Lone Star Dispatch #4

1.) Senior Experiences the Ride of Her Life

A senior named Celeste Hermes has found her perfect sport. She was matched with her horse Frazier, a gelding, after she took up lessons. She then got Frazier through the Make A Wish Foundation because she has Cystic Fibrosis.

Who- Celeste Hermes
What- Getting her horse, Frazier
When- Feb. 10, 2017
Where- YMCA riding Camp
How- She got matched with Frazier through Make A Wish Foundation
Who was quoted- Celeste Hermes
Strongest Quote and Where- "He has this tail that whenever he gets excited it goes up; I saw that tail and it was going behind this massive hay wall so I walked into the barn and theres all of my barn friends and family and him, I was in shock and ecstatic."
Found in columns 2-3

Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
Not really, I think it should be stronger.

2.) Keep Austin Weird With Pets

Justin Whited, senior, owns two sugar gliders. He says the are cool and unique pets. Justin has always been interested in exotic animals and said he got into sugar gliders his junior year.


Who- Pets
What- Keeping Austin Weird
When- Feb. 10, 2016
Where- Austin 
How- Bowie staff and students are the owners of some unique pets
Who was quoted- Justin Whited
Strongest Quote and Where- "They can get really depressed if they are away from you or don't have anyone else to live with."
Found in column 6

Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
The lead sentence made me want to keep reading because it drew me in.


3.) Yo-yo'ing Swings to New Heights

Senior Matthew Lane is an expert at yo-yo. He picked it up when he was in 7th grade and stuck with it for some reason. He is always practicing new tricks and moves to add to his extensive knowledge of yo-yo.


Who- Matthew Lane
What- Yo- Yo'ing
When- Feb. 10, 2017
Where- Bowie High School
How- He learned in 7th Grade
Who was quoted- Jesse Fowler
Strongest Quote and Where- "I was a little confused at first, because he was constantly dissing people that yo-yo, and then it became impressive to watch his skills at it."
Found in column 2

Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
Yes, a little bit. I'm not really into yo-yo but it pulled me in.


PHOTOGRAPHY:

1.) Saddling Up
The lighting in this photo is good because there aren't many overcast shadows blocking anything. It really brings out the subject itself.
Balance
Celeste Hermes
It is exposed properly
I see a shallow depth of field
2.) Training To be the Best
I like how they used black and white photos to change it up a little bit. The subject is very close.
Avoiding Mergers
Dawson Warnken
Properly Exposed
Shallow depth of field
3.) Practicing her Technique
This photo's lighting could be much better. It seems almost a little too unfocused and needs to be brightened up.
Simplicity
Bella Cuminato
Not Properly Exposed
Shallow depth of field
4.) Focusing On the Yo-yo
I think this photo is very well planned. They have a very simple background so that they can focus on the subject, and the black and white really adds to the effect.
Simplicity
Matthew Lane
Properly Exposed
Deep Depth of Field
5.) Girls Just want to Have Fun(damental rights)
This is a very good photo. It is clear what the subject is, while still having an interesting back ground.
Leading Lines
Protester
Properly Exposed
Deep depth of Field

My favorite photo is "Jumping Hurdles" because it is very clear and had an awesome subject. The rules I see are avoiding mergers, leading lines, and balance.

My least favorite is "practicing her technique" because I feel it has no effort put into it. The rules I see are rule of thirds and simplicity.

I would have loved to do the story on the senior with Cystic Fibrosis and her horse.

I would rate this issue an eight out of ten. It is very well put together and thought out and I think it is clear for the most parts what the subjects cover.