Birdman Lee | Seattle, WA

A man simply known as "Lee" is engulfed by pigeons taking flight Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, outside of the King County Courthouse in Seattle. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

"King" Felix Hernandez | The Supreme Court is back in session

Always a good time when you're on feature duty for a baseball game.  Especially when it's King Felix's first home game back in the saddle. The weather held out, the yellow was widespread and a good night was had. Enjoy!

Hannah Sauget, 19, left, collects her free Felix Hernandez sign and T-shirt before a game against the Texas Rangers Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle. The Rangers beat the Mariners 4-3. The evening marked Felix Hernandez's opening game pitching at home for the 2013 season. The first 25,000 fans to arrive at Safeco Field were given discounted tickets and King Felix shirts. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Backed by a sea of yellow King Felix signs, Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez, center, pitches during a game against the Texas Rangers Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle. The Rangers beat the Mariners 4-3. The evening marked Felix Hernandez's opening game pitching at home for the 2013 season. The first 25,000 fans to arrive at Safeco Field were given discounted tickets and King Felix shirts. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Mariners fans stream into the stadium to collect free signs and T-shirts before a game against the Texas Rangers Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle. The Rangers beat the Mariners 4-3. The evening marked Felix Hernandez's opening game pitching at home for the 2013 season. The first 25,000 fans to arrive at Safeco Field were given discounted tickets and King Felix shirts. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Seattle Seahawks player Richard Sherman, right, takes pictures and signs autographs for fans before throwing out the first pitch at a Mariners game against the Texas Rangers Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle. The Rangers beat the Mariners 4-3. The evening marked Felix Hernandez's opening game pitching at home for the 2013 season. The first 25,000 fans to arrive at Safeco Field were given discounted tickets and King Felix shirts. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Fans relax with cold beers before a Mariners game against the Texas Rangers Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle. The Rangers beat the Mariners 4-3. The evening marked Felix Hernandez's opening game pitching at home for the 2013 season. The first 25,000 fans to arrive at Safeco Field were given discounted tickets and King Felix shirts. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez, left, enters his team's dugout before a game against the Texas Rangers Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle. The Rangers beat the Mariners 4-3. The evening marked Felix Hernandez's opening game pitching at home for the 2013 season. The first 25,000 fans to arrive at Safeco Field were given discounted tickets and King Felix shirts. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Yellow "King Felix" shirts stand out from the stands against the blue of twilight during a Mariners game against the Texas Rangers Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle. The Rangers beat the Mariners 4-3. The evening marked Felix Hernandez's opening game pitching at home for the 2013 season. The first 25,000 fans to arrive at Safeco Field were given discounted tickets and King Felix shirts. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez walks to the dugout before a game against the Texas Rangers Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle. The Rangers beat the Mariners 4-3. The evening marked Felix Hernandez's opening game pitching at home for the 2013 season. The first 25,000 fans to arrive at Safeco Field were given discounted tickets and King Felix shirts. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

BunnyCon 2013: The Bunny Bar Hop

Colorful masses of rabbit-eared attendees pack the Pike Place Market during the annual BunnyCon Bunny Bar Hop on Saturday, March 30, 2013, in Seattle. Groups flocked from bar to bar for the all-day pub crawl and pseudo flashmob. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Moisture Festival 2013 | Opening Night

Hula hoop master Maria Margiyeva spins and twirls her way through her performance on the opening night of the tenth annual Moisture Festival Thursday, March 21, 2013, in Hale's Palladium at Hale's Ales in Seattle. The nearly month-long comedy and varietè festival will continue until April 14. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Clown Godfrey Daniels, center, gets a hand while suiting up for the opening night of the tenth annual Moisture Festival Thursday, March 21, 2013, in Hale's Palladium at Hale's Ales in Seattle. The nearly month-long comedy and varietè festival will continue until April 14. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Karen Quest successfully completes her 50-foot lasso performance with zero causalities in front of a packed crowd on the opening night of the tenth annual Moisture Festival Thursday, March 21, 2013, in Hale's Palladium at Hale's Ales in Seattle. The nearly month-long comedy and varietè festival will continue until April 14. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Diemo Ginda, of the German performance group "Hacki and Moeppi," goofs around backstage on the opening night of the tenth annual Moisture Festival Thursday, March 21, 2013, in Hale's Palladium at Hale's Ales in Seattle. The nearly month-long comedy and varietè festival will continue until April 14. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

The slow-moving clown Godfrey Daniels, center, attempts to grab his signature red ball during his performance on the opening night of the tenth annual Moisture Festival Thursday, March 21, 2013, in Hale's Palladium at Hale's Ales in Seattle. The nearly month-long comedy and varietè festival will continue until April 14. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Performer "Hacki" applies gel to his messy hairdo backstage before the opening night of the tenth annual Moisture Festival Thursday, March 21, 2013, in Hale's Palladium at Hale's Ales in Seattle. The nearly month-long comedy and varietè festival will continue until April 14. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Samuel Johnson and and Sylvia Rose, of Duo Rose, perform their trapeze antics on the opening night of the tenth annual Moisture Festival Thursday, March 21, 2013, in Hale's Palladium at Hale's Ales in Seattle. The nearly month-long comedy and varietè festival will continue until April 14. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Dino Day at The Burke Museum

Siblings Nate Bauer, 5, center left, and Grace Bauer, center right, donned lab coats and selected brushes in order to work alongside other children to uncover a fossil hidden in sand at an interactive station during the annual Dino Day event Sunday, March 10, 2013, at the Burke Museum in Seattle. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Wearing fluffy dinosaur tails amidst a sea of other children, Madeleine Manville, 5, in pink and red, snuggles with friend Nina Silverman, 5, in brown, during the annual Dino Day event Sunday, March 10, 2013, at the Burke Museum in Seattle. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Attendees observe fossil details, right, as experts discuss petrified wood slices, right, during the annual Dino Day event Sunday, March 10, 2013, at the Burke Museum in Seattle. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Charity Fashion Show | Pre-show feature

Pulled this one out of somewhere in the last half hour before deadline at an event that hadn't even begun at the time this photograph was shot. Long story short: a miracle, and I am happy with it. If you look carefully, the Brigham Young University signature "Y" can be seen set into the Utah hills in the corner of the left widow pane. Enjoy!

Models practice their runway walks by the glare of a single spotlight before a charity fashion show to benefit Sowers of Hope, an non-profit organization started by two Congolese locals on Friday, April 13, 2012, in Provo, Utah. The evening's events marked the third year of the popular show.

Killing Time

Just another day on the feature hunt in beautiful (yet unseasonable) Utah weather. While it does not always work, I tend to like quieter moments when looking to fill a news hole for the next day.

Lindon Tithing House | A coming end?

At its roots, this assignment was a guy showing a reporter and myself around an old house slated for destruction. For one second, he went silent; pressing his hand to to the crumbling brick. Click.

I never would have thought a moment would have come out of this, but hey - that's the beauty of this work. You just never know. Enjoy!

Lynn LeMone, head chair of the Historical Lindon Commission, gives a tour of a bishop's tithing house Friday, March 16, 2012, in Lindon, Utah. LeMone, along with the rest of the commission, is trying save the home from destruction.

Preparing for El Capitan | on the Feature Hunt

News hole.
Nice day.
Everything falling through for everyone on staff.
Classic situation.
We must be doomed.
Oh, but wait!
Look at that guy with a compelling life story rock climbing in beautiful light.
This man saved the day.  Enjoy!

Louis Eubank spent the early hours of the evening on a celebratory climb after being accepted into Tufts University for medical school Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at Rock Canyon in Provo, Utah. Eubank, an avid outdoorsman, was aid climbing his way to the top of the rock face while toting over 60 pounds of gear. He was training for a longtime - and upcoming - climbing dream at El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.

The Peruvian Fire Engine

Let there be light! A normal day turned great when I was sent to photograph a group of volunteers cleaning out an old firetruck destined for use in Peru. Not only did the weather clear up, but the calm of the cleaning was sporadically broken by impromptu water fights. Naturally, I became a target. Go figure.  This post - as many others are on this blog - reflect the beauty of working a "found" experience while out on assignment. As every photojournalist knows, not everything is perfect - but that sure doesn't mean you can't go out and have a good time.  Enjoy!