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I was up on campus last night attempting to take some panaromic images after a recent episode of TWIP. I was a little to close to the buildings in order get a good pano, but hey it’s all about learning new things.

While I was waiting for the sun to get just right, I snapped a quick wide angle shot of my favorite building on the KU campus. There is just something about Fraser Hall that always makes me want to take photos of it from different angles. Oh, and one more thing. We’re doing alright in that little march basketball tourney you may have heard something about…Rock Chalk.

Saturday afternoon before the KU game, with the parents taking a nap, I decided to take good ol’ Hank out for some picture taking practice. I haven’t quite hit the a sweet spot when it comes to high speed photography with the camera, so I figured Hank running circles around me in my parent’s backyard would be a good test.

After about an hour of bad shots, and a few HDR tests, I snapped the one above while he waited for Mom and a friend to take him out on a walk. What can I say the guy loves to survey his kingdom.

The photo below is a shot of what is left our the gutter system on the garage. Driving into town Friday night, the whole place still looks like a war zone after the recent ice-storm. The city is slowly cleaning up all the brush that is pilled up on everyone’s front lawn with the help of a few contractors, but it is a massive undertaking. Apparently it was so bad that Hutch received FEMA aid to help with the clean up. My dad and I alone took 5 trips to the dump last time I was home to clear all the brush out of their yard, now this bit of pipe is all that’s left. Mother nature is a harsh mistress.

Also it’s the first time I’ve taken our new 28-70 Mark II lens outside for a run through. So far I like it, it’s a little soft on contrast but that’s something I can usually make up for in Aperture. I can’t wait to take it on our trip to Seattle next month. I’m already budgeting in a couple new memory cards for the trip.

My daily route to work is FINALLY getting on the road repair agenda. There are some potholes on Kentucky St. where you can literally drive half your car into…the camry’s suspension is going to be very happy.

However, the real problem is going to be getting rid of the standing water that collects there every morning and freezes, which creates the potholes in the first place. I’m sure the city will just slap some crack sealer on it and call it good. Sometimes I miss living in a more rural town, for some reason they seem to be better at public works.