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Photo Story MCW

The morning of the Multicultural Assembly, some senior performers warm up in their tinikling costumes.

The period before the assembly, all the tinikling performers get eyeliner tattoos drawn on.

A junior in her tinikling outfit an hour before the assembly starts. 

A few performances before my tinikling performance, Wu Shu performs. 

My fellow tinikling performers showing off their tattoos after two successful assembly performances.

Story with a Photo - Bell Tower

On a foggy Monday morning, I snapped this picture of the bell tower. I was walking to second period when I noticed that the sky above the bell tower was covered by dark clouds. I walked over and took this picture because I think that the gray background allowed the brown tower to really stand out. The sharp lines of the bell tower give the photo a clean look in front of the bleak sky. I think that my last minute decision to take this picture really payed off because the photo turned out exactly as I pictured it that day. 

MSJMCW Story

As Mission's much anticipated multicultural week drew near, I got excited to experience multiple cultures and eat different types of food. So far, I started out every morning this week by waking up early every morning to attend Tinikling practice to prepare for Friday's multicultural assembly. When lunch came around, I walked towards the horseshoe to visit the many booths set up by the clubs. I make an effort to try a different variety of delicious foods each day. Waiting in the heavily crowded lines is always rewarded by a savory food or drink. After getting my desired food, I sit on the grass in the horseshoe with my friends to enjoy my meal and talk about all the festivities of multicultural week. I finish the long lunch period by throwing away my trash and trotting towards my boring classes.

I find that each year, Leadership II tries to improve multicultural week by implementing new ideas to help improve each student's experience. This year, the new meal ticket system eliminates the need for handling cash during transactions. This seems have made buying foods and drinks a bit easier and efficient since money can be a hassle to count sometimes. Overall, I think that the organizers of multicultural week are doing an amazing job so far at overseeing all the events that are happening.

Since this is my third multicultural experience, I have become familiar with all the mechanics of multicultural week. Nevertheless, I still greatly enjoy everything that multicultural week has to offer.

Shutter Speed and Everything After

Partners: Isaac Hong and Valerie Chuong

Lens Blog Photo

1. This photograph was taken with a fast shutter speed because there seems to be quick movement by the truck. In order to capture a photo with fast movement, the shutter speed must be fast as well.

2. This photo shows the rule of composition of balancing elements. The bright colors of the trucks really contrast with the clear gray sky. These balanced elements keeps the photo from not being too overpowering to look at.
Isaac: "The rule of depth presents itself in this photo. The highway winds endlessly for as far as the eye can see."
Valerie: "The rule of using lines  is demonstrated in the photo through the use of the lane lines on the road and the guard rails. These lines all converge (to a single point) and lead to the main focus of the picture, the fallen truck and the passing trucks. This is closely related to the element of art, line, but is different because it the element of art states that there is a usage of line, while the rule of composition of line says how it can be use to make the photograph more effective."

3. I think this photo shows the element of art of lines. The lines on the highway as well as the sharp lines that outline the truck give the photo a clean and crisp feeling. This keeps the photo simple yet appealing to the eye.

4. This photograph shows the principle of design of movement. The trucks on the right seem like they're moving while the truck on the left is stopped altogether. The fast movement of the upright trucks as well as the stillness of the toppled truck balances this picture.

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I think the shutter speed is 1/250