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<title>Bee Focused: Tomas Ovalle</title>
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<description>Tomas Ovalle has been a general assignment staff photographer at The Bee since 1997. He previously was a photographer at Valley Times in Pleasanton, Calif.</description>
<copyright>Copyright 2007</copyright>
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<title>Hmong New Year Reflection</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/tomas-ovalle/gallery/hmong-new-year-reflection.php&quot;&gt;<![CDATA[<img alt="blog photo" title="blog photo" src="http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/thumbs/tao_hmong_thumb.jpg" width="90" />]]>&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<![CDATA[I love photographing Hmong New Year. It is a wonderful celebration with
interesting rituals, dance, and entertainment. This year we had some rain
earlier in the day and puddles had formed at the Fresno fairgrounds. On my
way around I saw the possibility of a picture with the reflection in the
water. I positioned myself and waited fifteen or twenty minutes for the
right grouping of people to pass by. I saw the picture happen and knew right
away that it was an interesting image.<br><b>TOMAS OVALLE/</b>THE FRESNO BEE]]>&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:24:18 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>The Last Laugh</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/tomas-ovalle/gallery/the-last-laugh.php&quot;&gt;<![CDATA[<img alt="blog photo" title="blog photo" src="http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/thumbs/TAO_THE_LAST_LAUGH_THUMB.jpg" width="90" />]]>&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<![CDATA[I once heard a photographer say that interesting photos are made when preparation meets opportunity. Chance plays a large part in providing the right subject in the right environment. In this case, an antique car with an interesting hood ornament happened to be in a funeral procession for Marlin Young. He was a lover of antique cars, movies and a grand time. I enjoy the subtle humor of the devil thumbing his nose at the cemetery.<br><b>TOMAS OVALLE/</b>THE FRESNO BEE]]>&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 10:31:18 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Fall Colors</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/tomas-ovalle/gallery/fall-colors.php&quot;&gt;<![CDATA[<img alt="blog photo" title="blog photo" src="http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/thumbs/tao_fall_leaf_thumb.jpg" width="90" />]]>&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<![CDATA[Part of what we do as photographers is to record weather, seasons and
our impressions of the environment. This fall leaf hangs precariously
from a tree amidst a riot of fall color at Woodward Park.  I used a
telephoto lens and a shallow depth of field to make the background out
of focus to draw attention to the leaf in the foreground. I enjoy
photographing nature.<br><b>TOMAS OVALLE/</b>THE FRESNO BEE
]]>&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 11:10:20 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Laughing at The Rescue Mission</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/tomas-ovalle/gallery/laughing-at-the-rescue-mission.php&quot;&gt;<![CDATA[<img alt="blog photo" title="blog photo" src="http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/thumbs/tao_rescue_mission_thumb.jpg" width="90" />]]>&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<![CDATA[I just love and appreciate smiles wherever I find them. In this case,
Judy Sowersby laughs during lunch at the Fresno Rescue Mission on June
20, 2006. On this Tuesday morning more than 150 people were served
lunch. I think a smile is a gift we give to each other. I am always a
willing recipient and love to photograph people smiling. <br><b>TOMAS OVALLE/</b>THE FRESNO BEE
]]>&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 11:10:20 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Hmong Reflection</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/tomas-ovalle/gallery/hmong-reflection.php&quot;&gt;<![CDATA[<img alt="blog photo" title="blog photo" src="http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/thumbs/tao_hmong_new_year_thumb.jpg" width="90" />]]>&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<![CDATA[I love photographing Hmong New Year. It is a wonderful celebration with
interesting rituals, dance, and entertainment. Last year we had some
rain and puddles had formed at the Fresno fairgrounds. On my way around
I saw the possibility of a picture with the reflection in the water. I
positioned myself and waited about 15 minutes for the right grouping of
people to pass by. I saw the picture happen and knew right away that it
was an interesting image. <br><b>TOMAS OVALLE/</b>THE FRESNO BEE
]]>&lt;/p&gt;</description>
<link>http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/tomas-ovalle/gallery/hmong-reflection.php</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 10:57:19 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Bodybuilders</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/tomas-ovalle/gallery/bodybuilders.php&quot;&gt;<![CDATA[<img alt="Bodybuilders" title="Bodybuilders" src="http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/thumbs/taobodybuilders_thumb.jpg" width="90"  />]]>&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<![CDATA[A couple of friends of mine at the gym where I work out told me about the Max Muscle Bodybuilding contest at Fresno High School. The action was on the stage, but I came across these men posing in the hallway before the competition. I enjoy the light from the hall window bathing the bodybuilders in a warm glow. The bodybuilders' muscle development is as individual as a fingerprint and comes from years of working out.<br><b>TOMAS OVALLE/</b> THE FRESNO BEE]]>&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2006 11:08:57 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Rita&apos;s Aftermath</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/tomas-ovalle/gallery/ritas-aftermath.php&quot;&gt;<![CDATA[<img alt="Rita's aftermath" title="Rita's aftermath" src="http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/thumbs/rita_aftermath_thumb.jpg" width="90"  />]]>&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<![CDATA[<b>Favorite Photos of 2005</B><br>
A cat clings to a fence on flooded Pearl Street in Erath, La. on Sept. 25. I was photographing  a search and rescue mission with 30
Marines, firefighters, and sheriff's personnel. We were driving with a 
family to get their medications from their flooded residence. A 
firefighter spied the cat on the porch of a house on a flooded street. The 
firefighter tried to rescue the cat, but it bit and scratched him so 
badly that he let it go in the flood waters. The cat swam to the fence 
where I made the picture. The cat showed the ability to swim back to the 
porch so we proceeded to help the family get their prescription 
medication from their flooded residence and left the cat behind.
<br><b>TOMAS OVALLE/</b> THE FRESNO BEE]]>&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2006 13:23:20 -0800</pubDate>
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