Friday, April 15, 2011
One more shot of THAT bridge
I came across this photo of that bridge and decided I like it as well. This one was taken at the first glimmer of morning light ie 5.40am and I like that it is a crisper shot than the night time one.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Morning Shots
I almost froze hehehe, I got some very strange looks while I was leaning on a garbage bin (that had been emptied thankfully) in the dark pre dawn getting these shots. I think it was worth the pain.
Sunrise (and a pretty one thankfully)
Here comes the sun
Pre Sunrise and indications are that it is going to be a good one.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Lighting Assignment
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Today's photos for the next assignment.
Some of my photo's
My photography unit required me to take photos representing the four main Gestalt theories being Similarity, Continuity, Proximity and Closure.
Coming out of the fug.
I've been in a study 'fug' for two weeks and it appears that I was not alone. Let me qualify fug first. Fug to me is a state of not being able to settle to the required concentration of reading or writing the subject that I am currently studying. Whether it was the change of season, change of subject, change of university or work influences I don't know but I do know that I never questioned why I am doing this study or whether I should continue. That says a lot to me.
I spent those two weeks trying to find space in my usually organised life to sit down and read. I find overall with study that having the time to read is the biggest challenge. It is all and good to fly through a degree by the seat of your pants just reading the study guide and it is quite possible to do so but what comes out the other end? A person with a degree who is incapable of discussing, in any depth, the subject they have just spent several years studying.
Another unsettling characteristic of studying at university level is the self made guilt that I have found when I decide to read a publication of a subject other than that which I study. I thought this would change as I settled into study life but it hasn't and I still miss being able to read several subjects at a time. I am aware of the possibility that that may be just me though and I would be interested to hear if this affects you also.
I have decided to begin immersing myself into community news this week. During a news writing unit last year I was fortunate to meet an extremely interesting and involved citizen in the suburb that I live in. He was very helpful to the story I wrote then and has been crucial already to the community story that I am about to write. Colin made me aware of a small community handout which I had no idea even existed until very recently. I am going to offer my services to this publication because I believe we both can grow from our relationship.
The community story that I will be writing for my current news writing unit involves the local council and the progress association. I am privileged to have been invited to the next meeting where a council representative is to speak about an issue that has been on many people's minds since the Tsunami in Japan, community safety. I live in a coastal city and while the likelihood of a tsunami is smaller than other countries, floods are possible along with cyclones and other community debilitating crises. I am looking forward to attending this meeting and perhaps I will even get involved with the progress association. I will let you know the outcome of this meeting.
Cas (almost back to normal, my typing voice is coming back to me)
I spent those two weeks trying to find space in my usually organised life to sit down and read. I find overall with study that having the time to read is the biggest challenge. It is all and good to fly through a degree by the seat of your pants just reading the study guide and it is quite possible to do so but what comes out the other end? A person with a degree who is incapable of discussing, in any depth, the subject they have just spent several years studying.
Another unsettling characteristic of studying at university level is the self made guilt that I have found when I decide to read a publication of a subject other than that which I study. I thought this would change as I settled into study life but it hasn't and I still miss being able to read several subjects at a time. I am aware of the possibility that that may be just me though and I would be interested to hear if this affects you also.
I have decided to begin immersing myself into community news this week. During a news writing unit last year I was fortunate to meet an extremely interesting and involved citizen in the suburb that I live in. He was very helpful to the story I wrote then and has been crucial already to the community story that I am about to write. Colin made me aware of a small community handout which I had no idea even existed until very recently. I am going to offer my services to this publication because I believe we both can grow from our relationship.
The community story that I will be writing for my current news writing unit involves the local council and the progress association. I am privileged to have been invited to the next meeting where a council representative is to speak about an issue that has been on many people's minds since the Tsunami in Japan, community safety. I live in a coastal city and while the likelihood of a tsunami is smaller than other countries, floods are possible along with cyclones and other community debilitating crises. I am looking forward to attending this meeting and perhaps I will even get involved with the progress association. I will let you know the outcome of this meeting.
Cas (almost back to normal, my typing voice is coming back to me)
Hello
Hi! I am Cas. Pleased to meet you. Those of you who know me are well aware that I am a great one for writing long spiels about this and that. A short background on me. (I can't guarantee it will be short though) I am in that "no go zone" in age (51) where I'm not a pensioner yet, almost considered too old for a "decent" job and not ready to lay down and die yet. I work full time as a marketing coordinator/estimator for a sub contracting firm to the building industry. My job goes from head down bum up 35 hours a week to weeks where my boss and I have high tea and chocolate afternoons. I love my job and my bosses. Seriously, I do. It has to be the best job I have held in over 30 years.
I decided at 48 to study at TAFE to assist my son through senior high school and discovered that not only was I able to study very well, I was also capable of obtaining good marks and it gave me a purpose in life. I now find myself continuing my studies at university level and working toward a Bachelor of Communication majoring in Journalism. I have worked in advertising for print media in the past and had looked enviously at the other side of the floor where the journalists did their thing. Now it is my time. I do not believe that there is an age limit for a journalist. People of all ages have something to say and I'm going to say what I feel (when I can do it well).
I do not need to study, I want to study and I find that while this makes the task less of a chore it does not negate the hard yards that need to be put in to get decent marks. I am just starting Year 2 of my studies now and I expect to be finished this degree at the end of 2013. That seems a long way off now doesn't it? When you see all of the interesting things that I must learn in that amount of time, it isn't that far away at all.
So far I have studied the core units of year 1 which involved Film Analysis (yuk!) News Writing, Culture Studies, Media and at the moment I am doing an elective in Photography 101. I still eagerly await the new Study Period as they come around. We have 4 of these SP's per year and we are advised that should take up to two units of study per SP. I do 6 units per year as I feel that I would not cope well with any more. This gives me the full on 2 unit SP followed by a less stressful 1 unit SP ad finitum. It has worked well to this point. I will be one third of my way through this degree by the beginning of June. I think I could do this study thing for a long time yet so look out world. I'm just over halfway through my life and in this half the decisions are mine. woo hoo!
Cas xxx
I decided at 48 to study at TAFE to assist my son through senior high school and discovered that not only was I able to study very well, I was also capable of obtaining good marks and it gave me a purpose in life. I now find myself continuing my studies at university level and working toward a Bachelor of Communication majoring in Journalism. I have worked in advertising for print media in the past and had looked enviously at the other side of the floor where the journalists did their thing. Now it is my time. I do not believe that there is an age limit for a journalist. People of all ages have something to say and I'm going to say what I feel (when I can do it well).
I do not need to study, I want to study and I find that while this makes the task less of a chore it does not negate the hard yards that need to be put in to get decent marks. I am just starting Year 2 of my studies now and I expect to be finished this degree at the end of 2013. That seems a long way off now doesn't it? When you see all of the interesting things that I must learn in that amount of time, it isn't that far away at all.
So far I have studied the core units of year 1 which involved Film Analysis (yuk!) News Writing, Culture Studies, Media and at the moment I am doing an elective in Photography 101. I still eagerly await the new Study Period as they come around. We have 4 of these SP's per year and we are advised that should take up to two units of study per SP. I do 6 units per year as I feel that I would not cope well with any more. This gives me the full on 2 unit SP followed by a less stressful 1 unit SP ad finitum. It has worked well to this point. I will be one third of my way through this degree by the beginning of June. I think I could do this study thing for a long time yet so look out world. I'm just over halfway through my life and in this half the decisions are mine. woo hoo!
Cas xxx
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