DIGITAL LIGHT  ::  brian cassella
Thursday, September 28, 2006
  rainbow runners

rainbow runners, originally uploaded by Brian216.

09 26 2006 - Taylor Hardin and the East Bay boys cross country team stetch beneath a rainbow at Durant High School before competiting in the Ron Frost Invitational. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  packing it in

packing it in, originally uploaded by Brian216.

09 26 2006 - After football practice, Durant High School. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
  bmoc

bmoc, originally uploaded by Brian216.

09 23 2006 - Gators QB Tim Tebow on the sidelines during the Gators' 26-7 win against Kentucky. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  marching in

marching in, originally uploaded by Brian216.

09 23 2006 - The Florida marching band performs before the Gators' 26-7 win against Kentucky at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
Sunday, September 24, 2006
  superdome 1

superdome 1, originally uploaded by Brian216.

09 20 2006 - On Monday night, New Orleans reopens the Louisiana Superdome for the first time since it was used a shelter of last resort during Hurricane Katrina. The undefeated Saints take on the Atlanta Falcons on Monday Night Football this week. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  superdome 2

superdome 2, originally uploaded by Brian216.

09 20 2006 - Phil Walton, of Hammond, LA, sets up rigging for video displays outside the Superdome on Wednesday at the end of a long day of preparations. Walton has been doing work at the Superdome for 14 years and calls Monday's opening night "our Super Bowl." (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  superdome 3

superdome 3, originally uploaded by Brian216.

09 20 2006 - The Lower 9th Ward. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  superdome 4

superdome 4, originally uploaded by Brian216.

09 20 2006 - In the hard-hit Lower 9th Ward district of New Orleans, roads and power lines sit in disrepair and only a few homes have been renovated a year after the storm. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  superdome 5

superdome 5, originally uploaded by Brian216.

09 20 2006 - Mardi Gras past. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  superdome 6

superdome 6, originally uploaded by Brian216.

09 20 2006 - More than a year after Hurricane Katrina, the Hyatt and other downtown New Orleans high-rise buildings are still missing windows. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  superdome 7

superdome 7, originally uploaded by Brian216.

09 20 2006 - The sun sets on the rebuilt Louisiana Superdome, a few days before its celebrated reopening. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
Saturday, September 23, 2006
  shalom

shalom, originally uploaded by Brian216.

09 22 2006 - Four-year-old preschoolers Jonathan Barbara, Jada Kamuf and Morgan Nabors snack on apples and honey Friday at the Tampa Jewish Community Center to celebrate the start of Rosh Hashana. At sundown Friday, Jewish people around the world began celebrating the holiday that marks the beginning of the new year. Dipping the apples symbolizes a sweet new year, which began Friday by the lunar calendar. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
Sunday, September 17, 2006
  the warriors of west branch 1

the warriors of west branch 1, originally uploaded by Brian216.

08 23 2006 - In high school, they were the Warriors of West Branch. And nine of them became warriors after high school, too. Out of a sense of duty, service. But something happened on the way to that homecoming parade. Carey Meissner holds a photograph of her son Lance Cpl. Dan McVicker in the front yard of her Ohio home. McVicker, 20, was killed October 6, 2005 when a roadside bomb detonated beneath the Humvee he was riding in outside Al Qaim, Iraq. Please read, Pride and Patriotism. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  the warriors of west branch 2

the warriors of west branch 2, originally uploaded by Brian216.

08 24 2006 - On senior awards day in May 2003, the nine members of the West Branch class of 2003 who joined the Marines were called on stage. Many in the rural community remember the emotion of the moment as their young men prepared to head to war. All nine would spend time in Iraq over the next several years. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  the warriors of west branch 3

the warriors of west branch 3, originally uploaded by Brian216.

08 25 2006 - The West Branch High School Warriors' band forms a "W" in the middle of the football field before their season opener in Beloit, Ohio. Cornfields stretch beyond the school in the heartland of America, where football games are the place to be on Friday nights. In 2002, then-senior Dan McVicker performed on the field as the school's assistant warrior chief. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  the warriors of west branch 4

the warriors of west branch 4, originally uploaded by Brian216.

08 24 2006 - American flags fill the front yard of most houses in the farming community around West Branch in rural northeast Ohio. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  the warriors of west branch 5

the warriors of west branch 5, originally uploaded by Brian216.

08 24 2006 - Cindy Morrow had hoped her son Wade wouldn't join the Marines after high school because of the war, but resigned herself to it because it was what he wanted. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  the warriors of west branch 6

the warriors of west branch 6, originally uploaded by Brian216.

08 24 2006 - Cindy Morrow spends her days while her son, Wade, is overseas inside her trailer, smoking and searching for news about his unit on television. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  the warriors of west branch 7

the warriors of west branch 7, originally uploaded by Brian216.

08 23 2006 - On the day of Dan McVicker's funeral, residents lined the streets of town holding signs and American flags along the funeral procession. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  the warriors of west branch 8

the warriors of west branch 8, originally uploaded by Brian216.

08 23 2006 - Dan McVicker, 20, was killed October 6, 2005 when a roadside bomb detonated beneath the Humvee he was riding in outside Al Qaim, Iraq. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  the warriors of west branch 9

the warriors of west branch 9, originally uploaded by Brian216.

08 25 2006 - Lance Cpl. Tim Hardy, a 2003 West Branch graduate, served in Iraq in 2005 with the Marine reserves. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  the warriors of west branch 10

the warriors of west branch 10, originally uploaded by Brian216.

08 25 2006 - Tim Hardy is back home in Ohio, bartending at night at the Elm Inn and attending classes at Kent State University. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  the warriors of west branch 11

the warriors of west branch 11, originally uploaded by Brian216.

08 25 2006 - Lance Cpl. Doug Osberg, a 2003 graduate of West Branch, joined the Marine reserves after high school and spent much of 2005 serving in Iraq. He plans to return for another tour of duty. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  the warriors of west branch 12

the warriors of west branch 12, originally uploaded by Brian216.

08 25 2006 - The West Branch student section takes in the action. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  the warriors of west branch 13

the warriors of west branch 13, originally uploaded by Brian216.

08 25 2006 - At the general store, the manager knows his customers by name and keeps track of which have picked up their morning paper. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  the warriors of west branch 14

the warriors of west branch 14, originally uploaded by Brian216.

08 24 2006 - By late summer, corn reaches high and fills the fields near West Branch High School. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
Saturday, September 16, 2006
  chariots

chariots, originally uploaded by Brian216.

09 15 2006 - The Armwood boys' cross country team runs under the bleachers at Lyle Flagg Field during practice on Friday afternoon while coaches and production crews from ESPNU set up around them for the nationally televised game against Jefferson. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
Friday, September 15, 2006
  toga

toga, originally uploaded by Brian216.

09 14 2006 - Kamaria Harris, 5, and Samantha Maiolo, 5, both kindergarteners at Kids Community College in Riverview, ride in their new vehicle for the first time Thursday chanting "New bus! New bus! New bus!" with other students. The Hillsborough County School Board approved an agreement this week to provide Kids Community College with the use of a surplus school bus after a suspicious fire destroyed the charter school's bus last month. The school will use the 29-passenger bus to bring their students to field trips and playgrounds off their campus. "It is the absolute right thing to do," said school board member Doretha Edgecomb. "This is all because we want those youngsters to have the very best opportunity." (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
Thursday, September 14, 2006
  emeritus

emeritus, originally uploaded by Brian216.

09 13 2006 - TAMPA - Former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham at the Port of Tampa. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
  nuptials 1

nuptials 1, originally uploaded by Brian216.

07 22 2006 - Kathy and Sam's wedding. (Photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  nuptials 2

nuptials 2, originally uploaded by Brian216.

07 22 2006 - Kathy and Sam's wedding. (Photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  nuptials 3

nuptials 3, originally uploaded by Brian216.

07 22 2006 - Kathy and Sam's wedding. (Photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  nuptials 4

nuptials 4, originally uploaded by Brian216.

07 22 2006 - Kathy and Sam's wedding. (Photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  nuptials 5

nuptials 5, originally uploaded by Brian216.

07 22 2006 - Kathy and Sam's wedding. (Photo by Brian Cassella)

 
Friday, September 08, 2006
  study

study, originally uploaded by Brian216.

20060907 - Robinson receiver / safety / punter Greg Ellingson can do it all. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
  victory

victory, originally uploaded by Brian216.

20060905 - Republican CFO candidate Tom Lee shares a moment with his son Brandon, 5, at the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday after winning his primary election. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
  that's a wrap 1

that's a wrap 1, originally uploaded by Brian216.

20060812 - Todd Wiseman is the director of a short film a group of NYU students and friends are producing around Tampa. Wiseman is an NYU film student and went to high school in New Tampa. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
  that's a wrap 2

that's a wrap 2, originally uploaded by Brian216.

20060812 - Chip Carter, who plays the dead body of Richard Leven, fans himself to keep cool between takes of their movie in the trunk of a car outside St. James United Methodist Church in Tampa Palms. Carter is the father of actor Jon Carter, who plays Jacob in the short film being produced around Tampa by a group of students. (Times photo by Brian Cassella)

 
Sunday, September 03, 2006
  pattern recognition 1

pattern recognition 1, originally uploaded by Brian216.

20060901-02 - Marching bands at Chamberlain High School and the University of Florida. (Times photos by Brian Cassella)

 
  pattern recognition 2

pattern recognition 2, originally uploaded by Brian216.

20060901-02 - Left: Jefferson quarterback Stephen Garcia celebrates a late turnover during the Dragons' 35-0 rout of Chamberlain. Right: Florida freshman quarterback Tim Tebow jumps into the arms of senior quarterback Chris Leak after scoring his first collegiate touchdown in the Gators' 34-7 rout of Southern Miss. (Times photos by Brian Cassella)

 
Postings by Brian Cassella, staff photographer in the Tampa bureau of the St. Petersburg Times and 2005 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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