Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Scanography
So for my digital photography class this week, our assignment was to make photographs in a different way (other than with a camera). We were supposed to experiment using a scanner to make photos, which I was excited about since I have seen scanographs in the past and have always wanted to try it myself. So I went over to my friend Lauren's apartment, grocery bag full of various items in tow, and borrowed her scanner for a little while to play around with scanographs. I might have had a little bit too much fun making these scans, but I think I came away with some great photos! I will definitely be trying this process again in the future :)
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Quakes and Lakes and Bus Headaches
Last Saturday, my Natural Disasters class and I headed onto an educational daytrip through Idaho and Montana to see some amazing sights.
We started off pretty early, just as the sun was rising, and I could hardly stay awake.
Pretty much, how my day went was: sleep on bus, see natural disaster sight, get back on bus and sleep some more, stop at another site, sleep on bus some more, see more sights, sleep more, etc. It was great.
Our first stop was at Teton Dam, which burst a long time ago and buried hundreds of acres of land and houses. It was a gigantic dam, and I was amazed at the expanse of the place.
Next we stopped at a large field where our teacher showed us a geiser effect that is caused when you mix mentos and coke. It was pretty awesome, not going to lie. (This is also as close as we got to seeing Old Faithful that day, by the way).
As we drove through canyons and across plains, the fall colors were absolutely breathtaking. I had to snap a few photos of the gorgeous golden colored leaves in the birch forests along the road at our various stops.
Our next stop was at the location of the Hebgen Lake landslide, which occurred in 1959 (on my mom's birthday, actually) and took away the entire face of the mountain. This place was incredible.
Hi, it's me. Photo cred for this photo goes to my buddy Luke :)
As we drove along, we saw "Quake Lake" from the bus windows, which is a lake that formed when the earthquake hit the location and created forests of dead trees in the water. It was a little eerie, not going to lie, but so interesting.
My buddy Luke at our next location where we snapped a group photo for our class, at a scarp (where the earth drops during an earthquake).
Me bein' cutesy for the camera down by the river. Photo cred to my friend Zach.
Hebgen Lake. So so beautiful.
An abandoned cabin at Big Springs, a body of hot spring water surrounded by gorgeous fir trees.
The warm spring water in the area makes for some really green, mossy foliage.
My class on its way down to the lookout for Mesa Falls, a gorgeous gigantic waterfall in Ashton, ID. It was our last stop of the day, and it was so incredible; it literally took my breath away when I first saw it. I was expecting some dinky little waterfall on the side of the mountain somewhere, but what it actually was was absolutely staggering. I can not even express how it felt to be standing before this enormous body of water, feeling the mist brush my cheeks, and hearing the incredible roar of gallons upon gallons of water pouring off the vast cliffside. I will never forget it.
Looking out over the edge of the waterfall. It literally looked like the edge of the world.
A tree trunk on the way back from the waterfall. Count all those rings!
I love this world so much, and sometimes it takes seeing the beauties of the earth up close and personal to really realize that. It was an absolutely incredible day, and I don't think I will ever forget it.
We started off pretty early, just as the sun was rising, and I could hardly stay awake.
Pretty much, how my day went was: sleep on bus, see natural disaster sight, get back on bus and sleep some more, stop at another site, sleep on bus some more, see more sights, sleep more, etc. It was great.
Our first stop was at Teton Dam, which burst a long time ago and buried hundreds of acres of land and houses. It was a gigantic dam, and I was amazed at the expanse of the place.
Next we stopped at a large field where our teacher showed us a geiser effect that is caused when you mix mentos and coke. It was pretty awesome, not going to lie. (This is also as close as we got to seeing Old Faithful that day, by the way).
As we drove through canyons and across plains, the fall colors were absolutely breathtaking. I had to snap a few photos of the gorgeous golden colored leaves in the birch forests along the road at our various stops.
Our next stop was at the location of the Hebgen Lake landslide, which occurred in 1959 (on my mom's birthday, actually) and took away the entire face of the mountain. This place was incredible.
Hi, it's me. Photo cred for this photo goes to my buddy Luke :)
As we drove along, we saw "Quake Lake" from the bus windows, which is a lake that formed when the earthquake hit the location and created forests of dead trees in the water. It was a little eerie, not going to lie, but so interesting.
My buddy Luke at our next location where we snapped a group photo for our class, at a scarp (where the earth drops during an earthquake).
Me bein' cutesy for the camera down by the river. Photo cred to my friend Zach.
Hebgen Lake. So so beautiful.
An abandoned cabin at Big Springs, a body of hot spring water surrounded by gorgeous fir trees.
The warm spring water in the area makes for some really green, mossy foliage.
My class on its way down to the lookout for Mesa Falls, a gorgeous gigantic waterfall in Ashton, ID. It was our last stop of the day, and it was so incredible; it literally took my breath away when I first saw it. I was expecting some dinky little waterfall on the side of the mountain somewhere, but what it actually was was absolutely staggering. I can not even express how it felt to be standing before this enormous body of water, feeling the mist brush my cheeks, and hearing the incredible roar of gallons upon gallons of water pouring off the vast cliffside. I will never forget it.
Looking out over the edge of the waterfall. It literally looked like the edge of the world.
A tree trunk on the way back from the waterfall. Count all those rings!
I love this world so much, and sometimes it takes seeing the beauties of the earth up close and personal to really realize that. It was an absolutely incredible day, and I don't think I will ever forget it.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Cabin Fever
I spent this last weekend in a cabin in the woods, and it was incredible. My friend Katie asked me last week if I would like to join her and her parents and brother at their family cabin in Island Park, Idaho, and I accepted without a second thought. I love cabins and especially the freedom of being in the woods, away from the internet, television, and life in general. The cabin was everything I hoped it would be; small, endearing, right smack dab in the middle of the woods, and about 3 minutes away from the lake. It was perfect, to say the least.
The cabin's name was "The Crow's Nest", owned by Katie's grandparent's, the Crowley's.
Every room in the cabin had a title. I thought it was so cute!
Along the wall were posted drawings from grandchildren over the years, coloring scenes of crows in different scenes, costumes, and as characters from tv shows, movies, and famous paintings. It was the best thing I have ever seen ;)
Saturday morning I got up a little earlier than the rest of the family and went exploring around the cabin and through the woods. I took some photos around the place and was able to catch the morning sun.
P.S. This is my new Yashica-Mat film camera that my buddy gave to me last week! I wanted to take a few photos of it while I was at the cabin before I buy film for it and test it out :) I love it so much gah!
That afternoon we decided to walk to the lake and go canoeing on the water. It was a beautiful day, so perfect for being out on the lake, and I had such a blast!
Hope your weekend was just as great!
The cabin's name was "The Crow's Nest", owned by Katie's grandparent's, the Crowley's.
Every room in the cabin had a title. I thought it was so cute!
Along the wall were posted drawings from grandchildren over the years, coloring scenes of crows in different scenes, costumes, and as characters from tv shows, movies, and famous paintings. It was the best thing I have ever seen ;)
Saturday morning I got up a little earlier than the rest of the family and went exploring around the cabin and through the woods. I took some photos around the place and was able to catch the morning sun.
P.S. This is my new Yashica-Mat film camera that my buddy gave to me last week! I wanted to take a few photos of it while I was at the cabin before I buy film for it and test it out :) I love it so much gah!
That afternoon we decided to walk to the lake and go canoeing on the water. It was a beautiful day, so perfect for being out on the lake, and I had such a blast!
Katie's younger brother Chris. He was a crack-up!
Me and Katie!
I found a crawdad claw on the dock after we finished canoeing
Later Katie and I decided to go for a ride around the island on her family's old tandem bicycle. It was so much fun--even though the chain broke about halfway around and we got lost a couple of times...
That evening I just spent with the family watching movies and soaking in the last afternoon of laziness. It was such an amazing weekend, and I was so glad I got to go :)
Me and Katie!
I found a crawdad claw on the dock after we finished canoeing
Later Katie and I decided to go for a ride around the island on her family's old tandem bicycle. It was so much fun--even though the chain broke about halfway around and we got lost a couple of times...
That evening I just spent with the family watching movies and soaking in the last afternoon of laziness. It was such an amazing weekend, and I was so glad I got to go :)
Hope your weekend was just as great!
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