Shooting Brick Walls Around the Grounds
Jefferson built with bricks, and, today, The University is almost entirely surfaced in brick. Jefferson used bricks for pavillions and Lawn rooms and serpentine walls. Sometimes, the walls need repair, or there is a need to get something to the other side of the wall. Then, the walls get repaired, or temporarily opened and closed. Sometimes a brick wall serves as art. Brick walls are everywhere, and they are aesthetically pleasing. Why not shoot them? The possibilities seem e
A Walk Around The Lawn - Solar Eclipse 2017
In Charlottesville, it rained on the day of the solar eclipse, August 21, 2017. By the time the clouds parted over The Lawn, the eclipse was well under way. At this latitude, it was a partial eclipse. It appeared to max out at about 50% coverage of the sun. The sunshine was bright, but eerie. Greens looked especially dark and saturated, and very wet. A few hundred scattered people watched from all around The Lawn. The crowd thinned quickly after the maximum. The next partial
