On Assignment: Chow Hound

One of my favorite things to do lately at The Star Press is when we go and film/ shoot an episode of "Chow Hound" we go around to different local area restaurants. Some are good, some not so good, some downright bad. Last week was a really good one at a new Thai place in town. We don't get a lot of good ethnic foods here in Muncie so when we do, we flock to them. The owner kept bringing out dish after dish all of them delicious. Pictured below is the red curry, chicken fried rice, and the aftermath.

On Assignment: Swimmer Portrait

Portrait of a swimmer from a local high school who has broken several school records. She was a really good sport as we dumped bucket after bucket of water on her.

On Assignment: Nursing Home

We recently did a story at The Star Press that talked about local nursing homes and how they were rated by the state and federal government. Most of them were ranked horribly. The scores are based on a number system where 0 is the best score meaning no deficiency's were found. The state average is 174. Some of our large local nursing homes were in the 400's.

This image is from a small local nursing home in New Castle, Indiana who just adopted a black lab that now lives there. The residents love the dog and other smaller animals the home has (bird, fish). This nursing home scored one of the best in the area with 32.

On Assignment: Controlled Burn

From the newspaper office in downtown Muncie, Indiana we noticed a lot of black smoke near Ball State University. I went to investigate and found that they were doing a controlled burn in one of the nature areas north of campus. I stuck around for a few minutes to shoot some pictures as they were wrapping it up.

On Assignment: Barn Fire

One of my favorite images of the year so far. This was a barn fire that I showed up late to with firefighters just putting out hot spots. It often pays off to stick around a bit longer than you normally would and look at a scene from a different perspective.

On Assignment: Volleyball

Well high school sports have started up again, which means a lot of my time at the newspaper will be spent shooting them. Here is an image from my first event of the season.

On Assignment: Ford Tri-Motor

One of the great things about this job is that from day to day you never know what you might be doing. Mostly the days are fairly mundane but every once in awhile you have an assignment that allows you to experience something fantastic. Last week I had the chance to fly in the front seat of a Ford Tri-Motor airplane, one of only 199 made and one of six still able to fly. I got a bit nervous when the pilot climbed on the wings and checked the fuel level with a stick. Here are some images from a short 15 minute flight around Muncie, Indiana.


Ford Tri-Motor - Images by Chris Bergin