You may have or not have heard that our star photographer Mr. Frank Speziale, was involved in a moped versus pick-up truck accident, which is similar to having a person launched by a catapult into a brick wall, type of collision. The moped is the catapult, the truck the brick wall and that person was Frank.

Frank’s OK, a bruised face and some minor complications that landed him a few nights at Wilson Regional Medical Center for observation. He’s home now and doing fine.

On his way back from the hospital, his first stop was The Evening Sun. He limped in to make sure the rest of us had adequate coverage for the Chenango County Fair this week. They really just don’t make them like they used to, I guess. He’ll be out of work for a while and another co-worker, Jessica Lewis, recently gave birth to a baby boy and departed Monday, the day before Frank’s accident.

So last week and now this one, I have become the stand-in photographer for The Evening Sun. So if you see me darting wildly through traffic, stopping public events dead in their tracks for a few snapshots or scaling tall structures, please don’t be alarmed and bear in mind that I’m only trying to do my counterpart justice.

It’s not easy being the guy behind the lens. You’re always on the prowl for the perfect shot – after all your name will appear on it for thousands of people to see.