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  On this day in history: BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (March 3, 2004) — The Champaign Central Maroons pulled away late to defeat the Normal West Wildcats 70-61 in an IHSA Class AA regional game Wednesday night at Bloomington High School. #bloomingtonnormalsportsphotos   #bloomingtonnormalsportsphotographer   #Mcleancountysportsphotos   #centralillinoissportsphotos   @alanlookphotography

This blog gets viewed by a lot of people world wide.  Most just stumble across it looking for, believe it or not, examples of how to make a Do It Yourself bandelero camera strap or a fresnel magnifier for a flash .  Some come here to take a look to see what sporting and other events I've recently shot.  All that is great, but how many of you have clicked on the link to my archive website and read my bio ?  I haven't looked at the stats for that page, but I'm guessing that it isn't high.  Really, who really cares?  I'm the same way.  Unless I'm find something really interesting on a website, I'm not going to just click on a bio link to find out about the person.  Our world just works that way these days. Let me bring you in closer a little.  Part of my bio explains that I like photography because I like to show things that we see every day, but really don't take the time to look at.  This post will explore a little of that. Nature i...

A quick escape from the home repair season on Saturday night took me out to CornCrib stadium on the campus of Heartland Community College, also the home of the Normal CornBelters professional baseball team.  The CornBelters have had a pretty tough season, but on this night they had a bit of a batting revival in the first and second innings.  Seven total runs in the first two innings.  Four of those runs were the result of 2, 2-run homers.  Patrick McKenna belted it over the fence in both the 1st and 2nd innings, each time with Tyler Wiesemyer in scoring position. It was a nice night at the Crib. http://alanlook.photoshelter.com/gallery/20120811-River-City-Rascals-v-Normal-Cornbelters-photos/G0000UY3IG17Q9xE/C00003i7DtyYL7og