Category Archives: Ruins

Pre-Work

I would hazard to guess that these buses are among the most photographed subjects in Boone County (adjusted for teenage-girl-selfie-inflation).

Right up there with the Kate Shelley High Bridge, the High Trestle Trail Bridge, the Boone Scenic Valley Railroad, and Ledges State Park.

I have a plan for photographing them, this photo is the result of a scouting trip.


Abandoned Buses

You’ll be seeing these buses again.

PARTICULARS

CAMERA: SONLY SLT-A65V
LENS: DT 18-70mm f3.5-5.6
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: 70mm (105mm – 35mm)
APERTURE: f/7.1
EXPOSURE: 1/160
DATE: 12-27-2015 14:23
LATITUDE: 42.00823°
LONGITUDE: -93.89162
ALTITUDE: 319.2 me3ters above Sea Level

Kobe

A picture of something broken down and old. From my Aunt Linda’s farm.




As you all know E’s here to rule… No wait that isn’t right.

As you all know, I love rusted out old stuff. I will need to photograph this farm more thoroughly at some point.

PARTICULARS

CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (35mm equivalency – 90mm)
ISO: 500
APERTURE: f/4
EXPOSURE: 1/100
DATE: 11/20/15 – 14:44
NO GPS DATA

2013 Christmas Calendar

This is a look back at the photos from the calendar I gave as Christmas gifts in 2012. You’ll see many of the same images from the flower calendar. I have no doubts.



Front Cover


January


February


March


April


May


June


July


August


September


October


November


December

I’ve never done what one would call market research, but I did make a change to the 2015 calendar and then made a change back in the 2016 calendar. That is this. The 2015 calendar has big numbers for the dates. I found this to be aesthetically pleasing. However, some feedback I got was that this made it more difficult to write on the calendar. Therefore, I changed back to small numbers for the 2016 calendar.

I’ve also been asked why I don’t include birthdays or “different holidays” any longer. The reason for that is because of the diverse audience that the Photography 139 Calendar now reaches, I don’t know how many of those people need to know the date my nephew Brandon’s birthday (December 4). However, I could probably add International Talk Like A Pirate Day back to the calendar.

I’ve already stated that I’m going to go back to diversifying the subject matter of the 2017 calendar. I have this glorious plan of taking each photo for the 2017 calendar during the corresponding month of 2016. This means that my plan of going back to my plan of lining up certain subjects with certain months will probably go to the wayside. Sorry anybody that was getting jacked up for a frog in February of 2017. I’ll try to get a frog somewhere else… like April.

Any way, please leave any thoughts, suggestions, or ideas in the comments section. I might not act on them, but you don’t know until you try.

Caustic

Time to share another image from my Aunt Linda’s farm:




I do need to return there and photograph the place when I have much more time.

PARTICULARS

CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (35mm equivalency – 90mm)
APERTURE: f/4.5
EXPOSURE: 1/125
DATE: 11/20/15 – 14:43
NO GPS DATA

But Even a Fool Will Tell You

On my recent trip to Manhattan I spent some time at my Aunt Linda’s farm. There are many fascinating things deteriorating in her yard. Of course, this is the kind of thing I love to photograph.

Below is one such thing.


Abandoned Welder

There are at least a few more images from this trip coming your way.

PARTICULARS

CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: 10mm (35mm equivalency – 15mm)
APERTURE: f/4.5
EXPOSURE: 1/80
DATE: 11/20/2016 – 14:53
NO GPS DATA

PHOTOSHOP

I did some stuff.

And I’m Out to Cut the Junkie

I actually made two trips out to McHose Park to attempt to create my WATER image for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. Loyal followers of my Instagram account know what happened during my first effort. Therefore, no reason to bring that up again.

I took more than 1 photo while I was out there, so I thought I would share some of the other contenders for WATER, that fell short one way or another.


WATER-LOSER

WATER-LOSER

WATER - LOSER

WATER - LOSER

WATER - LOSER

WATER - LOSER

WATER - LOSER

WATER - LOSER

WATER - LOSER

WATER - LOSER

WATER - LOSER

I’m sure I won’t have as many FOOD losers. Or maybe I’ll have no food losers. I guess I’ll see how that plays out.

Personal Photo Project No. 187


Croutons
Croutons

This picture of an abandoned sign on the side of I-80 concludes the pictures from Shannon and I’s road trip. Originally there was planned to be a set of images from the Corning Opera House, but I don’t like them at all. I usually don’t run from my failures, but this time I am, going to run, from my failure, as fast and far as I can.

The remainder of the Croutons Series:


Croutons

Croutons

Croutons

Croutons

Croutons

Croutons

Croutons

Croutons

Croutons

Croutons

Croutons

Croutons

Croutons

Croutons

Croutons

Croutons

Next week’s Personal Photo Project of the Week will involve flowers. Perhaps flowers from the State Fair. No promises.