I went to Ithaca College and I had the pleasure of meeting with 5 students to interview. I spent a bit of time getting to know and searching for a space that we could use to film. I wanted to be outside but there were lawn crews with loud machines and the smell of mulch was very strong. The next best option was a nicely lit room called the fishbowl in Campus Center but it was occupied. We ended up using another room and I didn't love the fluorescent lighting, but at least it was quiet.
I had two of the girls go together first and then the last three wanted to get to a 6:30 class, so I had all three of them sit in the frame and answer my questions. It was different than the way I originally had wanted but I'm very happy with their responses. I think I will be able to use a lot of what they say. The whole process did take a while and there is a lot of "junk" time that I will have to go through and cut from ~25 minutes of interview. In addition, I felt kind of weird interviewing and filming them, because some of them go to the Park school at IC and are much more skilled at interviews and filming than I am. It was still very fun.
I got some shots of Ithaca and Cayuga Lake from afar on top of South Hill on the IC campus. On my way back home, I stopped at Mulholland Wildflower Preserve which was absolutely stunning in the pre-dusk sparkle of the sun. I've never been there before but I definitely will return. For lazy days, there are benches or simply an open space to spread a blanket and the Six Mile Creek trail runs through the area. The wildlife of geese and so much greenery was perfect. The water is also very gorges and I think I captured it pretty well, because I'm happy with the results.
Overall, I've been having a great time working on my project lately. I even got to use the skills I've been working on with focusing and zooming.
Here's one of the pictures I got:
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