Camera: NIKON D2Hs

Shutter: 1/800

Aperture: f/9

Exposure Setting: Manual (Pattern Metering)

ISO: 200

Strobe Flash: Did Not Fire

Lens Focal Length: 300 mm

White Balance: Manual

Shooter's Comments: The road crew was working in front of the Lima Marketplace and the hard part here was finding a way to get off of Lima Road and park the car. It was probably about 90 degrees mid-afternoon Thursday but the temps on the new pavement was much higher - my shoes were beginning to stick. I don't know how the workers deal with it everyday.

-- Sam Hoffman, photojournalist

Editor's Note: I hope Sam's choice of a long lens here gave him a little relief from the heat. It did compress the space and allow the heat waves to be really visible. The workers on the left almost look like a mirage.

-- Lara Neel, visual editor