Photos from the West Chester Gracenotes 2012 Concert

West Chester Gracenotes, Winter 2012 Concert

Please check out West Chester University's Gracenotes, an all-female a cappella singing group:  http://www.facebook.com/WCUGracenotes.

My daughter is a member of the group, and I was honored to be asked to take "official" photos of the performance for posting on their site.  They are a terrific group of very talented and community-oriented young ladies.  They perform at many church and community events, and donations help them to continue their outreach.

As a fundraiser, I published photos of their performance on my shopping site at http://naterpix.smugmug.com/Music/West-Chester-Gracenotes/Gracenotes-2012-Winter/27021225_m2VRXV.  All profits from sales of these photos will be donated to Gracenotes.  Please take a look.  They would make excellent Christmas gifts! 

Turkey Trot photos are up!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by the photo area at the Turkey Trot yesterday!  Thanks especially to Mari Lynn who provided the props and whiteboards which added to the fun!

I posted two sets of photos from the Turkey Trot.

Family Photos

 

The first are the Family Photos posed with the banner beside the registration pavilion.  They turned out really great!  Unfortunately, the sun and camera flash washed out the writing on a few of the whiteboards.  I'm sorry about that.  Lesson learned:  next year we'll use blackboards!

Family photos on Facebook
These are low-resolution photos with a watermark.  Please feel free to tag the folks in the photos and use as you wish.

Family photos to purchase
These are high-resolution photos without a watermark.  Prints can be ordered online, with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the SMT Turkey Trot.


Race Photos

 

The second set of photos is of the Turkey Trot race itself.  There are a few photos from the start of the race, and then finish line photos up through about the 39:00 minute mark.

Please be sure to visit HD Photography's website, the official photographer for general Turkey Trot race photos.

Race photos on Facebook
These are low-resolution photos with a watermark.  Please feel free to tag the folks in the photos and use as you wish.

Race photos to purchase
These are high-resolution photos without a watermark.  Prints can be ordered online, with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the SMT Turkey Trot.

I just added some photos to my portfolio section.  Portraits are first, followed by landscape and nature photos.  I still have many 'Con (costume) photos to post.  Look for them in the next few days.

Please take a look!

*UPDATE*

The Turkey Trot photos are processed.  I'm currently exporting them, then I'll upload them, then post the link to view them.  Thanks for your patience!

I look forward to seeing everyone at the photo area at the Turkey Trot!

The photos should be posted by Friday afternoon.  I'll be sure to drop a message onto www.facebook.com/naterpix and http://www.facebook.com/pages/SMT-Turkey-Trot/105006519656818

NCAA Women's Volleyball - Penn State vs. Minnesota

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My daughter and I visited the Penn State main campus on November 2 to take a look at their Forensics program. She is thinking about switching from West Chester University to Penn State and needed to see how the programs compare.  I think she'll soon be a Penn Stater!

We stuck around for the women's volleyball match on Friday evening against Minnesota.  It was the first time we saw a volleyball match at the college level, and the girls didn't disappoint.  Penn State won, 3-1. I hope to catch more matches and see some other PSU teams when she officially transfers.

We arrived at 6:00 pm thinking the game started at 8:00. Obviously the gym was quite empty 2 hours before it started.  We picked up our reserved seats, which were okay but not quite as close to the floor as I'd hoped. I noticed that the bleachers on the other side were totally empty except a group of fans sitting near the floor. I asked the usher about the seating, and she said the whole other side was general admission seating - I could sit anywhere (but avoid the student section)! We promptly switched sides and parked ourselves on the front row with our feet on the gym floor. We actually had to avoid getting hit by volleyballs several times.

As a result, I could get some very good close-ups of the players. I switched between my 70-300 and 24-105 lenses.

Getting started

Micha Hancock (12) serving. She was really fun to watch. Her serves are amazing. The crowd mad a fuse and explosion sound every time she served, which was totally appropriate. sssssssssssssssssssss BOOM.

Deja McClendon (18) hitting against Tori Dixon (6).

Minnesota pre-game warm up with Kalysta White (5)

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New York ComicCon 2012

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New York ComicCon was held at the Javits Center in New York City from October 11 - 14. I attended on Saturday, October 13.  As usual, it was continuous fun.

This year they dropped the Masquerade (which was a disaster last year) in favor of a simple costume contest, with the winner chosen by crowd response.  While I think this format was better, the location was not very spectator-friendly.  I found myself hanging out with the contestants in line rather than pay attention to the activity on the stage.

Selene the Black Queen and Shaw the Black King of the Hellfire Club (X-men). Selene cosplay by the lovely Kassandra Leigh, www.facebook.com/Unseelie.Allure. Shaw cosplay by Patrick Purcell, www.facebook.com/CeallachConri

Robin with shards of glass stuck into her. Special effects makeup by Jennifer Jaksic, www.jenniferjax.com, www.facebook.com/JenniferJaksic

Zombie!

Tron and Sark

Stan Lee's World of Heroes, with Stan Lee, Adrianne Curry, and Peter David. Check them out on www.youtube.com/user/worldofheroes. Adrianne's show is Super Fans, youtu.be/SNGJju3oZNU

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Furry Friends Race for Their Lives 2012

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The Furry Friends Network 7th annual Race for Their Lives was held on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Gifford Pinchot State Park.

This event includes a 5K trail run and 2-mile fun walk and helps to raise desperately needed funds for veterinary care for the animals in our program as well as spay/neuter surgeries for stray and feral cats in our community.

This year was their most successful fundraising event ever!

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Dragon*Con 2012

flickr gallery:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/nraupach/sets/72157631608847116/
smugmug gallery:  http://naterpix.smugmug.com/Events/DragonCon-2012/25542325_HhJ726

Adams County Winery summer concert

flickr gallery:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/nraupach/sets/72157631246547770

smugmug gallery: http://naterpix.smugmug.com/Events/Adams-County-Winery-August/25012783_FLdg2s#!i=2049331220&k=ZMzkRc9

Harrisburg Mile 2012

All photos from the 2012 Harrisburg Mile can be found on my flickr account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nraupach/sets/72157630703780050

Philadelphia ComicCon 2012

Please be sure to visit my flickr account to view all of the photos from the Philly ComicCon 2012:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nraupach/sets/72157630505514514

Rock of Ages, London Premier

I was lucky enough to attend the London Premier of the movie Rock of Ages.  Please check out all of the photos on flickr:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/nraupach/sets/72157630420706918

World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) 2012, London

Be careful, the title is accurate.  I edited one to make it safe for work (SFW), but the rest should be viewed in a private setting.
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Warrior Dash 2011 - Pennsylvania

All of the muddy fun can be seen in my photo album on flickr:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/nraupach/sets/72157630176196732

New York ComicCon 2011

Please be sure to view all of my New York ComicCon photos on flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nraupach/sets/72157627966423056

Furry Friends Race for Their Lives 2011

Please be sure to check all the photos on flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nraupach/sets/72157627578009371

Philadelphia ComicCon 2011

Please be sure to visit my flickr account to view all of the photos from the Philly ComicCon 2011:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nraupach/sets/72157627510112221/

Gena Lee Nolin.  View the full size image on flickr

Ghostbusters.  View the full size image on flickr

The one and only Adam Baldwin from Firefly.  View the full size image on flickr

Sean Patrick Flannery.  View the full size image on flickr

Storm from X-men.  View the full size image on flickr

Flurry of activity...

I'm just ramping up this site, so please excuse the flurry of extremely short but totally witty and fun posts.  Well maybe not so witty or fun, but definitely short!

I'm trying to simulate some semblance of continuity by posting some interesting albums in reverse chronological order.