Section III championship basketball weekend

Here are start times for the basketball games Thursday, 3/1, Friday, 3/2 and Sunday, 3/4. All games are being played at the Carrier Dome.

I’m sorry but I do not know the teams that are playing.

The exposure for basketball at the Carrier Dome is 1/500 @ 2.8 ISO 1250. The color temperature kelvin setting is 3850.


Girls finals Thursday
Class D: 6 p.m.
Class A: 8 p.m.

Girls finals Friday
Class C: 5 p.m.
Class AA: 7 p.m.
Class B: 8:45 p.m.

Boys finals Sunday
Class C: 11 a.m.
Class D: 12:45 p.m.
Class B: 2:45 p.m.
Class AA: 4:30 p.m.
Class A: 6:30 p.m.

Syracuse Crunch PR

The name of the PR contact for the Syracuse Crunch.

Maggie Walters: mwalters@syracusecrunch.com

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690 White Out

This was taken on Saturday February 25th 2012. I was driving home around noon from Warners heading West on 690. The conditions were almost complete white out.

Stephanie Breckenridge~Breckenridge Photography

Nikon D5100

Hills Building - Syracuse, NY

The Hills Building stands tall in downtown Syracuse on a cold February afternoon in 2012.

© Timothy J. Louer Photography

Emma Roberts

I had found the shooting of the movie "Adult World" with actress Emma Roberts. Here she is seen in a few scenes. These were taken on Thursday February 23, 2012 in Clinton Square at the ice rink.

Sorry for bad qaulity, I only had my iphone with me.

Becky

Piano Class Convocation

This event could be good too!

Prof. Moore's Piano Rep Class Convocation
When: Friday, March 02, 2012 11:15 AM - 12:20 PM
Where: Storer Auditorium

Create a Peace Crane

This could be perfect event to shoot a feature!

Create a Peace Crane: 1,000 Crane Project

When: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Where: Gordon Lobby

The City

This is an image I took of New York City from afar, on the Staten Island ferry. This was taken in the morning about 3 weeks ago. I grew up in a big city my whole life before moving to Syracuse, which makes my love for shooting city scenes very strong.

-Carla

Songwriters Live at OCC

The 11th installment of Songwriters Live at OCC will occur Thursday, Feb. 23rd from 6:30 – 9:00pm at the Bistro (G-210) of the Gordon Student Center at Onondaga Community College.

Series’ hosts Dan Cleveland and Mark Zane will be joined by Greg Hoover, Bob Early, and former OCC student Sean Conway performing their original songs in the round and discussing the songwriting process.

This event is free and open to the public with free refreshments available.

In Class

Tim and Emily testing out equipment for sporting events that we were learning about in class on Tuesday, February 21, 2012. Emily was very excited to hold these lenses and test them out.

-Becky

Full Moon over Pennellville

This is a picture that I captured off of my front porch in Pennellville. It is the full moon (shot purposely out of focus). I took this picture roughly 2 weeks ago and thought that I would share it with the class. I just love the essence of it and the framing done by the naked tree branches.

~Stephanie Breckenridge (Nikon D5100)

Flashback Friday - The 80's

When: Friday, February 24, 2012 11:15 AM - 12:20 PM

Where: Gordon Lobby

Ash Wednesday Service

When: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM

Where: Whitney 209

Alexia Photojournalism Seminar and Competition

Newhouse School to hold 21st Alexia Photojournalism Seminar and Competition

By Wendy S. Loughlin • (315) 443-2785

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will host the annual Alexia Photojournalism Seminar and Competition Friday, Feb. 24, and Saturday, Feb. 25, on campus. Tom Kennedy, Alexia Tsairis Endowed Chair in Documentary Photography in the Newhouse School, will host the event, which is sponsored by the Alexia Foundation for World Peace and Cultural Understanding.

The seminar, featuring this year’s judges, will be held Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. in Room 101Newhouse 1. Judges are Whitney Johnson, director of photography with The New Yorker; Kira Pollack, photo editor with Time magazine; and Maggie Steber, an independent documentary photographer.

Open judging will be held Feb. 25 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. in Room 101 Newhouse 1.

The Alexia Foundation was founded by Peter and Aphrodite Tsairis in memory of their daughter, Alexia Tsairis, a victim of the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103over Lockerbie, Scotland. At the time of her death, Tsairis was a junior photojournalism student in the Newhouse School. The Alexia Competition awards professional and student photographers whose work gives insight into cultural differences and voices to victims of social injustice.

The winner of the professional portion of the competition will receive a $15,000 grant for the production of the proposed project.

Student awards vary according to the students’ class standing.

For more information, contact Kennedy at (315) 443-7388 or trkenned@syr.edu.

When Games Turn Grim. Can Media Cover Sports Scandels Responsibly?

Below is a link to info on a panel discussion at SU's Newhouse school that will discuss coverage of the Bernie Fine story and other sports scandel related stories.

Its Thursday from 10am - 5pm.

http://sportsandscandal.syr.edu/

Robert Frank

For those not familiar with Robert Frank, here are a few videos on his masterpiece, "The Americans."






Robert Frank's early work on the New York Times Lens Blog.

- Joe

Photographer of the Year

Below is a story about the Craig Walker, staff photographer for the Denver Post who was named Newspaper documentary photographer of the year.

Click here to see his photos.

Click here to view his award winning photo essay: Welcome Home: The Story of Scott Ostrom.







Craig F. Walker, The Denver Post's Pulitzer Prize-winner, named Photographer of Year

February 13, 2012 1:21 AM
By Tom McGhee
The Denver Post denverpost.com

Pulitzer Prize-winning Denver Post photographer Craig Walker has been named Newspaper Photographer of the Year in the Missouri School of Journalism's Pictures of the Year International competition, one of the most highly respected photojournalism contests in the world.

Walker, 45, received the award for a portfolio of photographs that included pictures from a project about Iraq War veteran, Brian Scott Ostrom, who suffers post traumatic stress disorder, and others taken at Occupy Denver protests. "It is really special because it looks at an entire year's work; it leaves me speechless," Walker, 45, said Sunday of the award.

The York, Pa., native, who has been with The Post since 1998, won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography for a collection of photos he took over 27 months that documented the transition of Ian Fisher from high school graduate to a soldier engaged in the Iraq war.

A news release about the Pictures of the Year award called Walker's project on PTSD sufferer Ostrom "stunning."

"In honoring Walker's portfolio, the judges noted a strong balance of powerful aesthetic with solid journalistic content that reflects news events and social issues," according to the release. POYi is a program of the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the journalism school.

"I think it is important to document our history and I feel really fortunate that I can do that in a visual manner," Walker said.

A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Photography, he began his career in Massachusetts, at the Marlborough Enterprise.

He credited his success to people who have opened their lives to his lens. "It is people like Ian and Scott who are willing to open up their life and share that personal a story. Those stories don't happen unless you meet those people. "

Something Fun

Here are the covers of the past 2 papers from where I work. I am really proud of the past two papers that we have produced because we have been revamping our paper and trying to make a name for it. We recently combined the Wayne County Star and The Post Herald to bring back The Lakeshore News. When I first started working here we were really struggling, our readers didn't like the change, but since then I, along with my co-workers have been working our butts off to produce that "down-home" news that people love to read about. With that said, our biggest challenge each week is the front cover.

Every week we are always debating on which stories and photos should make the front cover. This is one of the most important parts of the paper because the front cover is what people see first, what's on the front cover could be a huge deciding factor on whether someone wants to purchase our paper or not. Coming from a small community, and not the only paper in town, we have to have to do a bang up job with our cover to compete with the other papers.

Hope I didn't bore anyone to death, just wanted to share and give people something to think about... When you pick up a paper, what kind of photos capture your eye and make you stop and truly look at it.

Hope everyone's having a great week!

-Emily

Winterfest in Syracuse

There are several really cool events going on the two weekends as part of Winterfest. Excellent chance for feature/wild art photos.

Here is the link to the Winterfest web site. http://www.syracusewinterfest.com/

Below are some events I thought sounded excellent for shooting features/wild art photos.

Nick


HUMAN DOG SLED RACE

When: Saturday, February 25, 2012
1p.m. to 2 p.m.

Where: Water Street adjacent to Clinton Square Ice Rink


HUMAN FOOSE BALL GAME

When: Saturday, February 18th, 25th, and Finals February 26th, 2012
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: Water Street adjacent to Clinton Square Ice Rink

Contact Bill Cooper at (315) 676-2496 or cell (315) 243-2500 Email wacooper@twcny.rr.com for more information.


Winterfest Fireworks

Friday, February 17th at 7:00 pm

Syracuse Inner Harbor




WOODCARVING DEMONSTRATIONS and WOODCARVING AUCTION

Saturday, February 25th

WOODCARVING DEMONSTRATIONS - 10 am, 11:30 am and 1:30 pm; Clinton Square. A local wood artisan will create beautiful sculptures from a chunk of wood with only a chainsaw.

WOODCARVING AUCTION - 2:30 pm; Hanover Square. Sculptures would make a great addition to your office, cabin, den, or deck. The bidding will be led by well-known local auctioneer, Dick Allen. There will be a minimum of three pieces available for bid.


Ice Carving

Saturday, February 18th & Sunday, February 19th

1:00pm – 3:00pm each day

Next to the Clinton Square Ice Rink

Ice carving artisan and professional chef, Adam Vural, will demonstrate the creation of beautiful ice sculptures.


CHILI COOKOFF Saturday, February 25th

11 am - 3 pm; Hanover Square. Winterfest’s signature event, the Chili Cook-off is presented by the UpdownTowners of Syracuse Inc. Area restaurants and other organizations spend hours at Hanover Square preparing their creations in hopes of capturing a cash prize, a plaque and the bragging rights to having the best chili in town. As the cook off wraps up, samples are collected from each competitor for judging by a panel of celebrities. This is followed by a public tasting at approximately 2:30 pm in which people can vote for their favorites for the People’s Choice Award.

CHOWDER COOKOFF Sunday, February 26th
11 am - 3 pm; Hanover Square. the cook-off pits area restaurants and other organizations against each other to see who has the best chowder in Central New York. Without fail, the cook off yields some interesting creations as the public will be able to taste for themselves during the public sampling. A panel of celebrities will choose the winning entries, and the winners will receive plaques and cash awards. This is followed by a public tasting at approximately 2:30 pm, in which people can vote for their favorites for the People’s Choice Award.

More Events

A few more event to consider covering. They are both on campus.

Nick

Ash Wednesday Prayer Service

An Interdenominational Ash Wednesday Prayer service, with distribution of ashes, will be held next week on Wednesday, February 22 from 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. in Whitney 210. All are welcome.

Weekly Chess Night

Looking for a challenge in chess? Stop by Coulter Library’s weekly chess night every Wednesday from 6 – 8 p.m. on the Library’s first floor. Students, staff and faculty are invited to participate.

Inaugural Onondaga Athletics Competitions in the SRC Arena and Events Center

This is a great event to shoot you feture this week!

Nick

Be a part of history! On Wednesday, February 15th, the SRC Arena and Events Center presents its first Onondaga Athletics competitions. The Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams play host to Tompkins Cortland Community College on the new Onondaga hardwood.

Women’s game: 5 p.m. Men’s game: 7 p.m.

Tickets: $3 for adults, $2 for children. Onondaga students, faculty, and staff free with College ID.

Athletics Director at Onondaga Community College

Rob Edson, Athletics Director, at edsonr@sunyocc.edu.

Chief Public Affaifs Officer for Onondaga Community College

Amy Kremenek, APR
Vice President
Human Resources and External Relations
Onondaga Community College
H-1 Hall, Suite 300
4926 Onondaga Road
315-498-2988
315-317-9580 Cell
kremenea@sunyocc.edu

Mailing address:
4585 W. Seneca Turnpike
Syracuse, NY 13215

Hey did you know...

It's Joe's birthday...



HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOE :]

Ideas for Wild Art or Features

Below is a list of events that are happening on the OCC campus. You will also find web links to sites that give event schedules around the central New York area.

I will try and post new events I find out about.

These are great places to shoot features.

Nick

Events scheduled at the SRC Arena

Contact Patrick Mannion at mannionp@sunyocc.edu .

For Lovers Only Valentine's Day Concert

Featuring Silk, H-Town, the Blacklites and a Michael Jackson Tribute. Silk is known for its smooth, contemporary soul songs that have included three top 10 hits and one number 1 hit on the U.S. R&B charts. Silk is joined by H-Town, a legendary icon of R&B, and local favorites, Blacklites, known for their authentic, old school sound and rhythm & blues funk.

February 14, 2012. Doors at 7 p.m. Concert at 8 pm.

Syracuse Golf Show

Come and get your golf on! Equipment, clothing, carts, lessons, and more. Tickets will be available day of at door. 2 large driving ranges you can use to try out new equipment or just hit balls for free. Free rounds of golf at area courses and a bonus 1 yr subscription to Golf Digest or Golf World with your paid admission.
• Friday, February 24th from 2 pm to 8 pm
• Saturday, February 25th from 10 am to 6 pm
• Sunday, February 26th from 11am to 5 pm

For more information go to http://www.syracusegolf.net

CNY in Bloom:

This unique and expanded show grew out of the successful CNY Blooms Syracuse Flower & Garden Show which ran for five years. With breathtaking garden displays as the CNY in Bloom centerpiece, the show offers new entertainment, speakers, and displays celebrating living, leisure and lifestyle in vibrant CNY!

Thursday, March 1 - 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Friday, March 2 - 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 3 - 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 4 - 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m

Montgomery Gentry and Professional Championship Bull Riders

Under one roof: Professional Championship Bull Riders World Tour offers Wild West excitement for the whole family. Top country music duo Montgomery Gentry takes the stage after the dust settles.
April 21, 2012. Doors at 7:30 p.m.
For more information go to www.pcbtour.com


TAO: The Art of the Drum

Athleticism and contemporary costumes meet explosive Taiko drumming and innovative choreography in a performance that has thrilled over a million spectators world-wide.

March 20, 2012. Doors at 7:30 p.m.


Spring Volunteer Fair 2012

Interested in gaining some experience or skills in your field? Want to do something productive and worthwhile with your free time? Looking for a site to fulfill your service-learning project? Stop by the Spring 2012 Volunteer Fair on Wednesday, February 15 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the Gordon Student Center Lobby.
Meet representatives from more than 20 local non-profits that need your help. For more information, contact Maria Malagisi, Service-Learning & Volunteer Coordinator, at (315) 498-7207 or e-mail volunteer@sunyocc.edu.


Performance: Election 2008 - A Conversation in Heaven

The Department of English/Reading/Communication will present "Election 2008: A Conversation in Heaven" on Friday, February 17 from 11:15 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. and from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. in Storer Auditorium. The play is authored by Dr. Theresa Mohamed and directed by Professor Emeritus Shirley Myrus. Performances by Onondaga professors Omanii Abdullah, Thomas Boll, Mark Muhammad, Michael O’Connor, Christian Sisack, and student Michelle Footman.

Black History Month events:

Thursday, February 16
Presentation: “African American Women, Part 2: I’m a Survivor: The Help to the First Lady” by professors Tara Ross, J.D. and Ednita Wright, Ph.D.
3:30 – 5:30 p.m. in Mawhinney Hall, M245

Friday, February 17
The Department of English, Reading & Communication presents: “Election 2008: A Conversation in Heaven”, authored by Professor Theresa Mohamed, Ed.D. Directed by Professor Emeritus Shirley Myrus. Performances by Onondaga professors: Omanii Abdullah, Thomas Boll, Mark Muhammad, Michael O’Connor, Christian Sisack, and student Michelle Footman.
11:10 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. and 6 – 8 p.m. in Storer Auditorium
Light Refreshments will be served & books will be available for purchase.

Monday, February 20
Panel Discussion: “How to Make More Money, Part 2: Be Your Own Boss” moderated by Onondaga professor Mark Muhammad
11:10 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. in Mawhinney Hall, M245

Tuesday, February 21
“Interviews with TV Anchor George Kilpatrick”, CEO, Kilpatrick Media and Marketing. Hosted by Professor Mark Muhammad
12:30 – 1:45 p.m. in Mawhinney Hall, M245

Wednesday, February 22
Panel Discussion: “Baby Mama Drama” presented by Crystal Jones-Davis
3:30 - 5 p.m. in Whitney Applied Technology Center, W101
Film: “Killer of Sheep” Directed by Charles Burnett
Moderated by Professor Michael O’Connor
5 -7:30 p.m. in Mawhinney Hall, M245

Monday, February 27
Lecture: “Observations on Selecting a President”
by Dr. Bruce R. Hare, OCC Social Sciences department
11:10 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. in Mawhinney Hall, M245

Wednesday, February 29
Video presentation “History of Hip Hop”
7 – 9 p.m. in Storer Auditorium
All events are sponsored by Arts Across Campus, English/Reading/Communication, Human Services, Nursing, Social Sciences, Diversity Council, Diversity Services, EOP, Human Resources and External Relations, JOBSplus!, Judicial Affairs, International Student Services, Placement Office, Residence Life, Student Activities, and the Teaching Center.
To request disability related accommodations at the above events, please call the Disability Services Office at 498-2245 seven days in advance.


Men’s Tennis Fundraiser

Help the men’s tennis team by purchasing items from vendors outside the Gordon Dining Commons this week on Thursday, February 9 and Friday, February 10.

Events calendar in Syracuse

http://events.visitsyracuse.org/

Onondaga County Parks events calendar

http://www.parkscalendar.com/

ALEC SOTH - Joe L-C

Alec Soth is one of my biggest influences photographically. I admire his approach to image making, his photographic style, and his humor. Alec is a “book photographer,” meaning his original vision for his images is to have them appear in book-form upon their completion.

He uses an 8x10 view camera as his primary tool for documentation. His work often deals with an underlying concept that ties all of his images together, or in his words, “connects the dots.” By showcasing his images in a book, he is able to piece together his visual story in a different way than showing in a gallery.

Alec does have gallery shows, but to me, they are a completely different experience then his books. They don't seem to be as intimate.

He also owns a photo/ art book company where he collects and makes books. It’s called Little Brown Mushroom.

http://littlebrownmushroom.wordpress.com/

Alec Soth is a member of Magnum. He joined as a Nominee in 2004 and became a full member in 2008.

Here's a video of him talking about his approach to image making:

Caption - Becky Warren

Who – Tom Brady
What – Reacts after passing a touchdown
Where – Indianapolis
When – Sunday, February 5, 2012
Why - Scored a touchdown

The 315 - Tim Louer

A cat is seen taking an afternoon nap in February 2012 on the porch of an abandoned home on the south side of Syracuse near downtown. Many inner city neighborhoods have seen a significant increase in the number of vacant homes in recent decades.

Power of the press

Check out this story about a photo I shot Monday afternoon that ran on the front page of Tuesday's Post-Standard. It shows the power of the press. The story below explains what happened.



Syracuse, NY – A picture of an Occupy Syracuse protester on the front page of Tuesday’s Post-Standard helped identify the man as a suspect in a forged check case, Syracuse police said.

Aaron Dean, 19, who gave his address as the Rescue Mission, 120 Gifford St., was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and petit larceny, police said. He is to be arraigned this morning in Syracuse City Court.

Police were told Thursday that a law office at 100 S. Salina St. had been burglarized and a check belonging to one of the lawyers taken.

The check was cashed that morning at M&T Bank’s downtown Syracuse office, police said. A detective obtained clear surveillance photos of the suspect and showed them to employees of the law firm but they did not recognize the man.

Tuesday, one of the employees told police that a photo of the same man had been published that morning with an article about Occupy Syracuse.

Police said they went to Perseverance Park, the base for Occupy Syracuse’s protests, found Dean and arrested him.