University – Decaseconds

A Cold, Clear Night in Canton

2020-Nov-202020-Nov-21 adohertyhLeave a comment

This post represents a big moment for me: the first image from my new Sony α7R IV. This is only the third serious digital camera; my first was a Nikon D3100, and I’ve been shooting primarily with a D7000 for the past eight years. The capabilities from a decade of technological advancement and the engineering switch to a mirrorless design have pretty-well blown my mind. I really recommend clicking through to Flicker to look at this image at full scale—the tiny pinpricks of each star, the details in the windows of every building. The 61-MP capabilities of the α7R IV maybe be considered overkill by some, but I’m finding it to be the perfect tool for the kinds of “zoom in forever”-detailed photographs that I love to produce.

Richardson and the Chapel in Fall

2020-Aug-032020-Aug-01 adohertyhLeave a comment

Bob-Ross-ian “happy little trees” may look their best in autumn, but I’m not sure they’re at their happiest while heading into dormancy.

Big View of Herring Cole

2020-Jul-292020-Jul-27 adohertyhLeave a comment

A big view of a little building: St. Lawrence University’s Herring Cole Reading Room. Though it was once a library, it’s now the best study space on campus.

Early Fall Evening Reflections

2020-Jul-222020-Jul-21 adohertyhLeave a comment

A consistent theme in my posts over the past few weeks has been “reflection,” raising the question: Am I feeling particularly introspective, or have I just been finding great views with water ?

Interlocking Foliage

2020-Jul-152020-Jul-14 adohertyhLeave a comment

Each pine tree in the forest stakes out its own space in the canopy, with only the tiniest channels of light between them.

Runner Under Yellow Tree

2020-Jul-062020-Jul-05 adohertyhLeave a comment

In the depths of the humid dog days of summer, I already feel myself cooling off from a reminder of the crisp afternoons of fall.

Afternoon Run

2020-Jun-292020-Jul-06 adohertyhLeave a comment

The tiiiiiny pack of runners in the distance marks the scale of the forest trails on St. Lawrence University’s campus.

Glass Bridges of Johnson Hall

2020-Jun-122020-Jun-12 adohertyhLeave a comment

I often show what I think of as the front of Johnson Hall of Science, but inspection of this image (particularly the top of the brick wing on the left) shows that the building’s name, and thus its front, are on this side. The dramatic glass structures extending between and out from the wings lend credence to the idea.

Creekside Trail

2020-Jun-082020-Jun-07 adohertyhLeave a comment

St. Lawrence University’s Saddlemire Trail (just to the right of the creek) runs through the wilder parts of our campus. A sunset stroll along it (and its twin, the Kip Trail) makes for a perfect early-June evening.

Chapel with Moon

2020-May-252020-May-26 adohertyhLeave a comment

While I was a student at Trinity, all of the lighting on campus was from orange sodium vapor lamps. The transition to white LED lighting has made a dramatic shift in the feel of the place at night, but the golden hue of the chapel here provides a little nostalgic taste of the one-time colors of the place.

Stairs to the Fred

2020-May-22 adohertyhLeave a comment

The building density of an urban campus like Trinity College’s makes for lots of retaining walls and stairs and additional structure. A well-designed campus is a delightful place to explore.

They Fit Everything in Richardson

2020-May-18 adohertyhLeave a comment

When St. Lawrence University began in 1856, the whole school—classrooms and dorms and dining hall and offices—were all crammed into this one building: Richardson Hall. Since that time, a lot has changed about the school. Yesterday marked commencement for the Class of 2020 (virtually), left me thinking about the the history and future of the university.

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