Muddy Shoes and Flashlights

I got to run around in the dark with a bunch of boy scouts during Relief of Mafeking campout in Fauquier County last weekend.

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Election Night

Marybeth Greason, center, is recognized by her husband Tag Greason for her role in his victory during a speech at the Dock at Lansdowne. Greason defeated democratic incumbent David Poisson for the 32nd Virginia House of Delegates seat.

Halloween Parade

On Saturday, I photographed the Leesburg Halloween Parade. This year was the first time in awhile that I dressed up for Halloween. I was Neo from the Matrix. It was pretty hard to shoot at night with with dark sunglasses on. But, I had a good time.

On the Campaign Trail

Candidate for governor Creigh Deeds jokes with supporters outside the Loudoun Campus of Northern Virginia Community College after a campaign stop on Oct 28.

More Fall Color

A couple of kids hanging in a tree during a cross country meet. . .

Walk in the Park

I went for a walk near the Appalachian Trail in northern Loudoun County. The trees were really singing.

Arlington Moment

Sheryl M. McIlvaine touches the headstone of her husband James McIlvaine during a visit to Arlington National Cemetery on October 19, 2009. James McIlvaine was killed in Iraq on April 30, 2009.

I made this photograph while waiting for another burial to begin during an assignment at Arlington National Cemetery. A group of press photographers, including myself, were all standing in a cordoned off area about one hundred feet from the grave site. I'm sure we all made this picture with varying degrees of composition.

This image represents another way in which the war in Iraq and Afghanistan has come home for me in the past couple of weeks. It was very sad to watch.