NASCAR #1, originally uploaded by Nashua Telegraph.

Before the start of the start of the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 race at the
New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, there were a group of four
motorcyclists performing tricks on a 40 foot gap ramp. Since the race was
far more important than the Monster Energy Drink sponsored MX team, the
outtake will have to go here. Enjoy the photo as much as I enjoyed the
weekend in it's entirety.

Grant

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Grant Morris
Staff Photographer

Dogs on assignment, part 2- Daisy, originally uploaded by Nashua Telegraph.

-Don Himsel
photo editor

Humor and photography - What a character Victor is, originally uploaded by Nashua Telegraph.

He was standing in the driveway waiting for his dinner when I got there.
As volunteers Nancy Merrill and Jan Brackett of Hudson, got out of their
car, a smile lit up his face. Then he put an unlit cigar in his mouth
and we all began to chuckle.

I was at Victor's home in Nashua, to make a photograph for a column in
The Telegraph about gas prices and the Meals on Wheels program. At the
age of 89, he's doing very well, and has quite the sense of humor. The
volunteer drivers and I were accompanied by volunteer coordinator,
Charlotte Troddyn who needed Victor to sign a release for the program,
after being photographed.

He quickly complied, and asked to use her back as a desk. As she began
to giggle, I took more pictures. There's something about this moment
that makes me smile. After signing his name, he told the ladies to come
back, and he would take them out to dinner. "Just don't forget your
wallet," he said. "I eat a lot."

-Bob Hammerstrom

Dogs on assignment, part 1- Rocky, originally uploaded by Nashua Telegraph.

Part of an ongoing series. Stay tuned.

-Don Himsel
photo editor

Standing around, wading, originally uploaded by Nashua Telegraph.

Here's Dan. Dan is the photo editor at The Press Citizen in Iowa City.
Dan used to work here as a photographer. It's nice to touch base with
an alum. Now he's up to his eyeballs, well, hips, in flood water.

Let's be careful out there.

Oh, and for those who may be interested in how this mess is being covered and how you may be able to help journalists affected, go here.

-Don Himsel
photo editor

Media access at campaign events, originally uploaded by Nashua Telegraph.

I'm so jealous.

Last week I covered presidential candidate John McCain's Town Hall
Meeting at Daniel Webster College. A colleague of mine told me after the
event that he and his niece were asked to go up on stage with McCain. I
wasn't jealous about going onstage, but to the access I would have had
to photograph him.

Check out this photo carefully. Count how many point-and-shoot cameras,
camera phones, and video cameras you see behind McCain. They are
literally just a few feet from him. Those are close-ups, and I mean
close-ups.

Meanwhile I had been standing on the media risers on the other side of
the gym, 100 feet away squinting to see him. My job was to photograph
him for The Telegraph, where I am a staff photographer. Thousands of
people are going to see my picture of him.

The closer we get to the November election, the harder it is for the
local media to get access to photograph the candidates up close.
Sometimes we rely on the associated press, who have much better access
and longer lenses, to get the close-up shots. But in this case, I should
have given my camera to the people on stage and let them take the photo!

-Bob Hammerstrom

Humor, originally uploaded by Nashua Telegraph.

Track and field spectators react to Dwight Barbiasz setting a new
state record on the high jump at seven feet Saturday, May 31 at
Merrimack Valley High School in Penacook. Barbiasz also captured the
Class I individual title.

Humor is something I've been too attracted to in my photography but
when it comes my way, I know it's a keeper.

Congrats on the record Dwight and thanks for the humorous photo.
Corey Perrine
The Telegraph
Staff Photographer

Stealing A Piece of Childhood, originally uploaded by Nashua Telegraph.

Tyler Fazone, 7, and his father Joe had their motocross dirt bikes
stolen from their garage sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday
Morning this week. Apparently criminals took off with a Honda CRF 450R
and a Suzuki JR50. The total loss is valued at around $5,000. The two
have offered a $1,000 reward for their return. "I was devastated
absolutely devastated," Joe said. "Take mine and you shock me, take
his and it was rage. I don't know why you'd take a kids' bike."

This just broke my heart. I could see in the boys eyes today how
distraught he was despite being shy with his words.

What possesses other people to seal property that is not theirs? Tyler
is learning the hard way how cruel humans can be to one another. It's
just a shame how selfish people can be. Alas, I tend to adhere to the
optimism of Anne Frank, "Despite everything, I believe that people are
really good at heart." My two cents.

another outtake, originally uploaded by Nashua Telegraph.

Another taken with my Coolpix.

-Don Himsel
photo editor