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Peoria Christian soccer team rally

November 1, 2010

Peoria Christian soccer coach Cory Hynek gets some high-fives along with his son, Quinton, age 4, as they walk through a group of children to a fire truck that would take them on a short trip through Peoria on Monday, Nov. 1, 2010, at the school. Peoria Christian's team finished second place in the Class 1A soccer tournament this year.

It’s a 32-foot-tall scarecrow. Need I say more? This was the scene at the house where I photographed trick-or-treaters on Halloween. Although you can’t see it in this frame, the entire front yard is decked out in Halloween decor. Add to this the fact that the homeowners, Fred and Linda Volkmar, spent most of the day making 400 bags of cotton candy from scratch in their kitchen with a few friends. In all, it’s a pretty cool place to take your kids on Halloween.

Scarezilla, a 32-foot-tall scarecrow, looks over Fred Volkmar's front yard as trick-or-treaters make their rounds on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010, along Tripp Avenue. Volkmar created the scarecrow using a metal frame and a lift that holds the monster in place from the backside. A computer and sound system allowed him to talk to youngsters in a voice similar to that of Optimus Prime from the movie "Transformers."

Peoria Christian falls short of state soccer title

October 31, 2010

Peoria Christian's Jonathan Hartman (12) and Dylan Schwartz (10) react after receiving their second-place medals after the Class 1A state championship on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, in Naperville. Lisle won 1-0 for the title.

Peoria Christian senior Jordan Hawkins bends down to comfort teammate Jonathan Lehman (9) after the final buzzer in a 1-0 loss to Lisle in the state championship game on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, in Naperville.

Streets of Chicago

October 30, 2010

This weekend, I’m up in Naperville to cover the state soccer tournament. The team I’m here for, Peoria Christian, won last night and will play for the championship in a couple hours from now. Since I had the entire day to kill, I drove into downtown Chicago and wandered around with my digital camera, a 35 mm lens and a Holga for most of the day. I didn’t have any specific plans so I kind of drifted around looking for things that caught my eye. I even shot a few photos at a Richard Daley press conference (third photo) when I crossed paths with his entourage in Daley Plaza. My inspiration for the day came from one of my favorite blogs: Shooting from the Hip, by Chicago Tribune staffer Scott Strazzante. Like the blog’s author, I tried to make photos on the fly in a free-flowing manner.

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