2012 In Review

One of the most important people of 2012 goes to Adele. She was a new artist that impacted many lives. Her music spoke of the wonders of love and of course, heartbreaks. She attracted many fans, boys and girls, young and old. She set record breaking numbers of downloads and views of her music. She preformed at grammys and large shows. She quickly made her way up to the top and inspired others. 

I think Kendrick Lamar- Swimming Pools(Drank) is the best song of 2012 because Kendrick Lamar puts a piece of himself into the song and talks about some of his troubles. The way Kendrick Lamar puts the song together; the beat and the lyrics just flow so beautifully together.

 

I think Expendables 2 was the greatest movie of 2012 because it had all of the greatest action stars ever, in my opinion. The director put all these action stars into a high-explosive, large shootout, and great fight scene filled movie that really left you wanting more. 

One of the most important stories of 2012 is the election. Barrack Obama wins office once again and will continue to make our country strong within the next 4 years. He will help determine how our future will turn out and do his best to make America a better place. It was a very close election, but Obama was able to come out with the win.

Best Photos of 2012

I like this photo because the soldier looks like he is completely walking on air and it is really interesting to see a photo like this.

The reason I chose this photo is because I really like the look of how the clouds make the eclipse look even better.

The reason I chose this photo is because I liked the fact of seeing humans caring for animals even when they will one day become larger than us.

Caption Writing / Vocabulary

Caption #1

Who: President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama

What: embrace

Where: on the tarmac of the Davenport Iowa Airport

When: August 15, 2012 (Wednesday)

Why: they missed each other after being apart for three weeks

How: warmly, lovingly

Background: After embracing Michelle on the tarmac, President Obama tripped and fell and bruised his face. He was taken taken to the hospital for treatment.

Sentence #1: Verb? President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama warmly embrace each other on the tarmac of the Davenport Iowa Airport on Wednesday.

Sentence #2: Verb? The Obamas had not seen each other in three weeks and missed each othe

Caption Header: Embrace after lonely time on campaign trail.

Caption #2

Who: Psy, Park Jae-sang

What: Concert

Where: Central Seoul

When: October 2, 2012 (Tuesday)

Why: Benefit for Hurricane Emilio

How: Energetically

Background: Nervous before going out, Psy rehearsed the song 5 times before going out into the arena

Sentence #1: Verb? Psy performs in an arena in front of millions screaming fans 

Sentence #2: Verb? Psy performed well as his fans enjoyed every second of the concert.

Caption Header: Psy makes his fans Psy-chotic!!

Caption #3

Who:Christian Haupt

What: throws first pitch at Dodgers vs Padres

Where: Los Angeles

When: September 4

Why: He was honored and personally chosen to represent the Dodgers

How: passionately and skillfully

Background: Played on baseball teams and has love for baseball, really super excited

Sentence #1: Verb? (Present Tense) Christian Haupt skillfully and passionately hurls the first pitch at the Dodgers vs Padres game in honor to represent the Dodgers on September 4th right there in Los Angeles.

Sentence #2: Verb? (Past Tense) Chris has played on teams before and cried when he found out that the Dodgers chose him.

Caption Header: This rise of a young star.

Depth of Field (shallow and wide) - the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that acceptably sharp in an image

Light  (angle and intensity) - element that makes things visible

Shadows - A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface

Diffusion - a refraction of light or an erratic display of light  passing through an element (scattering)

Exposure - the amount of lights allowed to fall on each area of a photograph

Aperture (f-stop) - the opening that allows light to pass though a lens and reach the camera sensor

Shutter speed - the length of time the shutter of the camera is open  

ISO - the sensitivity to light of a camera's sensor

Types of lenses

• Telephoto- (zoom)
• Prime- (fixed, no zoom, more detail)
• Wide Angle- (wider perspective)