Introducing “Dear Northfield”, a Photo/Video Historic View of Our Town
About six months ago, I came up with an idea based on the Dear Photograph site, which superimposes old photos over current times, with the old photo held up in reference and the hand seen in the final product. I submitted a photo of myself mowing the yard when I was in 7th grade over that old home now. The basic idea behind the project is that you take a historical photograph and overlay it on a present day view. I showed Hayes Scriven of the NHS some of the stills around town that I had started to shoot and he decided to create a video utilizing various historical photos framed over modern day Northfield . With some artistic direction from Adam Gurno we came up with this. We hope you enjoy!
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Cannon River 2010-2011 Stark Contrasting Images
Following is a gallery of “animated gif” images, which is a mini-program that runs 2 images alternating on top of each other. I’ve tried to take a photo of the Cannon River from the same locations that I shot last year at this time when were having a “century-flood”. We are currently under a drought with very low river levels.
Warning: Do not look at these if you have epilepsy. (and please LIKE if you like)
Behind Archer House Facing North Towards 2nd St Bridge
Touch Em All – John Gordon Retires (Audio of his final sign off)
I grew up listening to John Gordon call play-by-play on the radio for my baseball team. I really started listening in 1987 through this year, which is almost 25 years of broadcasting. At 162 games a year, not counting extra innings or innings that he sat out, he was in the press box for some 36,450 innings! WOW! And I’d bet I listened to half of those.
Now working for KYMN Radio in Northfield, a Minnesota Twins affiliate, I can say worked with John, in a round-about way.
Last night John called an exciting “walk-off” win by the Twins in their last game of the season, keeping them from the undesirable mark of 100 loses. I hit record on my computer and grabbed his final sign off in the post game, saying goodbye to us for the last time!
Listen to that audio here! (under 2 minutes)
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Read MoreMy Norhian-Project Covered by Local Paper
Thanks to Jerry Smith and Kaylin Hreha for the interest in my little spring project. Kaylin interview me last week for this article and it ran last Saturday. I also wanted to thank Kathy Ness at the Library for assisting in the coming-and-going of Norhians and Hayes Scriven at the Northfield Historic Society for lending me a bunch as well.
I’ve wanted to do this for many years and it was the advent of Facebook that allowed people to connect via my work. That’s what really kept me going.
You can view the Northfield News story here.
Read the full width paper version here (PDF).
Read MoreStock Car Races Featuring Local Personalities
Shakopee, Minn. (Aug. 1, 2011) – The celebrity “Race for Courage” was held Sunday, July 31, at Raceway Park in Shakopee, Minn. Eleven local celebrities got behind the wheels of stock cars to race against each other in a fun and speedy “awareness driver” for Cars for Courage, Courage Center’s vehicle donation program. Participating personalities included:
