Photo Essay
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elebrating beautiful West
Texas scenery and student
talent, Sul Ross State
University has a new photography club
called The Eyes of Nature. Only two
years old, the club, under the sponsor-
ship of faculty member Dr. Barney
Nelson, has already produced post-
cards, note cards and a 2011 calendar
with months and days in both English
and Spanish. The calendar is available
for purchase at the Univer sity Cen ter
on campus.
The calendar includes an inspira-
tional back cover, written by current
club president and English major,
Veronica “Ronnie” Molina, encourag-
ing the reader to “appre ci ate the land
we live on and the creatures that sur-
round us.” Brief summaries of month-
ly student activities, written by English
graduate student Trey Darby, give
glimpses into Sul Ross campus life.
Sul Ross offers numerous courses
connected to photography paired with
writing, digital desktop publishing and
digital enhancement.
by Rachel Barrett
I got involved in photography through 4-H six years ago and quickly discovered how much I love to photograph floral subjects. I took this
picture one bright, sunny summer day in my back yard in Pecos. I’ve always liked subjects with lots of detail and contrast in them, and the
vivid sunflower against the sharp afternoon sky just shouted for a picture. My trusty little Kodak EasyShare C743 digital camera was just right
for the job. Although the original photograph was taken in color, every little detail of cloud, seed and petal seems magnified in black and white.
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Cenizo
First Quarter 2011