DEPTH OF FIELD

FORT CHARLOTTE 

NASSAU, BAHAMAS

This is an assignment our class was given, which was to take photos at the Fort and edit the best five.

February 22nd 2012
Source: Brittany Kemp 
(the roof of a stall)

February 22nd 2012

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February 22nd 2012

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February 22nd 2012

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February 22nd 2012

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PIXSCAPE WEEK 7

LOCAL NEWS

New Era in Sports

The Bahamas' national stadium officially opened Saturday night with all 15,000 of its seats filled and another almost 2,000 eager spectators waiting on the outskirts of the stadium to get a look.

Source: The Tribune

February 27, 2012

Extensive BTC Repairs in Record Time

BTC repair teams worked around the clock over the weekend dedicating more that 580 man hours to restore service in record time to more than 4,000 landline customers in eastern New Providence.

Source: The Bahamas Weekly

February 27, 2012

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Gang violence getting worse

A Government unit to combat gang violence is being planned as evidence shows the problem is worsening and youths are becoming involved at younger ages than before.

Source: The Conexion

February 24^th 2012

Bin Laden Compound demolished

Pakistani security forces were on Sunday demolishing the compound in the garrison town of Abbottabad where Osama bin Laden was killed in a covert US raid in May.

  

Source: China Daily [US Edition]

February 27, 2012

India Strike

Millions of Indian workers are expected to join a strike against high inflation and to demand better working conditions and an end to selling off state firms.

Source: BBC News India

HANDS & EYES

This is an exercise we had to do in class take photos of HANDS or EYES and edit them. 

 

PIXSCAPE WEEK 6

LOCAL NEWS

KFC Employees outraged

KFC Nassau outlets were closed on Monday 20th February 2012

 until further notice as outraged employees staged a sit-down 
protest over the cancellation of its voluntary union recognition.

Source: The Tribune

February 21st 2012

RBC Commits $50,000.00 to the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation’s

 RBC announced a $50,000.00 donation to the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation in support of its “Caring for Breasts Campaign”.  The goal of the campaign is to raise $500,000.00 for the purchase of a much needed mammography machine for the Princess Margaret Hospital that will provide state of the art screening for breast cancer.   

Source: The Bahamas Weekly

February 21st 2012

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Afghan Koran 'burning'

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has apologised to the Afghan people for an incident in which copies of the Koran were reportedly burned.

Source: BBC News (Asia)

February 21st 2012

Poll in Arizona

According to a CNN/Time/ORC International poll released Tuesday, 36% of people likely to vote in Arizona's February 28th GOP presidential primary say they're backing Romney as their party's nominee, with 32% supporting Santorum.

Source: CNN Politics

February 21st 2012

                          Massive whale shark in Pakistan

In a Pakistani seaport fishermen hauled the 15,000-pound fish from the water on they used cranes to pull the carcass of a whale shark from the waters at a fish harbor in Karachi. The 40-foot fish, weighing 6 to 7 tons, was reportedly found dead in shallow water in the Arabian Sea.

Source: Los Angeles Times

February 7th 2012

LEGS & LIPS

This is an exercise we had to do in class take photos of legs or lips and edit them. 

PIXSCAPE WEEK 5

LOCAL NEWS

Former police officer shot dead

Former police officer was shot dead last night. Reports confirm former officer #547, Kenneth Gibson, was transported to hospital after being shot in the chest near the old bridge. The victim was 31-years-old. 

Source: The Bahamas Press

February 13th 2012

Colours opens the live Today Show with high energy Junkanoo. 

A Today Show blitz of The Bahamas over two days gave approximately 3 million Americans per day a close look at the many islands and vacation experiences the country offers.

Source: The Bahamas Weekly
February 13th 2012

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Demonstrators were prevented from reaching Pearl Roundabout on Monday

A heavy police presence is preventing people marking the first
anniversary of pro-democracy demonstrations in Bahrain's capital,
Manama. Opposition activists have called on protesters to march on the site of the now-demolished Pearl Roundabout - the focus of last year's unrest.

Source: BBC News

Feburary 14th 2012

Houston fans at Leimert Park

Fans hold a vigil for pop singer Whitney Houston at Leimert Park inLos Angeles. About 150 people attended the event, which includedsinging and dancing to Houston's songs.

Source: Los Angeles Times

February 13th 2012

Supreme Court Justice Breyer robbed on Caribbean vacation

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was robbed at machete-point last week by an intruder while Breyer was vacationing on the Caribbean island of Nevis, court officials said Monday.

Source: CNN Washington

February 14th 2012

PIXSCAPE WEEK 4

LOCAL NEWS

Improvement for Sir. Durward Knowles

Sir Durward, 94, was admitted to hospital suffering from pneumonia last week. The health of prominent Bahamian Sir Durward Knowles was said to have

made a slight improvement in hospital.

Source: The Tribune

February 6th 2012

Roadworks to Start Up Once Again

Roadworks in the Robinson Road section of New Providence have been shut down once again and is being dug up after being paved for a third time.

Source: Bahama Press

February 3rd 2012

                                                      

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Romney urges supporters to protest birth control rule

Mitt Romney became the latest GOP presidential candidate to blast the Obama administration for new rules that would 

 provide workers health insurance that covers contraception, including sterilization. A page on Romney's website asks supporters to sign a petition protesting "the Obama administration's attacks on religious liberty,"saying the new rules amounted to an assault on personal rights.

Source: CNN Politics

February 6th 2012

Cold Weather in Europe

Aerial view of an isolated village cut off by snow in eastern Bosnia

and Herzegovina Feb 6, 2012.

 Europe's bitterly cold weather killed another 33 people on Monday, with Bosnia recording its eighth victim after an 87-year- old woman died of hypothermia. 

Source: China Daily USA

February 7th 2012

Nokia to carry out 4,000 job cuts 

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced the details of 4,000 job losses on Wednesday at plants in Hungary, Mexico and Finland.

Source: BBC News (Business)

February 8th 2012

PIXSCAPE WEEK 3

LOCAL NEWS

Health Concerns at ZNS

Sources have confirmed that mold infestation has taken over the building at the Bahamas Information Services and workers had to vacate the building for one month.

Source: Bahama Press

January 31, 2012

Police have been testing out a new laser radar gun which can be used to catch speeding divers. 

Source: The Tribune

January 31, 2012

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Facebook Plans to go Public

Facebook will begin the process of becoming a publicly-listed company this week, valuing the social networking site at between $75bn and $100bn, reports suggest.

Source: BBC News (Business)

January 29th  2012

Founder of Soul Train Dies

Don Cornelius, creator of “Soul Train,” the television dance show dating back to the 1970s, was found 

dead in Los Angeles on Wednesday from a self-inflicted gun shot wound. He was 75.

Source: The Global Post

February 1st 2012

Romney Rebounds With Victory

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and his wife Ann address a primary election night event in Tampa.

Source: NBC Politics

January 31st 2012