The Carolina campus is one of my favorite settings. It is that quintessential college campus that has so many interesting facets to capture and, quite honestly, it's tough to take a bad picture there, even on the rainiest of days.
It's certainly a conundrum, this trying to capture an entire campus in one shot -- how do you do it? There are those iconic images, those hidden gems, places where historical buildings meet innovative structures. The student body is so varied; how do you portray that through the lens in a way that doesn't appear staged? An ideal shot would be a panoramic of the quad with morning light AND students...but some things just don't exist in nature.
Every campus has their one symbol that is instantly identifiable as theirs. At Iowa, it's the Old Capitol - imagine our horror when it caught on fire in 2001 (at least this was an accident, unlike the Auburn oaks).
At UNC, it's the Old Well. What once served as the original water source for campus now stands as the gathering point for everyone from visitors to current students to alumni. It is an image that immediately evokes a sense of this place, arguably more than any other on the Carolina campus.
When the azaleas come into bloom, this space is nothing short of magical, especially when the sky is clear to reveal that perfect Carolina blue canopy overhead. It is simply Carolina, then, now, and forever.
Every campus has their one symbol that is instantly identifiable as theirs. At Iowa, it's the Old Capitol - imagine our horror when it caught on fire in 2001 (at least this was an accident, unlike the Auburn oaks).
When the azaleas come into bloom, this space is nothing short of magical, especially when the sky is clear to reveal that perfect Carolina blue canopy overhead. It is simply Carolina, then, now, and forever.
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