Archive for January, 2009
It’s Gonna Get Cold, Yo!
By Charles E. Roop
File Photo from 2008
It’s been a while since I have talked about the weather on this blog. I think now is a good time, especially since Floridians are expecting an arctic plunge. Then again, it could be worse (i.e. temps in the -40 deg F range in the northern Midwest).
Above is what [...]
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Gainesville BCS Reaction
By Charles E. Roop
I, unfortunately, did not get an opportunity to cover the BCS national championship game down in beautiful Miami. However, I was able to cover the reaction in Titletown, Fla for a Gainesville Sun freelance gig. It was just as crazy as the 2007 basketball and 2006 football championship. Luckily, things did not [...]
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Basketball: UF vs. Stetson
By Charles E. Roop
From Dec. 30…
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Miami, yo!
By Charles E. Roop
Erin and I got to explore south Florida and it’s beauty last weekend. Her friends gave us a crash-course grand tour of the area – from Hollywood to Hialeah to South Beach. This is my second time traveling in the area (went to tour the U of Miami campus in 2002), but [...]
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Basketball Shooting Begins
By Charles E. Roop
My first and next-to-last basketball assignment of 2008 was the Florida vs. Georgia Southern game at the O’Connell Center on Dec. 22. It was a little rough at first, but I managed to do okay. I shot with only my Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 lens. I wanted some interesting shots of things that [...]
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What to do this new year…
By Charles E. Roop
Well, the year is over. The spring term will start in about six days. However, I have and still have a lot to think about when it comes to my future.
Lately, I have been a little reflective on what I have accomplished as a photojournalism student this year. I would like think [...]
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