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Wyoming Tribune Eagle

Snow in Cheyenne

So I guess winter has finally arrived in Cheyenne. Since I’ve been here, this was only the second serious snow fall we’ve received. It’s only the second time I’ve had to put my truck into four wheel drive to get around town. Some days it’s incredibly hard to find features around town. Today that wasn’t the case. Early in the day, there were a lot of people cleaning off cars and sidewalks on almost every corner. I even ran across a group of antelope leisurely walking around a neighborhood in the city.

Sky Bluemer, age 7, reacts after getting a starting shove from her dad, Tyler, sending her sledding down a hill on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, at Pando Park in Cheyenne. A fresh snowfall attracted a few folks to the park with their sleds.
Sky Bluemer, age 7, reacts after getting a starting shove from her dad, Tyler, sending her sledding down a hill on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, at Pando Park in Cheyenne. A fresh snowfall attracted a few folks to the park with their sleds.
A man who would only give his first name, Allen, clears a sidewalk on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, along Maxwell Avenue at the intersection with 18th Street. The man said he had cleared several of his neighbor's sidewalks after a winter storm dumped several inches of snow on Cheyenne late Monday and in the morning on Tuesday.
A man who would only give his first name, Allen, clears a sidewalk on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, along Maxwell Avenue at the intersection with 18th Street. The man said he had cleared several of his neighbor's sidewalks after a winter storm dumped several inches of snow on Cheyenne late Monday and in the morning on Tuesday.

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Cheyenne East long jumper Jeremiah Hunter

This week I was assigned my second prep athlete of the week portrait. It was a particularly challenging portrait because of the sport and the season. My subject was a long jumper and I was photographing him on a day when Cheyenne was getting blasted by a few inches of snow in the morning. I decided to shoot him inside with the lights at full power to over power the ambient light, thus leaving a completely black background. The shoot took place in a gymnasium, but I wanted to keep it very clean since the background doesn’t contribute to his sport.

Jeremiah Hunter performs a triple jump on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, at East High School. Hunter is the WyoSports Cheyenne staff's prep athlete of the week.
Jeremiah Hunter performs a triple jump on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, at East High School. Hunter is the WyoSports Cheyenne staff's prep athlete of the week.
Jeremiah Hunter performs a long jump on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, at East High School. Hunter is the WyoSports Cheyenne staff's prep athlete of the week.
Jeremiah Hunter performs a long jump on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, at East High School. Hunter is the WyoSports Cheyenne staff's prep athlete of the week.

A memory for Valentine’s Day

On Friday, I was assigned to shoot a portrait of Francis Oline, a local WWII veteran living at the Cheyenne VA Medical Center. Oline submitted a touching story about proposing to his late wife to the paper for a Valentine’s Day feature. I was trying to make a nice portrait of Oline with a framed photo of him and his wife, but I kept getting frustrated with myself. The background is too busy. There’s a glare on the frame from my flash. The window is too hot. As this self criticism was running laps through my head, I was having a pretty nice conversation with Oline as he reflected on his life. At one moment as he talked about his late wife, Dolorus, he paused and looked away from me as he reflected on a story in their life together. I snapped a few frames. It was a touching moment, and by far the best photo from the assignment (seen below). It might not be the best composed image, but for me the moment completely trumps the composition in this case. After I had taken several frames, I listened to about another 45 minutes of old stories from Oline, including a very interesting one about hunting buried train robbery treasure near Cheyenne. I felt bad as I had to leave soon thereafter in order to make an afternoon meeting back at the newsroom. Oline is a lovely gentleman and I hope my pictures represent him well in the newspaper.

Francis Oline holds a portrait of himself and his late wife, Dolorus, as he reflects on a few memories on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, at the VA Medical Center in Cheyenne. Oline, who is 90, was married to his wife for 57 years until her death in 1998.
Francis Oline holds a portrait of himself and his late wife, Dolorus, as he reflects on a few memories on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, at the VA Medical Center in Cheyenne. Oline, who is 90, was married to his wife for 57 years until her death in 1998.
Francis Oline holds a picture of himself and his late wife, Dolorus, as he reflects on a few memories on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, at the VA Medical Center in Cheyenne. Oline, who is 90, was married to his wife for 57 years until her death in 1998.
Francis Oline holds a picture of himself and his late wife, Dolorus, as he reflects on a few memories on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, at the VA Medical Center in Cheyenne. Oline, who is 90, was married to his wife for 57 years until her death in 1998.

Wyoming-Colorado State women’s basketball

Wyoming forward Chaundra Sewell (33) reacts as a Colorado State defender strips the ball away from her during a game on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, in Fort Collins.
Wyoming forward Chaundra Sewell (33) reacts as a Colorado State defender strips the ball away from her during a game on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, in Fort Collins.
Wyoming forward Jade Kennedy (14) runs onto the court with her teammates before the start of a game against Colorado State on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, in Fort Collins.
Wyoming forward Jade Kennedy (14) runs onto the court with her teammates before the start of a game against Colorado State on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, in Fort Collins.

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Wyoming-BYU basketball

BYU guard Jimmer Fredette (32) drives down the floor and changes directions in front of Wyoming guard JayDee Luster (1) during a game on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo. BYU won 69-62.
BYU guard Jimmer Fredette (32) drives down the floor and changes directions in front of Wyoming guard JayDee Luster (1) during a game on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo. BYU won 69-62.
Wyoming guard JayDee Luster, left, hits BYU guard Jimmer Fredette (32) in the face as Fredette follows through on a three pointer during a game on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo. BYU won 69-62.
Wyoming guard JayDee Luster, left, hits BYU guard Jimmer Fredette (32) in the face as Fredette follows through on a three pointer during a game on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, in Laramie, Wyo. BYU won 69-62.

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