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How I Stopped the Blue Angels in Their Tracks
Posted By Jeff Wignall On July 29, 2009 @ 12:18 pm In Art of Photography | 8 Comments
I recently had the opportunity to shoot the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels at an air show in Rhode Island. As it turned out, I was fortunate it was a two-day show.
I shot probably a hundred photos of the Blue Angels on the first day of the event, and while I was happy at times that I even managed to get them in the frame as they soared by at 400 mph, I was disappointed with both the placement in the frame and with the lack of sharpness. Of course, when your subject is going that fast, you can be forgiven some errors in framing and even in sharpness.
But I didn't want to be forgiven. I wanted good photos.
Creating a Shooting Strategy
So after the first day's festivities, I went back to the hotel room and consulted Simon Stafford's extremely useful Nikon D90 Magic Lantern Guide [2] to concoct a shooting plan for Day Two — one that would help me produce sharp, well-exposed photos with my D90.
Having a shooting strategy is always a good idea when you plan to shoot an unusual subject. In this case, I was determined to get some good shots of all six jets in formation. Just getting my D90 to expose and focus for a subject moving at 400 mph was a real challenge.
And I learned early on Day Two that I would face another challenge. The sky, which had been radiantly blue on the first day of the show, was a miserable bluish-gray on the second day. I had to factor in that the photos would be largely silhouettes.
So here is the shooting strategy I came up with:
The Results
So, was my shooting plan successful? For the most part, yes.
The images on Day Two were much sharper — and consistently sharper from frame to frame. The downside was that I didn't have that beautiful blue sky that I had the day before, and so the shots were limited to silhouettes.
I also might want to make some adjustments to my shooting strategy for my next air show.
For example, I abandoned the monopod after a few passes by the Blue Angels. I found I simply couldn't track them across the sky with the camera tethered to the monopod.
And even with the fast cards I was using, the camera had to pause periodically to process the huge files because I was shooting in RAW. I lost several shots because I had to wait for the camera to write images to the card. The camera would have responded faster had I been shooting in jpeg format — and I might do that next time.
8 Comments To "How I Stopped the Blue Angels in Their Tracks"
#1 Comment By Jason On July 29, 2009 @ 5:18 pm
I am not sure if the D90 has it, but you might also want to try the 51-point 3D tracking mode focus. I've been experimenting with that recently while photographing high school baseball and have been pleased with the results.
Also, maybe using the auto-iso function would allow you to shoot in jpg easier (if planes pass from cloudy background to sunny background). I use these feature for photographing equestrian events under open air, but covered roofs.
Nice work and way to stay with it. I respect you being able to admit the first day of shooting was not what you hoped for. It will encourage other photographers not to be afraid of making mistakes, even losing a whole day (I've done that myself).
Lastly, what 300mm lens were you using?
#2 Comment By Matthew Heaney On July 29, 2009 @ 7:21 pm
Hello Jeff:
You said:
"And even with the fast cards I was using, the camera had to pause periodically to process the huge files because I was shooting in RAW. I lost several shots because I had to wait for the camera to write images to the card."
Yes, that's true, but it doesn't tell the whole story. Your camera has a high-speed internal buffer into which the raw images are first written. They are then copied out to the actual memory card asynchronously. This allows you to shoot (which fills the internal buffer with the most recent capture) at the same time as the memory card is populated (which empties the internal buffer of the least recent captures).
Most of the time (that is, when you're not shooting in rapid bursts) you don't notice the internal buffer, because it gets emptied faster than the rate at which you're taking pictures. However, in continuous shooting mode, the buffer fills very rapidly (especially for raw files, which are relatively large), and once the internal buffer is full, you can no longer capture images. That's when you notice. It's not the speed of the memory card that matters (that only comes into play when copying images off of the memory card onto your computer), but rather it's the size of the internal buffer that is significant.
The size of the internal buffer is what separates consumer/prosumer camera bodies from professional bodies. You can determine what the limit is for a (Nikon) camera by pressing the shutter release half way: the value will change from remaining frame count (what's available on the memory card) to a small r followed the internal buffer count (how many frames can be stored at this moment in the internal buffer).
I was using a D80 to take pictures at an ice hockey game, and shooting in continuous mode (it requires many attempts to get a fast-moving hockey player to be in focus), and I was quickly hitting the limit of the internal buffer size (in raw mode I think it's only a few frames on the D80). I finally gave up an bought a used D2Hs on Ebay, which has a generous value of 40 (12-bit raw) images as the internal buffer size. To compare, the D3 allows 50 (and I think that's even 14-bit raw), and you can have extra internal memory installed that brings that number up to 100 frames.
#3 Comment By Laszlo On July 31, 2009 @ 9:17 am
I read your post and the responses too, with interests, but to shot moving aircraft is not that difficult as long as you have the right strategy, equipment, and a steady hand.
A lot of people make the mistake and they write off using jpeg in favour of RAW, well in Nikon's case NEF, to be exact, when shooting aircraft. For aircraft, I use jpeg without any problems and get excellent results, and when I compare my images shot with jpeg and images that once in a while I shot with NEF, truly do not see much difference. Yes, in NEF you can adjust images after the fact, OK, so what? You can also adjust the images in jpeg too with Photoshop, if one knows how to use it properly.
To shot next time use the following settings: jpeg, the largest size, adjust jpeg compression for optimal quality vs size (with some Nikon's this is adjustable), keep the ISO at 320 or to 400 at the max, set your camera to Aperture priority (you set the F-stop, camera sets the speed), Continuous focus, 51 point 3D tracking if you have this available, and very importantly Dynamic-area AF, pick use the fastest card that you can obtain, and use quality glass.
Do not use a monopod, or a tripod, these will only limit your tracking of the aircraft, but learn to pan and follow the aircraft.
As for burst rates, image transfer to the card from the buffer, contrary what some people will write, a faster card makes a huge difference, it certainly does even on my D3 with an upgraded buffer. But do not let the hyped up "claimed" burst rates fool you either, because they are based on the smallest image size and in jpeg format and limited test conditions with all image enhancement features turned off, such as D-Lighting, etc, with only a certain card brand and size. In other words not something anyone would use in real shooting conditions. Example with my D3 and buffer upgrade it is only 51 images in jpeg, using the earlier recommended settings, without the buffer upgrade it is only 21. I have (2) D3, one with and one without the buffer upgrade, it is the same 21 frames for my D300, and much less in NEF. No where the 100 frames as Matt wrote, or Nokon claims!!!
For jets you need a min of 1/1000 shutter speed, 1/1500 or 1/2000 is even better if the light conditions permit. Try to use the fastest f stop prime lens that you can afford, in the 300mm or 400mm range. A zoom lens works quite well but they tend to be much slower and not as sharp as the prime lenses, and they can get quite expensive too. In the DX format the 18-200mm VR and the 70-300mm VR lenses work well, avoid the 80-400mm VR, very slow focusing and very old design. If you can afford the 70-200mm f2.8 and the 200-400mm f4 are the lenses to use.
#4 Comment By Matthew Heaney On July 31, 2009 @ 10:59 am
Laszlo said:
"I have (2) D3, one with and one without the buffer upgrade, it is the same 21 frames for my D300, and much less in NEF. No where the 100 frames as Matt wrote, or Nokon[sic] claims!!!"
Laszlo: I think you are correct here -- the specs I quoted in my original post were wrong (I don't have a D3, only a D2HS). My bad. (Perhaps I was thinking of the high-end Canon?)
Here's Nikon's page about the Buffer Upgrade program:
When I was shooting hockey games with my D80, I could only use JPEG. The internal buffer would fill up way too quickly when shooting raw. However, I can get a multi-second burst in raw mode with my D2HS (which is exactly why I bought it).
The specs do say that in DX shooting mode, a D3 with the upgraded buffer is capable of 87 total 12-bit raw images in burst mode. Not quite 100, but still pretty respectable.
#5 Comment By Laszlo On July 31, 2009 @ 4:04 pm
Hello Matt,
Thanks, I know I am correct because I own and use my Nikons, (2) D3 and (1) D300. I would not go by what the tech spec states; I pointed this out to Nikon, when I had my cameras in for cleaning. Even the Nikon technician could not set up any of my cameras to give the number of frames they claimed, with the recommended cards.
The D3 even with the upgraded buffer is not capable of 87 NEF images, not even in DX mode, which is not full frame. In jpeg it can only do 51 frames,(largest jpeg at 200 ISO) and in NEF (RAW) will do much less due to the file size. However, even 51 is more than sufficient for moving aircraft at 9 frames a second!
This will also be affected by the type of card I use, currently Scandisk Extreme IV UMB card is my favorite. Depending on the subject, sometimes I can shot more than 51 frames before the buffer fills up, due to the fact that the card can transfer the image out of the buffer at a very fast rate. So it can vary... Some times about 65 or even 75 frames before it locks up. But the 51 frames is what the camera will indicate how much it can hold in the buffer. When I can shut more than it is due to writing capability of the card and the image file size of the image. Thus the faster the card it is better, but this also truly depends on the image being recorded; lots of sky will be smaller in file size than an image with lots of details.
Also comparing a 4MP camera, the D2HS is only a 4MP camera, against an 8MP, 10MP or 12MP cameras frame rates is not exactly fair either. Obviously a 4MP camera can write faster from the buffer than a 10MP or 12MP camera, in theory, unless the 12MP camera has a huge buffer, or it can be upgraded as in with the D3.
Any how, it is not truly about frames rates that do count when you take photos of aircraft, but knowing how to use and using the camera and lens that you happen to have. Having expensive and the best will only increase the chance and percentage of good photos, but if you do not know how to use it the camera and the lens, it is quite pointless. There is a huge difference between shooting flowers and static landscapes than moving aircraft at 400 mph or even at 600 mph, requiring a totally different procedure.
Feel free to my site at [4] for aircraft images of the Blue Angels.
#6 Comment By Jeff Wignall On August 5, 2009 @ 2:41 am
Hi Jason, Matt, Laszlo,
I'm glad that my posting produced such a lively and interesting conversation and I really hope it continues.I'm grateful, Matt, for your very articulate explanation of buffers and how they transfer images. And you're right,it was probably the camera's buffer and not necessarily the card slowing things down.
I've recently started using Trascend cards (I found them on Amazon) and so far I'm very happy with their cost, speed and reliability (knock on wood). The Transcend SDHC cards are Class 6 which is, I believe, the fastest speed category available now (I could be wrong) with a write speed of 6 MB/s. These RAW files, even from my D90, are huge though and so I use cards that are hold at least 8GB. (I would use a 16GB card, but I'm always paranoid I'll lose it!)
As to Laszlo's points about jpeg vs RAW, until very recently I agreed with him--I shot jpegs and never really saw much difference between those files and my RAW files. But a few months ago I spent a few days at a friend's studio and he evangelized the benefits of RAW so much that I (for now, at least) converted. The key thing about the difference in working these files is that when you work a RAW file in the conversion process it is non-destructive--nothing from the file is thrown away (or much less, anyway, to be accurate).
But when you work a jpeg file (and adjust hue/saturation, for example, or do a curves adjustment), information *is* thrown away. You lose pixels and you can never get them back (in that particular version of the file--you don't damage the original unless you save it under the exact same file name which you should never do).
Also, I've found that for some odd reason (anyone else have this experience?) when I adjust hue/saturation of a RAW file in CS3, the adjust range is *very* limited compared to files from my D70s bodies. If I pump up the yellow a bit, it goes off the charts and I get pure noise in those areas. In the RAW converter, however, I can adjust hue/saturation/luminance as much as I like with no bad effects.
OK, that's enough for now. More comments welcome and I'm always open to learning new things. I learned a lot from everyone's comments here. Oh and Jason, it's a 70-300mm Nikkor. I wish it was my old 80-200mm f/2.8, but I sold it on Ebay!
And I wish I was using a higher-end Nikon body, but until they send me one, I'm stuck in the D90 zone And so far, that's not such a bad place to be.
#7 Comment By Jeff Wignall On August 5, 2009 @ 2:45 am
My mistake: In the 3rd to last paragraph of my comment, I meant that when I do a hue/sat adjust on the jpeg files the files blow out quickly. It's working with RAW files in the conversion software that saves them. By the way, I use Adobe's DNG converter to convert the RAW files to DNG--CS3 won't recognize NEF files from the D90.
#8 Comment By Matthew Heaney On August 5, 2009 @ 1:46 pm
Jeff said:
"And I wish I was using a higher-end Nikon body, but until they send me one, I'm stuck in the D90 zone."
One alternative is to buy a used D2HS. The 4 megapixel resolution allows you to shoot in raw mode at an impressive burst rate. Listen to a recording here:
I bought my D2HS on Ebay, and am quite happy with it. I have a few photos taken with the D2HS here:
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Parmigiano-Reggiano cheesecake with blackberry compote
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I've known about the PDO thing for some time. I look for it every once in awhile when shopping. Proper Mozzarella di Bufala Campanais one item which I adore. When I see the PDO logo on a package of mozzarella, I reckon it's going to be a quality treat. I haven't been proved wrong yet. And when I have purchased a non-PDO buffalo mozzarella the results have been variable. So when I was asked if I would like to attend a 'Discover the Origin' luncheon featuring PDO products, I wiped the drool from my lips and responded 'yes, please'.
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with half a teaspoon per day for 3 - 5 days!
preferably with breakfast (tips below) and ALWAYS with food. Moringa powder is strong and will manifest side effects if taken in too large doses.
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Most who take only one teaspoon daily take Moringa in the morning with breakfast. Those who struggle after lunch, usually take it with lunch. Those who take it to improve digestion or sleep, take it with dinner.
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Referee Mark Clattenburg's first full game in charge following his return to action will be Norwich City's match at Southampton on Wednesday, the Premier League has announced.
After being cleared by the Football Association of making a racist comment to Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel, the Premier League confirmed Clattenburg has been appointed as fourth official for the London derby between Tottenham and West Ham at White Hart Lane on Saturday.
The 37-year-old from Gosforth will then take charge of the game at St Mary's on Wednesday.
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HAMMOND: Gallery open for viewing, winter community education classes offered
The Hammond Arts Alliance presents "Dream" from 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov 21, at Foster Art Vault at the Hammond bank. Artists include: Rose Annett, Leslie Batt-Lutz, Thea Ennen, Tai Gleason, Fizz Kizer, Kim Knutson, Celeste Nelms, Mike Ray and Dawn Slater. For more information e-mail or call Paulette at email@example.com
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Apple and Burberry has just announced that iPhone 5s is being used to shoot photos and videos at events tied with the latter's Spring/Summer 2014 runway show.
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Apple has just posted on YouTube three of the videos used during its keynote presentation for the iPhone 5C and the iPhone 5S earlier today.
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While you still look like an idiot taking pictures with your iPad, a comparison by Gizmodo shows that images from the new tablet are pretty good compared with other Apple products.
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Christmas came early for the children of Obaa's Girls Educational Outreach, a non-governmental organization that advocates on behalf of underprivileged children, when President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf surprised its Executive Director, Miatta Fahnbulleh, with an 18-seater minibus to transport the school's children.
Madam Fahnbulleh, known familiarly as "Aunty Miatta," is also the newly appointed Goodwill Ambassador for Maternal and Newborn Health.
According to an Executive Mansion release, the presentation was made on Monday, December 17, following a program at the Monrovia City Hall, where President Sirleaf launched two World Health Organization (WHO) Reports – the Women's Health Commission Report on Addressing the Challenges of Women's Health in Africa and the World Malaria Report 2012.
Following the launch, President Sirleaf requested Ambassador Fahnbulleh, who had participated in the program, to walk with her to her car. There, parked outside, was the brand new minibus inscribed with the words "Donated by: The President of the Republic of Liberia to Obaa Girls School System."
At a loss for words and with tears of joy, Ambassador Fahnbulleh could only embrace the President in appreciation for this kind gesture.
Back at Obaa's Girls, the children were seen singing, dancing and thanking their Grandma Ellen and also shouting "Obaa Da Woman!"
Commenting subsequently on what having their own transportation will mean for her school and its children, Ambassador Fahnbulleh said, "This is going to give these children, for the first time, an opportunity to leave their community when we take them out on outings and excursions. Also now, we will have a means of transporting our children who are often involved with programs."
Asked about her generous gift, President Sirleaf said she wanted to give the bus to an organization that really needed it and would take care of it. The minibus had been a birthday gift to the President from the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Liberia, His Excellency Zhao Jianhua.
President Sirleaf is Honorary President of the Commission on Women's Health and Chair of the African Leaders' Malaria Alliance (ALMA). The Women's Health Commission serves as a forum to re-energize efforts and commitment, in partnership with multilateral and bilateral institutions, to address the problem of women's health, gender and human rights in order to achieve rapid and tangible impact in the African region. Similarly, ALMA is an alliance of African Heads of State and Government which serves as a critical forum and mechanism for advocacy, action and follow-up in implementing malaria-related objectives.


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Students and faculty from Valley City State University spent 10 days in Mexico where they collaborated with schools there and absorbed the culture and history of the area through tours and events.
Students spent three of those day doing projects academically related to their majors.
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Peter Landon, FAIA, LEED AP · email@example.com
Founder and Principal of Landon Bone Baker Architects, Peter Landon is known for his community-based inner city planning, development, and design work. He is a champion of "social consciousness" and diversity in design, and supports neighborhood revitalization efforts across Chicago.
Peter believes that architects are essential community members. He and the firm encourage participation in community and urban policy initiatives and believe that with diligent and responsible effort, good and environmentally responsible planning and design is possible. A personal commitment through his career has allowed Landon Bone Baker Architects to successfully balance context, technology, design, environment, and economy in a variety of modest, space efficient, socially and economically mixed urban mixed-use housing developments. His work with the firm has won numerous design awards, including multiple AIA Chicago Distinguished Building Awards and Devine Detail Awards and four Richard H. Driehaus Awards for Architectural Excellence in Community Design. The work has been exhibited and published widely. Peter continually participates in conferences, panel discussions, and lectures with the goal of moving the bar forward and understanding options to ultimately bring better design to our projects.
Peter is a Past President of the Chicago Architectural Club, was Chairman of the Chicago AIA Design Committee, and was an associate director at the UIC City Design Center. He was a member of the Housing Bronzeville Blue Ribbon Committee, the City Planning Taskforce, the Historic Greystone Initiative, the Advisory Group of The Affordable Housing Catalogue, and the Chicago Design Initiative. Peter is involved with citywide inclusionary zoning initiatives and the Children's Memorial Redevelopment commission in support of local affordable and workforce housing.
Peter is also a founding board member and Past President of archi-treasures, a collective of artists, architects, educators, and community organizers who are in service to Chicago's neighborhoods. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Public Art Group. Peter has taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has served on various local and national award juries and he has lectured and presented material at various organizations both locally and nationally.
Jeff Bone, AIA · email@example.com
Jeff Bone was named Principal at Landon Bone Baker Architects in 1999. Jeff and the firm had learned early on that not all clients are the same; developers are well-versed in the design/build processes whereas non-profit community based-organizations are armed with a clear vision but do not always have an architecture vocabulary. Jeff has nurtured the firm's "grassroots" approach to help nonprofit clients translate their vision. He and his associates regularly engage the community through charrettes, community art projects with archi-treasures, and stakeholder meetings and planning sessions.
Jeff has managed the design and construction of a wide variety of affordable multi-family developments, supportive and senior housing projects, homeless youth shelters, community centers, and non-profit agencies throughout Chicago area, including the recently completed Harvest Commons Apartments, an 89-unit development that employs green strategies for the historic preservation and adaptive reuse of a 1920s-era building and incorporates an urban farm and teaching kitchen for residents. Currently, Jeff is working on the Diplomat SRO, a 51-unit development providing residential and supportive services for people confronting homelessness, and La Casa Norte's comprehensive community center with permanent housing in Humboldt Park.
Jeff also directs Knothead Furniture Company, an ongoing collaboration with Landon Bone Baker that designs "Simple Furniture Built to Last" for single room occupancy buildings, supportive housing projects, affordable daycare centers, and residential homes. Together, with input from craftsmen and clients, the firm designed a custom furniture line with affordability in mind and regularly designs furniture into their architectural projects. The result is a warm, stylish, yet simple approach that fits into residential as well as commercial and institutional settings.
Jeff initiated and leads the firm's participation in the AIA 2030 Commitment, a growing national initiative that provides a framework to help firms evaluate the impact design decisions have on an individual project's energy performance. He is a current board member and founding collaborator with archi-treasures, a non-profit collective of artists, architects, educators, and community organizers who serve Chicago neighborhoods. He organized and led tours for the City's Great Chicago Places and Spaces event, including "Fortifying Affordable Housing," which looked at the collaborative effort between management, residents, architects, and artists in the rehabilitation of Barbara Jean Wright Courts on the near west side of Chicago. Jeff served on the City of Chicago Code Committee and was chair of the Chicago AIA Education Committee. He currently serves on the Design for Aging Committee and is a volunteer member architect for Home Free Home, a national non-profit providing pro bono architectural design for accessibility.
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After receiving her Bachelor of Architecture from Ball State University, Catherine Baker earned a Master of Arts in Social Sciences at the University of Chicago. Both disciplines share some fundamental underpinnings that pertain to the work of Landon Bone Baker Architects; understanding people, understanding problems, making connections, and developing programmatic solutions. In 2002, Catherine became a Principal at Landon Bone Baker Architects where she is using these skills to develop a direct neighborhood outreach program, which fosters better-informed communities while simultaneously gathering the data that informs design.
The importance of understanding neighborhood problems and connections can be seen in the planning projects that Catherine has managed, which include various federally funded programs focusing on neighborhood revitalizations such as HOPE VI, the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and the redevelopment of a large Section 8 housing project in the Woodlawn neighborhood under the new Choice Neighborhoods Initiative. She is currently designing several projects that will address specific neighborhood needs; Tierra Linda is a scattered site housing project located in Humboldt Park and near the Bloomingdale Trail that is being conceived and developed to nurture health and healthy living. Dorchester Artist Housing Collaborative will transform a former Chicago Housing Authority townhouse project into a mixed-income residential development with a focus on artist collaboration.
Catherine is active in Chicago's architectural education community. For over 10 years she taught an architecture class in partnership with Lane Technical High School and Marwen that concentrated on urban design and neighborhood study. She continues to volunteer and support high school programming at the Chicago Architecture Foundation; She was a member of the advisory team at the Chicago Architecture Foundation that developed "The Architectural Handbook," an award-winning architectural curriculum for the Chicago Public Schools, acts as advisor and judge for the Newhouse Competition and is also a founding mentor for Marwen's Art at Work program.
Catherine serves on the Board of Directors at the Chicago Asthma Consortium and is currently coordinating efforts between health experts, builders, developers, and architects to design healthier living environments. She also serves on the Chicago AIA Board of Directors. She is President of the College of Architecture and Planning Alumni Society at Ball State University and also serves as a member of the Department of Architecture Chair's Professional Advisory Committee.
Jack Schroeder, AIA, LEED AP · firstname.lastname@example.com
Jack Schroeder is a Senior Associate at Landon Bone Baker Architects. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture and a Bachelor of Environmental Design from Ball State University. With a strong commitment to community-based projects, Jack has focused on the field of multi-family housing, completing both affordable and market rate projects in Chicago and downstate Illinois. His extensive knowledge of green building practices and progressive city planning has helped the firm minimize its buildings' environmental impact and improve the quality of life for residents. He was project manager for La Casa Norte's Solid Ground Supportive Housing Program and the Roseland Senior Campus; two first-place winners of the Richard H. Driehaus Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design. Most recently, Jack completed the historic rehabilitation of Harvest Commons Apartments, an 89-unit supportive housing project which includes on-site social services, a social enterprise café, and an urban farm. Since joining the firm in 2002, Jack has learned to approach each project with optimism, aggressiveness, and inspiration. He is driven by the understanding that every resident has a unique definition of 'home.'
Jack was awarded the AIA Illinois John Wellborn Root Award (2012) and named a finalist in the USGBC Natural Talent Competition (2005). He regularly volunteers with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, Marwen, and archi-treasures.
Trisha Girdwood, AIA · email@example.com
Trisha Girdwood is a Senior Associate at Landon Bone Baker Architects. She received a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Cincinnati and is a licensed architect in Illinois. Trisha was drawn to the firm's collaborative nature and enjoys working hand-in-hand with clients, consultants, neighborhood groups, and city organizations to create innovative and accessible spaces. She has been project manager on subsidized, affordable, and market rate housing projects, including the redevelopment of Robert Taylor Homes (Hansberry Square and Hansberry Homes) and Henry Horner Homes (Westhaven Park Phase IIC). She is currently managing City Gardens, a 76-unit, mixed-income community on Chicago's Near West Side. Trisha is also involved in a number of rehab projects through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and continually focuses on energy sustainability and how to achieve it in the affordable market. Trisha is committed to accessibility and adaptability in residential and commercial construction.
Trish has worked with Landon Bone Baker Architects since 2002, becoming a Senior Associate in 2009. She is an active member of the American Institute of Architects.
Dominik Soltys, LEED AP · email@example.com
Dominik Soltys is an Associate at Landon Bone Baker Architects. He received a Bachelor of Architecture from Illinois Institute of Technology. Since joining the firm in 2003, Dominik has focused on sensible and practical applications of technology in the context of affordable housing. Dominik is involved in a full range of projects including scattered site housing, commercial build-outs, industrial programs, and high-rise rehabilitations; each requiring thorough on-site evaluation and documentation. His inherent understanding of materials, systems, and construction is an asset to the team. His ability to communicate these technical issues clearly and concisely with all stakeholders contributes to effective and high-quality building design. Dominik is currently finishing the second phase of the Woodlawn Park redevelopment, a phased revitalization of the former Grove Parc Section 8 housing complex on the South Side of Chicago.
Tyler Brown, LEED AP · email@example.com
Tyler Brown is an Associate at Landon Bone Baker Architects. He received a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Cincinnati. With over a decade of professional experience working for architecture and planning offices, public agencies, and in construction, Tyler has developed a particular interest the relationship between buildings and cities. He was involved in several phases of the Legends South and Westhaven Park HOPE VI projects and is currently working on the redevelopment of the former Cabrini-Green public housing site, Parkside of Old Town. Tyler's work with the firm explores how a rich and sustainable built environment can contribute to the social, economic, and cultural health of a community.
Tyler has participated in several community-based planning processes, both professionally and as an interested resident. He is currently working toward professional registration.
Claudia Rodriguez, AIA · email@example.com
Claudia Rodriguez is an Associate at Landon Bone Baker Architects. She received a Bachelor and Master of Architecture from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and is a licensed architect in Illinois. Claudia's interest in socially conscious and eco-friendly design led her to Landon Bone Baker Architects. With the firm, she has completed affordable housing and rehab projects in Uptown, Humboldt Park, Lawndale, Woodlawn, and Englewood. Claudia was project manager on A Safe Place, a supportive housing development for victims of domestic violence, and Spanish Coalition for Housing Offices, an adaptive reuse project which converted a garage warehouse into a two-story office space for the local non-profit group. She was project manager and architect on the Diplomat SRO project up until construction and is currently working on the South Chicago Art Center. In addition to her responsibilities as a project manager, Claudia has facilitated community charrettes on 'Green Design.'
Claudia is an active member of the American Institute of Architects.
Terran Wilson · email@example.com
Terran Wilson received a Bachelor of Architecture from Auburn University and completed her thesis work at the Rural Studio. Since joining the firm in 2011, Terran has worked on affordable rehabs and new construction projects, commercial build-outs, and college dormitories. She leads the firm's ongoing involvement with Rural Studio's 20K House Project, a program to design and build a model home that can be reproduced on a large scale by builders across the country. She believes it is an architect's social responsibility to pursue good design for all.
Terran co-leads the firm's participation in the AIA 2030 Commitment. She has been a juror at the Illinois Institute of Technology and CPS High School Studio at the School of the Art Institute. She was a guest instructor at After School Matters, mentor for the IIT Boeing Scholars program, and featured artist at Chicago Women in Architecture's a.DOT exhibit. She volunteers with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, archi-treasures, The Night Ministry, Cru, and Breakthrough Urban Ministries.
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Josh Mings graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor and Master of Architecture from Tulane University. Throughout his studies at Tulane and abroad, Josh focused on the ways new projects can be incorporated into a historic setting and also speak to the culture of a given area. At Landon Bone Baker Architects, Josh has worked on both new construction and rehab projects across housing, commercial, and neighborhood planning schemes. He contributed to the renovation of LUCHA's Borinquen Bella Apartments and is currently involved in the design of The Burnham, a senior housing building in Woodlawn.
Josh is currently working toward professional registration and in 2014 participated in AIA Chicago's Bridge 5.0 Leadership program for Young Architects.
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Hope Dinsmore earned a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College and a Master of Architecture from University of Virginia. Her perspective in design has been deeply informed by her time studying and working in Southern Africa and Northwestern India. Hope is fascinated by the intersection of culture and ecology, and the need for architecture and landscape design to mediate the two.
Prior to joining LBBA, Hope's work in Chicago was centered on the design and construction of custom single family residences and small commercial spaces. At LBBA, Hope is working on the renovation of small and large multi-family residences, as well as new construction affordable housing. She has volunteered with Converge:Exchange and Architecture for Humanity and is pursuing professional accreditation.
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Abdul Samad received a Bachelor of Architecture with Honors from Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey and a Master of Architecture from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Before moving to the States, he worked with a small architectural firm in Pakistan on commercial and residential projects. With LBBA, Abdul is working on the schematic design of Lafayette Terrace Apartments, a moderate rehabilitation of a senior midrise building and seven townhouse buildings located in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood. He is interested in learning how affordable housing is developed alongside the most current issues in sustainability.
Philip Schmidt, LEED AP · firstname.lastname@example.com
Philip Schmidt received a Bachelor of Architecture from Kansas State University. His architecture background includes education design projects in Chicago, multi-family residential work in France, and designing and making custom furniture pieces. Currently, he is working on two multi-family projects at LBBA: the renovation of Lafayette Terrace and new construction affordable housing at Park Place.
Phil co-founded the Chicago chapter of Architecture for Humanity in 2007 and is an active member of the sustainability-focused Passive House Alliance Chicago. He is a licensed architect in Illinois, and enjoys travel, sketching, and woodworking.
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Maya Bird-Murphy received a Bachelor of Architecture from Ball State University. What most interests her is architecture that merges beauty, functionality, sustainability, and humanitarianism. She believes that architecture should not be a privilege and must expand to accommodate more people.
Prior to LBBA, Maya was the Co-President of Ball State's U.S. Green Building Council Student Group; the 2014 Region 7 Student Group of the year. She is very involved with USGBC and tries to attend the International Greenbuild Conference and Expo each year. Maya is a LEED Green Associate and is pursuing a LEED Accredited Professional certificate. She is a member of the Illinois Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects and the Chicago chapter of Architecture for Humanity. She enjoys film photography, plays six instruments, and loves traveling.
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Cameron Acheson received a Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Interior Architecture from Auburn University in 2010, where she participated in Rural Studio's 5th Year Program. After graduation, she joined the Rural Studio staff as an Instructor, where she taught 5th Year and Outreach students with Studio Director, Andrew Freear.
Prior to joining LBBA, Cameron's experience included working on the 20K House Project, a series of single-family affordable house models, which are designed to be reproduced on a large scale. She also served as the Rural Studio liaison to the City of Greensboro, Alabama, where she worked on establishing a Parks and Recreation Department, new comprehensive zoning documents, and a long-term master plan for future city development.
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Brenda Gamboa is an Architectural Intern at Landon Bone Baker Architects. She earned an Associate degree from Harold Washington College and is a founding mentor for LBBA Community Workshop. Along with the firm, Brenda helps to design and manage the Lab programs in which young adults gather data and stories that help the firm, its community partners, and city leaders make better decisions about how they can improve the health, well-being, and efficiency of their neighborhood through design. She is also working on Franklin Apartments, a scattered site affordable housing project in Humboldt Park.
Brenda is an active volunteer with Chicago Architecture Foundation's Saturday Studios and the annual Newhouse Architecture and Design Competition. She is a passionate photographer and enjoys cooking.
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The future of health care in America is uncertain, but unsettling. Many experts predict a shortage of up to 200,000 physicians by the year 2020. Should this prediction come true, people of all ages and economic backgrounds will be adversely affected.
In August of 2006, the Census Bureau reported that the number of uninsured nonelderly Americans had increased by another 1.3 million to a total of 46.1 million. This was just another continuation of the trend that started in 2000. Unlike the case for several years prior to 2005, studies showed that even the number of children who became uninsured had increased. The safety net meant to cover the most fragile of citizens has begun to tear.
Most Americans obtain health insurance through their employer or their spouse's employer. However, even this link is deteriorating. The Kaiser Family Foundation
Health insurance is voluntary for both employers and for employees. In other words, employers are not required by law to provide health insurance to their employees and if they do they have the option of choosing between many different options. Some offer full coverage for employees while others offer to pay a small portion of the premiums. Others are taking advantage of high-deductible health plans in which the employee may be responsible for thousands of dollars out of pocket before any insurance dollars kick in.
In addition, not all employees are even eligible for the health insurance offered by their employers.
Unfortunately, no age group is immune to the health care crunch. Seniors are facing tremendous challenges as well. Despite the aging of the population, many physicians are limiting the number of new Medicare patients they will take into their practices. Others are refusing new Medicare patients altogether. With the ongoing debate about how much Medicare will reimburse physicians for their services, they problem will likely continue to escalate over the next few years, if not longer.
The older we get the more medical problems we are likely to face. In addition to the toll on the body, there is a tremendous toll on the wallet. Many seniors are on a fixed income and have significant medical issues, thus do not have the option of getting another job to help pay for medical expenses. As a result, many do not take the medications prescribed simply because they cannot afford them. Even with Medicare Part D many seniors face tremendous challenges affording all their medications and for many the end result is a preventable hospitalization, or worse.
While the current health care crisis did not occur overnight and will be not be fixed anytime soon, there are steps that everyone can take to improve his or her chances of avoiding unnecessary suffering and catastrophic medical expenditures.
1. Learn how to partner in your health care. Communicate with your physician on a level that helps expedite your diagnosis and alleviates the need for excessive testing. There are various resources available online to assist you in learning how.
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Two things in life that really should have holes in them are swiss cheese and paddles. If you are going to make a paddle, don't forget to drill the holes. And don't forget to sand down the edges of the holes. Nothing is quite as beautiful as a serious bare bottom paddling.
There are two good reasons to drill holes in paddles. One, when you swing it it should move through the air faster. Less wind resistance is often offered to be the reason and that is partially true, but is main reason. The main reason is to add edges. The hole add an edge that cause more pain. This is why you must sand down the holes – you don't want sharp edges. A paddle like this can cause a good amount of pain even with jeans on. I've seen girls take a good paddling on their jeans and then when told to drop their pants you see they have nice marks on their ass. The sting of a good paddle cuts right through denim, so you can just imagine what a bare bottom paddling feels like.
This is another fine spanking gallery from The Girls Boarding School. This unfortunate schoolgirl has a very nice bum. She is instructed to drop her jeans and panties. The head master grabs her arm and swats her bare bottom with a paddle. And he uses a proper paddle with holes.
These spanking picture galleries are nice, but at some point you really need to watch the videos. A membership to GBS is definitely a good deal. You can download their entire collection and watch it over and over. They have been making spanking movies for a long time so their archive is quite large and extensive.
At Girls Boarding School the site is frequently updated and new girls continuously show up and need strict punishment. The older girls keep forgetting their lessons and continuously screw up so there is always plenty of new spanking going on at GBS.


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A Birmingham City Council investigation into the City of Birmingham's negotiations with a black-owned grocery store chain ended last week with allegations from one city councilor that the city disdains black-owned businesses and that Birmingham Mayor William Bell did not call the city councilor after the councilor's daughter was the victim of a stick-up. Bell responded to the assault on his character by blowing up in the council meeting, causing the grocery store chain owner to walk out. Bell and the chain owner later made up.
The fracas began when Birmingham City Council President Roderick Royal invited Greg Calhoun, owner of the Calhoun Foods chain of supermarkets, to update the council on the chain's negotiations with the city to place stores in communities that lack supermarkets.
"I do have reason to believe that the city is dragging its feet," Royal said during the meeting.
Calhoun said he toured Birmingham with city officials on Dec. 29 and was shown several empty buildings that once housed big box stores. Calhoun told the council he did not want to open a store in a building where previous businesses had failed—he wanted to do something "fresh" and build a new store.
Calhoun said the trouble with the city started then. "I heard on the radio, they said that I missed a meeting," Calhoun said, referring to meetings with the city's administration. "I never missed a meeting. I rescheduled a meeting."
Bell said later that Calhoun missed four meetings.
After Calhoun spoke, Councilor Steven Hoyt said the city of Birmingham does not care about black-owned businesses, and that the city had provided "a truckload of incentives" to get other businesses to move to Birmingham.
"I wanted to say there's a larger issue here — and I want to be very clear when I say this, because it's evident — and that is that there is a great disdain for African-American businesses in this city," Hoyt said.
Hoyt then mentioned crime and blight problems in some parts of the city, and he brought up the stick-up incident. "My daughter was held at gunpoint at Applebee's, that the Mayor didn't give me a call the night he heard about it," Hoyt said. "He told me he heard about it—he didn't give me a call."
"Now, Councilor, that's a flat-out lie. That is a flat-out lie," Bell said, obviously incensed. "I did not know about your daughter until you told me about your daughter."
"I do not play with people's families," Bell said, as Royal tried to regain order in the meeting. "If I had known that your daughter was in trouble, I would have been the first one to be on site," Bell said as Royal gaveled away.
Bell turned his ire on Calhoun, asking if the city hadn't given Calhoun a tour, if the city's economic development representative had been working with Calhoun.
"Look, I've had—I've had four meetings set with you," Bell said to Calhoun, as Royal continued to use his gavel in a futile attempt to restore order. "Listen, I don't know whether or not you knew about it, but it was on my calendar."
Mayor Bell directed his attention back to the council. "Mr. President, you all sit up there and do all that little insinuation," Bell said. "I don't want the public to think that here's a black man, that I'm not trying to help him do business in the City of Birmingham, because that's not true."
"To say that I disdain black businesses in this community — that is a flat out lie!" Bell said, yelling, bouncing out of his seat, gesturing towards the city council dais. "And this man up here knows that it's a lie, and this man knows that he's just trying to throw fuel on stuff that is not true. And I'm not going to stand for it, and I'm not going to stand for you to come down here and imply that my staff, a black woman, who's been trying to help more black businesses than anybody else in this city ever has, and then you're going to try to impugn her character and this administration's character?" Bell yelled over the council president's requests that he quiet down. "I am not going to have it! I am just not going to have it!" Bell said.
Royal regained control of the meeting for one moment, but quickly lost it — this time to Calhoun.
"As a businessman, I don't have to spend my money in Birmingham," Calhoun said. "I got Atlanta waiting on me right now. I withdraw from Birmingham as of today," Calhoun said, and stepped away from the podium.
"All right, and that's unfortunate," Royal said. He apologized to Calhoun and to the audience. "I can't apologize on behalf of other politicians, but certainly, if there's something that I've done today, then I apologize to you," Royal said, and moved on with the council's business.
Calhoun's withdrawal did not last long. The Birmingham News reported last Thursday that Bell and Calhoun made up at a banquet for the A.G. Gaston Girls and Boys Club, and that they agreed to start fresh. The article featured a picture of Bell and Calhoun shaking hands.


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The government has been unable to get land where the forest evictees and remaining batch of IDPs will be resettled, despite the Sh2.3 billion for the resettlement having been released.
"We now fear that with only a month before Parliament is dissolved, time is running out and there will be no one to fight for our rights," Jane Kosgey, a leader of the Embobut evictees, said.
Kosgey, who was speaking to the Star in Eldoret, said they have given up hope of being resettled because the leaders who should be fighting for their rights are engaged in election campaigns. "Our plight will be used by those seeking to be elected in next years elections," Kosgey said.
She said more than 10,000 people evicted from the Embobut forest have been living in camps at market centres for the last four years. Kosgey said they lack proper shelter, water, food and education for their children.
Resssetlement for the Mau evictees begaun last month after 400 of the evicted families were moved to Rongai. However, more land is yet to be found for the the remaining 3,000 families.
"We will still push to have the families given new homes ahead of the general elections," said Cooperative Development assistant minister, Linah Kilimo.
Speaking on the phone, Kilimo said the rights of those evicted from forests have to be respected by the government. The Embobut evictees rejected a piece of land which had been identified for them in Nakuru, arguing that it is semi arid.
A section of the 2007-08 post-election violence IDPs and forest evictees have refused to register as voters unless the government gives them new homes.
Some of the more than 200 families of IDPs living at the Naka IDP camp in Eldoret said they are losing hope of ever getting new homes as the year comes to an end.
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For example most people find it much harder to memorize lines of commands than to look through a set of icons
This is dead fucking wrong. Look at this picture. Tell me, which tabs made immediate sense to you? Hint: they weren't the ones with icons on them.