Posts tagged video
I spent some time out on ranches in West Texas earlier this fall, exploring the region’s fight against the tamarisk tree (seen above). My video report on this controversial battle for water resources is up now at Yale Environment 360.
Tour de France mechanics are just like the guys behind the counter at your local bike shop — only with more talent and less attitude. My video on Geoff Brown and his crew at Garmin-Cervélo was published earlier this week by The New York Times.
Among the most serious environmental consequences of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill was the damage done to Louisiana’s oyster beds, one of the world’s last thriving wild oyster fisheries. My video on how farming could help recovery and create a more sustainable oyster fishery in Louisiana — and other coastal states along the Gulf of Mexico — is up now at Yale Environment 360.
A primer on distilling whiskey with Texas bourbon maker Dan Garrison. From my Smithsonian Magazine story on micro-distilleries in the Lone Star state.
It’s been a busy two weeks here at the Tour de France, but I found time to take my camera on a couple of team buses last week and put this video together for The Washington Post.
Last week at Roland Garros, I was on one of the smaller courts watching American John Isner battle Swiss Marco Chiudinelli when the rain came. The skies opened and the grounds crew rushed on the court to pull green tarps quickly over the red terre battue. When the storm subsided, the crew returned with large mesh drags and towels to smooth over the surface and get it ready for play.
I started thinking about how they maintained the courts throughout the year. A couple of inquiries later and I was in the office of head groundskeeper Gérard Tiquet. After the interview, he graciously agreed to let me come out to Court Philippe Chatrier to shoot this video for The Washington Post.
Ballboy racing at the French Open. I lost $200 betting No. 2 to win, but I should’ve known that he’s faster on grass…
This week I’m here at Roland Garros for the Washington Post. Was up early to shoot some video to accompany an upcoming story, then stuck around Court Philippe Chatrier for the beginning of Serena Williams’ third round match. That’s when the running of the ballboys was shot.
In other news, sporadic updates from Paris can be found on my Twitter feed.
What does it take to be a clutch lacrosse player in the playoffs? That’s what I tried to figure out in this 2009 piece for the now-defunct Inside Lacrosse on ESPN.
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An all-access feature from the 2009 Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic that I produced for the now-defunct Inside Lacrosse on ESPN.
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A 2008 video I produced on lacrosse’s most exhilarating move — the dive — for the now-defunct Inside Lacrosse on ESPN.
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