Absolutism

Went to my friends convocation today at the University of Calgary. Much too boring as we arrived more than one hour early to take pictures. However the graduates had to line up 45 minutes before the ceremony. So we just sat on the bleachers. I was actually hoping to get an awesome candid shot, but then they dimmed the lights and I am sick of having to de-noise my pictures. As I looked around I saw potential in these simple chairs, the chairs for the President and Chancellor of the University. Of course I then proceeded to ponder what it takes to sit on this chair ... and then answer is another degree ... a PHD and then alot of bureaucratic work. A PHD does sound tempting after one of my friends from school told me that "I am just 400 pages away from being called Dr. Johnson." He had just finished his comp's. One can only dream and then try to make these dreams come true.

I really like this shot because of the focusing of the light on the "thrones" very neat effect. Also I used my SB-800 to light the shadows just a bit. I must tell you guys, this flash is amazingly powerful. I was able to capture shots of my friend form 60 feet away and still light the whole frame with the flash (the gym was very dim). TTL is just amazing. Not to mention the 70-200mm I have which is in fact a "Legend," undoubtedly my favorite lens (although not the most useful, the 18-70 is by far my everyday lens).

70-200mm VR @ 180mm, F 3.5, 1/80, ISO 400