‘Fading the White Line’ is a term used by old-time Texas road gamblers as they criss-crossed the state, grinding out a living playing poker in backrooms and shady dives. This is my chronicle of the grind of a daily newspaper photographer.Tumblr (3.0; @mikemorones)http://fadingtheline.com/<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6p3dwSD1z1qbw66co1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Scouts from the Denver Area Council stay dry under a tent as they wait for their buses home from the National Jamboree at Fort AP Hill in Bowling Green, VA.</p>http://fadingtheline.com/post/908922387http://fadingtheline.com/post/908922387Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:56:00 -0400jamboreenewsscoutsbsaap hill<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6co820HoC1qbw66co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Redskins training camp is underway</p>http://fadingtheline.com/post/877897054http://fadingtheline.com/post/877897054Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:57:38 -0400nfl,redskinsfootballtraining camp<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5oi98gD7x1qbw66co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Spectators watch the pig races at the Caroline County Agricultural Fair in Ruther Glen, VA on July 15, 2010</p>http://fadingtheline.com/post/821668412http://fadingtheline.com/post/821668412Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:46:19 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5oi6nFvWD1qbw66co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A thunderstorm passed through Fredericksburg, knocking down trees throughout the downtown area.</p>http://fadingtheline.com/post/821663111http://fadingtheline.com/post/821663111Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:44:47 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5nzowL7N11qbw66co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>angry mockingbird</p>http://fadingtheline.com/post/820393260http://fadingtheline.com/post/820393260Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:05:20 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5nj5oeSwe1qbw66co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Caroline County Agricultural Fair</p>http://fadingtheline.com/post/819350254http://fadingtheline.com/post/819350254Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:08:12 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5cpka9L341qbw66co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>one more raindrop pic</p>http://fadingtheline.com/post/794250217http://fadingtheline.com/post/794250217Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:52:58 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5cpi5cC7e1qbw66co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>finally got some rain today</p>http://fadingtheline.com/post/794246641http://fadingtheline.com/post/794246641Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:51:41 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l59eilAb781qbw66co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another look at a shallow Rappahannock River</p>http://fadingtheline.com/post/786743160http://fadingtheline.com/post/786743160Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:01:32 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l59efsXiqU1qbw66co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The not-so-mighty Rappahannock</p>http://fadingtheline.com/post/786737553http://fadingtheline.com/post/786737553Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:59:52 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l584viQTyk1qbw66co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>While I was shooting a restaurant review a few weeks back, a discussion got heated about a world cup match</p>http://fadingtheline.com/post/784061247http://fadingtheline.com/post/784061247Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:35:42 -0400<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l582l2r2eo1qbw66co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I saw this on my way to another assignment and thought it might work for a story about the weather affecting farmers. Why is it I see pictures but can’t work them because I have some other place to be but when I *need* to find a picture, I struggle?</p>http://fadingtheline.com/post/783900891http://fadingtheline.com/post/783900891Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:46:13 -0400<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUchnn9T9cM">2010 Free Lance-Star Classic Soap Box Derby</a>: <p>A short video from the soap box derby in Fredericksburg, shot with the Nikon D3s & a GoPro Hero</p>http://fadingtheline.com/post/693549700http://fadingtheline.com/post/693549700Sun, 13 Jun 2010 07:30:36 -0400free lance-starfredericksburgsoap box derbyvideoFLS<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2wm1bIOAM1qbw66co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Soap Box Madness!</p>http://fadingtheline.com/post/626930802http://fadingtheline.com/post/626930802Sun, 23 May 2010 23:07:59 -0400soap box derbyfredericksburg<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2vb8kdJgo1qbw66co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>For reference to the previous post, this is what the final picture is supposed to look like.</p>http://fadingtheline.com/post/624625037http://fadingtheline.com/post/624625037Sun, 23 May 2010 06:17:08 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2vaancmBI1qbw66co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>An outtake from yesterday’s Soap Box Derby impound. The kids are supposed to be in the car, which is kind of boring. Sadly with this annual assignment, experimentation is not encouraged. And I am a bit embarrassed about the shoddy nature of the backdrop!</p>http://fadingtheline.com/post/624592532http://fadingtheline.com/post/624592532Sun, 23 May 2010 05:56:47 -0400derbyflsstudio<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l18qfeok4j1qbw66co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>fishing the mighty Rappahannock</p>http://fadingtheline.com/post/538812338http://fadingtheline.com/post/538812338Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:06:50 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l170fahFyv1qbw66co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>battlefield preservation ceremony near Chancellorsville</p>http://fadingtheline.com/post/536483423http://fadingtheline.com/post/536483423Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:47:34 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l170boDBoK1qbw66co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The one and only public tour of the Wagner tract at Chancellorsville</p>http://fadingtheline.com/post/536478614http://fadingtheline.com/post/536478614Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:45:24 -0400<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l16xzhpXJv1qbw66co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Gov’s personal podium supplants any previously-placed podium. Kind of like a gubernatorial rock over scissors.</p>http://fadingtheline.com/post/536391088http://fadingtheline.com/post/536391088Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:54:53 -0400