I had the longest commute of my life this morning - 24 miles in an hour and 40 minutes. As I was driving (I mean sitting in traffic) on the F.E. Everett Turnpike this morning, I noticed this portable alert billboard on the side of the road. Wishful thinking!

I thought this angle made for a striking photo from today’s inauguration of Barack Obama.  Simple but effective.  When I checked out the National Press Photographers Association site tonight I found the back story to how it was made.

There’s something about photographing breakfasts that usually turns me off. After all, taking talking-head photos at microphones isn’t exactly challenging. The exceptions are the Wild Irish Breakfast’s humor, and the annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. events.

CUTLINE: Photo by COREY PERRINE^^Ann Speer, center, of Nashua is escorted by Officer Brian Kenney, left, and Officcer Dan Ostler, both of the Nashua Police Department, to an unmarked cruizer Tuesday, Dec. 16 from her 12 Locke St. home in Nashua. Speer was arrested on six felony counts of the sale of cocaine. According to [...]

Pipers gather before playing the innauguration of John Lynch, State House, Concord, January 8 2009.  Taken with the BlackBerry.

As a photographer, just how far do you travel to take scenic pictures? In 2009, I will be challenging myself to find scenic pictures in my own backyard. The photographs will be published in this blog under the category “Backyard Wonders.” You’ll also be able to view the pictures on my Flickr page.

While shooting still photos inside Jackie’s Diner today, I spotted this hawk atop a building in downtown Nashua. Now a hawk isn’t a new sight for those working or shopping on Main Street, but what it was sitting on, made me do a double-take.