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pwned: Catching up: Munich, Memories and Museums (w/ images)
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008. Catching up: Munich, Memories and Museums (w/ images). First I'd like to explain my lack of posts over the last week. Last week, we continued our trip by traveling from Prague to Munich- staying at the Wombat's Youth Hostel for 6 nights. The hostel was outfitted with computers which lacked any USB port- the only way I can upload images to this blog (unedited images mind you). Surfers in Munich's enormous English Garden. Paraphrased from my journal-. July 4, 8:06 AM (Friday). The na...
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pwned: August 2008
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Sunday, August 31, 2008. First week in St. Louis, MO. Last Monday I started my internship at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. I have shot a few assignments- having used a lot of my time here learning the system of the PD and getting around the my new city. In my first week here in St. Louis I have been able to shoot a large range of assignments. One of my first jobs was to shoot a portrait of a local business woman. Canon EOS-1D with 70-200mm f2.8, 100 ISO, f2.8 at 1/500 of a sec. For my themed portrait I as...
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pwned: The Canon 5D Mark 2- stats analysis [WARNING: May contain camera jargon]
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Thursday, September 18, 2008. The Canon 5D Mark 2- stats analysis [WARNING: May contain camera jargon]. So yes, the new Canon 5D Mark 2. Looks amazing. I am sure the visual quality surpasses anything out there. It is a great step in the right direction. The 5D Mark 2 has built off what the Nikon D90. Started (which came out a few weeks ago and was the first DSLR to do video). 5D Mark 2 strengths:. 1080P video (D90 only does 720) 1080 should be good enough to pull stills as long as it is not too compressed.
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pwned: Flooding hits Missouri
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Monday, September 15, 2008. Water came in everywhere, and it took a lot with it. To the residents of the St. Louis western suburbs, the remnants of Hurricane Ike seemed like more than just a storm. This was a flood some had not seen in thirty years, but will be remembered for much longer. Sunday was a day off for me. After having worked an extra long day covering the Missouri vs Nevada. 8220;The city is floating away,” he said. I immediately came across obstacles. Roads were blocked everywhere. Eithe...
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pwned: Back 2 Back Football
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Monday, September 15, 2008. Back 2 Back Football. Friday night was the typical high school football routine. This week was Granite City vs Belleville West. Canon Mark 2 N with 400mm f2.8. What made this weekend different was that the next morning I got up early to drive out west to Columbia, Mo., to cover the University of Missouri's destruction of the University of Nevada's defensive line. Missouri beat Nevada 69 to 17. I have never seen a score get run up like that. Canon Mark 2 N with 400mm f2.8.
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pwned: Brussels, minus the sprouts
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Monday, July 21, 2008. Brussels, minus the sprouts. As I near the end of this trip, memories of so many similar western European cities have begun to blur together. I have gotten very tired of shooting nearly identical churches, sunsets over rivers, and fun moments with Ian and Dwayne (they all happen too often). Thankfully, Brussels has brought something slightly different. Our hostel was the white building to the right of the statue. This constant growth goes beyond buildings. New languages are per...
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pwned: Up early in Budapest
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008. Up early in Budapest. As transcribed from my journal:. June 18, 5:33 AM local time. I woke up about a half hour ago and have not been able to sleep since. I suspect the sun rose at that point. I am amazed that it rises that early, but I assume it is due to our very Eastern position in the Central European Time Zone. Walking to our plane in Dublin - click image for larger. Killing time in Dublin Airport - click image for larger. Now it is beginning to rain very hard. Nearly everyon...
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pwned: Prague and Praha
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Sunday, June 29, 2008. Prague- There are two different cities here. Prague and Praha. Prague is the internationally known city where tourists come to see the famous St. Vitus Cathedral surrounded by a castle were hundreds crowd around to watch the ceremonial changing of the guards every noon. Praha is where the citizens of Prague live and work, unless they work in Prague. One of the many bridges crossing the Vtava River in Prague. A park in Praha. An apartment building in Praha. It is very possible that ...
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pwned: Prague Day 1: Trains, friends and trains
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Prague Day 1: Trains, friends and trains. Copied from my journal. 6/25 8:15 am Central Europe Time Zone. Prague- It took about 10 hours, with no sleep for 36 hours, and we had a race against time to transfer train stations in Vienna, but we made it to Prague, or as the locals call it, Praha. St Vitus Cathedral in Prague. Walking through the gardens of Prague Castle with Anjali, a friend we made in Budapest. Another 5 minutes, and again the #18 tram swings by. We jump on and ...
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pwned: Castlebar, Ireland: green is everywhere
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Thursday, July 31, 2008. Castlebar, Ireland: green is everywhere. Castlebar is a medium sized town of about 12,000 people. More notably, it is the home town of Dwayne Corcoran. Born in 1986, his family immigrated to the United States when he was three years old. Our traveling trio had planned on spending three days in Castlebar, but after only two days in Dublin we were ready to move on, adding the extra days to Dwayne’s hometown. Nikon D3 with 35mm f2, 100 ISO, f9 at 1/400 of a sec. We spent the rest of...
