Bob Carney Photography

I was asked to photograph the Annual Frederick County Associations of REALTORS® Awards ceremony. This year was hosted by Ed Black and Trish Mills at the Frederick FSK Holiday Inn. The evening started off with some appetizers and a cash bar. Everyone, dressed to the nines, were meeting up with old friends and colleagues prior to the ceremonies.  The evening was topped off by a scrumptious dinner of either Roasted Turkey or London Broil.  I think Mary McLaughlin had a half a turkey on her plate.

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My son and I were heading down Route 40 on Thursday when we noticed the black plume of smoke behind Frederick Towne Mall.  I told him, I knew what that means and began my quest to find it.  We headed down Waverly towards Shookstown and Kemp Lane.  That’s when the Fire Chief passed us with lights and siren blaring.  We were obviously heading in the right direction.  When we pulled up on Granalta Court, I tried to find a location out of the way of the trucks and found a spot that was partially off the road on part on the edge of someones yard.  I was adamantly asked to move by the owner, so I obliged and moved further down the road.  (Poor guy should of just let me stay there.  Later when we left, we notice one of the 15 fire trucks was making a nice rut in his yard when they were parking.)  I ran up the street to see that one truck was there just unloading and the chief was in position getting ready for the rest of the trucks.  I stayed out of the trained professionals way while I snapped off some pictures.  It appeared that everyone was safely out of the house, but the homeowner was distraught in front of the blazing home. I was amazed at how organized and professional all the firefighter were during this crisis.  The shot that makes front page, looks as if the Fireman was just having another day at the office and nonchalantly walks out of the smoke filled house.  I also had a few shot make the FNP website article for the Breaking News and the full article as well.

Just another day at the office

Nice crop

This was an all new experience for me to be at horrific scene to capture the moment.  It feels odd to be celebrating an outstanding shot at someone elses loss.  As I think about it, most of history’s most memorable photographs are at the times of misfortune.  If photojournalism is something that I continue to pursue or at least dabble in, I guess, it is something that I will need to get used to.  I must say it is rather exciting to see something like this in print, but I guess it would wear off if that’s all I did everyday.

So, here are a few other shots from the scene.

Just getting the hoses out

Tanker on Scene

We're going in, just give us the sign.

Just a little Oxygen for him.

I had the privilege to photograph the Antietam Battlefield Luminaries this weekend with the Brunswick Photographers Guild.  It turned out to be a very cold night but it was exciting to be there.  I am not going to talk much about the history of the ceremonies.  You can read more about it on the Official Antietam Battlefield Memorial site. It was a big learning experience for me as low light conditions are challenging to focus.  I had the basic setup a tripod and my wireless remote, but the wind created some camera shake.  Lesson learned…need heavier tripod or weights to hold it steady in adverse conditions.  Double check the shot in on the camera and zoom in to varies locations to check the accuracy of the focus.  And then pack up for another shot. I had quite a few that looked good on the camera but wasn’t nearly as well as I remembered once I downloaded them.

Here’s a few from the shoot.


I played around with photoshop and created a magazine cover to summerize the event. We had some fun with light painting using large portable spot lights. Unfortunately none of my painted shots turned out as well as I had wished.

You can see some of the others on my gallery.