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• Time For A Second Flash

  
  I've officially out grown having only one flash.
  
  I spent the Thanksgiving holiday in Fort Lauderdale Florida visiting my brother Carson. He's in his final year of a doctorate' [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 4:10am EST
  by Kyle

• Akron Holidayfest

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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 11:48am EST
  by TimJayFitz

• My Thanksgiving

  Number of comments: 4
  
  As I've gotten older Thanksgiving has become my favorite holiday. All you are supposed to do is eat good food, hang out with friends and family, and watch football(or play football(see previous post)). The top photo is' [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 1:09pm EST
  by TimJayFitz

• The West Akron Gridiron

  Number of comments: 3
  
  The 22nd Annual Thanksgiving Football Game ended in a 63-56 shootout. Unusually warm with a constant sun in the southeast made playing and picture-taking similarly complicated. Terra took the pictures seen here, while I ran, but [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 9:02am EST
  by Greg

• Foggy Mornin'

  Number of comments: 4
  
  
  Sometimes it's nice when the cats and dog wake you at 6:45 on a Saturday. Rub a little sleep outta the eyes, stumble downstairs, make some coffee and get the Beacon. And sometimes, you might [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 6:30am EST
  by Greg

• Gorillapod

  Number of comments: 7
  
  
  A Joby Gorillapod has been on my list of accessories to purchase for a while. It is a small, lightweight, bendable tripod which I'll use to mount either my camera' [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:01am EST
  by Kyle

• Photoshop and Genius for iPhone

  Number of comments: 4
  
  Photoshop.com Moblie is a free app for the iphone. It allows you to do basic edits like cropping, exposure, and tint. There are also a few sketch and border options to put a [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 5:51pm EST
  by Kyle

• Leopard Seals In Antarctica

  Number of comments: 4
  
  
  Quick National Geographic clip on photographing Leopard Seals In Antarctica. [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 12:01am EST
  by Kyle

• New Moon

  Number of comments: 11
  
  I've never read a Twilight book, but I've hosted 3 Twilight parties. I know some people despise the hype, the giddy girls and the overly attractive vampires, but I welcome it.
  
  Okay, I'm gonna make' [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 4:00pm EST
  by Greg

• Zub's

  Number of comments: 8
  
  
  
  
  
  Finally. Late night eats in Highland Square. Mr Zub's Deli' [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 12:01am EST
  by Brian

• Window Silliness

  Number of comments: 3
  
  I wanted to go out and do some night photography last evening but the rain kept me inside - so this is the view out of my dining room window. I put my camera [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 12:01am EST
  by TimJayFitz

• Browns Town

  Number of comments: 11
  
  My brother was given some club seat tickets for the Monday Night Browns game - he invited Kyle, Laura and myself to go with him. Even though none of us expected to see anything too [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:31pm EST
  by TimJayFitz

• Christmas in Liquid

  Number of comments: 17
  
  
  The Holiday beverages have appeared in grocers' coolers across Akron, and I'm salivating. Each year, I try as many Holiday Ales as possible. My wife's link to the West Coast has always diversified the drinks' [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 3:58pm EST
  by Greg

• Shapes of Things

  Number of comments: 3
  
  This is a photo of the newish Towpath Bridge over the Akron Innerbelt. I hadn't hiked in the Cascade Locks area since they built the bridge. I used to love hiking down there when they' [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 5:00am EST
  by TimJayFitz

• Meet Porter

  Number of comments: 1
  
  Meet Porter. He's the son of my long time friends Nate and Sarah. He lives in Columbus and is in the midst of his first Ohio State football season. Porter was telling me' [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 7:01pm EST
  by Kyle

• Image is Everythingâ„¢

  Number of comments: 5
  
  
  A few years back when I decided that I wanted to get into digital photography I consulted my cousin Jeff(a photographer). He recommended Canon's Digital Rebel XT as a good entry level DSLR - it was also on rebate at the time. When I bought the' [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 2:51pm EST
  by TimJayFitz

• The Zahir

  Number of comments: 9
  
  
  A few years ago, a Venezuelan friend of mine brought me a book of short stories by the South American author, Jorge Luis Borges. Borges ( bore-haze) is not a quick read and I am no way qualified to give intelligent criticism of [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 1:37am EST
  by Mencken

• Calming Mandala

  Number of comments: 7
  
  I decided to go out of my way and brave the Tallmadge Circle after-work traffic in search of the Unity Chapel of Light, where Tibetan monks are visiting and creating a mandala. Upon entering the door [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 6:58am EST
  by Greg

• Seabee Honored - By Edwin Foster (Petey)

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  The following is an article was written by Edwin Foster (Petey) and has been submitted to Saipan and the NPS War Memorial of the Pacific.
  
  Marianas Islands Medallion Award to Phm2c Lewis E. Foster, 112th Seabees, 30th NCR, 6th Brigade, Tinian 1944-1945
  October 31, 2009
  Akron, Ohio
  
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:35am EST
  by Kyle

• Fading Fall

  Number of comments: 5
  
  Saturday was so beautiful I decided to go searching for some remaining Fall color. I went for a hike out at Virginia Kendall. Many of the trees were bare but I did find these few leaves [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 10:06pm EST
  by TimJayFitz

• Laughing Gnome

  Number of comments: 5
  
  
  The thing I like best about David Bowie is that his albums mix songs that are some of my all time favorites (Queen Bitch) with others that are just ridiculous. When I [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:20am EST
  by Kyle

• Mansfield, Haas, and Kurt Win

  Number of comments: 11
  
  
  Lisa Mansfield and Jason Haas were elected to the Akron School Board. Sandra Kurt was elected to Akron City Council in Ward 8. Congratulations to [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 11:08pm EST
  by Kyle

• Pushing ISO 1600

  Number of comments: 3
  
  Nikon's new Learn and Explore iPhone app defines ISO as:
  ISO originally referred to the sensitivity of film—it's "light gathering" ability. The higher the ISO rating, the greater the [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 2:00pm EST
  by Kyle

• Candy Traders

  Number of comments: 1
  
  
  
  On Sunday night I went trick-or-treating with my nephew and niece. Zane and Ryen [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 6:00am EST
  by TimJayFitz

• Glendale Cemetery, no signs of life

  Number of comments: 3
  
  With the leaves as they are and the season so perfectly set, Glendale Cemetery seemed the perfect location to take a Halloween stroll. Hoping for some roaming Simon Perkins zombie, I initially felt somewhat disappointed when [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 10:34am EST
  by Greg

• Highland Theater Halloween

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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 6:53pm EST
  by Kyle

• Happy Halloween

  Number of comments: 3
  
  
  Pictures from the Highland Theater will be posted tomorrow. [...]
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  Posted: October 31, 2009, 4:49pm EDT
  by Kyle

• Shot By An Akron Pro

  Number of comments: 4
  
  Recently, I paid a visit to the new studio of Akron Photographer Andrew McAllister. The space is a few doors down from Crave and Rubber City Clothing on North High Street. Andrew has posted a write up about the studio on his blog, which [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 4:57am EDT
  by Kyle

• 4 Boys in a NYC Story

  Number of comments: 10
  
  My recent trip to New York City can only be summed up using the following nonsensities:
  
  Up at 5 and in the car, headed east. Chilled Autumn morning, colored with orange. Hillbilly riffraff stare in [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2009, 7:49pm EDT
  by Greg

• Mustang Sally

  Number of comments: 10
  
  
  Every school day, when I was eight years old, my teacher would write the date and the year on the blackboard. Such as "Today is September 23, 1962". Sitting at my desk one day I calculated that in the year 2000, I would be [...]
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  Posted: October 24, 2009, 3:54pm EDT
  by Mencken

• The Fall Needs Light

  Number of comments: 3
  
  I went for a walk around Indigo Lake to try to catch some of the bright neon colors of fall that are quickly fleeting. By the time I got out of work and got [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2009, 9:11pm EDT
  by Kyle

• Sport Utility Jetta

  Number of comments: 5
  
  Last weekend, Brian and I went camping with some of our good friends in the Hocking Hills. It was a chance to get out of town and enjoy some of [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 8:41pm EDT
  by Kyle

• Final Farm Post

  Number of comments: 1
  
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  Posted: October 20, 2009, 5:43pm EDT
  by TimJayFitz

• Switches

  Number of comments: 14
  
  About a year ago my friend Pete Milo asked me to do some photos for a new music project he was working on. After the shoot we were looking through some of the photos in Google's photo-editing program Picasa. I accidently clicked on something and' [...]
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  Posted: October 15, 2009, 6:06pm EDT
  by TimJayFitz

• Canal Fever

  Number of comments: 1
  
  Akronites all know of the canal. It lines our running trails, and it adds character to our baseball stadium. But what is now just a disjointed and dilapidated shell of a canal once powered our state [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 2:38pm EDT
  by Greg

• Fairlawn Wedding

  Number of comments: 5
  
  
  My friends Jeff and Sarah got married at Fairlawn Country Club this past Saturday. It may be cliche to [...]
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  Posted: October 11, 2009, 9:24pm EDT
  by Kyle

• Deere at Dawn

  Number of comments: 3
  
  Down at the farm we've switched over to our fall hours. I don't have to be there as early but since I'm so used to waking up I decided' [...]
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  Posted: October 08, 2009, 1:05pm EDT
  by TimJayFitz

• Squatter's Rights

  Number of comments: 4
  
  The relationship between Lemon and Kimse has always been a little shady. Lemon, the older of the two and the cat, has never been shy in expressing his assumption of superiority over the dog. Lemon often [...]
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  Posted: October 06, 2009, 6:59am EDT
  by Greg

• Wine and Gold Scrimmage

  Number of comments: 10
  
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  Posted: October 05, 2009, 8:17am EDT
  by Kyle

• Picking

  Number of comments: 7
  
  Last week when we were all taking pictures of the snapping turtles I suddenly realized I was supposed to be running a wagon to Johnny. He was picking a load of sweet corn from the [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 9:27pm EDT
  by TimJayFitz

• Brian's Work On Display

  Number of comments: 8
  
  
  The Chief Source's own Brian Babb will have two photographs on display in October at Summit Art Space. The shots in this post will be part [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 11:45am EDT
  by Kyle

• Our President's Jump Shot

  
  
  Originally uploaded by The Official White House Photostream
  President Barack Obama plays basketball with White House staffers while on vacation on Martha's Vineyard, Aug. 26, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 9:56am EDT
  by Kyle

• Akron Marathon, Take 2

  Number of comments: 10
  
  Most of the year, the blue line marking the marathon course that snakes around Akron is nothing more than a splash of color on drab pavement. But, once a year the course [...]
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  Posted: September 27, 2009, 9:21pm EDT
  by Kyle

• Akron Marathon 09

  Number of comments: 4
  
  On a cool and misty Saturday morning, Kyle and Greg went head-to-head on the 5th leg of the Akron Marathon. Tensions were high following a [...]
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  Posted: September 27, 2009, 3:12pm EDT
  by Greg

• me

  Number of comments: 4
  I never know what to do with all of those school pictures I get as a teacher. As a student, quite honestly, I didn't know what to do with the pictures either (probably why I still have' [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 5:07pm EDT
  by Greg

• Crisis Garden

  Number of comments: 22
  
  BEST PART IS THE GRAPH!!!!
  AM talk radio is still one of my favorite distractions. Since Obama's election, many of these talk show hosts have lost the swagger they had under the Bush administration and have become more unhinged. Now, that may sound like it would [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 8:41am EDT
  by Kyle

• Baby Snappers

  Number of comments: 11
  
  In early June John Szalay(owner of Szalay's Farm) saw a snapping turtle lay its eggs in one of the fields. Since the field was going to be planted he dug up the eggs and placed [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2009, 6:00pm EDT
  by TimJayFitz

• Nighttiming

  Number of comments: 15
  
  If I were in this suit of armor riding across the kingdom, this is what I'd have on my ipod:
  
  
  
  "Nighttiming" is Coconut Records debut album and was released in 2007. The band' [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 8:53pm EDT
  by Kyle

• A simple church

  Number of comments: 8
  
  Hale Farm is the Akron institution I have driven by the most and been to the least. For those who don't know, it is tucked in the hills of the Cuyahoga Valley' [...]
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  Posted: September 14, 2009, 10:17pm EDT
  by Kyle

• It's only 7:15 in the morning

  Number of comments: 10
  
  It's 7:15 in the morning. I've already screwed up twice and have created near-unfixable problems for myself. So, in an effort of forced solace, I am posting this picture, figuring that by 7:15pm, the story of [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 7:20am EDT
  by Greg

• Dachshund Racing

  Number of comments: 4
  
  We went to the Cleveland Oktoberfest in search for beers and kraut. We got that, and our tummies felt satisfied. But what made the Oktoberfest brilliant was the Dachshund races. Yes, Dachshund.
  
  We sat in [...]
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  Posted: September 10, 2009, 7:53am EDT
  by Greg

• Pushing Color

  Number of comments: 4
  
  
  Most of the photos I take have people in them. I have found in post processing that skin is one of [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 10:06am EDT
  by Kyle

• Back to the Tap

  Number of comments: 13
  
  
  My kitchen faucet (pictured) emits a pretty tasty stream of water. The faucet's filterless flow hydrates just fine. This might shock you; I know it shocks many of my associates who scowl at my use [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 7:02am EDT
  by Greg

• Chippewa Lake Wedding

  Number of comments: 3
  
  
  Good friends of mine got married this past Friday at Chippewa Lake. They took a chance on an outdoor wedding and it really paid off. They got to have their ceremony in front [...]
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  Posted: September 07, 2009, 3:32pm EDT
  by Kyle

• InfoCision Stadium, Summa Field

  Number of comments: 6
  
  Last weekend I toured the new The University of Akron football facility.
  
  It's quite a nice field, cushioned with little rubber pellets (much more comfortable to smash into than astroturf). Two different shades of green [...]
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  Posted: September 05, 2009, 9:33am EDT
  by Greg

• Well, I do like chicken

  Number of comments: 5
  
  This is a yard sign for Akron City Council Candidate for Ward 5 Ernie Tarle. You can find more of his signs peppered up and down the streets of East Akron. The [...]
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  Posted: September 04, 2009, 1:00pm EDT
  by Kyle

• The House That Hoose Built

  Number of comments: 2
  
  I'm sure some people here were familiar with the now defunct Jimmy's Cafe in Cuyahoga Falls. Enough has been said about the place both true and untrue - so rather than wax nostalgic I'll speak just to the photo here.
  
  As much' [...]
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  Posted: August 29, 2009, 6:22pm EDT
  by Mencken

• Shot in the Dark

  Number of comments: 4
  
  What do you do in the middle of the night after a failed attempt at witnessing a meteor shower? Experiment with your camera, of course.
  
  Again, I roped in my brother to stand as [...]
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  Posted: August 28, 2009, 2:32pm EDT
  by Greg

• Senator Ted Kennedy Visited Akron

  Number of comments: 22
  
  On February 17, 2008, I did a post for the Chief Source political blog about Senator Ted Kennedy' visit to Akron during the Ohio Primary to campaign for then Senator Obama. He spoke' [...]
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  Posted: August 26, 2009, 7:52am EDT
  by Kyle

• West Branch State Park

  Number of comments: 9
  
  
  Went camping with some friends this past weekend at West Branch State Park in Ravenna. Kayaking, swimming, hiking, fire-pit cooking, etc. The weather was perfect, the lake was warm, and our site was relatively secluded. [...]
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  Posted: August 24, 2009, 10:31pm EDT
  by Brian

• Liberty Gardens

  Number of comments: 14
  
  Tomatoes are beginning to ripen in all their blood red glory. Not only do I like to take pictures of the juicy babes peaking out from their green foliage, but I fancy a bite every now [...]
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  Posted: August 24, 2009, 2:24pm EDT
  by Greg

• Cloudy Light

  Number of comments: 6
  
  
  I got a cloudy light in these shots I took Saturday. I believe this was caused by putting my flash with umbrella in front of the camera [...]
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  Posted: August 24, 2009, 3:00am EDT
  by Kyle

• Paint Ballers

  Number of comments: 0
  
  
  My buddy Jeff is getting married. To begin the festivities of his bachelor party we ventured down to Splatter Park in Mt. Gilead, OH. [...]
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  Posted: August 22, 2009, 5:45pm EDT
  by Kyle

• Board Meeting

  Number of comments: 9
  
  
  Torchbearers is a young professional organization in Akron of which I am a member. Being involved in the organization has provided me the opportunity to meet some good people, get involved in various [...]
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  Posted: August 20, 2009, 3:27am EDT
  by Kyle

• Balancing Act

  Number of comments: 7
  
  
  Most of the scenic spots to watch the sunset on the west coast of Kelley's Island are [...]
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  Posted: August 19, 2009, 5:00am EDT
  by Kyle

• Kelleys Island

  Number of comments: 11
  
  
  It was about an hour and forty-five minutes from my door to the ticket line for the ferry in [...]
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  Posted: August 16, 2009, 9:37pm EDT
  by Kyle

• Retro Minolto 2

  Number of comments: 7
  
  
  It's back. My old Minolta and its sub-par picture-taking abilities celebrates its second installment on The Chief Source.
  
  Most of the pictures in this collection were taken around the turn' [...]
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  Posted: August 15, 2009, 7:47am EDT
  by Greg

• Dinner and Holy Rosary

  Number of comments: 4
  
  
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  Since most of the traffic on a Friday night is heading out of Cleveland, it only took about a [...]
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  Posted: August 14, 2009, 6:12am EDT
  by Kyle

• Barkitecture

  Number of comments: 4
  
  
  A dozen dog houses currently grace the Stan Hywet estate. I don't know why, but it makes for quirky and unique pictures and a fun day with the dog. The displayed dog houses aren't practical. [...]
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  Posted: August 13, 2009, 7:55am EDT
  by Greg

• Akrun and Crawl 2009

  Number of comments: 1
  
  Akrun 5K and Pub Crawl in downtown Akron this year. The race route will be on the Towpath from Spaghetti Warehouse to the Mustill Store and back. The pub crawl route includes [...]
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  Posted: August 12, 2009, 8:55am EDT
  by Kyle

• MAPS Muesum

  Number of comments: 7
  
  On Saturday, Greg, Terra, and I ventured down to the Military Aviation Preservation Society's Museum located on the west side of Canton Akron Airport. Rainy days are a good time to brush up on aviation [...]
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  Posted: August 10, 2009, 8:35am EDT
  by Kyle

• Pete Photo Pshoot

  Number of comments: 3
  
  
  Once again, I employed my brother as my guinea pig subject. My goal: cool, colorful and contrast. I've often found my pictures to be colorless, bland 4x6 slabs of sadness, like a Dickens' [...]
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  Posted: August 08, 2009, 2:52pm EDT
  by Greg

• The Player to Be Named Later

  Number of comments: 9
  
  
  This photo is from a fashion/lifestyle magazine shoot I did in 2005 with former Brown's QB, Jeff Garcia at the Brown's training facility in Berea.
  After arriving, one of the Brown's PR staff gave us a quick walkthru of the facility' [...]
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  Posted: August 06, 2009, 5:31pm EDT
  by Mencken

• Candidate Will Padilla

  Number of comments: 8
  
  Here is a short video about some shots I took for Akron City Council Candidate Will Padilla.
  [...]
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  Posted: August 06, 2009, 1:29pm EDT
  by Kyle

• Flashlight Painting

  Number of comments: 9
  
  In Mencken's Monk Post, he talked about using a maglite flashlight as a light source to create photographs. He said, "Put the camera on a tripod and try some still lifes" [...]
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  Posted: August 04, 2009, 7:06am EDT
  by Kyle

• Saturday Morning Scooter

  Number of comments: 6
  
  
  The coolness in the summer's air inspired me to take a morning scooter trip. I rode a zigzag route from West Akron to Peninsula, taking pictures along the way. As usual, the pictures' [...]
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  Posted: August 02, 2009, 10:48am EDT
  by Greg

• Art Encrusted Art

  Number of comments: 5
  
  
  There was a time in Akron, before there was a nice shiny new art museum and trendy, Chachi filled restaurants. A time before every friggin' salad came with arugula and a raspberry vinaigrette. Yes, before your walleye was pecan-encrusted, there was a' [...]
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  Posted: August 01, 2009, 12:12pm EDT
  by Mencken

• Retro Minolto

  Number of comments: 5
  
  
  In my struggle to take good pictures, I decided to look back at some of my older shots to see what I've done in the past. I have a collection of 25 photo' [...]
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  Posted: July 30, 2009, 7:39am EDT
  by Greg

• The Monk

  Number of comments: 6
  
  
  I'm back. I was wrestling with how I fit in this blog for awhile, but it seems just about anything goes, so here I am.
  
  This photo came from a rainy day spent with my nephew, trying to amuse ourselves.[...]
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  Posted: July 30, 2009, 7:21am EDT
  by Mencken

• A Door In Akron #1

  Number of comments: 8
  
  
  This is one of my favorite doors to pass through in Akron on a Friday or Saturday night. Do you know where it is? Take a guess in the comments. [...]
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  Posted: July 30, 2009, 3:01am EDT
  by Kyle

• Polaroids

  Number of comments: 10
  
  
  Fake Polaroids really. A few weeks ago, Kyle mentioned to me that he wanted to "update our look," as he put it. He wanted to get Greg's pic up' [...]
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  Posted: July 28, 2009, 8:34pm EDT
  by Brian

• Akron Bellies Dance

  Number of comments: 10
  
  On Saturday, performers from Visions of the Nile Dance Studio in Akron took to the stage at the Akron Arts Expo at Hardesty Park for a performance. Brian and I went to support [...]
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  Posted: July 28, 2009, 8:08am EDT
  by Kyle

• Five Years Ago Today We Met Barack

  Number of comments: 4
  
  "I'm talking about something more substantial. It's the hope of slaves sitting around a fire singing freedom songs; the hope of immigrants setting out for distant shores; the hope of a young naval lieutenant bravely patrolling the Mekong Delta; the hope of a millworker's son who'" [...]
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  Posted: July 27, 2009, 10:50pm EDT
  by Kyle

• Updating Our Look

  Number of comments: 5
  
  TCS staff has been working on some new head shots for the site which we plan to roll out this week. Tim wasn't available for this particular shoot' [...]
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  Posted: July 27, 2009, 8:07am EDT
  by Kyle

• Stories from the Civic

  Number of comments: 10
  
  
  History exudes from the walls of the Civic Theatre. Moorish inspiration and glimpses of 1929 technological achievements provide the building's character. It's a true wonder. A tour of the Civic explains how they created air-conditioning [...]
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  Posted: July 24, 2009, 8:31am EDT
  by Greg

• Akron's Baby Jaguars

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  In March, the Akron Zoo's mommy Jaguar gave birth to three little cubs, later named Nikita, Bella and LeBron, of course. The babies provide a pretty good show, climbing' [...]
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  Posted: July 23, 2009, 8:01am EDT
  by Greg

• Camera Shutter In Slow Motion

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  Slow motion video of a Canon 5D in action. 19 seconds long. H/t Canon Rumors. [...]
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  Posted: July 22, 2009, 7:37pm EDT
  by Kyle

• Apertured In DC

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  I spent the week in D.C. attending a conference at the American Red Cross HQ's. During the lunches, rather than take advantage of the free food, I'd snag a Stewart's Rootbeer and race [...]
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  Posted: July 22, 2009, 8:55am EDT
  by Greg

• Dogs and Drafts

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  Great Lakes Brewing Company hosts Doggy Days each summer. My wife and I have taken Kimse the past four years. With beer and leash in hand, we walked Market Avenue, watching the various [...]
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  Posted: July 22, 2009, 3:54am EDT
  by Greg

• Salmon on the Grill

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  To many people here in Northeast Ohio, warm weather means grilling season. While I can flip some burgers or brats on the grill without embarrassing myself, I'm by no means an expert griller. A' [...]
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  Posted: July 20, 2009, 5:49pm EDT
  by Brian

• We Almost Went To Kent

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  McCoy, Chad, Danny and I had an idea Friday [...]
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  Posted: July 19, 2009, 2:18pm EDT
  by Kyle

• Inside, Then Baseball

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  Judicial Candidate Adam Vanho had his first fundraiser at Bricco this past Thursday. I went to show my support. As an FYI, Bricco's bar area is a tough' [...]
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  Posted: July 18, 2009, 5:35pm EDT
  by Kyle

• A Nice Photojournalist!

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  On Wednesday the Plain Dealer sent photojournalist John Kuntz out to Szalay's Farm(where I work) to shoot some shots for a story they were doing about this July being cooler than usual. I was eyeing John's camera(a Canon 5d Mark II with a 16-35mm [...]
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  Posted: July 16, 2009, 9:16pm EDT
  by TimJayFitz

• Working Out Of Focus

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  Lately, sharpness has been an obsession of mine. I will take lots of shots to make sure that when I start pixel peeping [...]
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  Posted: July 16, 2009, 8:02am EDT
  by Kyle

• Dodging Hawks Above Akron

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  Again, I joined Akron's Get Out of The Office crew on their escape from the cubicle. We all met at Cascade One with the task of reaching the roof [...]
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  Posted: July 15, 2009, 7:27am EDT
  by Greg

• 2 Vegetarians and Some Flaming Pig

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  My wife and I stumbled upon the Akron Rib Fest on our way to the Lock 3 Farmer's Market. All we wanted was a red tomato and some fresh zucchini. Instead, we got nostrils full [...]
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  Posted: July 14, 2009, 9:26am EDT
  by Greg

• Team Photos

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  As the rain poured down, the tournament crowd huddled under a large tent that covered a portion of the driveway. People milled around somewhat bored and anxious to get started. To help pass the time, [...]
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  Posted: July 13, 2009, 1:01am EDT
  by Kyle

• Clintonville Cornhole Classic

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  This past weekend I ventured down to Columbus to play in the Second Annual Clintonville Classic Cornhole Tournament. The [...]
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  Posted: July 12, 2009, 5:45pm EDT
  by Kyle

• Italian-American Festival

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  This is a 30-second exposure of Akron's Italian-American festival on Friday night. It is good to see so many people downtown. The event runs all weekend and admission is free. Click here [...]
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  Posted: July 10, 2009, 11:34pm EDT
  by Kyle

• Marshallville-Works

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  The Chief Source dispatched Tim and Greg to Marshallville in order to cover the brilliance of its celebrated July 3rd fireworks show.
  
  With each year, this joyous gathering grows in numbers and patriotism. Nothing screams patriotism [...]
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  Posted: July 09, 2009, 1:04am EDT
  by Greg