Hokie Homecoming at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech students, families and alumni gather at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg for Hokie Homecoming on Saturday Sept. 24, 2016. 

The Highty-Tighty alumni (Tech's Core Cadet band) gather on the mall at Virginia Tech to prepare to march to the stadium before the big game. While they wait they catch up with old friends.

Corey Morrell (left) a Tech alumni and Highty-Tighty watches his wife Claire Morrell put on face tattoos to get in the Hokie spirit before the game.

Morrell catches up with his former classmates Michael  and Dixon while preparing their instruments to play in the parade. 

Morrell (left) takes a selfie with a friend he hasn't seen since his wedding in July to make memories of the day. 

Claire Morrell(right) wishes her husband Corey Morrell luck before the opening ceremony. They share a moment in the middle of all the chaos.

The Morrells pose for a picture in front of the chapel where they were just married in July.

Father Darrel explains the importance of Hokie football to his son who hopes to attend Tech one day as they wait for the game to start.

Family members watch from the alumni section as their loved ones in the Highty-Tighties march onto the field to open the homecoming game. 

A former Highty-Tightey watches his son perform.

The crowd gets excited and claps to the familiar tune of "Enter Sandman" a Hokie tradition where the crowd shakes the stadium as they clap and jump to welcome their home team into the stadium.

DogFest 2016 -Composition

The Baltimore Humane Society (BHS) put on its annual DogFest at the BHS in Reisterstown, Md on Saturday Sept,17 2016.

Twiggy the Pug, dressed as a bumblebee gets ready to enter the event and compete in the costume competition.
Composition: Leading lines/Point of entry

Inside the building with the colorful mural, dozens of pets wait to be adopted, while guests of the BHS register for the event.
Composition: Leading lines, rule of thirds

Many of the dogs that await adoption are mixes and were abandoned, so the staff do not know their names or documentation for their breed type.
Composition: Point of entry, layering, framing

Participants and their dogs walk down the long stretch to check out the day's events.
Composition: Framing, Scale, Perspective

Cody is a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, or Toller for short. His owners say he is an avid Orioles fan from Baltimore who loves watching sports.
Composition: Portrait, leading lines, moment

This little guy was just adopted and hasn't been named yet. His owners have discovered that he likes treats but he's smaller than the treat boxes.
Composition: Scale, layering, perspective

Lancelot is a rare blue eyed Merle Cocker Spaniel. He is very curious about the camera.
Composition: Portrait, Moment, point of entry

Max is a two year old Yorkie. His owner Sam says Max is rather scared of all the other dogs.
Composition: Perspective, framing

Sarah Thomas from New Windsor Md. has three dogs that all want to go in different directions. Chipmunk (front left) is a French bulldog. Kendall (right) is a English Bulldog mix and Harrison (back left) is an Australian Shepherd.
Composition: Rule of thirds, juxtaposition, framing, leading lines

June is a calm Boxer who was rescued from the Montgomery County Humane Society over a year ago.
Composition: Point of entry, 

People from all over Maryland came to Reisterstown to take part in DogFest and spend a day outside with their dogs.
Composition: Layering, Rule of thirds, point of entry

Spencer (left) and Bennett (center)Schmidt pose with their dog Shelby and friend Kai Heapha (right) and his Pug Charlie.
Composition: Rule of thirds, layering

Charlie the pug waits expectantly for a treat after doing a trick.
Composition: Moment, rule of thirds, perspective, framing, point of entry

Shelby (front left) meets another dog, and it's like looking in a mirror.
Composition: Framing, juxtaposition, rule of thirds

Ridley the Golden Retriever (front left) waits in line to be judged best dressed.
His costume looks so much like a part of his fur, everyone was asking if it was just a hair cut.
Composition: Layering, Framing, juxtaposition, 

Back to School At UMD

Junior Jocelyn Hsueh, a community assistant for Easton Hal, welcomes students back to the dorms.

Students spend the first few weeks trying to get around on campus. 

Junior David Niezelski walks from the business school after finishing up his Finance and Econ classes for the day.

Members of Phi Sigma Epsilon table to get students to join their business fraternity.

Junior Justin Lieu, Senior Teddy Li and Senior Daghan Percinel meet potential new members.

Junior Justin Lieu is a Senior Finance major and one of the leaders of the group. He welcomes new students and introduces his club. 

Sophomore Paula Kleyman (right) meets junior Joey Bolivar and invites him to take a picture with her club Vintage Voices. 

Sophomore Andrew Lazara snaps a picture of Bolivar and fellow club member Annabel Reynolds to promote the club.

Lazara is a Geography major and looks out onto the demolished mall, recalling when it was a beautiful setting and shortcut to his classes

Freshman Gabby Bennet gets acclimated to college life by doing her math homework in the Easton lounge.

Bennet is undecided but hopes to become a business major if she does well enough in her intro math classes.