Category: Photo Gallery
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Picture this: Fall signs abound
You don’t have to be a squirrel to appreciate one of the first signs of fall. Other than colored leaves dropping out of the sky (and possibly onto your car), also come acorns. This week students in COMM 1316 News Photography had to practice using the close up semi-automatic setting on their mirrorless cameras. Their…
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Community festival involves current, former students
South Plains College students had a noticeable presence at the Cotton and Crude Festival, hosted by the Levelland Chamber of Commerce, Saturday, in downtown Levelland. Not only were students featured as the opening act for Cory Morrow that night, but they also provided free live music at the gazebo on the downtown square during the…
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Students capture campus beauty shots
Students in COMM 1316 News Photography jump started their semester using the cameras on their smartphones. Their challenge? Find something on campus that is “pretty”. Something that might promote the school if it were included on its website. It could be a tree, colorful pile of leaves, pattern on the corner of a building, or…
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Natatorium offers summer classes, water recreation
Photos by Anna Gonzales/COMM 1316 Get ready for the pool! Registration for summer swim classes at South Plains College begins soon. The SPC Natatorium will be open this summer for both swim classes and open swim. SPC Natatorium Director Mike Harrison says anyone can come. Open swim this summer will be Monday through Thursday 1:30…
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Close-up with microscopes
Story & photos by COMM 1316/News Photography Class “I teach with microscopes,” Phil Ricker says. And Ricker has been teaching microbiology at South Plains College for 35 years now. “Microbiology is the study of organisms that are so small, you have to have a microscope to see them,” he says. Since Ricker uses microscopes so much, it’s…
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Spring begins to blossom on SPC campus
It took a while, but spring colors are beginning to show around campus. News Photography students in COMM 1316 used their mirrorless cameras in close-up mode to capture the small purple/blue flowers outside the Technical Arts Center on the Levelland campus. Each of the large trees in front of the building are surrounded by the…
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Photography students embrace blur
Photos by students in MCOM 1316/News Photography It’s a quality called “bokeh”. (It’s not easy to pronounce by the way.) The term bokeh comes from a Japanese word which has a number of translations. Most photography websites explain “bokeh” translates into “blur” or “haze.” In photography, bokeh refers to parts of a photograph that are…
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SPC hosts UIL Regional Tournament
Interviews & Photos by Ariel Rodriguez/MCOM 1316 News Photography It’s not over yet. Boys UIL state basketball semifinals get underway on March 9 and 10 in San Antonio. Teams are hoping for a chance to bounce ahead and earn a spot in the state championship games on March 11. Regional UIL boys’ basketball games…
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When life gives you lemons
You know the rest. You’re supposed to make lemonade, right? Students in News Photography, COMM 1316, were not so lucky. This week instead of making lemonade, they had to make a motion assignment work using lemons and their best circus juggling skills. Disclaimer: No one came to class already knowing how to juggle. So instead…
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Voting results are in: Farm & ranch gallery, wind gallery
Farm & Ranch Gallery Results Does your list of favorite photos match that of the students? Yes and no. Students in COMM 1316 voted on their favorites in class before they were posted on the Texan Mosaic. Here are their favorites and some of the reasons why they voted the way they did. #1 Favorite…
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Lady Texans prepare for final home game
Photos by Katie Brackens and Ariel Rodriguez from COMM 1316 News Photography. Fast shooting drills ruled the court the morning of game day, Thursday, Feb. 23. Members of the Lady Texan Basketball Team headed to the Texan Dome at 11 a.m. to practice shooting. Players sunk baskets from both ends of the court. Practice paid…
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Moving pictures: How to make portraits with motion
Students in COMM 1316 News Photography are learning how a camera’s shutter speed affects how it captures motion. On a basic level, the camera’s shutter is like a human’s eyelid. The longer a camera’s shutter stays open, the more likely it is to capture any motion seen within the frame as a blur. A fast…
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Caden Lamb, Mckenzie Lee crowned homecoming king & queen
Photos by Texan Mosaic Staff South Plains College celebrated homecoming Thursday night at the Texan Dome. The Lady Texans overcame the Lady Wranglers 56-55 and the Texans outlasted Texas Western College 73-67. At halftime, Mckenzie Lee and Caden Lamb with the Baptist Student Ministry were crowned homecoming king and queen by last year’s king and…
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Vote for your favorite: Farm & ranch gallery
They’re back. Farm and ranch photos. And once again YOU vote on your favorites. We got lots of responses with Farm and Ranch voting last semester. So why not try it again? Students in COMM 1316 News Photography were given a Farm and Ranch photo assignment the first week of February this semester. Their challenge…
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High school seniors get glimpse of SPC
Photo gallery by Katie Brackens/COMM 1316 What does South Plains College have to offer? About 500 high school seniors and 150 parents from across the area recently visited the SPC Levelland Campus to find out. On Feb. 10, students and parents began pouring into the Texan Dome for Senior Sneak Preview, an annual “get to…
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Capturing the wind: Vote for your favorite picture
You can’t photograph the wind. It’s invisible, right? Wrong. Photographing the wind is exactly what students in News Photography, COMM 1316, were assigned to do this week. On Tuesday, Feb. 14, local news stations reported the National Weather Service issued a High Wind Warning for Lubbock, Hockley, and surrounding counties. According to KLBK, wind gusts…
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Hanging out: Photography students capture student hang outs
By students in COMM 1316/News Photography The first assignment students in News Photography, COMM 1316, tackled this semester was called “Student Hangouts”. From the name of the assignment, you can guess their challenge was to find places on and around campus where students gather. Students were told they were not just looking for places in…
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Microbiology students become germ hunters
By Morgan Minnick/COMM 1316 Microbiology students recently became germ hunters on the lookout for bacteria. It sounds a little like a science reality show, and in some ways, that’s what this science lab is. In this lab students took “environmental swabs” or samples from everyday areas such as shoes, glasses, keys, and the bottoms of their backpacks. …
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Decent exposure: Biology class hosts “Naked Egg” lab
Photos Courtesy of Kristin Bingham, biology department chair at SPC The title of this lab may draw giggles from a seventh-grade sense of humor, but it’s not meant to. This week students used “naked eggs” to learn first-hand what osmosis means in zoology lab. The term “naked” here means “without shells”. According to Dr. Harriet…
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Student, community organizations on display at TC3
By Joshua Flores/Texan Mosaic Staff On Tuesday, January 31, South Plains College hosted the TC3 (Texan Campus, Clubs, and Community) in the Student Life Center at the Levelland Campus. The TC3 Organization fair was an event to raise student awareness of the resources and opportunities available to them while studying at SPC. Such resources and…