Rebels Lacrosse

One last freelance for the local paper before I headed south was to cover a lacrosse game. I also covered a cadets inspection beforehand but was overall unimpressed with the lighting and didn't produce anything I was overly proud of. The lighting in the arena was horrible as well but I think it went ok.

FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta. (28/05/11) - Junior B Tier 1 Rebel Joel Kellogg keeps an eye on his Calgary Mountaineer opponent during a game on Saturday, May 28. The Rebels fell 20-6 to the thus-far unbeaten Mountaineers. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta. (28/05/11) - Junior B Tier 1 Rebel Joel Kellogg tries to defend against his Calgary Mountaineer opponent during a game on Saturday, May 28. The Rebels fell 20-6 to the thus-far unbeaten Mountaineers. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta. (28/05/11) - Junior B Tier 1 Rebel Lane Morin concentrates on making a shot against the Calgary Mountaineers during a game on Saturday, May 28. The Rebels fell 20-6 to the thus-far unbeaten Mountaineers. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

Internship starts tomorrow. I'm excited.

Moving (again!)

Apparently all I do these days is move. This time at least its only a four hour drive, not four days. I'm heading down to Strathmore to start a 12 week internship with the Strathmore Standard and Hanna Herald (we like alliteration out here.) I'm pretty excited to do some relevant work and I get to live with my fun older brother and his family while I'm there, so that should be pretty good too. It doesn't stop me being a bit nervous though, and a little bit sad to leave my Edmonton friends behind, especially my smallest friend.

EDMONTON, Alta. (29/04/11) - Four-month old Michael is puzzled by this large human lying on his blankie with a large camera. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

EDMONTON, Alta. (29/04/11) - Four-month old Michael gets tired of tummy time and starts to fall asleep as his mother Mariclaire watches. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

My best friend since junior high had her baby in January and this is the first chance I've really had to meet him. I don't really get along with most babies (the crying! what is so wrong with the world?!) but this one is kind of cool. Hope to see him (and his lovely mom) again before I head back to Ontario.

Pow-Wow

I find that there's a lot more aboriginal influence out here on the prairies than I felt in Ontario. Today I felt some of that at the 30th annual Ben Calf Robe traditional pow-wow.

EDMONTON, Alta. (14/05/11) - Madeline Bird, 2, holds onto her mother Melissa Purcell's hand while dancing at the 30th annual Ben Calf Robe traditional pow-wow held at the University of Alberta Butterdome on May 14, 2011. The theme of the pow-wow this year was "Honouring Our Youth". Photo by Rachel Psutka.

EDMONTON, Alta. (14/05/11) - An aboriginal elder dances at the 30th annual Ben Calf Robe traditional pow-wow held at the University of Alberta Butterdome on May 14, 2011. The theme of the pow-wow this year was "Honouring Our Youth". Photo by Rachel Psutka.

EDMONTON, Alta. (14/05/11) - Cree men participate in a drum circle at the 30th annual Ben Calf Robe traditional pow-wow held at the University of Alberta Butterdome on May 14, 2011. The theme of the pow-wow this year was "Honouring Our Youth". Photo by Rachel Psutka.

EDMONTON, Alta. (14/05/11) - Terrill Rattlesnake, from Small Boy Camp near Hinton, dances at the 30th annual Ben Calf Robe traditional pow-wow held at the University of Alberta Butterdome on May 14, 2011. The theme of the pow-wow this year was "Honouring Our Youth". Photo by Rachel Psutka.

EDMONTON, Alta. (14/05/11) - A young boy hides behind feathers while dancing at the 30th annual Ben Calf Robe traditional pow-wow held at the University of Alberta Butterdome on May 14, 2011. The theme of the pow-wow this year was "Honouring Our Youth". Photo by Rachel Psutka.

Freelancing

Yesterday I had the chance to freelance a story/photo for my local paper. I was really set on getting a good story about the kids science fair I was at, and I kind of let my photography slide a bit. Looking back through the shots, there are so many more possibilities I missed, but I think that's something I'll learn to balance more as I do this sort of gig more often. Plus, I had the chance to interview the Premier, and I think that got me a bit flustered. Here are the best shots.

FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta. (11/05/11) - Grade eight student Chelsea Kanzit (left) and her grade nine partner Emma Pook display their baking experiment as part of the eighth annual Science Expo at Rudolph Hennig School in Fort Saskatchewan on May 11. The girls were testing to see which ingredients and baking methods produced the tastiest cupcakes. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta. (11/05/11) - Grade two student Chelsea Ambeault poses with her plant project at the eighth annual Science Expo at Rudolph Hennig School in Fort Saskatchewan on May 11. Ambeault found that the hardest part of her project was staying in to do work and not being able to go out and play. Photo by Rachel Psutka. 

FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta. (11/05/11) - Grade eight student Grady Lang shows off his electric generator built out of recycled products and powered by rainwater to Premier Ed Stelmach at the eighth annual Science Expo at Rudolph Hennig School in Fort Saskatchewan on May 11. Lang's project was one of several that used green power and eco-friendly products. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta. (11/05/11) - Premier Ed Stelmach celebrates his 60th birthday with Rudolph Hennig School staff members at the school's eighth annual Science Expo. Stelmach was a special guest judge and visited several student projects. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

I'm not sure which photo will run with the story yet, there are a few others that were possibilities that I didn't put up here. It's a weekly paper, so I probably won't find out until the 19th.

Springtime

Here in Alberta, most trees and grasses are still brown and dead, but the sunsets are alive as ever. I'm still on the job/internship search and this leaves me with considerably too much spare time, so to kill some of it, I succumbed to the "take a picture of the sunset" urge.

FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta. (05/05/11) - Lindis Elliott is silhouetted against a springtime sunset on Thursday, May 5, 2011. Photo by Rachel Psutka.

I'm heading in to the big city (Edmonton) over the weekend and will hopefully get some real shooting done then. It's a bit of a waiting game right now.

Multimedia

I never posted my final multimedia project from last semester, so here it is now.

Violin Teacher from Rachel Psutka on Vimeo.