Christopher Weigl Photography Blog

Racing in the Streets – F1 Boston PAL Grand Prix 2012

Sept. 15, 2012 – Stephen Sweeney, the manager of F1 Boston at left, lectures Saturday’s racers about safety before beginning the fourth annual F1 Boston Police Athletic League (PAL) Grand Prix on Seaport Boulevard in Boston. The event, which has raised $100,000 for the Police Athletic League each of the past three years, pits corporate-sponsored teams against one another in a 4-hour race. Photo/Christopher Weigl

September 15, 2012 – Chris McIntosh, a publisher at the Boston Business Journal, right, explains the best way around a tight corner to fellow media teammate Doug Meehan, left, a WTKK radio personality, and McIntosh’s son Jared. Each of the fourteen participating teams, most of them corporate, paid a $10,000 entry fee to take part in the race. Photo/Christopher Weigl

September 15, 2012 – EMT’s prepare to move Hobbs Brook Management team member Patti Vorias, center, to a stretcher after she crashed her kart into a wall while driving practice laps before the Police Athletic League Grand Prix got underway on Saturday. Neal Rossi, the chairman of the Boston Police Athletic League Board, expects this year’s event to raise about $150,000 for the PAL, which organizes educational, recreational and social activities for city youth. Photo/Christopher Weigl

September 15, 2012 – Elliot Seldman, one of the PAL Grand Prix event organizers, leads drivers in a Boston Police kart for a lap before the 4-hour race officially gets underway at speeds of up to 45 mph. Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis III kicked off the event by touching on the many programs the Police Athletic League sponsors and finished: “Gentlemen and ladies, start your engines.” Photo/Christopher Weigl

September 15, 2012 – A member of Boston Police team district B-2, of Roxbury, takes a tight turn during the Police Athletic League Grand Prix on Saturday, a 4-hour race that event organizers hope will raise $150,000 for the League. Racers had to switch drivers every 8-16 minutes and refuel about halfway through. RJ Valentine, the CEO of F1 Boston and an accomplished professional racer, started the event three years ago. Photo/Christopher Weigl

Wayside Inn Wedding – September 2, 2012

Byron and Andrea tied the knot early this month at the beautiful Wayside Inn Chapel. The day was just a tad hectic and crunched for time, but ended up with a really pleasant ceremony (which included a science experiment!) and great reception in the dining room. Congratulations to the happy couple!

The Obama Campaign Comes to Portsmouth

Portsmouth, NH – Stephanie Trudel, of Loudonburg, MA, dances with her son Michael Jr. while waiting for President Obama’s September 7th rally at the Strawberry Banke Museum to begin. The campaign estimated attendance at over 6,000 people, who turned out to hear speeches by President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Jeanne Sheehan, and Governor John Lynch. Photo/Christopher Weigl

Portsmouth, NH – New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen, right, leaves the stage of September 7th’s Obama campaign rally at the Strawberry Banke Museum after opening for Vice President Joe Biden, left. The rally, which also included appearances by President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden, and Governor John Lynch, was attended by over 6,000 people according to the Obama campaign. Photo/Christopher Weigl

Portsmouth, NH – The Obama Campaign estimated that over 6,000 people turned out to the September 7th rally at the Strawberry Banke Museum. In addition to President Obama, crowds were treated to appearances by Vice President Joe Biden, First Lady Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, and Governor John Lynch. Photo/Christopher Weigl

Portsmouth, NH – President Obama greets rally attendees after his speech during the September 7th rally at the Strawberry Banke Museum. The event, which the Obama campaign says attracted over 6,000 people, also featured appearances by Vice President Joe Biden, First Lady Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, and Governor John Lynch. Photo/Christopher Weigl

Nikon P310 Review

A bit of a mix between point and shoot and advanced compact, the P310 traveled to a meadery, Saratoga Springs, and the triathlon nationals for this review. If you haven’t tried either meade or horse racing, get to it! Maybe go for both at once?

Wayside Inn Family Portrait Session

We had lovely weather on Friday afternoon for a family portrait session, and the Nicholsons were all smiles! The Wayside Inn Gristmill is an amazing place for photographing, and we bumped elbows a couple times with other photographers taking advantage of the scenery and golden hour. Here’s a sampling of the photos from the session, enjoy.

Team Chobani Heads to Tri Nationals

Triathlon nationals were held in Burlington, VT this past weekend and saw over 3,500 athletes participate between the Olympic distance race on Saturday and sprint distance on Sunday. Team Chobani (officially Off the Front Multisport) had 5 members compete on Saturday, with Katie Hursey winning her age group and coming in third overall while captain Stephen Wright finished eighth in his age group. My brother Dustin placed in the mid-30’s for his age group and in 159 overall, pretty good! I also should mention that the Olympic distance includes a .9 mile swim, 25 mile bike, and 6 mile run. Team member Sonja Kent won the overall sprint triathlon on Sunday, so congrats to her!

Kittens!

It’s officially the last day of kitten foster care for the H’s (Heidi, Halo and Higgs) so here’s a few photos in remembrance. Here’s to quick adoptions and happy lives!

Sony HX30v Review Posted

Sony’s 20x zoom, 18 megapixel HX30v is the latest review model. Packed with a full set of features including WiFi, GPS, 1080/60p video, 10fps burst, and a number of image combine functions, it has just about every gadget you can think up. To read more check out the full review. Here’s some sample images:

Block Island Wedding!

This past weekend I had the opportunity to shoot Ian and Christine’s wedding celebration on Block Island. The rain held off just long enough for the ceremony and bike parade, and a sweaty dance-filled night ensued! Congratulations to the newly weds, and here’s a taste of the photos after a first pass.