MOVING DAY!!!

Well, its been about 6 months since i started this blog. I think its time for a move. Yesterday I purchased a new domain name and thanks to a donation from an awesome friend i have a new, much cooler website!

My new website:

www.jamesontoole.com

My new blog:

New! As the Crow Flies

Home Street

After about twenty inches of snow.

Home Street || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@18 | 1/10s | f3.5 | ISO800 | Handheld

Snow Lit

My neighbors house after 18 inches of snow.

Snow Lit || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@18 | 1/8s | f3.5 | ISO800 | Handheld

Escalator

DTW Airpoit.

Escalator || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@23 | 1/15s | f3.8 | ISO220 | Handheld

Street Lights

Ann Arbor does a pretty good job with Main St.

Street Lights || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@18 | 1/13s | f3.5 | ISO800 | Handheld

Around the Bend

Sorry this is kind of your crappy generic long exposure of traffic, but i am pre-occupied with finals these days.

Around the Bend || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@18 | 10s | f13 | ISO200 | Ledge

Biomedical Research

A new biomedical research building up by the Med School. That pringle-looking structure in the front is actually an auditorium.

Biomedical Research || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@18 | 1/200s | f7.1 | ISO200 | Handheld

Lit Tower

The First National Building on Main St.

Lit Tower || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@18 | 1/13s | f3.5 | ISO800 | Handheld

Three Pots

A light snowfall.

Three Pots || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@18 | 1/15s | f5.6 | ISO200 | Handheld

Night Light

Ann Arbor is the first city in America to switch to all LED street lamps.

Night Light || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@31 | 1/15s | f4.5 | ISO400 | Handheld

Sitting

Chillen.

Sitting || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@35 | 1/15s | f4.5 | ISO450 | Handheld

Snowy Corner

The corner of State St. and N. University.

Click on the picture or go HERE for a larger view.

This one is interesting. I was processing some of my shots from the evening when I realized I had these two taken from ALMOST the same place that happened to match up pretty well. I stitched the two pictures together as best I could using Photoshop. You can notice the car in the foreground that this wasn't perfect. It not very distracting though and I very much like the perspective. Also, notice that the cars turning on the right side would technically be running a red light.

Snowy Corner || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55 | Composite

Boxes and Poles

The corner of E. Washington and Main.

Boxes and Poles || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@18 | 1/100s | f6.3 | ISO200 | Handheld

Two People

Once again down E. Washington.

Two People || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@32 | 1/60s | f5 | ISO200 | Handheld

Sunny Side of the Street

Down E. Washington near Main St.

Sunny Side of the Street || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@32 | 1/125s | f7.1 | ISO200 | Handheld

Red Yellow Blue

An apartment building somewhere between S. Division and Main.

Red Yellow Blue || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@55 | 1/125s | f7.1 | ISO200 | Handheld

Cubes

Cubes in front of the Administration Building.

Cubes || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@20 | 1/160s | f6.3 | ISO200 | Handheld

Snow falls on the bushes over Thanksgiving break.

Snow Branch || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@18 | 1/15s | f5 | ISO200 | Handheld

Wood and Statue

Home over Thanksgiving.

Wood and Statue || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@19 | 1/15s | f4.5 | ISO200 | Handheld

Gate

The triumphant return of my daily updates. Sorry for the absence.

Gate || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@18 | 1/40s | f3.5 | ISO200 | Handheld

Gently Down the Stream

Rowers in Florence, Italy.

SORRY!

Sorry for the hibernation. More updates next week!!!

Night Colors

It's amazing how many colors there still are at midnight.

Night Colors || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@18 | 1/6s | f3.5 | ISO800 | Handheld

C

An entrance to the law dorms.

C || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@55 | 1/8s | f5.6 | ISO800 | Handheld

Repeated Green

The underground portion of the Law Library at night.

Repeated Green || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@18 | 1/6s | f3.5 | ISO800 | Handheld

Fall Canopy

Fall is pretty much over now, but I feel like I didn't put up enough pictures. The Diag.

Fall Canopy || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@18 | 1/80s | f4.5 | ISO200 | Handheld

Portal

Into the Law Quad.

Portal || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@18 | 1/13s | f3.5 | ISO800 | Handheld

Night Quad

The Law Quad at night. The sky was a weird red color.

Night Quad || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@18 | 1s | f3.5 | ISO720 | Handheld

Meanwhile, More Light

"The Dennison lobby window installation, Meanwhile, More Light, was created by Professor of Art & Design Jim Cogswell."

About a month ago, interesting images began appearing on the windows of The Dennison Building. I was very interested in what was going on for a couple of reasons. Dennison is one of the ugliest buildings on campus, used primarily as utility math/science class room space, so the dash of color was a nice change. What really got me excited was the sudden appearance of a Feynman Diagram. The physics major in me could not have been happier. As it turns out, this was a project by one of the Art and Design professors, who happens to enjoy astronomy and astrophysics. A full description and explination of the work can be found HERE. After finding that site, I was embarrassed to see how similar my pictures are to the ones used in the description, but I will post mine anyways.

Yellow Trees

From the corner of the Law Quad.

Yellow Trees || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@18 | 1/50s | f3.5 | ISO200 | Handheld

Black Stripes

An office building somewhere in the suburbs of Nashville, TN.

Multi-Colored Tunnel

The tunnel connecting the A and C terminals of the Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

Multi-Color Tunnel || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@18 | 1/15 | f3.5 | ISO1000 | Handheld

Obama Rally Three

Last of the rally pictures.

The whole set can be found HERE.

Obama Rally Two

More Obama Rally.

Obama Rally

The rally celebrating Barrack Obama's victory.

I was in Nashville this weekend. I took some pictures, but I am so busy this week I probably won't get to them until this weekend. Sit tight.

Horse Mount.

I came across this on www.collegehumor.com. I am pretty sure its the same people referred to in this Times Union article about horse vandals.

Here is the Times Union article.

Flag

After Obama gave his acceptance speech, a spontaneous rally of a couple thousand Obama supporters amassed in The Diag. We paraded around town and campus from about midnight to 2am. I will be posting pictures from the night over the next couple days as i will be traveling to Nashville to visit the one who inspired the Word of the Day.

Flag || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@18 | .4s | f3.5 | ISO1600 | Handheld

Vine Fringe

I was trying to get pictures from election night ready, but I just didn't have time. Check back over the weekend for those pictures.

Vine Fringe || Nikon D40/Nikkor 18-55@26 | 1/30s | f4.2 | ISO1100 | Handheld