Sterne Park Lab

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Sterne Park in Nacogdoches is a historical landmark that was crucial in the Texas War for Independence. Several patrons come to enjoy the beauty of the park, and many others own homes in the area.
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Glenda Woodson brings her two-month-old baby, Madeline, to the Sterne Park to enjoy the weather and the blossoming flowers.

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A cat on the Abernethy property in Sterne Park watches visitors intently. The Abernethies have lived on the property for several years, and their house has even been mistaken for a museum.

Sports - Action and Features

Basketball - SFA vs. UTSA

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SFA guard Eddie Williams makes a two-point lay-up in the game against University of Texas at San Antonio. SFA held the lead after this score.

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The buzzer had rang as the shot that could have tied the game remained in the air. The SFA team watches hopefully as the ball bounces off the rim, giving UTSA the win.

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It was 'Stache Night at the basketball game in honor of the SFA head basketball coach, Danny Kaspar and his trademark mustache. Shirts were distributed and fans wore fake mustaches to show their spirit. Pictured, Trey Whitling holds up a large cutout of Kaspar's head and heckles the opposing team.

Intramural Softball - Delta Sigs vs. Delts

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First baseman Eric Hamlett tries to get the Delt player out by catching the ball, but it flies by him, giving the opponent the opportunity to make it to second base.

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Brandon Alvarez quickly reaches for the ball on its second bounce and tosses it to first base. Hamlett on first base was able to tag the opposing player out.

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In celebration of their second win in a row, Kenneth Kelley and Brandon Alvarez chest bump on the side lines before going to shake the hands of the other team in an act of sportsmanship.

Lab - Different Angles

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Men from the construction company commissioned by SFA wait in the trench as more dirt is removed from the ground to make way for the new heating and cooling pipes for the campus. This picture was taken about 18 inches from the ground so I would be eye level with the subject.

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Neekon Daneshgar drops loose change in his fraternity's basket during Driving Jack's Penny Wars. Pennies add points, and silver change deducts points. This was taken shooting upward at the subject.

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Jared Melvin heads home after class to beat the impending rain. This was taken from above the subject and utilizes leading lines with the flower bed and tree line.

Strobe Assignment

Part One:

The purpose of this part of the assignment was to find an equilibrium in the ambient light and the flash so that it appeared that the photo was taken with just available light. To accomplish this, I went out at dusk (about 7:45 p.m.) to take photos of Graham Watkins jumping. The quicker shutter speeds did not allow enough light, so they came out very dark. The opposite occurred with the slower shutter speeds, as they were overexposed. I think in my pictures the best light balance was in the photo with an F-stop of 5.6 and a shutter speed of 1/8 second. Although the subject is blurry, the flash is not obvious and the lighting is still even.

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This photo was taken with an F-stop of 5.6 and a shutter speed of 1/1000.

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This photo was taken with an F-stop of 5.6 and a shutter speed of 1/500

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This photo was taken with an F-stop of 5.6 and a shutter speed of 1/250.

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This photo was taken with an F-stop of 5.6 and a shutter speed of 1/125.

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This photo was taken with an F-stop of 5.6 and a shutter speed of 1/60.

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This photo was taken with an F-stop of 5.6 and a shutter speed of 1/30.

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This photo was taken with an F-stop of 5.6 and a shutter speed of 1/15.

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This photo was taken with an F-stop of 5.6 and a shutter speed of 1/8.

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This photo was taken with an F-stop of 5.6 and a shutter speed of 1/4.

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This photo was taken with an F-stop of 5.6 and a shutter speed of half a second.

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This photo was taken with an F-stop of 5.6 and a shutter speed of one second.

Part Two:

The exposure or levels of these photos were not altered. They were all taken with a flash after experimenting with shutter speeds and F-stops.

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Graham Watkins plays his bongo drum to the beat of the music playing from his computer. This is an aerial shot of him practicing to show is shaker that he also uses to make rhythm.

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Graham Watkins adjusts the position of his bongo drum. He plays percussion drums that he left at his home in Dallas and uses the small bongo drum as a way of practicing his rhythm when he cannot play his real set.

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Practicing the bongo drum helps Graham Watkins focus on his school work since it relaxes his mind. In Dallas, he use to play drums in a band called Resonance.

Portrait Lab

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Cameron Mebane is a photojournalism junior from SFA. In this portrait, she is posing at a window at Banita Creek Hall.

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The lighting in this horizontal portrait gives a dramatic effect.

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This is a tight-shot portrait of Cameron.

Portrait of an Artist

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Mandy Clay is a painter. She is an art major at Stephen F. Austin State University.

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This is another artist portrait of Mandy Clay as she paints her current piece.

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Brittany O'Sullivan is an English major who likes to play the viola in her spare time. Her favorite songs to play are the Disney classics.

Professor Portraits

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Herbert Midgley is a Fine Arts professor. His focus is music education, as he teaches classes about the history of rock and roll, guitar and jazz.

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M.E. McWilliams, a former English professor, is now the director of the Academic Assistance Resource Center, the tutoring center at SFA.

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Dr. Keith Hubbard is a professor in the Mathematics and Science department. He teaches college algebra, trigonometry and calculus I, II and III.