Reading to an English Mastiff - 02/18/2010 - Photo by Annette Lein

I have never seen an English Mastiff before and was thrilled to meet “Largo”, a very large dog, listening to Jerry Reynolds, age 11, of Rochester, right, reading to him and Friends of the Rochester Public Library member Steve Newcomb, center, at the Arnett Public Library in the city. The Friends of the Rochester Public Library arranged for Therapy Dogs in the  “Tail Waggin’ Tutors” program, to come and have kids read to them at the library on Thursday afternoon.  Largo was extremely sweet and patient with the young readers.

Long Pond hockey - 02/17/2010 - Photo by Annette Lein

While driving back from on assignment on Edgemere Drive in Greece, I spotted three young hockey players skating on their makeshift rink on Long Pond taking advantage of their February break from school. The snow was blowing and so they made a nice silhouette against the ice.

Chicken plunge - 02/14/10 - Photo by Annette Lein

This man was no chicken when he immersed himself in the icy waters of Lake Ontario for the 10th Annual Polar Bear Plunge for Special Olympics at Ontario Beach.  There are good photos to be made everywhere when hundreds of people run headlong into a freezing cold lake in  winter.  I was really hoping to get one of the plungers who get their whole body into the water and I scored when chicken man took a dive.  Thanks chicken man!!!!

Computer portrait - 02/12/2010 - photo by Matt Wittmeyer

Delmonize Smith, founder of a local IT and Human Resource Management company, poses for an upcoming business life portrait. This is 2 images photoshopped together to create the look of seeing through the computer.

The Nearlywed Game - 02/11/2010 - photo by Will Yurman

I was at Brockport High School for their production of The Nearlywed Game, based on The Newlywed Game TV show. Four High School couples competed to see who knew their partner the best.  Rachel Ash was a particularly good sport. The senior started laughing as she was getting kidded because her boyfriend, Frankie Marcera, is only in ninth grade.

Yikes - 02/10/10 - Photo by Jen Rynda

While shooting the Section V girls championship slalom race at Bristol Mountain Fairport’s Haley Roxin did a split as she lost control…ouch.

Teddy - 02/10/10 - Photo by Matt Wittmeyer