Randi

Carnegie Mellon Spring Carnival 2011

Last weekend I went to my third Spring Carnival as a Carnegie Mellon University Alumnae. Just like last year, Friday was sunny and clear while Saturday was cold and rainy. I spent Friday morning at the Buggy race where I shot a short film for Syncopated Pictures. Since I took so many photos of Sweepstakes last year, I thought I’d mix it up with a video. Go on over and watch it.

So this year I wanted to focus on the Mobot Race. Unfortunately I didn’t get there early enough to get a good spot since the Buggy races were delayed due to injuries (yikes!). When I did make my way over to the race, I was greeted by this friendly robot.

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Each contestant poses with their small robot (smaller than a shoebox) before taking to the course. Many of the Mobots were powered/controlled by Android Smartphones.

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On Friday evening, Ryan and I returned to Midway to check out this year’s Booths. The theme was “When I was Your Age.” Ryan spotted this banana stand…”there’s money in the banana stand.” (Joke for fans of Arrested Development)

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There were aprons and a permit inside. Was SAE really selling frozen bananas?

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At night, out came my Diana Lens for some Lo Fi photography. Nothing like using a cheap plastic lens for dreamy nighttime photos.

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Using bollards and parked cars as a camera stabilizer for these long exposures.

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And back to real glass….This would have been my favorite booth if I were a child. Boxes were so much more fun than the toys inside.

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Comedian Eddie Griffin performs a comedy routine on Friday night.

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Students pass Go and collect $200? Maybe I should have gone into this booth….

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See you next year, Carnival!

I'm Randi Voss, a professional wedding and portrait photographer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I specialize in photographing fun, happy weddings working throughout the wedding day as both a photojournalist and a portraiture artist. Have a look around my blog to see what I've been doing lately, both personally, and professionally, and get to know me better. View the Galleries to see some of my favorite photos. Leave a comment to let me know your thoughts. Sincerely, Randi

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