W&J is short for Washington and Jefferson College, which is a few miles from home. I passed by it Friday on my way to the Post Office and saw this scene. So, I turned around to go capture this photo, which clearly demonstrates the terrible times we’re all dealing with.
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Its spring!!!! Finally. Washington and Jefferson College is a nice little school about 30 miles from Pittsburgh. It has a cute little campus that looks great at ground level and great from above. This is a shot looking down at some of the dorms with the student union (with the pink umbrellas). Everything is so colorful.
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Here is another drone photo for you. I took this photo a few months ago flying around W&J College (Washington and Jefferson College) south of Pittsburgh. This building is the main focal point for the campus and I doubt there are many photos of it from this angle. It’s an unusual perspective. The photo was used in a local 2018 calendar published by Washington Financial. Below is another photo from a more traditional perspective.
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more traditional perspective
Here is another photo from our photo walk around Carnegie Mellon University. The stairwell inside Baker Hall is very interesting and made for a great photo. I must have taken photos of this stairwell from 25 different angles. Anyway, I hope you have a great week.
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Back in January, Brad, Dave and I complete a photo walk around CMU (Carnegie Mellon University) in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh. What a great college campus. We took a number of photos inside some of their amazing buildings. This is the lobby of their College of Fine Arts. How cool is this place? My opinion…. Super Cool.
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On a recent photo walk with Brad and Dave, we were looking for something unique. Something that hasn’t been photographed a million times. That’s when we decided to photograph CMU. We got access to Baker Hall and I captured this amazing stairwell. The security guard told me that it is the best stairwell on the campus and I think he was right.
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Last night I got an opportunity to take some photos with Dave and Brad Truxell. We debated about where to meet and ended up settling for the Oakland area of Pittsburgh (since the Pirates had a home game downtown). This area of Pittsburgh is very busy, vibrant and has that “college vibe”…..maybe because the University of Pittsburgh campus and a few other colleges are spread throughout the area. It isn’t the typical college campus. It is more like NYU (college buildings spread around the city).
Anyway, we walked around taking pictures and ended up inside the Cathedral Of Learning. If you don’t know, this is the tallest college/university building in the United States. The public is welcome on the first three levels, which includes the famous Harry Potter like common room and the international classrooms. We’ve taken photos of those areas before, so we went for the elevators to explore the upper floors. We ended up on the 36th floor, which is setup for the Honors College students. There is a nice 2-story suite up here for these students.
Tonight’s photo is of the stairway connected the two floors of the Honors College on the 36th and 37th floors. It is a 5 exposure auto-bracketed HDR image.
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This weekend, MJ and I traveled back to Kzoo (Kalamazoo) to visit some friends we haven’t seen since we moved to Pittsburgh back in 2010. This trip was long over due. We had a great time and got to see some great friends, but I’ll say that I am exhausted. Oh, and driving across the State of Ohio is at the top of my “10 Least Favorite Things” list. It’s just such a boring looking State. It doesn’t seem to matter where you go in Ohio; it is just plain boring. How’d I get on that subject, anyway…..
While we were in Kzoo, I drove around the city and WMU (Western Michigan University) to see many of our old stomping grounds.
While on the university campus, I took this picture of the WMU Bronco in front of their student rec center and basketball stadium. When we lived there, I probably walked past this monument dozens of times on the way to watch NCAA WMU men’s basketball games. Go Broncos!!
Special note: MJ and I want to thank everyone who took time out of their schedules this weekend to visit with us while we were in Kzoo. Thanks.
This wonderful tiny college in downtown Washington PA produces some great graduates, just not very many. I think the college has around 1,500 total students or less. This is the main historic building on the campus last December following a snowstorm.
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Well, my football season
started Monday night with Pitt getting killed by FSU. Pitt looked rusty (that’s being nice) and so was I. I don’t know what the deal was, but I
couldn’t seem to get a good shot to save my life. I was either in the wrong spot, didn’t have the right
settings, or someone would get in the way. Regardless, it wasn’t my best photography night. With that said, here were the
highlights of the night....at the bottom there is a link to the full set of photos from the game.
Pittsburgh’s only touchdown of the game was a pass to junior wide receiver #82 Manasseh Garner who dove for the score.
It’s possible I saw the 2013 Heimen Trophy winner….FSU’s #5 Jameis Winston threw for 356 yards and 4 touchdowns along with 1 running touchdown. He was a beast and was amazing as a Freshman in his first college game.
#8 Devonta Freeman RB JR – He had a great game, when FSU gave him the ball…..5.8 yards per carry.
Maybe the best part of the game had nothing to do with the game. Pitt retired Larry Fitzgerald’s number during the halftime. I got a chance to meet him later that night. He was a very nice guy.
MJ and I had a great trip
to Michigan this weekend to visit our families. It was a wonderful trip and we enjoyed visiting with
everyone. We drove back tonight
for two reasons.
1. To get some things done around our house on Monday before the holiday weekend is complete
2. So I could get ready for the Monday night University of Pittsburgh vs. Florida State University football game.
I have a list of games I plan to photograph this year, both college and NFL. This is the first assignment on the list. Pitt is launching its entry into the ACC by opening their season on national television (ESPN) against a great FSU football team. I doubt Pitt can win this, but I’ll cheer for them away. Regardless of the outcome, I plan to have a great time shooting the game from the sideline. My goals for shooting the game:
1. Don’t get hurt….I’ll be dodging players and the football
2. Have fun!!
3. Get some great photos
Preparing for tomorrow’s game, I looked back through some of the football pictures I took last season. I came across this photo and thought I would share it with you. This is of Cameron Saddler, who was a senior wide receiver for Pitt last year (his home town is Monroeville PA…which is right outside Pittsburgh). I took this picture of him during the 2012 Pitt vs. Temple game last season. Look for me as I run for my life tomorrow night.
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QB Tino Suneri
