Before we go back under water, I’d like to share some videos
Here’s a sports show where they are talking about sports — specifically the NCAA tournaments, the final fours and all of this year’s cinderella stories.
And over on HSN they’re keeping track of all of IU’s varsity sports. And there’s a lot going on!
And on their longest-running sports talk show, it’s time for seemingly everyone’s favorite episode, where they highlight The Masters.
I’d say that topic would make it feel like spring, if it wasn’t a delightfully chilly 40 degrees under perpetually cloudy skies as I wrote this.
Also this week, a bunch of students I have had the good fortune to work with won awards at the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters annual conference. One of our seniors won top honors as best anchor — I think he’s won this award three of the last four years, he’s a hard-working and gifted young man. A grad student, who is also IUSTV’s long-running manager and general superhero, earned a second place prize in television copywriting. IUSTV’s news director claimed first place in a television package category. She’ll return in that role for the station next year as well. One of our new alumni took second place in that same category for a piece he produced in his senior year. (Another incredibly talented fellow, He also announced his new job working in summer league baseball, doing media relations and calling games. It’s only a matter of time for that guy.) Four of our wonderful students brought home second-place in the television news program contest, and one of IUSTV’s projects won the short film category.
If you’re still interested in all of this, I figure I have about another week’s worth of photographs to share here. If you’re not at all interested in this, I figure I have about another week’s worth of photographs for you to avoid.
Give or take, I’m sure.
Why do you go diving? You’ll never know what peaceful things you’ll run across below the surface. We shared a few dives with this guy, a young ER doctor from Canada.
To be zen, with bubbles.
Check in every vase. You never know what you’ll see.
How long did it take you to notice the little fish? (It is not in the vase.)
This is a gray angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus) first described in the mid 18th century, this reef fish is, today, quite popular in the aquarium industry. I can see why.
These are beautiful foureye butterflyfish (Chaetodon capistratus). Lovely shallow water creatures.
Another baraccuda!
This is an American whitespotted filefish (Cantherhines macrocerus), but it doesn’t have a lot of the spots the species normally presents.
That’s because the filefish rapidly changes appearance. It can go to a high contrast color pattern with a much darker background and many light colored spots, and it’s all about camouflage. They like to hide.
Look at this reef!
Or how about this one, and it’s yellow tube sponge (Aplysina fistularis).
This was an accidental photo, and I love it.
Dive buddy check!
She planned another great trip, and the evidence is all right here.
