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Troop 14: Flashlight Hike (2012)

The annual Troop 14 flashlight hike is always great for pictures. We start hiking by sunset and the distance is short enough to carry a real camera. The hike takes us through the Marin Headlands which has a smattering of World War 2 military bunkers built into the hillsides.
Some of the hills contain tunnels which [...]

Posted 10 December 2012 † Beck Diefenbach § Personal § Troop 14 ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

My Best photos of 2011 Part 2: Boy scouts

Best of 2011 Part 1, 2010, 2009, and 2008
I kicked off 2011 by finally pulling the trigger on something I had wanted to do for a while. I rejoined the Boy Scouts as an adult leader. Specifically, I rejoined my old troop, 14, as an assistant scoutmaster. I visited a troop while working in the [...]

Posted 04 January 2012 † Beck Diefenbach § Personal § Troop 14 ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Wildcat Canyon Regional Park for the SF Chronicle

I got some very nice front page play by the San Francisco Chronicle today so I’m posting a few images from the assignment.
We’ve been having a series of fantastically clear days recently, so sunsets have been even more impressive then normal.

Posted 05 December 2011 † Beck Diefenbach § Feature § Freelance Reporting ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

Troop 14: Flashlight Hike

Last night was Troop 14’s annual flashlight hike. We start around 4 PM and go for about 5 miles, ending around 8 PM. The point of the hike is fulfill some of the younger kid’s requirements to complete some night hiking and to learn compass/map work.
Normally after I shoot something, I edit the images, pick [...]

Posted 04 December 2011 † Beck Diefenbach § Troop 14 ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

My Year in Pictures Part 5: Personal

This is part 5 of a 6-part series of my year in pictures. Part 1: DeKalb County. Part 2: Youth. Part 3: Faces Part 4: Sports and Athletes
Before I left the Daily Chronicle, a very small percentage of my work I’d call “personal.” Even though I love being a photojournalist, when I got home after [...]

Posted 07 January 2011 † Beck Diefenbach § Personal ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,