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No light No problem

Had no light at my buddies party so I took the external light of my friends camcorder and it created a pretty cool controlled light.

Birthday in D.C.

While at the inauguration in Washington D.C. I heard a happy birthday song being song and decided to check it out. Sun was amazing and the light was perfect and was able to capture a special moment.

Visual Communication in our National Parks

In today's world most people don't have the means to be able to see the national parks and the awesome beauty within them.  There is no better way to show them the landscapes and wildlife then through the use of visual communication. Whether by photography, video, audio, our national parks are something that should be enjoyed by everyone by any means necessary.

I feel people today don't appreciate our national parks, we share this world with the plants and animals within them and must protect them.  With some of these creatures only being able to live in certain areas its vital our parks get the attention they deserve in order to prosper for as long as possible.

Through visual communication people can see first hand why our national parks are something that need to be protected, and if people can't see what we need to help preserve then wheres the motivation to help protect out parks?  Reading about whats going on will only do so much, but there is so much more value in watching and hearing it!

National parks are for everyone to enjoy and learn about the history and biodiversity in our country and through visual communication people wont just have to wonder about whats going on in our national parks but actually experience it and hopefully do their part in taking care of it.

JRN 422: Counterculture Final

Michigan Militia member Fritz Benton stands next to his car fixing the strap around is Hellpupp AK pistol at Island Lake Organizational Campground in Brighton, MI before starting an obstacle course training exercise.  Benton joined the militia in 2007 after previously moving to the states in 1991 from the Netherlands.

Michigan Militia member Fritz Benton stands smoking out his pipe at Island Lake Organizational Campground in Brighton, MI before starting a navigational plot course training exercise.  Benton joined the militia in 2007 after previously moving to the states in 1991 from the Netherlands.  Benton checked them out before joining, "I made sure they weren't a bunch of nuts," said Benton.

Noel Benton, 5, granddaughter of militia member Fritz Benton stands in the woods of Island Lake Organizational Campgroundin Brighton, MI with members of the Michigan Militia during a training weekend.  Noel goes out with the militia three or four times a year but not during long hikes or winter training.

Michigan Militia member Fritz Benton kneels in the woods during an obstacle course training exercise at Island Lake Organizational Campground in Brighton, MI.  Benton joined the militia in 2007 after previously moving to the states in 1991 from the Netherlands.  "I would have joined earlier but I didnt know they existed," said Benton.

Michigan Militia members Fritz Benton (left) and David a.k.a. "Toad" (right) stand deep in the woods during a training exercise in which they use specific grid points to locate check points throughout the woods at Island Lake Organizational Campground in Brighton, MI.  The objective was to locate six different checkpoints while being hunted by a separate team, throughout the woods.

Michigan Militia member Fritz Benton looks at the map for the navigation grid point exercise with compass in hand at Island Lake Organizational Campground in Brighton, MI.  Specific grid points were written on the map leading to checkpoints throughout the park.  The goal was to locate the checkpoints with out being caught by a separate team hunting the other teams down.

Michigan Militia members Fritz Benton (left) and David a.k.a. "Toad" take a rest break during a navigational grid point exercise at at Island Lake Organizational Campground in Brighton, MI.  

Michigan Militia member Fritz Benton holds his granddaughter Noel Benton, 5, smiling as she tries to put a flower in his mouth.  Noel traveled with her grandfather to Island Lake Organizational Campground in Brighton, MI for a training weekend with the Michigan Militia.