Just a little bit of JOY to brighten the mood

A young girl plays in the leaves in Mount Airy on Friday Nov. 30, 2007.

rainy,cold,MASTERPIECE

The east side of the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC.

Tis the Season

Tony Iorio, 48, of Glen Burnie, right, and his son Tony Iorio, Jr., 18, of Glen Burnie, left, pose for a portrait on Thursday Dec. 18, 2008 outside their home boasting over 2,000 Christmas lights.

Watershed

Beechfield Elementary/Middle School seventh grader Tyree Edmonds, 12, of Baltimore, holds a U.S. flag during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Baltimore and Army Corps of Engineers project to restore Maidens Choice Run, a tributary to the Gwynns Falls Watershed in Catonsville behind the Beechfield Elementary/Middle School.

Medal of Honor

Thomas Hudner, a Medal of Honor recipient, pauses before speaking at a ceremony announcing a portrait photo collection featuring 140 medal winners, including himself, at the United States Naval Academy's Memorial Hall in Annapolis on Monday Dec. 15, 2008.

TJ Mazzella, 14, who has spina bifida, sits for a portrait on his ATV at his home in Perry Hall on Tuesday Nov. 11, 2008.

What would you do for a free turkey?

Customers wait in lines wrapped around the building in the rain for a chance to be one of the first 500 customers to receive a free turkey during the Shoppers Food and Pharmacy grand opening on Saturday Nov. 15, 2008 in Annapolis.

Ravens Camp

Defensive tackle Amon Gordon, #63, left, and tight end Daniel Wilcox, #83, right, sign autographs on Friday July 25, 2008 after the first full-team Ravens workout at Bair Stadium Field at McDaniel College in Westminster.

My first attempt at the Orioles

Orioles pitcher Daniel Cabrera, #40, pitches on Thursday July 24, 2008 during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays ending in a 7-1 loss by the Orioles in Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore.

"Take me out to the ball game......" the song! is the closest I have come to baseball. I grew up in Houston, can we say big skin! Today I had the privilege of photographing Baltimore's beloved Orioles. I have to say it was faster than I anticipated. After photographing the necessities I took a stab at a pan image. I look forward to future opportunities with baseball.

Giving Back

Alex Griffith, 14, of Forest Hill, originally born in Siberia, decided to build a playground at the Children's Hospital #20 where he was born in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia in July of 2009 for his eagle scout project with the boy scouts.

A lesson in Space

Deputy Director Laurie Leshin, with the Goddard Space Flight Center, speaks to young women from area high schools interested in pursuing careers in science during an event on Monday July 21, 2008 at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore.

A trip to the Landfill

Jim Culver, of Abingdon, unloads pieces of his mother's old estate on Tuesday July 16, 2008 at the Scarboro Landfill in Street, MD. An independent review conducted by the county and iMaryland Environmental Systems in response to neighbors’ complaints, found a long list of safety, environmental and efficiency problems at Harford County’s rapidly filling Scarboro Landfill.

RUNNING OF THE BRIDES

Bride's try to decide on dresses on Friday July 10, 2008 during the "Running of the Brides" at Filene's Basement in Towson.

3-2-1 they are off! It was my first year experiencing the "RUNNING OF THE BRIDES." Personally I think it should be called a stampede. There is a definite science to it. The future brides bum rush the aisles not actually choosing a dress, but snatching an arms full of dresses at a time in one foul swoop. Then the teams proceed to dump the dresses into piles and begin the bartering. It was a delight to photograph such an event with excitement, laughter, and primal instincts raging! The savings are worth the stress it seems with $3,000 dollar dresses reduced to $400, in some cases!

UMBC Graduation

Mechanical engineering major Nicholas Savillo, 22, of Arbutus, wrote a thank you note to his parents on his graduation hat for the fiftieth University of Maryland, Baltimore County commencement ceremony at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore on Thursday.

Memorial Day

"It is such an honor to see who has helped our country survive these wars," says South Shore fifth grader Jennifer Dryden, 11, of Crownsville, as she places a flag at the grave site of fallen soldier during a Memorial Service Day ceremony at Veterans Cemetery on Friday May 23, 2008 in Crownsville.

Sea Trials

And great end to a soggy day

A WEDDING SAMPLE FOR CLIENT

Iron Girl Triathlon

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Triathlete Norma Street, 49, of Columbia, kisses her friend Colleen Hager, 34, of Catonville, who just completed treatment for breast cancer and came to support Street in the Iron Girl Triathlon at Centennial Park in Columbia. Street was participating in the event in honor of Colleen. Arianne Starnes/Examiner