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Day 63 – Almost Here!
The Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 wide angle lens I ordered is on its way! I am excited for it to get here! It should be here before spring break so I can take it to South Carolina with me. I am looking forward to taking lots of photos with it. This XKCD comic pretty much […]
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Day 62 – Geothermal Area and Clouds B&W
This photo was taken inside Yellowstone National Park. Click the photo to view large. Today was a beautiful day here at Hillsdale. Still a little cold, but the sun was out and the skies were clear today. It was excellent! I have been reading about seasteading all evening to prepare for my presentation on Friday. […]
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Day 61 – Rise of the Martyr
I pulled this photo out of the file for today’s post. This is Mike Ramirez from Rise of the Martyr, a band I photographed in Lorain, Ohio, for a battle of the bands. This was one of the first times I shot in B&W instead of converting to B&W in post-processing. Click the photo to […]
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Day 60 – More Filming
My friends did some more filming of Roland today. I was able to sneak in and take some photos. Above are a few samples. I apologize that the photos are slightly morbid. Click the photos to view them larger. My parents had to go back home last night. I enjoyed my weekend with them; it […]
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Day 59 – Coffeehouse, Calvin Stockdale
This is my friend Calvin Stockdale playing guitar at the Parents’ Weekend Coffeehouse. Calvin is very good on guitar, but his speciality is banjo, which he plays in his band, The Hilltop Moonshiners, and his family’s bluegrass band, the Stockdale Family Band. He is an excellent musician and entertaining to watch. Click the photo to […]
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Day 58 – Birthday Wishes from Home
For the past 5 or 6 years, my Dad has sent my cousins a photo of him holding a sign somewhere with their birthday present. This year, since I am away at college, I got one in my email! Here, Dad just finished snow-blowing the driveway after a big snow and is covered with snow […]
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Day 57 – Art on the Great Plains (Not Necessarily Great Plains Art)
While driving over the Great Plains with my parents a few years ago, I encountered a plot of land that had many large pieces of art like this. The only one I can distinctly remember is a large yellow hammer. To get an idea of the size of these all-metal objects, look at the tip […]
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Day 56 – Safari 4 Beta
As many of you already know, Apple released the Safari 4 Beta yesterday. I will spare you all of my thoughts on it, but I like it a lot. Its design has changed slightly, but the big improvement is all of its back end additions that are really paving the way for new web standards. […]
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Day 55 – Fat Tuesday
Today’s post is also going to be pretty short because I want to devote as much time as possible to working on my paper for Dr. Jackson and getting all of my reading done for my other classes. There is no picture today because I was not back in Amherst to get the photo […]
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Day 54 – Quake Lake
Earthquake Lake (also known as Quake Lake) is a lake within Gallatin National Forest in southwest Montana. It was created after a massive earthquake caused a landslide to block the Madison River on August 17, 1959. Click on the photo to view it larger. I took it in July 2007. Oh, how I […]
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Day 53 – Filming “Roland”
Hillsdale junior Allen Shoff is in the process of making a new film. He has made a few short films before and I hear they are very good. They have been writing scripts for weeks and I saw his group setting up a scene today, so I stopped by to take a couple shots. […]
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Day 52 – Ann Arbor
This afternoon, Richard, David, and I drove up to Ann Arbor to check out the city. We ended up eating at Chipotle (excellent), shopping at Briarwood mall, and then eating dessert at a neat little place downtown called The Chocolate House. They had great expresso and chocolate cake. At Briarwood, I bought two pairs […]
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Day 51 – Niedfeldt Dance Party
My dorm has dance parties occasionally and tonight was one of those nights. There were strobe lights going, so I thought it would be an interesting long exposure (thought it was not that long… only 1/3 second). Click on the photo to view large. One of my classes was cancelled today, so I […]
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Day 50 – Green Light
Now that I have a few exams out of the way, photography obligations taken care of, and strong ideas in place, it is time to hit the gas on this essay. I have a green light and the path ahead for the next couple days is clear. Time to go. I took this […]
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Day 49 – A.J.’s Cafe
Today’s post is rather short because I have an essay to get a head start on and an exam (being given tomorrow) to study for. The above photo was taken at A.J.’s Cafe, a cafe in the student union at Hillsdale. It serves food late into the evening and serves as a hangout/study […]
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Day 47 – Elk Photos and Stimulus Woes
Tomorrow President Obama will sign the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in Denver, CO. I am sure the federal reserve already has their printing presses running non-stop and before the ink of Obama’s signature dries, Uncle Ben will start up his helicopters and fly around the nation dropping money. (Obviously I am joking here… what […]
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Day 45 – Parents’ 25th Anniversary
Today was the surprise party for my parents’ 25th anniversary. It was a fun event. Family came in from out of town and my grandma and aunt arranged for my parents to be sent on a cruise in May. It was nice to see lots of family again. Here my parents are, still wearing the […]
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Day 44 – Hillsdale Basketball
During my exhausting studying for my history midterm yesterday, I took a break to take a few basketball shots. Here is Keith MacKenzie, number 11. My exam went very well, by the way. I felt prepared and I walked out of it feeling like I was on top of what I wrote. I still have […]