March 19, 200916 yr Where is Honey Hut? I'm a big fan of ice cream! Riverviewer, thanks for the research info. It's gratifying to know that maybe I'm not as crazy as people think :wink:!
March 21, 200916 yr My first real photo shoot. I'm pretty happy with the photos. My friend's 2003 Brickyard Red 350Z
March 21, 200916 yr My first real photo shoot. I'm pretty happy with the photos. My friend's 2003 Brickyard Red 350Z I love that car! They just seem to feel smaller and smaller though.
March 21, 200916 yr Haha yeah, his is nice. He used to have a 300zx which had about 450 horses. It was fast as hell, but it wasn't fun to drive at all. This one is so much nicer. And yeah I, at 6 feet tall, have trouble getting out of cars that low. I can only imagine the trouble you might have.
March 21, 200916 yr Haha yeah, his is nice. He used to have a 300zx which had about 450 horses. It was fast as hell, but it wasn't fun to drive at all. This one is so much nicer. And yeah I, at 6 feet tall, have trouble getting out of cars that low. I can only imagine the trouble you might have. I think we had the same car. lol I had the seat pushed all the way back. So I can't put anything behind me. When ever my brother would switch cars with me so I can take the kids somewhere with me, he looked like he was stuffed into the car. He hated driving my car. Now that my nephew has my car, he hates looking at it in his driveway.
March 21, 200916 yr Yep, that's it. I wish I could find a good photo of his. I'll have to search around. His was a silver '92 or a '93 and it was a twin turbo. It was a beast, but it just wanted to spin the wheels. It was hot though. So was yours haha. Here it is. I guess it was a '94.
March 22, 200916 yr Where is Honey Hut? I'm a big fan of ice cream! Old Brooklyn neighbrohood of Cleveland, about 5 blocks north of I-480 on State Rd. I promise you that the sign is not lying about being the "Best Ice Cream in Cleveland". :)
March 22, 200916 yr Where is Honey Hut? I'm a big fan of ice cream! Old Brooklyn neighbrohood of Cleveland, about 5 blocks north of I-480 on State Rd. I promise you that the sign is not lying about being the "Best Ice Cream in Cleveland". :) We need one of those on SS.
March 22, 200916 yr Cool 350Z shots. I like the looks of those, and whenever I'm around a dealership that has a sports/performance car of almost any kind, I'll get in and sit in it. Two problems, though; after thirty years of driving pickups it was hard enough for me to get used to the being down in the traffic in the Focus station wagon, and it's a lot harder for me to get out of sports cars than it used to be.
March 22, 200916 yr Cool 350Z shots. I like the looks of those, and whenever I'm around a dealership that has a sports/performance car of almost any kind, I'll get in and sit in it. Two problems, though; after thirty years of driving pickups it was hard enough for me to get used to the being down in the traffic in the Focus station wagon, and it's a lot harder for me to get out of sports cars than it used to be. Rob, you can say that again. When I'm in the car alone I don't feel cramped, but if one of the kids is in with me, then it does feel boxed in. Now that I don't have a car, I'm looking forward to solely being a passenger.
March 22, 200916 yr Yeah I can understand that also, Rob. I have driven a car as long as I have been driving, but those sports cars are even lower than my car. Every time we went to another location during the photo shoot, it was a pain to get out of the car. When I worked at the car dealership, I dealt with that all the time. They sold Ford, BMW, and Volkswagen. The Mustangs were tough to maneuver around in, and don't get me started on the little BMW Z4 Roadsters lol. They were worse that Chris's 350Z.
March 22, 200916 yr If you want to take "pro" car photos, you need to hang a huge black drop cloth *behind* the camera to reduce or eliminate reflections. This is the reason why commercial photographers stereotypically wear black, and why cameras and pro tripods are black.
March 22, 200916 yr I was also wondering, for those kind of shoots, do photographers use a timer? It seems like it would make sense you have time to get out of the reflection. This was just a friend and I so we didn't really have a backdrop or anything like that.
March 24, 200916 yr Is this what they mean by "Adult Toys?" With all the fine detail and a price tag at $185, I sure wouldn't let kids play with it! I'd guess this one is about 1/16 scale. For more stuff, click the photo.
March 24, 200916 yr Rob, that's incredible. Just look at all the small components and moving parts, and to think it's all made of metal. Here's a photo of Woodward Ave bisecting Grand Circus Park in downtown Detroit Here's another shot looking toward's the Brody-T from the roof of the Lafayette Bldg. Despite nasty economic conditions, the renovation of the tower is still moving forward. They just updated their website. I'm literally sold on this building if I were to end up with a job in Detroit. The David Whitney I believe is up for renovation soon. They just replaced the facade with new glazed brick on the upper floor. The lobby lights are all on too. http://www.brodericktower.com/ Go to Renovation and Click on interior views.
March 24, 200916 yr Impressive views. Despite America's manufacturing decline, a lot of evidence of Detroit's grandeur survives. Incidentally, the tractor represented by the model in my photo is ideally suited for reclaiming shopping centers. It has a lot of power and a rear-mounted scarifier for plowing up asphalt. The blade would work well for pushing in walls and shoving the whole mess into a pile for recycling into aggregate.
March 24, 200916 yr Rob, my dad loves old tractors and enjoyed the pics very much! Sherman, I'm glad he enjoyed them. It's amazing how the interest in that stuff has grown over the years. I've been attending and photographing shows off and on for more than fifty years; when my brother and I first started collecting and restoring, there probably were fewer than a dozen shows across the country and now there are hundreds. We were among a half-dozen in our area who actively participated, and now it seems that anyone with two acres and room for a storage shed has at least one tractor, often one he remembers from his dad's or granddad's farm. Some of us second-generation collectors (the first were the guys born before WWI who grew up farming with the stuff) got into it because we were born with grease under our fingernails and the smells of gasoline and coal smoke in our nostrils, and it was more affordable than collector cars and easier to haul, store, and work on than a locomotive. Now the prices of some of the rarer, older farm machines have equalled or outpaced the collector cars because those were the machines that my brother and I saw sitting in a woodlot and passed on because they were too worn/rusted/stripped for us to undertake. Years later they were picked up by affluent collectors who could put $150,000 - $200,000 into restoration, having patterns made for replacement of broken or missing castings, etc.
March 30, 200916 yr Almost indeed... I miss those days when I could walk to Edgewater Park for a nightly viewing. 07.89
April 12, 200916 yr Nice light tones in that photo sherman Here's a wonderful abandonment not far from downtown Chicago. The Damen silos sit on a complicated site next to the Eisenhower Expwy , the Chicago Canal, and an elevated portion of Damen Ave. It's owned by the state of IL, and the future of the site is uncertain. We all of course know of a few innovative rehab opportunities, but one creative approach done elsewhere in Illinois was a climbing gym. Obviously, in a recreation oriented city of over 2 million people such a conversion would seem successful. Every year, this structure seems more out of the place as its surroundings fill in with shopping centers and eventually more housing. Still, it's interesting and as of right now, the views from the top are terrific of downtown
April 13, 200916 yr ^ Is that a forerunner of the Longaberger Building in Newark? yr damn skippy! that's the lorain lakeview park easter basket. it's been there since loooong before longa was a berger. here's something i took a couple days ago. this west village precinct has a specialty:
April 13, 200916 yr ^^^ A history of Lorain’s Easter basket isn’t complete without tales of hijinks The Chronicle-Telegram Staff LORAIN — The Lorain Easter basket was the brainchild of George Crehore, the city parks superintendent at the time, after his young son asked for a giant basket at the park. Crehore assigned the basket-making project to parks mechanic Dave Shukait. And, despite initial doubts, Shukait came up with a way to do it and even patented his process of building the basket layer by layer like a regular woven basket. Once the basket was built in the Parks Department garage, it was loaded onto several road graders and hauled to the east corner of Lakeview Park... Post edited 9-4-09 to comply with terms of use Rona Proudfoot, a local freelance journalist, continues to collect photographs and memories of the Lorain Easter basket. Contact her at [email protected], (440) 371-0792 or 256 Colorado Ave., Lorain, OH 44052. http://www.chroniclet.com/2009/04/12/a-history-of-lorain%e2%80%99s-easter-basket-isn%e2%80%99t-complete-without-tales-of-hijinks/
April 13, 200916 yr here's something i took a couple days ago. this west village precinct has a specialty: Yeee haw!!!!!
April 13, 200916 yr Nice glamor shot from the auto show, Jeff. Kind of ironic naming a car after the creature it replaced, and that eventually will replace it.
April 13, 200916 yr Thanks Rob! I never made that connection about the name haha. If you want to see more photos, I made a thread today for the whole show. Or you can check out my flickr set .
April 14, 200916 yr Also coming soon... "Use your ground" refers to the grounding straps hanging from the rafters for the workers in the movement of black powder into massive copper funnels. Black powder residue is scattered all throughout the buildings, so one needs to be extra cautious inside.
April 14, 200916 yr here's something i took a couple days ago. this west village precinct has a specialty: Yeee haw!!!!! egggg-zak-lee! :laugh:
April 14, 200916 yr Rob, my dad loves old tractors and enjoyed the pics very much! Sherman, I'm glad he enjoyed them. It's amazing how the interest in that stuff has grown over the years. I've been attending and photographing shows off and on for more than fifty years; when my brother and I first started collecting and restoring, there probably were fewer than a dozen shows across the country and now there are hundreds. We were among a half-dozen in our area who actively participated, and now it seems that anyone with two acres and room for a storage shed has at least one tractor, often one he remembers from his dad's or granddad's farm. Some of us second-generation collectors (the first were the guys born before WWI who grew up farming with the stuff) got into it because we were born with grease under our fingernails and the smells of gasoline and coal smoke in our nostrils, and it was more affordable than collector cars and easier to haul, store, and work on than a locomotive. Now the prices of some of the rarer, older farm machines have equalled or outpaced the collector cars because those were the machines that my brother and I saw sitting in a woodlot and passed on because they were too worn/rusted/stripped for us to undertake. Years later they were picked up by affluent collectors who could put $150,000 - $200,000 into restoration, having patterns made for replacement of broken or missing castings, etc. Too bad all those tractors and heavy equipment are rusting away on that one property you photographed awhile back. Such history there and one wishes those could be restored. https://www.instagram.com/cle_and_beyond/https://www.instagram.com/jbkaufer/
April 14, 200916 yr Also coming soon... "Use your ground" refers to the grounding straps hanging from the rafters for the workers in the movement of black powder into massive copper funnels. Black powder residue is scattered all throughout the buildings, so one needs to be extra cautious inside. When I think of the impunity with which my brother and I used to play with black powder as teens and twenty-somethings, it makes me shudder. It's impressive that we both still have all our fingers and both eyes. Our explosions in the woods beyond the barn used to scare the bejesus out of Mom and probably p!ss off the neighbors. Too bad all those tractors and heavy equipment are rusting away on that one property you photographed awhile back. Such history there and one wishes those could be restored. Although some of that stuff, like the big industrial steam engines, is clearly beyond the scope of anyone except a well-endowed museum, the owner isn't averse to selling some things to legitimate museums or historical collections if he can be assured that they will be preserved or restored and displayed. He let a museum group acquire the archaic-looking chain trencher that's hiding behind the bones of a 1930s Farmall tractor. Although it will take a lot of work to complete the job, I've heard that they did get the engine running already.
April 18, 200916 yr After a 90-year run, The Vernon Manor Hotel closed its doors March 30, 2009. They wasted no time boarding this place up, and overnight it became probably the largest and most conspicuous vacant building in Cincinnati:
April 19, 200916 yr ^ wow that is sad. what are the plans for that? some springy pics i took in washington square park (which is currently closed and being renovated)
April 20, 200916 yr INAAP, Comfort Station (Building 727-7) Interestingly enough, the doors bear markings that designated which stall was for whom.
April 20, 200916 yr INAAP, Comfort Station (Building 727-7) Interestingly enough, the doors bear markings that designated which stall was for whom. I dont understand that?
April 20, 200916 yr A comfort station was for women to relieve themselves. One side featured toilets and sinks, while the other was more of a lounge. The doors bear pencil markings that basically read, "this is my stall." I thought it was hilarious. I want to now claim the stall at my workplace (oh wait, I already do!).
April 20, 200916 yr Lurking in the women's restrooms again?! Sherman, one of these days you're gonna' get in bad trouble!
April 20, 200916 yr Lurking in the women's restrooms again?! Sherman, one of these days you're gonna' get in bad trouble! I could go so many places with that. So many opportunities, but the board is PG-13/R. LOL
April 22, 200916 yr well how do you like that? martian barchans look like water. umm, what's a barchan? :laugh: basically: arc-shaped blowing sand ridges http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barchans Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2009 April 20 See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available. Flowing Barchan Sand Dunes on Mars Credit: HiRISE, MRO, LPL (U. Arizona), NASA Explanation: When does Mars act like a liquid? Although liquids freeze and evaporate quickly into the thin atmosphere of Mars, persistent winds may make large sand dunes appear to flow and even drip like a liquid. Visible on the above image right are two flat top mesas in southern Mars, where the season is changing from Spring to Summer. A light dome topped hill is also visible on the far left of the image. As winds blow from right to left, flowing sand on and around the hills leaves picturesque streaks. The dark arc-shaped droplets of fine sand are called barchans, and are the interplanetary cousins of similar Earth-based sand forms. Barchans can move intact downwind and can even appear to pass through each other. Over the past few weeks, winds on southern Mars have been kicking up dust and are being watched to see if they escalate into another of Mars' famous planet-scale sand storms. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap090420.html
April 25, 200916 yr Abandoned Detroit factory at the 75/94 Interchange. It has been closed since the early 80's I think. The bottom photo shows how some of the floors collapsed. It's weird, because my first visit we would look up and see the steel beams bowing downward substantially. I had wondered when the floors would finally begin collapsing. The city has tried to seal the building numerous times, fearing being sued by careless urban explorers who might fall through the floor, but the homeless tear them back down and establish residence in the lower level. It's typical for most people to leave this place with a pounding headache. Not sure what's in the air, but oh well.....
April 27, 200916 yr Lord, the loft that would make. I would be dangerous if I had the money to buy and redevelop a place like that.
May 2, 200916 yr Two for today: Cincinnati Zoo's Tunes & Blooms was spectacular. I'll have a full update on this soon.
May 4, 200916 yr My friend's 1968 Dodge Charger at the Keystone Cruisers Cruise-In Car Show. So nice. See the rest of the show @Flickr.
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