Sacramento Poetry Day: a selection of Bee photographs
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"It was late June, but the predawn weather in the Sierra Nevada was bitter cold. With the intention of capturing the essence of the 36th Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run, I set out to meet the runners at the highest, and arguably the most picturesque point of the course Đ Escarpment. It was 2:30 in the morning as the deep purple of night slowly morphed into the warm hues of a new day. In no time at all I made a handful of images that spoke to the beauty of this particular place and time." Photograph by Carl Costas, Sacramento Bee, 2009 -
"These fawns and their mother were grazing on the grass beside my driveway in the morning. Sights like this are the reason I love living in my rural foothill neighborhood in El Dorado. Sacramento sits fortunately close to both urban city life and quiet natural settings like mine." Photograph by Randall Benton, Sacramento Bee, 2000 -
"I love the warmth in this photo as a mother hugs her young son while playing in the fall leaves in East Sacramento's McKinley Park. Every day, I drive through the beautiful tree-lined streets in Sacramento and watch as life goes by. I see the joggers, dog-walkers, kids out playing, and I feel a great sense of connection with the community around me. I feel blessed to live here and be able to share the beauty I see with our readers." Photograph by Lezlie Sterling, Sacramento Bee, 2002 -
"I'm a New Yorker so the anniversary of 9-11 is always an emotional day for me. I always look for a photograph (to make) on that day to honor those who lost their lives. Chills came over me as I approached a field at the corner of Jefferson Blvd and South River Road in West Sacramento. John Vinson started his remembrance with one flag on an overpass in 2001. Since, it's grown to an impressive field of flags. Vinson and his sons were waving to drivers as they honked in support of the display." Photograph by Renee C. Byer, Sacramento Bee, 2009 -
"Sacramento is a place were I have been able to find a public school where my children are able to learn the games that I played as a child in Mexico like "Vibora de la Mar," at John Morse Waldorf Methods School's Harvest Festival on Oct. 16. To me, the diversity of cultures and acceptance of one another is Sacramento." Photograph by Hector Amezcua, Sacramento Bee, 2009 -
"Dark clouds form over a stallion penned in his corral in Placerville County. The foreboding weather and the surreal-looking horse with its unkempt mane and flowing tail mixes metaphors of caged, unbridled passion seeking freedom from dark days." Photograph by Manny Crisostomo, Sacramento Bee, 2003 -
"I can't wait to head to the mountains in the fall to capture the change of season as it bursts out in magnificent color, and the light is low and lush. The bright warm days and crisp nights of autumn are a reminder that winter is on the way. It's my favorite time of year to escape the hustle and bustle of life and make pictures of fall moments before the trees are barren and the ground is covered with snow." Photograph by Randy Pench, Sacramento Bee, 2006 -
"This was the first time the Amgen Tour of California was in Sacramento. It was a rainy day and the ground was very slick. I used a slow shutter and panned a (film) panoramic camera with the riders to capture the feeling of speed and the excitement as the peloton raced around a curve toward the finish line at 18th and L Streets during the second stage of the race." Photograph by Paul Kitagaki, Sacramento Bee, 2008
