Off to the Races!!

Tried my hand at shooting the races at the Lorain County Speedway. First time I’d ever been there. Not particularly thrilled with how these came out. I was at the top of the grandstand, and it was starting to get dark out. Didn’t want to take my whole bag o’ tricks in, so I went with the best option which was the zoom. Not a low-light friendly lens. These are the best of the group. Maybe I’ll go back and try it again…..?

Oberlin Chalk Walk 2015

Lincoln Funeral Train

The Lincoln Funeral Train rolled through Wellington a few weeks ago. It is a replica of the historic train that carried the body of Abraham Lincoln from Washington, DC to Springfield, IL.

 

Sandy Ridge

Miller Nature Preserve – LCMP

Kristen and I took a trip to the Conservatory at the LCMP’s Miller Nature Preserve in Avon. I had to find something with some color to shoot, because everything outside was wet, colorless and boring. Having been there before, and knowing what I’d find, I had to take a different approach. With the exception of very few shots, I took all my photos on the aperture setting. Pretty happy with the results.

 

Prayers From Maria Sunflowers

What would you do if one day you were told that your otherwise perfectly normal, healthy, 6-year-old little girl had a terminal brain tumor that would take her life within a year? This is exactly what happened to Ed and Megan McNamara whose daughter, Maria, was diagnosed with a diffused intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) on April 1, 2006. This was no April fool’s joke.

My Baby Goes to Prom

Anyone Else Tired Of Snow???

Even though I said I was back at it, I guess I really wasn’t. There’s been some nice sunsets over the frozen lake, but only on days that I was coming home from work, sans camera. Days that I’m off, I’m either busy cooking, grocery shopping or recuperating from a few days of work. Long story short, no new shots. Recently put up a couple shots on the Lorain page on Facebook that put some smiles on people’s faces. When over 100 folks “like” an old shot of the Beach House at Lakeview, you know there’s a good bit of nostalgia goin’ around. So, if you don’t mind, I’ve got some shots that I’d like to share/repost. Stay warm, and be careful driving.

Loraine reminisced about the Chair recently, and I found this pic when it visited the Lighthouse.

One of my favorites.

Just before the demolition began.

Lorain County Fair, 2012.

Firewalkin’

Firewalking is the act of walking barefoot over a bed of hot embers or stones. Firewalking has been practiced by many people and cultures in all parts of the world. It is often used as a rite of passage, as a test of an individual’s strength and courage, or in religion as a test of one’s faith. Firewalking became popular in the twentieth century when author Tolly Burkan began giving public classes throughout the United States and Europe in an effort to demonstrate that the practice was not paranormal.Today, it is often used in corporate and team-building seminars and self-help workshops as a confidence-building exercise.

I’ll not name the organization, the speaker or the location. The photos I’ve used are such that the people can’t be identified. My intention for sharing is to show the night shots of the fire, and the path of the embers as the individual’s foot kicks them.

New Views at the Fountain

I rented a lens with a larger aperture from BorrowLenses to see if it was worth buying. Ran up to Lakeview to try it on the fountain, and was hoping for a cloudless sky for some star shots. Struck out on the stars.