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January 15, 2020 - We had a Bandoneon and Tango learning experience in Plaza Bomberos Voluntarios de La Boca after our free time exploring the La Boca neighborhood. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Jeanne Barnett is the wife of the late A. Doak Barnett, a SAIS professor and China Studies scholar who was a big supporter of the Hopkins-Nanjing Center. A section of the HNC library is dedicated to the memory of Professor Barnett, which includes a collection of his books and works. Dr. Minor is the Provost of The Johns Hopkins University.
The 2012 HNC Jessup Team in the lobby of the Samuel Pollard Building at the Center.
To read the full article on the HNC Jessup team, visit: bit.ly/HDvBv8
The Hopkins-Nanjing Center Washington Support Office was delighted to have Dr. Minor address the alumni, friends and staff of the HNC.
"We need to reject self-fulfilling prophecies of inevitable conflict between the U.S. and China." - Dr. Freeman on American and Chinese mindsets.
(Feel free to comment on Professor Freeman's statement. What do you think about the inevitability of conflict between the U.S. and China?)
there was some weird overcompensation thing happening with my camera where it made all my pictures grey because of the bright sunshine. Another strange thing was that all the clouds turned into these puffy cartoon clouds, like in this shot of Boston.
Let me be the first to point out that the focus is off in this photo. Somehow I have managed to get it the wrong way around with the tail in focus, not the head. Whoops! Normally, this would be a deal-breaker for me, but I still quite like this image, as it was from my first real opportunity to photograph birds with my father (his specialty).
After Whakatane, we proceeded onwards to Napier, where we visited an Australasian gannet colony at Cape Kidnappers. It was quite crowded with adults, and babies in varying stages of hilarity. On average, the adults will make 4 passes before landing, to ensure that they land by the right nest and not on another gannet. Imagine circling the block 4 times before parking to make sure that you park in your own driveway and don't run over the neighbours in the process. Either they are very careful birds or we live in a reckless society.
I have always known that bird photography is challenging. Even with these gannets served up on a silver platter, I still managed to botch the shot. I have developed a newfound respect for the level of difficulty that is bird photography!
Some things I learned and hope to remember for next time:
1. Birds in flight require a shutter speed of at least 1/1000th of a sec. And birds at rest require a shutter speed of at least 1/400th of a sec.
2. As much as I enjoy shooting wide open, it is exceptionally difficult to keep a bird's eye--let alone entire head--in focus, especially when it is flying towards you! Perhaps a narrower aperture would be helpful.
3. Come prepared with a new camera body--or failing that, borrow some of my dad's toys :).
4. Learn how to clone extraneous wings out of the edge of my shot.
They turned out to be huge! (I should have used the 1.5" biscuit cutter instead of the 2.75" one... oops... ^_^;)
A little bitter, the recipe I used ( www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/southern-biscuits... ) didn't call for cream of tartar, but I added it as a suggestion anyway. I should have skipped it and added a little spoonful of sugar. In any case, they were good with butter, and possibly jam, jelly, or spreadable fruit. One is all you need, maybe two, but the rest get used up through Tuesday.
Not bad for a first attempt. Recording results, taking notes, and integrating them for the next attempt. That's how I learn, adapt, evolve, and perfect my skills.
That approach can be applied to a lot of aspects of my life.
Enjoy!
These colorful desert humans were part of my 4th nature walk in Sabino Canyon. I find the people to be one of the most interesting parts of nature walks. Everyone knows more than I do, and I enjoy learning from others...;) I try to notice their clothing and gear to see what works for them, and could work for me too...
IMG_8581 - Version 2
kerala, india
july 14 & 15
Nikon FE nikkor 28mm 3.5
T-MAX 400 @ 800
D-76 @ 82 degrees (!)
negatives shot on a lightbox
with a Canon G11
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So many things went awry with these rolls that it's difficult to sort it all out. massive, ugly grain, no definition and extreme contrast, poorly exposed. . . many were overexposed due to sloppy metering, I should have gotten out the nd filter, and then there were troubles getting the rolls on the reels. developing at 82 degrees (can't get around this), possibly too much time in the soup. plus, my method of scanning negatives leaves a lot to be desired! but I think I might have learned some things.
Praying Mantis Egg Case With Wasp Holes. It could be on a Creosote Bush.
Praying Mantis are avid hunters of insects, especially effective against flies, mosquitoes, bees, wasps, crane flies, grasshoppers and crickets. Praying Mantis egg cases contain about 200 eggs. Eggs will hatch when temperatures rise in spring, and hungry Praying Mantis babies will emerge. At the end of the season, females will lay several more egg clusters to continue the population the following year.
Wasps deposit their eggs in the Praying Mantis egg case. Fortunately, the wasp babies eat only a few of the Mantis eggs.
Nature Walks are definitely a way to make exercise itself interesting!!
It was a three hour walk with elements of hiking. At the end of two hours I felt great. At the two and a half hour mark, I felt like I had done a bit too much. On arriving back at the parking lot after three hours, I could barely move my leg quadriceps and gluteus maximus muscles...;)).
Last week I had to leave early for an appointment after only two hours. And, before that there was a two week break for Xmas Day and New Years Day. So I was really out of shape. Today I'm stiff and a bit sore, but nothing major...;))
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The Hopkins-Nanjing Center is a residential learning experience. The HNC community includes the families of the faculty and staff, and this creates a comprehensive learning environment for students who want to experience China in its various forms.
kerala, india
july 14 & 15
Nikon FE nikkor 28mm 3.5
T-MAX 400 @ 800
D-76 @ 82 degrees (!)
negatives shot on a lightbox
with a Canon G11
*
So many things went awry with these rolls that it's difficult to sort it all out. massive, ugly grain, no definition and extreme contrast, poorly exposed. . . many were overexposed due to sloppy metering, I should have gotten out the nd filter, and then there were troubles getting the rolls on the reels. developing at 82 degrees (can't get around this), possibly too much time in the soup. plus, my method of scanning negatives leaves a lot to be desired! but I think I might have learned some things.
From discovering ancient pottery to diving with exotic ocean life, Southern students make the most of a wide range of study tours. Share in their experience through photos.
From discovering ancient pottery to diving with exotic ocean life, Southern students make the most of a wide range of study tours. Share in their experience through photos.
MRCC has come up with a series of podcasts focused on solving corporate onboarding challenges. Here we are launching the first podcast of the series where Rinkesh Sharma, Corporate Learning Solutions Expert at MRCC talks about how to negate the pandemic impact to your onboarding training. Rinkesh shares his insights on digitization vs. digitalization, and how to make training work in this new era that requires innovation and reworking of training strategies to achieve quantifiable business outcomes. To learn more, connect with our experts now at sales.learning@mrccsolutions.com #podcast #onboarding #corporatetraining
From discovering ancient pottery to diving with exotic ocean life, Southern students make the most of a wide range of study tours. Share in their experience through photos.
From discovering ancient pottery to diving with exotic ocean life, Southern students make the most of a wide range of study tours. Share in their experience through photos.
From discovering ancient pottery to diving with exotic ocean life, Southern students make the most of a wide range of study tours. Share in their experience through photos.
From discovering ancient pottery to diving with exotic ocean life, Southern students make the most of a wide range of study tours. Share in their experience through photos.
From discovering ancient pottery to diving with exotic ocean life, Southern students make the most of a wide range of study tours. Share in their experience through photos.
...will cause you to see part of the shutter, hurrying to get out of the way before the flash pops and your exposure is created. At one point during the shoot I inadvertently bumped the shutter adjustment dial and wound up taking it to 1/400. Since the max flash sync speed on a D200 is 1/250 sec. I caught the shutter in flight, adding the dark bar to my photograph and slightly underexposing part the image.
From discovering ancient pottery to diving with exotic ocean life, Southern students make the most of a wide range of study tours. Share in their experience through photos.
kerala, india
july 14 & 15
Nikon FE nikkor 28mm 3.5
T-MAX 400 @ 800
D-76 @ 82 degrees (!)
negatives shot on a lightbox
with a Canon G11
*
So many things went awry with these rolls that it's difficult to sort it all out. massive, ugly grain, no definition and extreme contrast, poorly exposed. . . many were overexposed due to sloppy metering, I should have gotten out the nd filter, and then there were troubles getting the rolls on the reels. developing at 82 degrees (can't get around this), possibly too much time in the soup. plus, my method of scanning negatives leaves a lot to be desired! but I think I might have learned some things.
From discovering ancient pottery to diving with exotic ocean life, Southern students make the most of a wide range of study tours. Share in their experience through photos.
MRCC has come up with a series of podcasts focused on solving corporate onboarding challenges. Here we are launching the second podcast of the series where Rinkesh Sharma, Corporate Learning Solutions Expert at MRCC talks about delayed onboarding training, its impact, and how you can overcome this challenge. Rinkesh shares his insights on how to achieve enhanced efficiencies through a wide variety of highly experiential and practice-based onboarding programs. To learn more, connect with our experts now at sales.learning@mrccsolutions.com #podcast #onboarding #corporatetraining
kerala, india
july 14 & 15
Nikon FE nikkor 28mm 3.5
T-MAX 400 @ 800
D-76 @ 82 degrees (!)
negatives shot on a lightbox
with a Canon G11
*
So many things went awry with these rolls that it's difficult to sort it all out. massive, ugly grain, no definition and extreme contrast, poorly exposed. . . many were overexposed due to sloppy metering, I should have gotten out the nd filter, and then there were troubles getting the rolls on the reels. developing at 82 degrees (can't get around this), possibly too much time in the soup. plus, my method of scanning negatives leaves a lot to be desired! but I think I might have learned some things.
January 15, 2020 - We had a Bandoneon and Tango learning experience in Plaza Bomberos Voluntarios de La Boca after our free time exploring the La Boca neighborhood. Buenos Aires, Argentina.