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My Year in Pictures Part 1: DeKalb County

This is the first of a six part journey that was 2010 for me. The year brought a huge change in my life, foremost my return to San Francisco by leaving the Daily Chronicle as well as several great friends in the Midwest.
Year in Pictures 2009 Year in Pictures 2008
After seven years, I had learned [...]

Posted 31 December 2010 † Beck Diefenbach § Feature § News § Personal § Sports ‡ Comments (7) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Openspaces in baseball

This past week I was in Shabbona, Ill., shooting baseball at Indian Creek High School. One thing I love about the baseball field at this high school is the amount of open space around it. Check out the vast openness beyond first base.

Posted 05 April 2009 † Beck Diefenbach § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Great light for baseball

Four innings I watched the Sun sit suffocated behind a wall of clouds. And then finally, at the bottom of the fourth (around 6:30 PM), enough of the clouds slid by that the light could give me this to play with.

Posted 28 March 2009 † Beck Diefenbach § Sports ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Fire destroys largest building

Possibly the largest building in Shabbona, Ill., burned to the ground today. Caught this mini-moment of teamwork between firefighters as they attempted to stop the blaze from spreading to the lumber yard next door.

Posted 14 November 2008 † Beck Diefenbach § Multimedia § News ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,