I would like to spend this year sharing my adventures as a graduating senior, celebrating the completion of my degree in History with a minor in Anthropology. I am not undertaking this project for self-gratification; I just want the events that I have seen to be chronicled by someone who has been taught these illustrious disciplines by our fine university.
There is a lot going on in this remarkable city of ours, and I have spent a lot of time enjoying the energy of the times. Recent years have been quite passionate in America as a whole, including Atlanta, and there are events, symposiums, protest rallies, night life and ambiance all over this town. Along with the turmoil over so many people crying out for justice, there are tranquil moments in the city. Lovely moments even…
In addition to the disciplines I mentioned above, I have been taught both fine art and photography by several masters of those fields. Why wouldn’t I take a little time to chronicle what has been going on around our fine city? At the very least, I wish to share the noteworthy events to which I bear witness as I spend this final year on the concrete campus…until the time comes for a graduate degree. 🙂
To my surprise and exuberance, Portfolium.com chose my photo above as a Staff Pick, displaying it prominently. Here is the text from my entry:
A bit of night photography using an Olympus E-410 DSLR. This image was taken in an effort to preserve views of the city of Atlanta for historical and artistic purposes.
It occurred to me that the patrons entering the Sidebar provided a very beautiful view of this fine city, and so this image was born. Atlanta is a rapidly-changing city, providing even more inspiration to chronicle it’s ever-morphing beauty for the ages.
The photo was taken with the aperture wide open. I think the shutter speed was either 15 or 30. Since the E-410 doesn’t have Image Stabilization, I used a street lamp to prop my body against, adding stability for this hand-held shot.
The link to this Portfolium entry is here:
https://portfolium.com/entry/evening-at-the-sidebar
My entire Portfolium site is here:
https://portfolium.com/michaelharper7/portfolio