Archive for April, 2008
Young, Crazy and Half-Naked
By Charles E. Roop
I covered the Great Underwear Dash 7 last night. It was my second time shooting it and the photos were much better than the first. This time, I borrowed a Canon 580 EX II flash with my shoe flash cord.
Some of the best photos are on my Flickr account as well as [...]
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By Charles E. Roop
It feels good to be done with classes at UF. This ends my fourth straight semester with at least four more to go. I have accomplished a lot in the last few months…more than I expected. I hope that this will continue for the rest of my UF career.
One class’ final grade [...]
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Flowerz
By Charles E. Roop
During my search for features, I stopped at a trail in Paynes Prairie just south of Gainesville. Only one thing came to my eye: some flowers on the side of the trail.
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Cedar Key Sunday
By Charles E. Roop
Erin and I took a small trip on Sunday to Cedar Key – a small town on the gulf coast 85 minutes southwest of Gainesville. They had an art festival with plenty of talent being displayed. Here are some shots from the town…
C-Man weather station run by NOAA
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Vote for my photo
By Charles E. Roop
I have been reading JPG Magazine a little more lately after discovering it on the newsstands last year. I have just recently been participating online. I am now attempting to get something published in the magazine. If the above photo gets enough votes, it will be published.
Your help is greatly appreciated. Advice [...]
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Cold-%&$ Weather Ahead.
By Charles E. Roop
Above is a forecast graphic for Tuesday night. This usually looks like something would be earlier in the year, but it’s not a joke. For the next two or three nights, north central Florida will see near-record lows and cooler temps in the day. Let us put it this way…
For Gainesville, Fla.
Today: [...]
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Rainy Art Show
By Charles E. Roop
I covered the Santa Fe Spring Arts Festival in downtown Gainesville on Sunday. The weather kept the crowds down a little. My camera and I nearly got soaked from only being there for less than an hour.
Art shows are a little hard to shoot since it’s practically the same thing everywhere you [...]
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Women’s Rugby Match…Prom Style
By Charles E. Roop
I was given an interesting assignment for Saturday. The UF Women’s Rugby Club planned on having a match for charity and it involved old dresses. It’s something that happens annually at UF and it was one that gave an opportunity for good photos.
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Ride on an Old Air-o-plane
By Charles E. Roop
I was assigned to check out the Gainesville Regional Airport and find a group that is flying old U.S. Navy aircraft. I was a little lost at first, but I found what I was looking for. The non-profit group Flight History actually give people tours.
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Experimenting With Light
By Charles E. Roop
I had an itch last week and it was an itch for some interesting photos. I spent one night with the camera on a tripod, with the flash off the camera and a flashlight. This is one of the best shots I came up with…
For this shot, the shutter was open for [...]
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