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Once a year, I reflect on pictures taken outside the normal daily opportunities that come my way as a photographer for the Star Beacon.

The chance to photograph the Boston Marathon, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Track and Field Championships and the Ohio High School Athletic Association Track and Field Championships provided a wide variety of photographic options.

Garbage bags were an important tool while shooting the finish of the Boston Marathon for more than an hour in a soaking rain.

In Austin, Texas, a prayer for a breeze was needed, as temperatures stayed in the high 80s well into the evening in early June. A motorized bike ride to a local drug store provided just that breeze, and a bit of an adventure.

A late fall sunny day provided the light for a silhouette that highlighted football fans at the University of Virginia.

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