4/28

Weekend a crazy what.

That pretty much sums up how this weekend felt. Personally, this was the first weekend where I didn't really have anything to do out of this state. I went to Jersey today to do a show, but that was small beans compared to an entire weekend of drumming.

Friday I went to the Paramore/The Almost concert at the Recher and had...fun. Saturday was Tigerfest and my cousin Richard's wedding. I was only at Tigerfest for the first half of it, which proved to be lamer than a pasty 12 yearold glue-eater. And from what I heard from the staff here at The Towerlight, Dashboard wasn't all that greatt either.

I've been thinking a lot lately about how to think about things (there's a word for that...comment if you know what it is). After much introspective analysis, I've come to the conclusion that doing that is useless. SO...I'm just going to keep being a student, drumming, and shooting. No worries.

P.S. If you get a chance, read the short book "Wear Sunscreen." I thought it was great.

(Top Picture: A student pigs out on some wings at Tigerfest.
Bottom Picture: My lovely sister looking striking at the wedding.)

Recess

I've been so busy with school work this week that I decided to "reward" myself with some time off this afternoon...which led me to shoot another assignment!

After leaving my Design class early, I noticed a horde of little children walking around in a group on Campus. I immediately whipped out my camera, since I haven't seen this many little kids since I was home for Easter. Later I am notified by Sharon that these youngin's are a story, so I followed them around campus for about an hour. They ended up on Stephen's field, where they had lunch, ran around crazy, and got their shirts signed by various TU Sports icons (Sean Schaeffer pictured above).

I'll admit, I felt like I was at middle school recess when I was tossed in the middle of their eating and craziness. It made for a relaxing afternoon and a few alright shots.

Also, if you're a photog and you want something to shoot, Apple is holding an "Insomniac" competition this week. I guess posting this at 4 doesn't help, since the deadline to register is by 5. At least you know I'm participating in it :D

Shooting Tigerfest and lax this weekend, then going UP on sunday. Craaazy.

WGI PIO Champs!

So I struggled. I cried. I worked my butt off.

But this weekend made all of that worth it.

At the 2007 WGI World Championships in Dayton, OH this past weekend, United Percussion took first place in Percussion Independent Open class with a score of 95.5 (out of 100, of course). We topped Penn State Indoor by 7 tenths. This is the first time United has ever won a world championship.

What else is that we were also "bumped" to World Class, so we will now be competing in WGI PIW competition. Word.

The feeling I got when they announced, "...and in second place, with a score of 94.8.............(forever passes time)....Penn State!" was unbelievable. So much pressure was lifted, and when I saw our staff crying and hugging each other, tears filled my eyes. it was a GREAT weekend.

However, now school is back in my mind and I have a photo project due tonight at 6. Lata.

Destructions

Yesterday the nation experienced the worst handgun shooting in its history. All I wanted to was watch the TV in the office and be around the vibe and buzz of all of the information that was being learned.

Instead, I got to shoot Greek Week 07's singing/step competition...Yowza, yowza, yowza.

While the competition did include a moment of silence for Virginia Tech, it didn't resolve the fact that all the people I try to stay away from most were there. Annoying Sororities and IQ-deficient frat boys were the name of the game.

Even in the midst of destruction, someone still has to cover the assignments, I suppose.

Below is a shot of an on-campus building, Lida Lee Tall, being wrecked. This was my favorite shot, even though every other photog in the office took something similar.

30D

Yes, it's official. My first DSLR is a Canon 30D.

I picked it up today at Service Photo in Baltimore, after a recent stumble over forgotten savings bonds knocked my brain loose. They didn't have the battery grip, but that's nothing an order can't take care of.

This camera so far has been nothing but amazing. The focusing system is amazing (at least compared to the dinosaur 10Ds I'm used to using...), and the size and weight are comfortable. Except for the awkward print button (which isn't really all that badly placed), the backpanel display and layout is ergonomic and convenient. 5fps, ISO settings that hit 1/4 stops, and the luscious 2.5" LCD screen top this off as an exceptional piece of work.

More to come on my assignments. Stay tuned!