HW #4 Quality of Light

Osmond Chia
HW #4 JOUR370201


A school shuttle transports students to the University of Maryland, which reopened on Thursday, 21 February, after a day of closure because of heavy snowfall. 


Despite it snowing on Wednesday, temperatures rose to 56 degrees the day after, melting away most of the ice. A crumbling snowman is seen near a children's playground, slowly melting away under the sunlight. 


A runner takes time off her schedule to jog around Lake Artemesia. The man-made lake in Prince George's County has a circumference of 1.35 miles, making it an ideal and scenic place for exercise. 


Aly Gist and her family take their pet dog, a Pomeranian, for an evening walk around Lake Artemesia. Gist is a second-year student at the University of Maryland, studying in the Government and Politics Department. 


Some roads were flooded as thick layers of snow melted quickly and clogged up the drains. Two cyclists are seen passing cautiously through a flooded road.


Mr and Mrs Landress enjoy a conversation while waiting for the guided tour of the Luray Caverns to begin. Located in West Virginia, the caves are known for their cathedral-sized chambers and stalagmite formations up to 10-storeys tall.


Yong Jun Yuan, a visitor of the Luray Caverns, trails behind the tour group to capture photos of the cave's intricate spaleothems. Yong, a sophomore, is a journalism student at the University of Maryland, on exchange from Singapore.



The Great Stalacpipe Organ sits at the center of the cavern's largest chamber. Its keys are tied to specific stalactites of various sizes, which produce musical notes similar to a traditional keyboard. 

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