Campus morning in monochrome

Yesterday was the last day of classes for Spring semester. I gave my undergraduate evolution class students their last midterm. I'm still grading the papers and take-home exams for my graduate course students. But, otherwise, my schedule is a little less busy - so much so that I felt free to take a morning walk around campus on my way to my office. I decided to carry my Fuji XE-1 camera with me to school again, and this was one of the photos I made during this morning walk.

Mirror Lake

Mirror Lake, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

December 22, 2012; Ohio State University.

This is a view of Orton Hall from Mirror Lake. Camera settings: 8 sec exposure, f22, ISO 500, 85 mm. Canon 5D III; EF 24-105 mm f/4.0 L.

Shadow walker

Shadow walker, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

From December 26, 2012. Ohio State University Campus at night. Long exposure, no flash. This view is from near the Neil Avenue garage, looking north towards the McCracken Power Plant.

Orton Hall at Ohio State University

This is Orton Hall at The Ohio State University. It's the home of our Geology department, and it's one of the most interesting university buildings in the country. The exterior is made up of several layers of rock that were mined in Ohio, which represent geological strata from the Ordovician to more recent times.


The interior space is also beautiful. I can't imagine how much this building would cost in modern dollars. It was built in the late 1800s.

What's with all this white stuff????

Have you heard about all the snow we've been getting in Columbus, Ohio? Well, it's been pretty interesting around here during February.

Come to think of it, the snow didn't really get started until after Ground Hog's Day when Mr. Rodent saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter.







Over the past two weeks we've had two big storms that dumped about 10 inches each time. The snow was so bad that campus closed Feb 16, 2010. That so rarely happens, but, when it does it generally means that we've been dumped upon - literally!



Orton Hall from across the oval.












Another view of Orton Hall.













University Hall.













The front approach to the Thompson library. The statue is of William Oxley Thompson - the fifth president of the university.