Monday, April 25, 2011

Architecture Preview

The Ufo House, Taiwan

1. Who is the architect? Hung Kuo Group
2. When was it built? beginning in 1978.
3. Where is it located? Sanzhi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? You can visit it.
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? No.
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? They were intended as a vacation resort in a part of the northern coast adjacent to Danshui, and were marketed towards U.S. military officers coming from their East Asian postings.
7. Why did you pick this building?
Because of it's interesting structure, how it looks form the future.


Nord LB building, Germany 



1. Who is the architect? Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner
2. When was it built? last few years
3. Where is it located? south of the city-ring and next to the Hanover City Hall
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? private
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? no
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? it's a bank
7. Why did you pick this building?because of it's strange architecture and the size of it.


Habitat 67, Canada

1. Who is the architect? Moshe Safdie
2. When was it built? 1985.
3. Where is it located? Marc-Drouin Quay on the Saint Lawrence River at 2600, Pierre Dupuy Avenue in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?you can visit it.
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build?no
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?the architect build it base on his master's thesis at McGill University and built as part of Expo 67.
7. Why did you pick this building? Because of it's size, and it's structure.

Nautilus House, Mexico
1. Who is the architect? Javier Senosiain
2. When was it built? 2006
3. Where is it located? Mexico City
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it?.private

5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? 0.16(m€)
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? A young couple with two children who after living in a conventional home wanted to change to one integrated to nature.
7. Why did you pick this building? Because of it's structure.

Guggenheim Museum, Spain


1. Who is the architect? Frank Gehry
2. When was it built? 1997
3. Where is it located? Bilbao, Spain
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? You can visit.
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? No
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? The administration's goal was to diversify the city's economic base by building upon its traditional shipbuilding and heavy manufacturing industries. A museum of modern and contemporary art was conceived as a major element of this plan.
7. Why did you pick this building?
I chose this building because of the way it is designed. I also like the location.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Writing a news lead (or lede)

Father Was a Spy, Sons Conclude With Regret 

Who?

Robert and Michael Rosengerg

What?

Their parents are being put to death.

When?

Friday, June 19, 1953

Where?

 Sing Sing

Why?

 They were activist parents

How?

In the 1990s, the government released decrypted wartime Soviet cables that further implicated their father. Then their uncle, David Greenglass, who was an Army machinist at Los Alamos, N.M., where the atomic bomb was made, and was recruited by Julius Rosenberg as a spy, admitted that he fabricated the most damning testimony against their mother, but insisted that Julius was guilty of the formal charge, conspiracy to commit espionage.

Identify the lead.
They were the most famous orphans of the cold war, only 6 and 10 years old in 1953 when their parents were executed at Sing Sing for delivering atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union. Then they were whisked from an unwanted limelight to urban anonymity and eventually to suburban obscurity.
Re-write the lead using your own words.
Michael and Robert Rosenberg's parents were executed at Sing Sing for delivering bomb secrets to the soviet Union in 1953. This made them the most famous orphans of the cold war.


'Unrestored' copy of first Superman comic book for sale

Who?

book's owner

What?

After being hidden away for years, a copy of the original "Action Comics No. 1" comic book, featuring Superman and friends, will make a comeback -- to the tune of about $400,000

When?

Starting Friday

Where?

Comic Connect

Why?

To make money

How?

Auctioning it

Identify the lead.
After being hidden away for years, a copy of the original "Action Comics No. 1" comic book, featuring Superman and friends, will make a comeback -- to the tune of about $400,000, a comic expert told CNN Thursday. Starting Friday, comic book collectors and Superman fans will have the opportunity to bid on a comic classic -- an "unrestored" copy of Action Comics No. 1, said Stephen Fishler, owner of Comic Connect, an online liaison between comic book buyers and sellers. The book's owner is not being identified.

Starting Friday a copy

Thursday, April 14, 2011

caption warm up

Bill is chasing John the goat, to get him back in his cage. Bill hopes he gets to own a farm in the future, so he is practicing hoarding animals during his school years.

Leading lines- the bars make the eye lead to the guy.
mergers- it seems that there are wheels coming out of the guy's back.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Caption writing pre assessment

Senior Courtney Jackson is happy to attend the Akins football game with her friends.She has been waiting all week long for this game to see her team win.

Brandon Watson is shooting from the 3 point line. He has been practicing to get his 3 point throws down

Senior David Maldonado is coloring in his project for his art class. David has been trying to pass his art class so he can get his one year of art class done so he can graduate.


Rule of thirds- David's heard is mostly on the top right corner
Balance of elements- David is the front being big, while the girl behind him get smaller.
Symmetry and patterns- there are patterns in his drawings

 The Owl glares at the student taking a photo of him, while he is resting of someone's hand. Ms. Watson has order a pack of owls so her students can observe their color and camouflage.

Cropping- a close up on the owl
leading lines- the hand make us leads up to the owl.
 

Friday, April 8, 2011

Spring Shoot photo prompts

Spring
Blue




Angle



Open

Africa


1. On your blog post your reactions to the power point
It was very interesting to watch his photos
2. What was your favorite photo? Describe it and tell me why its your favorite
The photo with the egg in it.
3. Look up the photographer –
a.     What kind of camera did he use?
He shoots with a film camera
b.     What is his reason for taking the photos?
He treats the photography of the wild animals of Africa as a fine art form.
c.     What is his hope by taking these types of photos? 
capture the beauty of these animals.
d.     Find something he has to say about Africa and post the quote on your blog   “African wildlife has never looked so regal and mysterious as in Brandt’s grave photographs. His elephants appear as weighty as the pyramids. His rhinos look more ancient than carbon. His apes know something we don’t. Given the multitude of human disasters in Africa, is it an indulgence to lose yourself in pictures that carry no hint of the wars and famines outside the frame? Not when the pictures are such powerful reminders that Africa is also a magnificent—and endangered—treasure house of animal life.”

4. Find one of his photos that you really like and post it on your blog.