Gregg Bond
This weekend was the first of three festivals for Arizona's centennial. Jason Keele and I made a quick day trip up to Prescott to cover the JC Comancheros' involvement in the celebrations. Due to their Pony Express ride and thus their association with the U.S. Postal service, they rode in as part of the centennial stamp unveiling. It was great working with them again and I enjoyed seeing Larry, Rich, Mike and Gregg again.
Wagon Details
There was tons going on and being that we were there for just Friday, we only got a glimpse of what was to be. Old wagons, Model-T's and other memorabilia was brought in. I was super excited to get shots of the old west that was around every corner. I was really wanting to get some detail shots of the things that were brought in. I shot mostly with my 7D with 18-135mm. It allowed me to move around and not have to change lenses at all.
Color Guard Drilling
Color Guard Awaiting Ceremony
Once it got closer for the unveiling, I hung around the steps of the Yavapai County Court House. The color guard was drilling in preparations for the ceremony and I couldn't resist taking shots of them. The backdrop of the court house made for some really cool shots. The color guard was from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and I have to say, they did a great job.
Model-T Shots
Once the ceremony got started I added my Canon Rebel with 70-300mm to the mix. I wanted to make sure that I could cover wide and long shots and not have to constantly be switching lenses. It was exciting for me, because Jason and I made the connections ahead of time so that we got a press seat up front. Not that I used mine as I was running around through the crowd to make sure I was getting different angles of the event. It was really cool to be at the first centennial event and see the new stamp, which is very nice I must add. Now, I look forward to the next one which will be in Tucson the weekend of Veterans Day.
Stamp Unveiling
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