I don’t come across still water reflections too often so I was thrilled to get this shot. I know the “reflecting trees shot” has been done often, and usually to better effect, but it was fun to try. I had to go to Columbus on business today so I swung by Dawes Arboretum to see what was there. I didn’t expect much…
Month: March 2011
365-80 Kind of a crazy place
My 365 shot is of the former Western Center (Western State School and Hospital) near Pittsburgh, PA. I thought I would get a picture of it since I was in the area. The facility closed a few years ago and, suspiciously soon after, the land was sold to a nearby affluent office park development. I’m sure there wasn’t any backhanded political…
365-79 I think spring is coming
A flower! I stopped at an ATM and saw some daffodils in front of the bank. Grabbed a couple quick shots with my DA55-300, a quite competent flower lens. I know it’s nothing exotic but after shooting black and white cemetery pictures all winter, it’s a nice refreshing change. Expect some blossoms in the near future. Cliche perhaps, but I enjoy…
365-78 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, World and still a slump.
Well, I’m still in a creative slump. I seem to be in a daze when I’m out trying to get a shot. Maybe that’s my problem – “trying”. I seem to get my best shots on a whim, when I’m not trying. I kind of figured that I couldn’t easily take cool pictures one day after another when I started my…
365-77 Another one just like the other one
Yet another day of not finding anything to shoot. A creative slump, I guess. Or maybe I’ve shot just about all there is to shoot around here. A change of scenery is needed, perhaps? That would be nice, I wouldn’t mind taking some palm tree pictures for a change. Okay, that’s not happening anytime soon, so for now you get…
365-76 Another day of nothing
Couldn’t find much to shoot today. I took a few photos around town and ended up liking these pillars the best. Pentax K20D, DA17-70. Strength
365-75 Workin at the…
Took a few shots at a small, uhm…slightly weathered, manual car wash and took a few detail shots today. I’ll keep the text to a minimum today because, well, there’s not much to say. All with Pentax K20D, DA55-300. Red Brush
365-74 Split wood – split tones
Another day of not shooting anything until late. This is a stump in my yard that I really need to get rid of someday. It’s just rotting and I always hit it with my lawn mower, chipping away at it a little at a time. None of these shots are award winners technically. I had to use a high ISO and…
365-73 Plumbing and beer
I had some plumbing to do at home today. I never look forward to plumbing projects because it seems the simplest tasks always turn into major projects. Most of the parts you buy at the big home stores, such as Lowes and Home Depot, is cheap garbage. They all sell the same stuff for the same prices so I don’t have…
365-72 A visit to Roberts House
Aaaargh, I don’t know why I keep losing ALL of my text after I publish a post. It’s getting aggravating. Okay, back to my story. I discovered this old house in a neighboring town that was constructed, I believe, in the late 18th/early 19th century. It’s called Roberts House. I don’t know what the historical significance of it is except that it…
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