Category: Photography
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Day 134 – Southwest Point, Kingston, TN
Read more…: Day 134 – Southwest Point, Kingston, TNI had a nice drive down to my grandparents’ house in Tennessee on Wednesday. Today I am on my way to the Atlanta area, then off to Birmingham, AL for the weekend. My uncle Kevin is getting his PhD at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, so I am driving down for his ceremonies. I…
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Day 133 – Amish Buggy in a Snowstorm
Read more…: Day 133 – Amish Buggy in a SnowstormI am on my way to Tennessee today. I will be passing the exact place where I took this photo around 9 a.m. I took this three years ago on Valentine’s Day weekend. The Amherst Tech Team was returning from a conference in Columbus during a bad snowstorm, and I had Mr. Strohm stop his…
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Day 131 – Red Spiders Cometh
Read more…: Day 131 – Red Spiders ComethSean Nelson and I made this long exposure shot last summer right before I left for college. It was an invasion of red spiders from the water (that looked more like red crabs). If you like this shot, check out more from our Illum Flickr account.
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Day 121 – Dr. Raney
Read more…: Day 121 – Dr. RaneyI took this shot of Dr. Raney, a history professor at Hillsdale, during the honors trip to Charleston. Two final exams down, three to go.
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Day 120 – Chautauqua Lake Bridge B&W
Read more…: Day 120 – Chautauqua Lake Bridge B&WI took this photo last summer on Chautauqua Lake while visiting my friend Brad. I took this from his boat while we were out on the lake one beautiful day. Click the photo to view it large. I took the first of five exams today–American Heritage. It was the one that I think will be…
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Day 119 – Club Euro
Read more…: Day 119 – Club EuroLast night, a fraternity on campus threw a “Club Euro” themed dance party to celebrate the end of classes. In between studying, I went to take some photos. I tried out a few new techniques, so I thought I would post the results. The photos below are not edited. They are straight out of my…
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Day 116 – Gennady & Wendy Photoshoot
Read more…: Day 116 – Gennady & Wendy PhotoshootThis morning I did a short photoshoot with my friends Gennady and Wendy. They are getting married shortly after they graduate from Hillsdale in a few weeks and wanted some semi-casual photos taken before the wedding. Luckily, it turned out to be a beautiful day, despite the threats of rain early in the morning. It…
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Day 115 – Long Jump / Musings on Wide-Angle Shots
Read more…: 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
Read more…: Day 113 – OverexposureI 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 111 – Art Show Poster
Read more…: Day 111 – Art Show PosterAbove 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 109 – Charger Baseball
Read more…: Day 109 – Charger BaseballClick 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
Read more…: Day 108 – Ultimate Frisbee TournamentAs 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
Read more…: Day 107 – Where I Want to BeClick 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 105 – Tower Players
Read more…: Day 105 – Tower PlayersI 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 103 – Daffodils
Read more…: Day 103 – DaffodilsClick 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 80 – End of Charleston Trip
Read more…: Day 80 – End of Charleston TripWe drove back to Hillsdale today. I will miss the sunny, warm weather and the exciting city of Charleston. I took the photo above on Thursday at the beach on the Isle of Palms, right outside of our hotel. Click on it to view it large. I had a wonderful time and really enjoyed the…
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Day 79 – Last Day in Charleston
Read more…: Day 79 – Last Day in CharlestonThe above photo is of Sarah and Kahryn climbing a tree at the Pickney site. Click the photo to view it large. Today was our last day in Charleston. We are driving back to Hillsdale tomorrow (Saturday) morning. The trip was wonderful! I really liked the group of people that went, and I really liked…