Posts tagged ‘Old Main’
Wide Views
So I got a new lens for my Nikon, an ultra-wide angle thingy, and I’m looking forward to learning more about wide-angle photography. One sunny day last week, when I should have been writing my column, I went outside to play around with the new lens a little. Below are a couple of shots to show you the interesting kinds of perspectives you can get with an ultra-wide. Click on any of them to see it bigger.
A portion of the "Olympic Wannabes" sculpture by Glenna Goodacre, in the gardens outside the Hintz Family Alumni Center
University House, the oldest building on campus. The magazine offices are on the second floor.
Old Main, suffering from a weird effect that photographers call "keystoning." (Usually not regarded as a good thing.)
Over time I’ll try to take more shots of campus—and other Penn State campuses—with the ultra-wide and share them with you here. Maybe we’ll put some in the magazine, too, on occasion.
And oh yeah, I did eventually get my column done.
Tina Hay, editor
An Igloo Appears on the Old Main Lawn
A colleague over in Old Main (former Penn Stater magazine art director April Scimio ’84) e-mailed me this morning to say that an igloo had popped up on the Old Main lawn over the weekend. I went over with a camera and, sure enough, she was not hallucinating. Spring Semester classes didn’t start until today, so I’m guessing that the structure is the work of some students who had time on their hands after Saturday’s snowstorm. I’m also guessing they had to be engineering majors. Would you know how to create a hollow, self-supporting structure out of snow?
Tina Hay, editor
A Snowy View
Our offices are in what used to be the president’s house on campus, later called University House, now part of the Hintz Family Alumni Center. I just now stepped out onto our second-floor porch (don’t tell anyone—I think we’re not supposed to go out there, for safety/liability reasons) and snapped this photo.
The view is of the alumni gardens, looking toward the Obelisk and Old Main. You can’t actually see Old Main in this photo, though. That’s Sackett Building on the right, and a wee little bit of EE East on the left.
It’s been snowing all day. I would not want to be driving up for the Michigan State game in these conditions. Nor would I want to be sitting in the stands tomorrow! AccuWeather is calling for a high of 30 degrees.
Tina Hay, editor
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