and wanted to run it ASAP. Our Sports department said they liked the photo but it wasn’t a “Sports Photo” so they didn’t want to run it in their section. This of course led to a discussion on our Advocate facebook page and in our newsroom, what is a “Sports Photo”? Do features only work when its a cheering crowd? Would you run this in your Sports section as a feature?

Our Editor wrote a Column about it (with the photo on A1) today, read it here.

Caitlin Jacob, 15, prepares to perform at the St. Joseph football game at Patti Welder Stadium on Friday evening. Caitlin is a sophomore at St. Joseph High School and is the first lieutenant of the Starlighters, St. Joseph's dance and drill team. Caitlin's mother, Melissa Jacob, said Caitlin "has been dancing pretty much since she could walk, dancing is her life." She also mentioned being a Starlighter takes dedication and determination because of the year-round practice and performance schedule. The Starlighters not only perform at games, but compete in dance competitions and put on a Starlighter spring show. Melissa Jacob said she "believes the Starlighter dance team is a very important sport in itself and plays an important role." After all, the Starlighters are always there, win or lose, rain or shine, to dance their hearts out and inspire St. Joseph school pride.

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