Saturday, April 18, 2009
HARD NEWS TEA PARTY 2009
April 15, 1009 Tea Party. Held in the Gardner Center on the Dixie State College Campus from 5pm to 7pm. An estimated 2000 people attended to voice their concerns and their opposition to government policies and taxation. This started out as some e mails between several people. It was picked up by some radio talk shows and very quickly became a nation wide phenomenon. Tea Parties were held in an estimated 500 locations across the nation. St. George organizers stated on KCSG TV news that they started out with eight for the first meeting. By the day of the party an estimated 2000 attended.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Water Master
We begin our adventure at the pioneer Center of the Arts, where you will find the Water master standing watch over the city.
St. George Social Hall & Opera House
These buildings served as the cultural center of St. George from 1875 until 1935.
St. George Art Museum
The building that now houses the Art Museum was at one time a warehouse used by U & I Sugar Company to store sugar seeds.
Mormon Tabernacle
This building is a tribute to the industry of the early settlers. It took 13 years to complete.
Judd Store
The home behind the store was built in 1879. The store was built later. The store is still open for business.
Brigham Young Winter Home
Brigham Young became St. George's first "snow bird", living the cold behind to spend the winters in the temperate of St. George.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Hard News/Feature Story
The morning dawned bright and clear January 23, 2007. My wife and I were students in a class sponsored by Dixie State College called Exploring. This class meets twice a month on a Saturday and goes on a one day off roading trip. There are usually eight to twelve 4 wheel drive vehicles that take the trip. This day our instructor, eighty eighty year old LaVoid Levitt, took us on a trip to Lovel Wash in Nevada. LaVoid grew up in Southern Utah and claims he knows every road in Southern Utah and the stories that go with them. We have been on many trips with this class and LaVoid carries on a constant chatter about what we are viewing. We use CB radios in our vehicles so that he can communicate with us as we travel along the trail. These trips are always very fascinating. My wife grew up in this area and she has told me on several occasions that she had no idea that all of the roads and areas that we have explored even existed. Once one leaves the paved road a very fascinating vista opens up to the explorer. Southern Utah provides unlimited excitement and vistas to both the first time and the experienced off roader. The images that follow are selected from the trip.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Car Wreck 2-16-09
This date February 16, 2009 two rollover accidents occured at alomst the same time in the Virgin River Gorge. Both at approx. 3:00 pm. The following images were taken of each accident. The first a red mustang happened at mile post 26. The second a blue car at mile post 21. Neither driver sustained serious injuries.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Protest
The following imiges are of a protest rally at Dixie State College protesting the change of the name and mascot in conjunction with the colleges affiliation with the University of Utah.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Assignment 2
These photos were shot at close range using an 18mm lens, appature priority. Again as shown in other photos I had to get within a few feet of the subject to fill the frame.
Assignment 2
These photos were shot using an 18mm lens, Appateur Priority. They demonstrate that to get close up one must get within a few feet of the subject. They were shot at close to medium range. I learned that the wider the angle of the lens the closer one must be to the subject to fill the photo.
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