People On The Street

This assignment was sort of difficult in the sense that Mon after class it was raining and Tues it was a nasty day out as well. So when I went out, there weren't that many people. But here are my best three!

John Linton, age 47 lives in St. Augustine and works

for the Checker Cab company. He's standing here, killing

some time, reading a book while waiting on a call to pick

someone up who needs a ride. 

Stacy, 36, and Rush are enjoying their vacation from 

North Carolina with their family. Stacy was trying to be nice 

and walk Rush on the grass, but he wasn't very happy with

that and wanted to be on the sidewalk with his family. 

Virginia, age 3 is the daughter of Stacy, also visiting from 

North Carolina. Here she is playing with her sister 

in the gazebo which she kept calling a "stage." She really

enjoyed going up there and playing with her sister and 

occasionally posing for photos for her mom. 

This is an extra, not so good photo of their entire family. 

They were very nice to allow us to take photos of them, and 

I even helped them out by taking a couple of different family 

photos for memorabilia of their trip to St. Augustine.

Sense Of Place

I actually stumbled upon the place I took photos

of for my Sense of Place assignment when I was 

on my way to the event I took photos of

in Fernandina Beach. 

I saw this abandoned Indian River Fruit building and fell 

in love with the ambience of it. Just by looking

at this photo, I think it shows the years of lack of TLC by the

the over grown bushes and the chipping paint. 

I think that this photo shows how time has taken its

toll on this building, with the lack of color and sense of lifelessness. 

Although there are chains on the doors to keep them shut,

they remain partially open, showing that even time and lack of money

can't keep away life and spirit. 

I couldn't help but find this location interesting because on one side of this building there was an abandoned gas station and on the other side, an abandoned service station. I know that in and of itself doesn't seem interesting, but what is, is that across the street there were three or four gas stations, fast food restaurants, and a fruit stand. It's funny to me how much time can take it's toll on things and yet other things prosper with time. 

Event-Fort Clinch Commemoration

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Wayne Vaughn, 73 is retired, and is originally from

Jacksonville, Fla. Vaughn, has been a "living historian"

for 20 years, and travels across the southeast for different 

war reenactments. Here, Vaughn is watching his fellow 

soldiers fire off a cannon.  

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Lee Bledsoe, is 64-years-old, is retired, and currently

resides in Fernandina Beach, Fla. when not traveling for reenactments.

Here Bledsoe is showing a group of people what a bayonet is. 

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Mark Godby is a 69-year-old retiree, who lives in 

Jacksonville, Fla. is demonstrating how to use a Gatling Gun.

Which has six barrels, 50 caliber, and holds 20 rounds per

magazine. 

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I really liked this photo and I thought it was something

that I needed to post just because I think it really gives a 

presence of the fort.  

Vantage Point--Hard to Choose!

This was a tree outside of the Library, that started off

as 2 trees but ended up combining into one. I stuck my camera 

in the middle of the 2 and this is what I got. 

I got down on the ground for this one.

I just though this was an interesting POV for a bike.

 

This one, I also got on the ground for. But I liked

how the red on the bike tire outlined the yellow bike.

I didn't even know how this one was going to turn out.

I put my camera on the ground and just took some pictures. 

But I really liked this one! 

People At Work At Village On The Green

Phil Thiel, age 63, a Longwood resident,

 is a dishwasher at Village On The Green.

Orville Burk, 37, is a server from Altamonte. Whether he's 

dealing with residents, cleaning, or scooping ice

into the buffet bar, he always

has a smile on his face. 

Linda Hills, is a Longwood resident, and at

the age of 61, is happy to come to work as a

laundry aide and help those who can't do it

themselves. 

Self-Portrait

Assignment #1: Self-Portrait 

COMPLETE =)