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Day 115 – Long Jump / Musings on Wide-Angle Shots
*Note: It is necessary to view the large version of today and yesterday’s photos to understand what I am talking about in this post. You can do so by clicking on the photos. I use my wide-angle lens often, and almost always at the risk of taking too much in. The frame gets so many…
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Day 113 – Overexposure
I took this shot for an art class last year in high school. I was dealing with ways of using overexposure and underexposure, and I liked the way the color faded in from the white. Click the photo to view it large.
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Day 112 – Earth Day
I took this photo somewhere in the Bighorn Mountains a few years ago. To celebrate Earth Day, the Foundation for Economic Education posted these articles, which anyone who cares about the environment should consider reading: Articles “Controlling Pollution,” by Hans Sennholz “Saving the Environment for a Profit,” Victorian-Style, by Pierre Desrochers “Chemical Hysteria and Environmental…
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Day 111 – Art Show Poster
Above is a poster for Hannah Stone, Jodi Olthouse, and Tricia Schoon’s senior art show coming up this weekend. I took the photo for them, but they made the poster. As always, click on it to view it larger.
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Day 110 – Mighty Pig Carvers
Above are Trevor and Stephen, the mighty pig carvers of the Mu Alpha pig roast I attended Saturday, complete with the pig head and war paint, err, war charcoal. Click the photo to view it large. I have been working on two papers, studying for an exam, and beginning to study for finals, so I…
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Day 109 – Charger Baseball
Click the photo to view it large. I am glad that the spring sports (baseball and outdoor track) are here, not because I enjoy watching them, but because I love taking photos of outdoor sports! Above is a shot of the Hillsdale Charger Baseball team taking on Saginaw Valley State on Saturday.
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Day 108 – Ultimate Frisbee Tournament
As always, click on the photo to view it large. Mu Alpha, a music honorary on campus, held their annual Ultimate Frisbee Tournament fundraiser today. Unfortunately, I had to finish up my volunteer hours this morning, so I didn’t join a team. I got back in time to take photos during the championship match, though.…
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Day 107 – Where I Want to Be
Click on the photo to view it large. Taken at Ft. Moultrie, SC. Pictured: Aaron Mortier Today was beautiful! It was sunny with a light breeze and got up to almost 70 degrees. I had a two hour break between lunch and American Heritage, so I sat outside and read. It was wonderful. I also…
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Day 106 – Beautiful Day
First of all, Happy Birthday, Will Clayton! It was in the mid-60s today! What a nice change from 30-40 degrees and rain. Unfortunately, I did not get a change to go out and take photos today. Spring Convocation was this morning, then I had a meeting with Dr. Jackson, microeconomics, 15 minutes to grab lunch,…
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Day 105 – Tower Players
I took this photo last night at a dress rehearsal of the Tower Players’ production of Six Characters in Search of an Author. Performances will be 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday. In other news, anyone who makes an income in the United States knows today is Government Theft Day! (I…
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Day 104 – Self-Portrait in Chrome
This is a self-portrait taken in the chrome grill of a new Ford Edge. My aunt bought one, and the reflection in the chrome caught my eye as I was walking by with my camera. As always, click on this photo to view it at a larger size. It is a rainy day at Hillsdale!…
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Day 103 – Daffodils
Click on the photo to view it at a larger size (recommended). This photo was taken at my aunt’s house in Wellington. I went outside and took photos to occupy myself after the pre-Easter dinner we had over there. I am back in Hillsdale now after a nice weekend at home. Hopefully spring is actually…
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Day 100 – Favorite Photoblogs
I know that my blog frequently lacks interesting and quality photos, so here are my favorite photoblogs for you to check out: WilliamClayton.com Brent Pearson’s My Photographic Journey Kristen Leigh Wedding Photography Lydia Jane PhotographyArchived Link Appalachian Treks Elizabeth Thacker Photography Daily Dose Of Imagery I admit that I only know one of these people,…
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Day 99 – Cascarelli’s Pizza
David, Richard, and I went to Cascarelli’s Pizza in Homer for dinner tonight. This pizza had green olives, turkey, jalapenos, red onions, and an excellent, spicy red sauce. I all of my classes except 1 are canceled for tomorrow, so I am driving home tomorrow morning for a short Easter break. I also have Monday…
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Day 98 – Fall ’09 Schedule
ECO 203-01 Macroeconomics T-TH 1 p.m. Lea ECO 412-01 Austrian Economics T-TH 9:30 a.m. Steele HON 251-01 Lost art of Epistolary Communication W 2 p.m. Wenzel MTH 400-01 Linear Algebra MWF 8 a.m. Webster PED 393-06 Basic Shotgun Sat. 10-11 a.m. POL 101-05 Constitution T-TH 2:30 p.m. Krannawitter MUS 204-01 Understanding Music MWF 1 p.m.…
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Day 97 – Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift
Tonight I had the privilege of going to a lecture and panel discussion of Dr. Rahe, Dr. Birzer, Dr. Morrisey, and Dr. Arnn on democracy’s drift into soft despotism. The talk was centered upon Dr. Rahe’s recently published book, Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift: Montesquieu, Rousseau, Tocqueville, and the Modern Prospect. (Timely, because the 250 year…
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Day 96 – Snow, Exams, and Political Essays
What do all of these things have in common? My day today! First of all, the outcome of the snowstorm in the photos I posted last night was about 4 inches of wet, heavy snow on top of everything. We had several large tree branches fall around campus due to the weight of the snow.…