Storm Over Mt Logan

Driving through the rain yesterday,

on the way to Hocking Hills.

I looked to my left and found the front

part of the storm was right over Mt Logan.

So, the search began for a foreground object.

It needed to have some color since the

storm clouds were mostly dark/ black.

It needed to relate to the over all scene.

Meaning that it should be natural

rather than man made.

And most importantly, it needed to have

a place to park the car since Rt. 180

is a small 2 lane road with no pull-offs to speak of.

I also needed to find it fast since the

storm front light was always changing.

Ah, there it is....the perfect fore ground.

Flowers in bright colors, close to the

road, only about 75 yards into that field.

A cattle guard, pull-off.

Plastic bag over the Canon...

Gore-Tex over me...

the tripod can fend for its self.

Run through the rain...

28mm lens at F/11...

low placement....

1/4 th sec..

Got it !

Barn Wall

What a busy month!

The show at Springfield Museum has been taken down.

I count it a success. Lots of great comments.

Thanks to all of you who took the time to come to see it.

I wish that I could meet you all personally.

My next scheduled show is Oct & Nov

at the Gallery at Carriage Hill Metro Park.

That gives me time to work on other projects

and to catch up on printing & shipping orders.

Enjoy

Chapel Ridge Church-Revisited

The weather person said that yesterday

was to be rain/ thunderstorms.

So of course, I had to go out with my camera.

For the entire 90 min drive I was watching

the sky become more & more ominous.

It seemed to peak just as I reached this

church-on-the-hill and set up the camera.

Unfortunately, the sky soon began

to clear and the day became

bright and sunny.

Which brought out the tourists and

raised the brightness range to a

point of no photos.

Ah well, it was a good day for a

little while.

Fallen Tree in Black and White

A photo from the "shoebox".

You know, that wonderful free storage bin that

we all used when we started out with film.

Some of us (me) still have that

shoe box full of negatives.

Now, it is not that I did not start a

proper filing system for the negs.

I started one and used it very well

over the years.....but,

the shoe box somehow evaded my

efforts. It has remained just as I

last saw it years ago.

So, with the new scanner just

sitting here waiting for me

and the shoe box making me at

least a slight bit guilty.

I went to work.

This was taken with the old Leica,

on Plus X film, developed in D-76.

Located in the Hocking Hills area.

Just downstream from Cedar Falls,

I once took students there and

watched as they didn't see this scene

until I pointed it out to them.

Glen Canyon

On a trip to Lima a few weeks ago

I picked up a new scanner.

This is the first time I have had to try it out.

An older image, from the 1960's,

on Kodachrome 25.

Seems to work well.

Now, I can begin the long job

of scanning all of my old images.

Thank you Charles, it works great.

Ash Cave

Ash Cave in the beautiful Hocking Hills Area.

This day was almost perfect. It had been 

raining and since this is a run-off falls

it was flowing well.

The sun light was reflecting from the sand

up into the cave, giving illumination to

the rock roof.

All in all, a very good day.

Tree Row, Lima Park

We all choose the direction of our lives.

The pattern of our thoughts.

The shadows and light of our life experiences.

All thoughts become things,

choose wisely.