Martinsville Speedway at dawn, the day before racing. This is one of the few times I have to admit that color would be preferable; the light -- blue and pink as the sun rose behind the clouds -- was remarkable.
Bob did a feature story working with the guys who paint the signs around the track. You don't much think about it, but every time the racers scrape the wall, let alone run into it, they take off the paint ... and those companies pay big money.
After the live shot, there was a nearby country diner our satellite truck operator, Sam Doyle (right) knew about. Classic. They had an egg and pork tenderloin that was all that is good about Southern breakfast cooking.
For Halloween, downtown Roanoke has special promotions, which we previewed that morning. That is why Bob is standing in the chill, predawn darkness, inputting material onto the station website ... while dressed as an Angry Bird. The things we will do for television. To his credit, the promoter dressed as King Pig.
On the set, chief meteorologist Robin Reed, off duty in his jeans, chats with Brent Watts ...
The production crew talks with anchor Chris Hurst (far right, of course -- he's the only one in a suit) before the show.
Another "Do My Job, Bob," was at a local country music station, 94.9 Star Country, where the co-anchor of the morning show was out sick.
DJ Brett Sharp Laughs at a joke from Bob while monitoring the board.
The news from Hollywood.
"Boomer" occasionally steps in during the show to add to the hilarity, but spends much of the time off to the side like this. An unassuming figure when you first see him, he has a wicked (in both the figurative and literal sense) of humor, at one point prodding Bob and Brett into a series of increasingly obscene double entendres while supposedly discussing how to put together a TV newscast.
Shot with the 35mm f2 Summicron on an M3 using Kodak's BW400CN film.
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