Monster Bike Bash

Monster Bike Bash from Benjamin Zack on Vimeo.

In the spirit of Halloween, costumed cyclists descended on the Katy Trail for the annual Monster Bike Bask, a 20-mile bike ride/party/costume contest/concert series. I went out with a camera and put together a little film from the day. Enjoy!

Como CycloCross

Last week marked the start of a new CycloCross series in Columbia. For twenty minutes each week, riders race and jump hurdles in one of the strangest sports on two wheels. Each race involves riders trying to complete as many laps as possible on a compressed course. Riders also have to clear obstacles where they must carry their bikes. The sport is rumored to have started as a winter race where cyclists could keep up their practice in poor weather.

Fluff Piece

Sorry for the bad pun. We're having our first week of nice weather in Columbia and while eating lunch in the park, someone brought over a bucket (literally a bucket) full of puppies. Everyone swarmed.

Enjoy some photos.

Wild Haven Fire

Last weekend, I helped out with a prescribed burn at the Audubon Society's Wild Haven Nature Area just outside of Columbia. Twenty acres were burned as part of a plan to manage native glade habitats. The fire was calmer than last month's grass fire, but I did get a couple photos. Enjoy.

New Year's Cows

When I got home yesterday afternoon, our neighbor's cows were up at our house with a nice sunset. My camera has been on the fritz for the last week or two, but I dug out my old camera and shot a few frames. Happy 2012.

And there was a brand new calf....

Songwriters Guild at Sideshow

A few photos form a recent assignment for VOX Magazine at the semi-regular Songwriters Guild at Sideshow in downtown Columbia.

Hazelwood Central Marching Band

This weekend was the memorial for James T. Scott, an African American man from Columbia who was lynched near downtown in 1923. On Saturday, hundreds of people came out for a memorial service and dedication of a new monument in Scott's honor. The procession to the monument was led by the Hazelwood Central High School marching band from St. Louis. Before everything started, I got these photos of the band warming up. A video from the event that created with a couple other photographers will be up soon.