Scenes Patriotic

Fourth of July Bike Parade

Lexington, Virginia

2016

Veterans Day Ceremony

Roanoke, Virginia

2016

Backstage with Miss Virginia

Miss Roanoke Valley waits in the wings

Anyone who knows me has probably heard, sooner or later, my description of the idea photography assignment: to go to some major event (I usually use the Olympics as an example), but with strict orders that, should I come back with any pictures of the event itself, I'll be fired immediately.

In June, I got very close. Thanks to the Help of former Miss Virginia Tara Wheeler, now an anchor in Charlottesville, we got total access to the Miss Virginia pageant for a series of three stories.

As we filmed over three days, I of course had the Leica M3 with me with a 50mm f2, and I found a few moments to make some images.

The scene backstage between events