DIGITAL LIGHT  ::  brian cassella
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
  vieux carre 1

vieux carre 1, originally uploaded by Brian216.

04 17 2007 - Latitudes cover on traveling to New Orleans. Multimedia slideshow. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  vieux carre 2

vieux carre 2, originally uploaded by Brian216.

04 17 2007 - A waitress serves the specialties at Cafe Du Monde, beignets and dark roasted coffee and chicory. Beignets are square French-style doughnuts, covered with powdered sugar. Cafe Du Monde, located adjacent to Jackson Square, was established in 1862 and is open 24 hours a day. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  vieux carre 3

vieux carre 3, originally uploaded by Brian216.

04 17 2007 - A waiter takes orders at Cafe Du Monde. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  vieux carre 4

vieux carre 4, originally uploaded by Brian216.

04 17 2007 - The sun sets as a carriage rolls through the corner of St. Peter and Royal streets in the French Quarter. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  vieux carre 5

vieux carre 5, originally uploaded by Brian216.

04 18 2007 - The lights of the Bourbon Street bars light up as dusk settles. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  vieux carre 6

vieux carre 6, originally uploaded by Brian216.

04 18 2007 - A woman walks past a bar serving Hurricanes, a mixed flavored drink with crushed ice that is common along Bourbon Street and throughout the city. The bar is the site of the original Old Absinthe Bar, established in 1806, where Andrew Jackson and Mark Twain are reputed to have spent time. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  vieux carre 7

vieux carre 7, originally uploaded by Brian216.

04 17 2007 - Visitors wander along Bourbon Street at night past a gift shop. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  vieux carre 8

vieux carre 8, originally uploaded by Brian216.

04 17 2007 - Bourbon Street. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  vieux carre 9

vieux carre 9, originally uploaded by Brian216.

04 17 2007 - St. Louis Cathedral. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  vieux carre 10

vieux carre 10, originally uploaded by Brian216.

04 19 2007 - A carriage driver plays the flute while waiting for tourists. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
Thursday, May 24, 2007
  dawg

dawg, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 22 2007 - Elijah Dukes, 35, warms up in the on deck circle during the Rays game against the Seattle Mariners at Tropicana Field on Tuesday. As first reported in Wednesday's St. Petersburg Times, Dukes' estranged wife is seeking a restraining order against the rookie centerfielder again after she says he threatened to kill her and their two children. The 22-year-old, a Tampa native who has has five children by four women, allegedly left NiShea Gilbert threatening voicemails and sent her a text message with a photograph of a handgun. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  trop

trop, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 23 2007 - Closer Al Reyes signs autographs before the Rays game against the Seattle Mariners at Tropicana Field on Wednesday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
  ho jo no

ho jo no, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 12 2007 - Shea Stadium. BRIAN CASSELLA

 
  coney

coney, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 12 2007 - Shea Stadium. BRIAN CASSELLA

 
  on the 7

on the 7, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 12 2007 - Queens. BRIAN CASSELLA

 
Sunday, May 20, 2007
  ten thou

ten thou, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 19 2007 - Rays' catcher Josh Paul, 8, comes up with an injured left wrist after a home plate collision where Florida's Miguel Olivo scored to give the Marlins a 7-1 lead in the 6th inning at Tropicana Field. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
Friday, May 18, 2007
  what dreams may come

what dreams may come, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 17 2007 - Manager Joe Maddon takes up his usual perch at the top of the dugout steps before the game. Tampa Bay Devil Rays completed a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers at Disney's Wide World of Sports in their first outdoor home games as a franchise. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
Thursday, May 17, 2007
  magic 1

magic 1, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 15 2007 - Rays owner Stuart Sternberg and president Matt Silverman share a laugh on the field before the Rays took on the Rangers at Disney's Wide World of Sports. The three-game series was a first for the Orlando-area and part of the Rays' drive to increase their regional marketing. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  magic 2

magic 2, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 15 2007 - James Shields delivers in the first inning. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  magic 3

magic 3, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 16 2007 - Jonny Gomes, 31, and Rocco Baldelli, 5, chat in the dugout before the first pitch. Gomes started in place of the injured Baldelli. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  magic 4

magic 4, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 17 2007 - Ty Wigginton, 21, bats in the 3rd inning. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  magic 5

magic 5, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 16 2007 - B.J. Upton, 2, doubles up Texas' Gerald Laird, 15, in the top of the 8th inning. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
  of mice and men

of mice and men, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 10 2007 - Window washers polish the exterior of Skypoint on Thursday, downtown Tampa's first high-rise condominium tower, as the building's construction nears completion. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  batters up

batters up, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 07 2007 - International Academy of Design & Technology student Nick Rogers shows off some of his menswear designs from his "Guns and Butter" collection in a classroom. The former college baseball player is wearing a shirt and jeans he made, as are the two mannequins behind him. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  giza

giza, originally uploaded by Brian216.

04 27 2007 - Isabella Herrada, Marielle Gomez, Jennifer Ascano, Jessica Martinez, and Ana Isabel Stagg await instructions from their "Zumba" dance class leader Martha Peitersen during their competition at the Grand Hampton neighborhood clubhouse. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
Friday, May 11, 2007
  yin

ying, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 09 2007 - Newsome mobs pitcher Matt Greer after his four-hitter near the mound as they celebrate their win. Newsome defeated Bloomingdale 3-2 in a Class 5A region baseball final on Wednesday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  and yang

and yang, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 10 2007 - Pasco sisters Colesa and Colena Lazar console each other in the final minutes of the game after Colena pitched a complete game for the loss. Pasco fell 7-0 to Lake Wales in the Class 4A state softball championship. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
  so far from where we've been

so far from where we've been, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 08 2007 - Gwen Stefani performs her opening number, "The Sweet Escape," at the Ford Amphitheatre on Tuesday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  fire

fire, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 08 2007 - Kicker Evan Colborne and the Hillsborough High School football team practice Tuesday in the gymnasium next door at Memorial Middle School after they were driven indoors by the smoky haze outside. Smoke from a wildfire in Georgia filled the Tampa Bay area Tuesday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
Monday, May 07, 2007
  jux

jux, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 06 2007 - Rabbi Uriel Rivkin of Young Israel of Tampa helps Tel Aviv-native Mario Lucio put on the tefillin at Israeli Independence Day festival held Sunday at the Cuban Club in Ybor City. The rabbi's son, Yekutiel, 5, watches while they stand in front of a photograph of Jerusalem's Western Wall. The tefillin consists of two boxes containing Biblical verses that are attached with leather straps to the left arm and head during traditional Jewish prayer. Israeli Independence Day commemorates the declaration that gave birth to the country in 1948, and was celebrated in Tampa with music, children's crafts, a marketplace and folk dancing. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
Sunday, May 06, 2007
  the natural

the natural, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 03 2007 - Twins catcher Joe Mauer, 7, locates a foul ball. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  welcome to the suck

suck, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 03 2007 - Tampa Bay's Shawn Camp, 22, watches manager Joe Maddon approach to pull him from the game in the 8th after he allowed three Twins to score. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  promo

promo, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 03 2007 - The grounds crew sets up the bases before the Tampa Bay Devil Rays played the Minnesota Twins at Tropicana Field on Thursday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  macarena

macarena, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 05 2007 - Jonny Gomes, 31, takes off his give-away sombrero for the national anthem as the Rays celebrated Cinco de Mayo against the A's. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  lift off

lift off, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 05 2007 - Brendan Harris, 16, connects on a base hit in the 12th inning to score Ben Zobrist, 18, and win the game 3-2. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
Saturday, May 05, 2007
  vision to none

vision to none, originally uploaded by Brian216.

04 26 2007 - Michael Aquilia, 14, is the recent winner of Florida's Geography Bee. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
Thursday, May 03, 2007
  trip1

trip1, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 02 2007 - Rays Ben Zobrist, 18, and Rocco Baldelli, 5, celebrate as Zobrist scored the game-winning run in the 10th inning past Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated the Minnesota Twins in a 4-3 comeback win at Tropicana Field on Wednesday. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  trip2

trip2, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 02 2007 - Rays' pinch runner Ben Zobrist, 18, slips around third base in the bottom of the 10th inning on his way to home plate to score what would have been the winning run. He scored one play later on Dioner Navarro's pinch hit. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  trip3

trip3, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 02 2007 - Rays' second baseman B.J. Upton, 2, reacts to not getting the out called at second base on a stolen base by the Twins' Torii Hunter, 48, in the 10th. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  trip4

trip4, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 02 2007 - The Rays' Carlos Pena, 23, and Minnesota's Luis Castillo, 1, collide at first base after a throwing error by B.J. Upton in the seventh inning. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
  trip5
trip5
trip5, originally uploaded by Brian216.

05 02 2007 - Manager Joe Maddon and the Rays's bench try to find a Tony Pena pop-up that disappeared into the catwalk and never came down in the 8th inning. BRIAN CASSELLA | Times

 
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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