Mr. D and I go way back - I've photographed him at 6 months, 9 months, 1 year, 18 months, 2 years, and now at 3. Happy Birthday Mr. D and thanks for being so much fun to photograph.

On Location: University of VA

The gardens and lawn at UVA make a great place for a variety of portraits. Spring flowers and fall colors make for ever changing backdrops.

Trying to break the 4 minute mile

Three runners from the University of Virginia Men's Track Team attempted to break the coveted 4 minute mile last evening at Lannigan Field. Here a few photos from the event.


The Rabbits set the early pace in attempt to help three UVA runners break 4 minutes in the mile.


Stride for stride in the first turn, the rabbits help break the wind for the eventual leaders.


Just past the 800m mark, Emil Heineking, Virginia, lane 2, starts to make his move on the pace setting rabbit.


With 1200m complete, Heineking is followed by fellow Virginia runners Andrew Jesien and Sintayehu Taye. You can see from Heineking's expression that the last lap is going to be a tough one. With 300m to go, Heineking takes one last peek at the clock.


On the final lap, University of Virginia senior Andrew Jesien took the lead and finished in a remarkable 4:02:18, just two seconds shy of his desired time.

Serendipity

One day last October, about a week before the general election, I was meeting a client on the lawn at the University of Virginia. As I walked in from the side opposite the Rotunda, I noticed a small gathering of people and I took the long way around to see what was going on. To my surprise, former Governor, Mark Warner, was giving a campaign speech. Since I was a few minutes early, I pulled out my camera and took a few shots. Sometimes you just get lucky. Warner went on to beat Jim Gilmore in the election and is now serving as Virginia's junior senator.