I started my third week of my internship with McGraw-Hill today, and I have to admit, it doesn’t seem like I’ve been here that long already. I’ve been moved out of Missouri going on 4 weeks now. The time has been flying by. During my first week of my internship, I was sent out to photograph an Asian Festival and Dragon Boat races. I can’t post the photos here as they are property of McGraw-Hill. I got SUPER sunburnt while out shooting, but it was really a unique experience. I am glad my job requires me to get out and explore Columbus, as I have seen a lot of neat places I wouldn’t have otherwise stumbled upon on my own. After the dragon boat races, I came back and photographed the park on my own time. (Since I wasn’t on the clock for McGraw-Hill, I am able to post these images here as I own the rights to them).
Proof that I really DID get sunburnt
Panoramic of Genoa Park, which is where the dragon boat races were held. The river you see is the Scioto River which runs through downtown Columbus.
Fountains at Genoa Park. Taken from the south side of the river, looking towards downtown.
The second week of my internship was busy with taking photos in the studio, shooting video on location, and doing a whole lot of editing and metadata entry. On May 31st, Stoli celebrated his 2nd birthday. When I got off work we walked downtown to Three Dog Bakery, which is a sweet shop making treats just for dogs. I got Stoli two cupcakes to celebrate.
Although they look good enough to eat, these treats are made specifically for dogs with pet-safe ingredients
At first Stoli wanted nothing to do with these treats. He turned his nose up at them…
Once he tasted the frosting, he changed his mind. He devoured the first cupcake and began licking the pavement for crumbs, so I decided to give him the 2nd then as well.
He was devastated when he “spilled” his cupcake. I flipped it back over and he was a happy camper. He inhaled the 2nd cupcake, and I’m not sure if he chewed or not. All-in-all, I think he was a happy birthday boy.
This past weekend I got to experience my first “Gallery Hop. I live in the Short North district of Columbus. The Short North is a very hip, artsy community. There are tons of shops, cafes, and art galleries everywhere. On the first Saturday of each month, all the shops and galleries open their doors and people explore the area. There is live entertainment, street art, musicians, food, etc. It goes from 4-10 (sometimes later,) but I walked around starting at 5pm, and I think I missed all the crowds. I heard later that it, “doesn’t get good until sundown”.
View form the Short North looking south
I was glad I went, as I got to explore little shops I would have otherwise never stopped by.
A small gardening store
A gourmet chocolate store was too enticing. I had to leave quickly, otherwise I would have walked out of there dramatically heavier with a wallet that was much lighter.
The next day I decided to explore more of downtown Columbus. I was driving around and spotted an impressive building. As it turns out, it was the state capitol. I had fun checking it out and snapping a few shots.
Front of the Ohio Statehouse
A monument at The Capitol. It was a wall full of letters from Ohio soldiers that had been killed in action.
Looking northeast from the capitol
Across the street from the statehouse is the Bicentennial Park, which is a nice multi-purpose green space.
Panoramic of Bicentennial Park at dusk. Click the photo to see a larger version.
I know this post has been all over the place, but so much is happening so quickly that it’s hard to keep track of everything and then blog about it! That being said, to summarize: I’m really liking my job, Columbus is great–there’s so much to see! Things are going well here. I’ll try to keep everyone posted with what I am up to as often as I can.
