Goodbye Blogger

After nearly three years I am pulling the plug on In The Loupe here at Blogger. Yesterday I launched www.marcfhenning.com and In The Loupe is now an integrated part of my new home on the web. I want to thank everyone who has made this blog a regular stop while browsing the internet and you are all very welcome to visit my new website. See you at the new house. :)

Batter Up

It's hard to believe baseball season is already here. Now if we just had actual baseball weather. Shooting a low-scoring pitching duel in 30-degree weather is right up there with water boarding in my opinion. Luckily the first two games of the season for me didn't go that way, the weather was also pretty decent.







There are changes on the horizon here at In The Loupe. A new home is in the works and this could very well be my last photo posting at this location. Stay tuned....

Winter Storm 2010 Day 2

Yesterday was another day spent slipping and sliding around Bentonville and Bella Vista searching for news and feature photos related to Winter Storm 2010. First off I shot a mailman delivering the mail in the snow. Cliche, but what snow-related photo isn't? The best part was getting the shot in the bag only 10 minutes into my day.


Then a cliche scenic photo including a human element...


Then the cliche old man shoveling snow photo...


After that I hit the slopes, or the golf course turned sledding Mecca in Bella Vista. Another repeat, but more good photos.




This kid turned up in most of my shots. He was the most fearless one on the hill, therefore he ended up in my viewfinder the most.




Hopefully this is the last storm of the season. I'm sick of snow, sleds, four-wheel drive, shoveling and sweeping the slushy, sandy, melted mess out of my garage every time I come home. I'm ready for 60 degrees and sunshine...and daylight savings time.

Winter Storm 2010 Day 1

Northwest Arkansas has been slammed by a nasty winter storm over the past 24 hours. We dodged a bullet and didn't get the ice that was initially predicted. We have received a ton of snow though, and it's still falling. I hit the door this morning and enterprised around Bella Vista looking for weather related news and feature photos. Here is a selection of my favs.













Tomorrow will most likely be more of the same.

From The Archive

Over the past week I've been uploading photos to my new PhotoShelter account as part of the process of getting my website going. As a result of the process I've come across many images I haven't laid eyes on in a while. The photo above was shot back in 2002 while I was still working at The Daily Times in Farmington, N.M. I was out hunting for wild art that day and noticed a good deal of smoke coming from the Bolack Ranch on the south side of town. As it turned out Bolack's ranch hands were busy burning underbrush in a stand of pine trees on the property. The combination of smoke and back lighting combined for some really nice photos. So nice that the image made New Mexico AP Photo of the Month, an honor I had garnered numerous times while at The Daily Times.

By the summer of 2002 I left my job at The Daily Times and relocated to Northwest Arkansas to freelance and start a new chapter in my life. The image had faded into memory as I was fresh into a new job at The Morning News – the freelancing wasn't as appealing as a regular job with benefits. To my surprise I received a call from a photo editor at Time Magazine in mid December informing me they had selected the image to run in their "Best Photos of 2002" issue. The honor capped off a pretty hectic year for me, both personally and professionally, and it ultimately helped me to move from a temporary position to a full time position at The Morning News.

After rediscovering the photo this week I find myself re-inspired. This PhotoShelter thing has been a bit redundant and tiresome, but I know I'm on the track to something good, my new website. It's funny how the old can inspire the birth of the entirely new.

Gameface

A funny feature for the New Year. Who woulda thought shuffleboard players could be so serious?

Should have a Liberty Bowl post up soon.

Recent Features

Here are some of my favorite features from the past two weeks. Everything from wild art hunts to assigned Christmas plays. Above is a shot from Townzen's Barbershop's annual fundraiser in downtown Rogers.


A weather balloon launch in Rogers.


A sidewalk guitarist working to attract business to a music store in Rogers.


A Polish violinist warming up before a concert in Bentonville.


Backstage at "A Bear-Y Merry Holiday" in Rogers.

Christmas Train

I shot the 7th annual Christmas Train back on Dec. 5 in Springdale. Simply put, this was a fun assignment that I enjoyed from beginning to end. I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I did taking them.






















Merry Christmas!

Back On The News Beat

So I've been back with the paper, now Northwest Arkansas Newspapers L.L.C., since the first of the month. Admittedly I wasn't exactly looking forward to transitioning back to news full time after three months of non-stop football. But, surprisingly, things have gone well and I've had some good assignments and feature hunts. The photos above are from a house fire in Rogers on my second day back. I haven't shot a good house fire in a long time. In this case it was good since the home was abandoned and nobody was hurt. I'll be posting more news photos in the coming days.

Arkansas Football Medley II (Troy, MSU and LSU)

As I've falled asleep at the wheel again in the past weeks, here is another medley of images from Arkansas' final three games of the regular season. No words this time, just pictures. Enjoy!

Arkansas 56, Troy 20 (Nov. 14)









Arkansas 42, Mississippi State 21 (Nov. 21)



















LSU 33, Arkansas 30 1OT (Nov. 28)





















The Hogs will finish their 2009 season on Jan. 2 in the Liberty Bowl against East Carolina. I'm praying for mild weather.

More updates to come....