A crowd gathers along the railroad in Gilbert during the arrival of the Union Pacific Railroad’s Steam Locomotive #844, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. The locomotive known as Old #844 was built in 1944, traveled through Arizona in celebration of the state’s centennial. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]

As a photographer there are many compute programs that can be used to showcase projects.  Soundslides is program which allows for adding voice/music to still images.  Before importing the images and sound into the program they must first be edited.  It is a great format for bringing both sound and images together.  When I first started using the program about four years ago I quickly wanted to learn more and it was then I started getting interested in shooting video.
Mesa neon signs slideshow, with “Thunderstorms …

Last Friday night started the High school football season. The game I was assigned to was Desert Ridge at Mesquite in Gilbert, which went into over-time.  The excitement around the came was intense. You would have thought these teams were playing in Superbowl. There is nothing like a high school athlete who has a drive to play the game.
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So several times this week people asked me, “Why are you here, why aren’t you taking time off since you’re basically done?” Well, the answer is, I love my job. I worked too hard to get it just to walk away from it. I guess I need to be pushed out the door, and that’s what’s happening Monday. You see I just didn’t get out of college and get my dream job. I took the long, windy road to get it, and so it means a lot more …