October in Review

“Listen! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves,
We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!”
- Humbert Wolfe

Cool, crisp mornings and leaves turning colors signal that the last remnants of summer have finally left us and fall begins in earnest. Here are 10 of my favorites from October.

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10/2/09:

Student Justin Wren, walking with a group of other students and a teacher from the Alan Short Center in Stockton, makes his way through the corn maze at Dell’Osso Family Farms in Lathrop (Camera: Nikon D300. Lens: Nikkor 17-55mm @ 17mm. Exposure: 1/500th sec. @ f/ 5.6. ISO: 200).

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10/7/09:

Farmworkers harvest pumpkins in a field on Lone Tree Road near Manteca
(Camera: Nikon D300. Lens: Nikkor 17-55mm @ 17mm. Exposure: 1/500th sec. @ f/8. ISO: 200).

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10/9/09:

The West High cheerleaders perform a stunt during a varsity football game against Granite Bay at West High in Tracy (Camera: Nikon D300. Lens: Nikkor 17-55mm @ 17mm. Exposure: 1/250th sec. @ f/2.8 w/ fill-flash. ISO: 800).

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10/11/09:

A 1928 Ford is reflected in the flanks of a 1948 Chevrolet at Pete Paulsen’s 10th Annual Hot Rod Party at the Paulsen Ranch on Bowman Road in French Camp. About 400 vintage and custom cars were on display at the event that also raised funds for the St. Joseph’s Cancer Center (Camera: Nikon D300. Lens: Nikkor 17-55mm @ 17mm. Exposure: 1/250th sec. @ f/8. ISO: 400).

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10/17/09:

Delta College’s Rikki Lee leaps to deflect a pass by Sierra College’s Jeff Nelson during a Valley Conference game at Delta’s DeRicco Field in Stockton (Camera: Nikon D300. Lens: Nikkor 300mm. Exposure: 1/2000th sec. @ f/ 5.6. ISO: 200).

Delta College’s Geoff Petties is tackled by Sierra College’s Houston Roots during a Valley Conference game at Delta’s DeRicco Field in Stockton (Camera: Nikon D300. Lens: Nikkor 300mm. Exposure: 1/1000th sec. @ f/ 5. ISO: 200).

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10/20/09:

Students listen to an anti-drinking and driving presentation called “Street Smart” in the auditorium at Cesar Chavez High School in Stockton (Camera: Nikon D300. Lens: Nikkor 70-200mm @ 200mm. Exposure: 1/60th sec. @ f/2.8. ISO: 3200).

Firefighter/paramedic Chris Stocks, left, and Pat Kelly secure student Cody, Somers, 17, to a backboard to demonstrate what an automobile accident victim goes through during an anti-drinking and driving presentation called “Street Smart” to students in the auditorium at Cesar Chavez High School in Stockton (Camera: Nikon D300. Lens: Nikkor 17-55mm @ 17mm. Exposure: 1/60th sec. @ f/2.8. ISO: 3200).

Firefighter/paramedic Pat Kelly secures student Cody, Somers, 17, to a backboard to demonstrate what an automobile accident victim goes through during an anti-drinking and driving presentation called “Street Smart” to students in the auditorium at Cesar Chavez High School in Stockton (Camera: Nikon D300. Lens: Nikkor 17-55mm @ 17mm. Exposure: 1/60th sec. @ f/2.8. ISO: 3200).

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10/20/09:

Greenlaw “Fritz” Grupe drives a carriage pulled by horse Travis at their ranch in Lodi. Grupe won the advanced/FEI-level single horses, Lexington Combined Driving Classic held in early October in Lexington, Ky (Camera: Nikon D300. Lens: Nikkor 17-55mm @ 17mm. Exposure: 1/250th sec. @ f/8. ISO: 200).