Dina's Graduation

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A few weeks ago I attended Dina’s Bachelor’s Graduation.  After having attended my own as well as Daniel’s, I had some idea of what to expect, but this was the first college graduation I had attended outside of Cornell.  (Not counting my dad’s graduation when I was young)  I have have come to believe that all college graduations are the same everywhere.  It is a bit odd that Stony Brook used red gowns instead of black ones.  The was also my first long outing with my GPS unit.  Here’s where I ran around that day. First as a static PNG:

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and here it is as a Google Map:

I think some of the wild movements near the basketball stadium are due to getting an erratic fix in the building.

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Walking around campus I saw the following sign.  I still don’t know what a sea wolf is.

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After Dina went inside for her college’s graduation, I decided I should probably try and figure out where she would be sitting so I would know where to aim my camera.

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After some, but not too much, blabbering, Dina got her diploma.

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Afterwards, we took portrait shots.

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After that Dina went to line up for the university-wide graduation we went to grab a quick bite to eat and then waited for the university graduation to begin.  We couldn’t find a seat in the shade so we stayed under the seats for most of the ceremony.  But when the graduates were coming out, I took my 55mm-200mm lens out to capture Dina from the middle of the football field.

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While waiting for her to finish packing up her dorm room, I noticed this medallion Dina had received and decided to photograph it.

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Overall it was a great photo day.  I used my two camera technique, first used last time I went to an Orioles game.  I used all the knowledge I had to get the best shots possible, including making sure to use flash to get rid of facial shadows in the noon-time photos.  It was also a fun photo excursion because I tracked my path using my GPS unit.  See more of my photos from Dina’s graduation here.

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