![Dina: Now with a BS!](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2465/3574477367_69757d9999.jpg)
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:
![The Path We Followed for Dinas Graduation at Stony Brook The Path We Followed for Dinas Graduation at Stony Brook](http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/gps/dina-grad/dina-grad-map.png)
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.
![Entering Stony Brook's East Campus](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3351/3561241893_7a8924bdce.jpg)
Walking around campus I saw the following sign. I still don’t know what a sea wolf is.
![You're in Seawolves Country](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3346/3562085020_824efece64.jpg)
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.
![Trying to fIgure out where Dina will sit](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3617/3564387789_20e05b842b.jpg)
After some, but not too much, blabbering, Dina got her diploma.
![Shaking the First Hand](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3303/3575268126_358a558262.jpg)
![Getting Picture Taken with Diploma](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3570/3575271896_06bd8067a0.jpg)
Afterwards, we took portrait shots.
![Family Portraits with the New Grad](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3576415939_c303750ccd.jpg)
![Family Portraits with the New Grad](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3387/3577222182_e4552a02a0.jpg)
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.
![The other hand is full too](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2440/3579006614_04b24bd2be.jpg)
While waiting for her to finish packing up her dorm room, I noticed this medallion Dina had received and decided to photograph it.
![Stony Brook Medallion Back](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3613/3579537936_2afb14959f.jpg)
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.
4 responses to “Dina’s Graduation”
Seawolves are like normal wolves, only they start out small until you put them in water. Then they grow.
Oooooh! I thought they were some ironically named small fish. And Brian guessed it was an evolutionary stepping stone to regular wolves.
The truth is far scarier: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seawolf_(fish)
They’re that freaky fish you always see in nature documentaries!
HOLY COW! At first when Dan said it was a fish, I was like – what a wimpy mascot. Then I looked at the wikipedia page! In case you’re too lazy to click over – here it is!