New Job!

today is my first day of work at the PGA TOUR

2005 US Open

That's me (on the left in a red shirt) on the jumbotron in Arthur Ashe stadium during the US Open men's final trophy presentation (Federer beat Agassi). it was the 20th US Open for both me & Andre!



"Caryn Confused!!!" Kathy H scored a ticket to the men's final. She took this photo of me hard at work. Why am i shooting backwards while all the other photogs are shooting the action on the court? I'll never tell!

World's Fair Ruins

Before the men's final, Mary, Kathy H, & I trekked around the ruins of the NY Pavillion at the old World's Fair. It's hard to believe in 20 years of covering the US Open, we never poked around here before. It's AWESOME!

"Passing Shots" gallery

Mary & I were part of an exhibit of 11 photographers at the US Open. The show ("Passing Shots. Photographers Perspective of Tennis") was put together by the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Mary & I helped coordinate the show with printing from our lab, The Color House, and our framer, Alphalam. there were 171 16"x24" prints and it looked great. 21,000 people visited the exhibit during the tournament. the cocktail reception featured Frank Deford speaking about tennis photographers.







Kirsten, Ken, Mary, & Me at the "Passing Shots" reception
photo courtesy of Michael Cole

Holy Smoke!

Opening ceremonies at the US Open. The fireworks aftermath filled the stadium with smoke.

There's a beautiful tile mosaic of Elsie the Cow outside the gates of the National Tennis Center.

Catalina

After our ride in the Fuji blimp, we went to Catalina & passed out (from our non-drowsy Dramamine). I asked mary if I could draw a smiley face on her big toe. Surprisingly, she said, "SURE"!


Mary decides to break out her Speed Graphic for some 4x5 pix at Catalina.

Fuji Airship

Mary & I went for a ride in the Fuji Blimp.

Mary sits next to the Fuji print center during takeoff.

Mary shoots thru the window of the Fuji airship.

verrazano bridge

Ellis Island & NYC skyline

The Statue of Liberty

Mary overcomes her fear of heights!

NYC skyline

waterfront school bus yard

Coney Island

The crew helps us land...NICE HAIR!

It's a beautiful day for a ride in the Fuji blimp! The next flight takes off.

Gabrielle in the Catalina pool. shot with fuji f700 with underwater housing.

Alex in the Catalina pool. shot with fuji f700 with underwater housing.

Gabrielle & Bennett at Catalina (shot with a lensbaby 2.0)

Adam & me at catalina.

Mary tells Adam to smile!

Mary & Greg relax on the deck at Catalina.

Mike tries out the lensbaby 2.0 with the wide angle adapter.

Mike & Greg brought beautiful cupcakes to our Catalina dinner party.

The rough surf pulled umbrellas & beach chairs into the ocean & stripped the bathing suit off an unsuspecting toddler!

Mary battles the rough surf of the Atlantic Ocean. shot with Fuji f700 with underwater housing.

Jones Beach

Mary & I went for a walk on the boardwalk at Jones Beach. Even though I hate the sand, I was so intrigued by the trash cans that we had to venture off our path.

there sure were a LOT of trash cans!!!

Andrea seems to have a good cell signal at Catalina (unlike the rest of us)! shot with a lensbaby 2.0.

Kathy Houle joined us for a day of fun & sun at catalina. i'm not sure why she finds it necessary to pose like a pretzel when using her lensbaby 2.0!?! maybe i'm doing something wrong! this was shot with my lensbaby 2.0, but i wasn't all twisted up!

there's no smoking at Catalina Beach Club. shot with a lensbaby 2.0.

Kathy seems amused that "swim diapers are required"! shot with a lensbaby 2.0.

flowerbox outside the catalina office. shot with a lensbaby 2.0.

flags at Catalina Beach Club (Atlantic Beach, NY) shot with a lensbaby 2.0

Mary looks pretty happy, even though it's really windy on the roof at Catalina!

here's a lensbaby 2.0 beach chair & surfer at Catalina.