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Maples are providing most of the color along the riverwalk trail in Chipp-A-waters Park in Mount Pleasant.
Saint Xavier University
3700 W 103rd Street
Chicago, Illinois
Cook County, USA.
Saint Xavier University (or SXU) is a private Roman Catholic university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1846 by the Sisters of Mercy, the university enrolls 3,749 students.
History
Saint Xavier University was founded as a women's college by the Sisters of Mercy in 1846 at the request of Bishop William Quarter. With the City of Chicago less than 10 years old, the religious sisters, under the guidance of Mother Mary Francis Xavier Warde, R.S.M., established Saint Francis Xavier Female Academy.
The Academy, which would later become Saint Xavier College, and finally Saint Xavier University, was the first Mercy College in the world and is the oldest chartered college in the city of Chicago.
The original campus, which burned down in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, was located on Wabash Avenue between Madison and Monroe in downtown Chicago. Soon after, the campus was rebuilt on a 5-acre (2.023 ha) site on the southern boundary of Chicago.
Academics
Saint Xavier University offers undergraduate majors and graduate programs through their three schools:
•The College of Arts and Sciences
•The Graham School of Management
•The School of Nursing and Health Sciences (a recognized Center of Excellence by the National League for Nursing)
Saint Xavier University has one of the most diverse undergraduate student bodies in Chicago and is a federally-designated Hispanic-serving institution.
Campuses
Chicago
Saint Xavier's 109 acres (44.1 ha) main campus is located in City of Chicago in the Mt. Greenwood neighborhood on the corner of 103rd Street and Central Park Avenue.
The university's main campus is made up of several buildings, including the Warde Academic Center, which is the oldest building on campus and houses administrative offices and the library; the Shannon Center; McDonough Chapel, a small Catholic chapel; the Graham School of Management Building; Andrew Conference Center and Driehaus Center. Within a mile of the main campus are the Visual Arts Center and O'Grady Center, which houses the departments of University Relations and University Advancement.
In 2001, an influx of students to the University led to the opening of four new dormitories on campus.
In 2009, former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley recognized Saint Xavier University for its eco-friendly efforts with the opening of the Arthur Rubloff Hall and O'Brien Halls on campus. These residence halls are environmentally friendly, featuring rooftop gardens and clean-source alternative energy.
In 2021, Saint Xavier celebrated its 175th anniversary and received an official state resolution honoring its legacy in Chicago.
Athletics
The Saint Xavier (Ill.) athletic teams are called the Cougars. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) in most of its sports since the 1973–74 academic year; while its football team competes in the Midwest League of the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA).
SXU competes in 19 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, track & field and volleyball; women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track & field and volleyball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading and dance.
Coaches
The baseball team is coached by Addison Rouse. The football team is coached by Mike Feminis.
Facilities
Athletic facilities on campus include the Shannon Center, which holds up to 3,500 students and houses the university fitness center. It is home to both men's and women's basketball and volleyball teams. Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field is home to football, soccer, and track.
Accomplishments
In 2011, Saint Xavier won the NAIA Football National Championship.
This stand of maples in Chipp-A-Waters park in Mount Pleasant always puts on a great show in the fall.
- www.kevin-palmer.com - The east end of Crater Lake is bordered by a grassy wetland area with a stream flowing through.
De Weert te Linne (NL): stuw met fietsbrug, waterkrachtcentrale en vistrappen aan de Maas, Clauscentrale Maasbracht.
Kodak PixPro AZ522, Opteka circular polarizer (thank goodness for the 52mm filter threads! I think it really made a difference for the sky and water shots)
There all the borders, trimmed with box,
were filled with favourite flowers, with phlox,
with lupins, pinks, and hollyhocks,
beneath a red may-tree;
and all the gardens full of folk
that their own little language spoke,
but not to You and Me.
~J.R.R. Tolkein, in "The Little House of Lost Play"
With prayers for Japan.
As this plaque reports, the Agricultural College of Michigan was founded in 1855 as the first land-grant college in the United States. It became a model for the Morrill Act (1862) that led to the founding of state universities across the country. Following several name changes on the agriculture theme, the East Lansing school finally became Michigan State University in 1964.
- www.kevin-palmer.com - Mount Moran is visible behind a ridge. The creek flows between String and Jenny Lakes.
The Erie Club, incorporated in 1882, advertises itself as "the finest private social club in northwest Pennsylvania." Located in the Charles Manning Reed Mansion (built 1846-1848 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982), the club has a dress code requiring business casual for lunch and ties (or turtlenecks) for dinner. Denim, t-shirts, sweats, and flip-flops are forbidden at all times.
Another shot of the wonderful wild flowers on the hill top just west of Afton, Wyoming.
Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC Macro @18mm with Hoya Circular Polarizer
Exposure: 1/25 sec @ f/16 ISO 100
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If you're ever in Crossville, TN, you have to stop by this place. It's the "Minister's Treehouse," and it's at the end of Beehive Lane. There aren't any signs leading to it, but if you follow Google Maps, you'll get there.
The story is that a minister, Horace Burgess, received a message from God--"Build it, and they will come." Maybe he had just got done watching a well-known Kevin Costner movie (but I'm only guessing). But after that, he started building, and building, and building. After Horace put down the hammer, others weilded it in his place. The treehouse is nearly 100 feet tall at its apex, and the complex encompasses about 10,000 sqare feet of interior space. It houses a church sanctuary that is used every Sunday. There isn't a poor seat in the house.
It's open 7am-7pm on sunny days, and guests are welcome to explore the place if they'd like, free of charge. Donations are graciously accepted, though...
strobist: 1 White Lightning Ultrazap 1600, camera right, diffused by a Paul C. Buff 64" Extreme Silver PLM with diffusion cover in place. 1 White Lightning Ultrazap 1600, camera left (slightly behind subject), diffused by a Paul C. Buff Large Foldabe Softbox. Strobes triggered via Cybersyncs and Cyber Commander; powered via Innovatronix Explorer XT. A CPL (circular polarizer) was used.
I've hiked back to this waterfall 4 times now and though here it has far from optimum flow conditions, this is the first time I've seen it with enough water to look halfway decent. This is a simply spectacular waterfall if you're lucky enough to catch it after 2 or 3 days of steady rain. Someday my timing will be right.
had to do a double take as we were crossing one of the small footbridges in Venice, Italy heading back to our hotel, as i thought i saw a silhouette of a foot coming out from one of the gondolas under another bridge...upon closer inspection, i was totally right and it was indeed a gondolier taking a nap in his gondola...me and wife just smiled and i had to take a shot of this awesome siesta moment...pls. View On Black
The Carnegie Library in Howell Michigan opened in 1906 and continues to serve as the town's public library today.
While continuing to go through my un-processed shots from last year I stumbled on this gem - I can't believe I considered this a reject last December!
RPSI No.461 approaching Pike Bridge along the Royal Canal with a Santa Special en-route to Maynooth.
Olympus E-500, Zuiko Digital 11-22mm f/2.8-3.5 lens. Shot using a circular polarizing filter.
Certainly best viewed in the large size.
Sharing Exposures July theme: travel.
Can Gio beach is on an ecological reserved island located in the South East of Ho Chi Minh City. This beach is wild, lots of trashes, and primarily for clam picking.
It was Hung Kings' holiday, and I went there mainly for enjoying freshly caught seafoods from the fisherman's market. The weather was raining lightly with dark clouds covering the sky, therefore I didn't expect to take any good picture in that weather condition. Nevertheless, I brought my camera equipment along anyway, kind of fishing for that magical moment when the sun rays breaking through
I arrived at 5:45 am, about the time of sunrise according the weather forecast. Suddenly, the dark clouds were torn open, making way for lines of sun rays punching through. In an instant, the sky became splendidly dreamy and magical.
Quickly grabbed my camera and tripod, I ran as fast as I could down the beach, at the same time searching for any interesting foreground subject to shoot with, and above is what I found.
There were lots of clam shells scattering everywhere on this beach, hence they reflected like a bright galaxy on the dark muddy sand.
Graduated Neutral Density filter was used for reducing the sky brightness and bringing out the clouds.
Circular Polarizer filter for further enhancing the clouds and removing the reflection on the rocks.
When I'm alone I'm feeling blue
Dreaming a dream of a world that's lovely and true
Faintly the dream of a true and wonderful world
And no one will care as long as the world will turn
And I know a place to go to find my peace of mind
And I know a place to find my peace of mind (*)
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(*) "In Search Of The Peace Of Mind" by Scorpions
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there is no better blue 🔵 than the sky one and a half miles up🌳⛰️🌳 the mountains were creating weather for the evening as the sky exploded with ☁️☁️deep ☁️☁️cloud☁️☁️☁️ convection.
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photo captured in the san juan national forest – colorado.
📷EXIF
1/640 seconds
f/8
ISO 100
14mm
⚙️Gear
Nikon D810
Nikkor 14-24mm (f/2.8)
LEE Filters Circular Polarizer
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Amber and I set out today to test out my new Paul C. Buff beauty dish (HOBD). So far, I'm fairly happy with the results.
strobist: 1 White Lightning Ultra 600, camera left, about 1/2 power, diffused by a 22" Paul C. Buff beauty dish (HOBD). Strobe triggered via Vagabond II, triggered via Cybersyncs. A flag was placed camera right to block out the sun. A CPL was used.
The Courthouse Commons building on West Sixth Street is now the home of the Gannon University Office of Graduate Admissions.
The weather was nice, so a great opportunity to play with filters again. The last time I visited this waterfall in the sunshine, I did not yet have any filters, so trying to get the long exposure "soft water" effect resulted in a lot of glaring overexposure of sunny spots. This one was taken using the ND8 and circular polarizer stacked on each other and a bit of processing in Photoshop to brighten up the midtones and shadows.
Sunrise is REALLY EARLY on the east coast (especially when you haven't converted from pacific time...), but it was totally worth it. I got to get out and shoot with some of my landscaping buddies in Rhode Island and visit one of my old haunts.
I'm looking forward to taking a quick trip up to Sonoma County's coastline in the coming weeks to (hopefully) catch the lupine in bloom with some sea stack action in the background. :)
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It's rainin' but there ain't a cloud in the sky
Musta been a tear from your eye
Everything'll be okay
Funny thought I felt a sweet summer breeze
Musta been you sighin' so deep
Don't worry we're gonna find a way
I'm waitin', waitin' on a sunny day
Gonna chase the clouds away
Waitin' on a sunny day (*)
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(*) "Waitin' On a Sunny Day" by Bruce Springsteen