Monthly Archives: October 2007

Safety on the River

  Safety is something that every student at New River Academy is familiar with.  We have had
safety courses in the past and will have more in the future.  Yesterday, just for a refresher,
we all went down to the New River to practice our rescue skills and to discuss hazards on the
river.  We started with swiming [...]

My Maiden Voyage on the Upper Gauley with Clay, Stephen, and Pikey of JK

The day started boring at New River Academy with a study hall session. But hey, we gotta get it done, right? Immediately afterward we were going to the Lower Gauley. But somehow, I ended up riding in Clay Wright's big truck with a yellow lab in my lap on the way to do my first [...]

USA Freestyle Kayaking National Championships!!!

Last weekend the Academy of Hgue Experiences went to the biggest of competitions- the US Freestyle Nationals. The school was able to experience some top notch man made whitewater kayaking and compete. I think it went pretty well! Enjoy!
 

 

 

 

 

Original post by New River Academy and software by Elliott Back

Duct Tape

  For this photo  project we were asked to shoot an inorganic subject.  The photo was suposed to show the subjects texture and charicteristics.  I chose duct tape as my subject.
 
Kayakers use duct tape for everything.  They even use it to fix holes in their boats.  Here is an exlent example of duct tape repair [...]

Feeling Small in Relation to the World

This picture was taken in deep creak lake, Maryland at the ASCI coarse. The main character is the nut in the tree. This photo is about feeling small in relation to the world. The assignment is about emotion.  Photo taken by Tyson Rowley.
This picture was taken in Ohio Pyle, Pennsylvania. The [...]

Macro Photo Project

The new photo project was to take a closer look at things, and enter the macro side of photography. After walking around for a while I chose to shoot the paddles scattered around the trailer. All of the paddles had very cool patterns and lines through out them. With the typical paddle shot being the [...]

(c) Michelle Yates
Shutter speed: 1/640; F-stop:6.3; ISO:400
We were instructed to take photos of inanamate objects up close. I shot two bolts in this railroad sign.