Warped Tour

Relient K performs during the 2008 Vans Warped Tour at the Post-Gazette Pavilion on Tuesday, July 29, 2008.

Water Balloon War

Participants in the 2nd annual Market Square Water Balloon Fight drench each other by throwing over 10,000 water balloons in Market Square on Saturday, July 26, 2008. The fight drew 420 participants (both in children and adult divisions).

Autism

Abigail Pucek, a seven-year-old with autism, laughs while being pushed in a ball pit swing by Carolyn Dzialakiewicz, an occupational therapist for the Children's Institute, at the institute's grand opening in the Norwin Hills Shopping Center in North Huntingdon on Wednesday, July 23, 2008. The ball pit swing is a tool used for sensory integration therapy.

Pirates vs. Astros

Pittsburgh's Freddy Sanchez jumps to keep the catcher's throw from going into center field as the Houston's Lance Berkman steals second during their game at PNC park on Wednesday, July 9, 2008.

Amputee Camp

This is a series of images, cropped to 16x9 to fit in a video, on camp STAR, a camp for amputees. To see the entire project, go to www.mikehenninger.com and click on video, or go directly at

http://www.post-gazette.com/multimedia/?videoid=100694

Riding out the slump

From top:

Alex Docherty, 8, waves at another boat during the maiden voyage of a water shuttle service for Pirates home games aboard the Miss Pittsburgh on Tuesday, June 24, 2008. Alex is the son of Laura Docherty, of Castle Shannon, a member of the ferry's crew.

Christina Cappa, bartender at Primanti Bros. in Monroeville, poses for a portrait inside the restaurant on Monday, July 7, 2008.

Tim O'Malley, resident of Chess Street in Mt. Washington, examines the damage done to his backyard by yesterday's (Monday, July 7, 2008) thunderstorms.

Dexter, a six-month-old bulldog, and Griffin, a nine-week-old golden retriever, play during Walkers Pet HoTail's first anniversary puppy party on Wednesday, June 18, 2008.

Eighteen-year-old LaTisha Hawthorne talks with her mentor Megan Hawk during Hawk's daughter's birthday party at the Alcoma Country Club in Penn Hills on Sunday, July 6, 2008. Hawk is Hawthorne's mentor through YoungLife, a national, Christian program to help teen mothers that recently opened a a chapter in Penn Hills. Hawthorne is seven months pregnant.