Photo of the Month: January 2003
Every month we choose for recognition three photos from among those contributed to the report by member newspapers in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. From these we select a Photo of the Month and two honorable mentions.
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Bob Hammerstrom
The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H.
Honorable Mentions
Daryn Slover
Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine
Residents take part in a candlelight vigil at the First Universalist Church in Auburn on Jan. 10, one of several vigils against racism staged in Maine.
Rich Beauchesne, Portsmouth (N.H.) Herald
York, Maine, police Lt. Charlie Szeniawski leads a group of kindergarteners away from their school bus after it slid off the road on Jan. 9. No injuries were reported.
Hammerstrom:
"Just like many days in the frozen tundra of New Hampshire this year, I was sent out to find a feature photo for our local section cover. It's cold, the ice rinks are empty, and you just pray that one of the sledding hills has kids on it before the sun goes down.
"Coming in for my shift mid afternoon gives very little time in January to search for features before the sun's gone. So off I go out into Nashua to find a frigid soul doing something interesting.
"Sledding hills and ice rinks are usually the "last resort" on these days, but they do come in handy when there is little time to work with. I drove the streets for awhile and found very few people outside. So up to a local park I drove with less than an hour of light left.
"There were a few kids there with parents, so I focused on one pair for awhile tubing down the steep sledding hill at Roby Park, but none of the pictures grabbed me. Then a couple cars showed up with families toting bigger tubes and saucers.
"Now I knew the pictures would look more graphic and exciting, as they were warm and full of energy. I panned with the sledders and the highest shutter speed I could get. It took a couple of sled runs before I could see that I had my picture. So I packed up the D1H and my 80-200 and back to the paper I went. What a surprise to see the picture as photo of the month."
Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine
Hammerstrom:
"Coming in for my shift mid afternoon gives very little time in January to search for features before the sun's gone. So off I go out into Nashua to find a frigid soul doing something interesting.
"Sledding hills and ice rinks are usually the "last resort" on these days, but they do come in handy when there is little time to work with. I drove the streets for awhile and found very few people outside. So up to a local park I drove with less than an hour of light left.
"There were a few kids there with parents, so I focused on one pair for awhile tubing down the steep sledding hill at Roby Park, but none of the pictures grabbed me. Then a couple cars showed up with families toting bigger tubes and saucers.
"Now I knew the pictures would look more graphic and exciting, as they were warm and full of energy. I panned with the sledders and the highest shutter speed I could get. It took a couple of sled runs before I could see that I had my picture. So I packed up the D1H and my 80-200 and back to the paper I went. What a surprise to see the picture as photo of the month."