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These photos were taken by George Hamma (and family). Active in community organizations and programs, George frequently takes photos at events and makes them available here for participants. George arranges programs for the Digital Imaging Special Interest Group of the Silicon Valley Computer Society which meets in Santa Clara, CA http://www.svuga.org/disig).

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Images posted here are made available for download by the participants with the expectation that, if published or distributed, a photo credit to George Hamma will be included.

Photos you are viewing are (C) George Hamma 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.

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MGSCC Harvest Festival Party 11/7/09 : The Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County held a Harvest Festival Party at Shari and John Levitt's home in the East Hills of San Jose, CA. Fortunately, most of us parked at a church parking lot and rode a shuttle bus up the hill to the event. The meal was a giant pot luck event. There were several things going on during the event, including musical performances, dancing, and information displays of some of the Master Gardener related activities during the year. These photos and videos are available for download and use by participants. If any are published, a photo credit to George Hamma would be appreciated. (C) George Hamma 2009

MGSCC Harvest Festival Party 11/7/09

The Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County held a Harvest Festival Par ...

Updated: Nov 10, 2009 9:58pm PST

Halloween 2009 Zombie Kitchen : For Halloween 2009 the theme was Zombie Kitchen. A group of friends who have been collaborating on Halloween events for years moved to a new venue in the same neighborhood of Sunnyvale, CA. Construction started on Friday and was finished about 5:30 PM on Saturday, Halloween. What evolved was introduced by a brightly lighted reception area. Nearby was a passageway where small groups of visitors (nominally up to 4) were queried for the level of "scare" they were willing to experience. An announcement of the desired experience was made and the group, with night blindness wiped out by the bright lights and a flashing strobe near the entrance, entered the venue. Their ankles were tickled by pneumatic tubes whipping around as they proceeded down the narrow passageway. They found two figures at the turn to the left, one a zombie and another about which one could not be so sure in the UV lighting. After turning left they passed a wall with air jets randomly blowing a different heights. Directly ahead was their first view of the Kitchen, the stove. The top of the stove popped open and a figure with UV makeup noisly emerged. Meanwhile, the zombie character followed them down the hall to surprise with a touch here, a nudge there. As the visitors reacted to the stove zombie, hands grabbed ankles from behind. Another left turn revealed a rocking char with only hands visible, a refrigerator, and another appliance. The rocker started rocking and the other cast members encourage them on. Another zombie popped out of the appliance on the right, the refrigerator to the left came alive, and the rocker turned out to be occupied by a player as well. Past the threats and out the door to the right led to the kettle full of Halloween candy, guarded by a motion sensing snake. Reachin for the candy caused the snake to strike with lit-up eyes and rattling tail. On out the gate to the lighted exit path led to a video monitor (using an IR camera) showing the next group arriving to greet the hall zombie and air jets. At the reception area, greeters monitored the progress of the group toward the exit using another IR video camera, and started the next group inside. The cast members were from the Homestead High School Water Polo teams. The house was supplied by Andrew Lynch. Photos (C) George Hamma are available for download and use by participants (First time with a new camera so more to learn)

Halloween 2009 Zombie Kitchen

For Halloween 2009 the theme was Zombie Kitchen. A group of friends w ...

Updated: Nov 01, 2009 5:18pm PST

Legends of Baseball Vintage Showdown : Legends of Baseball Vintage Showdown with Dartmouth Alumni Association of Silicon Valley at Municipal Stadium in San Jose, CA 10/17/2009. On a Saturday afternoon, the inaugural game of Legends of Baseball Vintage Showdown was held in San Jose, CA. The Legends played the Stogies of the Vintage Base Ball Federation. The playing was with rules and equipment in use in 1886, which included seven balls to get a base on balls, fielding a foul ball on one bounce is an out, and no penalty for a pitcher hitting a batter with the ball. The players used period-appropriate gear including rather small fielder's mitts for those not bare-handing it. At the end of the day, the Legends prevailed over the Stogies 16 to 15. The Major League Baseball (MLB) Alumni Association raised money for several charities and non-profits including the DAASV Book Award Program by playing an 1800's style baseball game. Spitballs, trick pitches, knickers, hidden ball plays, (really) stolen bases, and 100-year-old rules. What better way to experience history, and America's favorite sport, up close? Legends such as Rollie Fingers, Gaylord Perry, Ken Griffey, Sr., Bert Campaneris, Darrell Evans, Vida Blue, Lee Smith, Blue Moon Odom, and Rickey Henderson interacted with fans, playing the game as it was invented, and talking with kids. No autograph requests were refused, and access to the players was unprecedented for those accustomed to Major League Baseball today. After the game, the Hall of Famers said they liked playing under the 1886 rules, "It's a more gentlemanly sport." Members of our Dartmouth Alumni Association of Silicon Valley family had the opportunity to attend a VIP dinner with the players and have their kids get on the field with the Hall of Famers. The event chairman for DAASV was Dr. John Eliot '93 George and Janet Hamma joined the event to take pictures for sharing with DAASV members.

Legends of Baseball Vintage Showdown

Legends of Baseball Vintage Showdown with Dartmouth Alumni Association ...

Updated: Oct 18, 2009 3:51pm PST

Dartmouth Graduation 2009 Trip : On June 11-17, 2009, we went to Dartmouth College to view and participate in the commencement exercises. Janet, George, and Cory joined Tim to celebrate Jillian's graduation. Participants and their families are welcome to download images of interest. If any photos are published, a photo credit to George Hamma would be appreciated. (C) George Hamma 2009

Dartmouth Graduation 2009 Trip

On June 11-17, 2009, we went to Dartmouth College to view and particip ...

Updated: Jul 19, 2009 10:47am PST

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