Exceeding My Wildest Expectations

I wish the title could apply to my approaching term papers, but I can't say that for sure yet. What I am refering to are my very first photos from Europe. I shot them in black and white, so it has taken me a long time to get around to developing them. I finally decided to get them done at Proex this afternoon, and I've just finished scanning them. What handy technology Macalester places at my disposal. I am really really exceptionally pleased with how they have turned out. I have another three rolls that are being sent out for processing (since they are not C41, they have to be done in a lab) and those should be back by early May. After that, the chronicling of my European saga will be complete! ZOMG!

(Figures 1-10: A bridge in Zurich, Switzerland; a street in Zurich; the same; a clock tower dating from the 18th century; a view of the Limmat River; Zurich looking to the south over the Zurichsee; another view of the Limmat; swans on the banks of the Limmat; an ornate façade)

(Figures 11-14: Statue of Carlos III in Puerto del Sol, Madrid; the Tio Pepe sign in the same place; outside the Museo Prado; the interior garden of the Atocha Train Station)

(Figures 15-21: The Cathedral of Granada belltower; a doorway to the Alhambra built in the Moorish style; a view of the Palace of the Nasrids from the Generalife Garden; trees and flowers in the Generalife Garden; Martha and I in the Generalife Garden; the Alcazaba Fortress; another tower of the fortress, view from within)

(Figures 22-27: Woodwork on the ceiling inside the Palace of the Nasrids; Arabic calligraphy and geometric details; the same, with a pigeon; a tower in the Palace of the Nasrids, with reflecting pool; more geometric detail; a sun-porch inside the Palace of the Nasrids)

More Maps

It's not procrastination if you're legitimately doing work for other classes. It's just shoveling the burden into a different pile. These last couple of days I've been working about 8 hours a day on my GIS project sorting data and putting it into meaningful form. So far, this has resulted in... well, two new maps. Of course, with minimal effort, these two maps (and the processes that went into producing them) will give rise to about four or five more maps. And then I can say "I'm done" for this class, and all I have to do is do a presentation at the end and hurray! one out of four finished.

Here are the maps I have so far. I won't describe them, because I want to see if they explain themselves well enough. Let me know if you have comments or questions.