(c) Michelle Yates

This week I shot photos depicting the life at New River Acadmey outside of kayaking. Here Adam Compton teaches his leadership class on the doorstep of Charlotte's house in Vermont.

Shutter Speed: 1/200; Aperture: F8; ISO 500

(c) Michelle Yates

This week I shot photos describing the student life at New River Academy. David Ruhle is excited about breakfest this morning. We are taking a few days off from kayaking to relax and study at Charlotte's house in Vermont.

Shutter Speed: 1/640; Aperture: F6.3; ISO 500 

(c) Michelle  Yates

This week I shot photos illistrating the student life. Here Kier Samuelson examines his breakfest. Students and teachers make the all meals eaten at school.

Shutter Speed: 1/1000; Aperture: F6.3; ISO: 500 

(c) Michelle Yates

I was instructed to shoot photos of the student life at New River Academy. Here Adam teaches Eli and Cael American History on the back porch of Charlotte's house in Vermont.

Shutter Speed:1/1000; Aperture:F6.3; ISO: 500

(c) Michelle Yates

I was assigned to shoot photos of various aspects of student life at New River Academy. Here Tyson Rowley swings into view at Charlotte's house in Vermont where the school is taking a break from kayaking for a few days.

ISO:500; Shutter speed: 1/2500, Aperture: F8 

I found this piece of metal sticking out of the waters of the Ottawa River. The water has calm waves flowing through it with a grass bed sitting underneath the water. The stick breaks this tranquility, and is standing in solitude. It was shot at an f-stop of 3.5 with a shutter speed of 1/400th of a second at an ISO of 100. (c) Sam Fulbright

I found this mushroom just sticking out at the base of the tree while walking through the woods. It really stood out against all the green and brown of the trees and moss surrounding it. It just seemed different, and lonely. It was shot at an f-stop of 5.6 with a shutter speed of 1/6th of a second at an ISO of 100

Cutter the dog is found outside in the cold morning. He sits looking around for a friend or partner, but he still stands alone. He was shot with an f-stop of 2.8 with a shutter speed of 1/60th of a second at a ISO of 100.

(c) Michelle Yates

shutter speed:1/200 ISO:320 f-stop:4.5

We were assigned to shoot phtots that illistrated a specific emotion. I chose to capture hope.

Morgan Tidd blows dandelion seeds out into the wind.

(c) Michelle Yates

Shutter Speed: 1/640; F-stop:4.5; ISO:300

After a class review of my photos I decided that I needed to revise my outlook on hope. Here is a photo of a lottery sign through a grocery store window, a road and bridge are reflected in the glass.

(c)Michelle Yates

shutter speed:1/160 ISO:200 f-stop: 10

We were assigned to shoot photos that capture a specific emotion. I chose to illistrate hope within my photos.

An opened classic novel spread over a doddled notebook page while the reader takes a break from her reading.

(c)Michelle Yates

Shutter speed: 1/400, ISO:320, f-stop: 4.5

We were assigned to shoot photos demenstrating an emotion. I chose to highlight hope.

A paper crane newly folded waits in the morning sun to take flight.

When traveling to the Ottawa river many people have dreams of flying high and hucknig huge on Garberator, clean spinnning endlessly on corner wave, or bravely punching through Phil’s Hole. However, tucked away in a corner off to the side in McCoy’s Rapid is a ramp.

Tino Specht prepares for takeoff. Photo by Sam Fulbright (c)

Anything goes on the ramp. Tricks range from blunts and clean blunts to pan-ams and airscrews, and the most popular trick was the face splat. Many of us were hucking huge, and wiping out hard.

Sean Johnson throws a clean blunt. Photo by Sam Fulbright (C)

The ramp is always a good spot to have if the line at corner wave of baby face are too long. Most of us start off our session with a one or two rides down the ramp. We snap on our spray skirts and push off to start our slide down the ramp. The boats pick up a lot of speed as they near the kicker, and are launched up into the skies. Then the flight is ended with a big splash, and one happy paddler.

Morgan Tidd about to land a blunt off the ramp. Photo by Sam Fulbright (c)