September 16, 200915 yr Rob, I love that photo. It reminds me of those city posters that you can buy.
September 24, 200915 yr I had a 1979 Delta '88 Holiday Edition. It was the biggest 2-door car ever made. The power steering was without a doubt the car's finest feature. You could parallel park with your pinky toe if you wanted to. Big D didn't like to start in the winter and broke down several times. One time I had a school assignment where where we were supposed to do location lighting, and since the car was broken down, I did location lighting on campus. The teacher was pissed off and didn't accept the work so I photographed my broken-down car: Here is a 35mm shot of Big D idling on McMillan St. near UC:
September 24, 200915 yr That generation and body style was one of my two favorite generations from GM. That, and the late 60's muscle era. When I worked at the Ford/BMW/Volkswagen dealership, my friend and I started cleaning an '82 Caprice for the auction. It was beat up, but it was such a solid car. I almost bought it for 500 bucks to use as a beater car haha.
September 25, 200915 yr The one thing I really didn't like about that car was the top of the dash. It was at collarbone or neck level since you sat so low in the car. So if you hit someone or something hard enough, off with your head. Actually, you'd probably get killed by the steering wheel first. Check out that steering wheel though, with the cool jet insignia in the middle. Before air bags, they made all kinds of cool steering wheels. Also, that knob to the left of the steering wheel controlled the lights. You pulled it kind of like choke on a lawn mower or something with a 2-stroke engine.
September 25, 200915 yr I was going to chastise you for having your high beams on in the city, but McMillan's a one way through there. LOL
September 25, 200915 yr I kind of forgot about this photo. This was taken July 3rd, 2009, on the Market Street Bridge. I loved the star effect I got from all of the lights:
September 26, 200915 yr No I didn't. I actually also had to reduce the highlights in post. It just came out that way. I forget if I had my circular polarizer on or not, but I doubt that would do anything.
September 28, 200915 yr A small aperture will enhance the starburst effect in night shots. A piece of window screen right up close to the lens makes a decent star filter, too.
September 29, 200915 yr I always wondered about that, thanks for the info rob. As for my awful photography habits, I had a horrible time getting these next too. Both of these were shot from my bedroom. I couldn't find my tripod, so I duct taped my SLR to the glass. It was the only method I could think of. Unfortunately the tape began to sag in both shots, so there's some blur. I guess I should find that tripod Here's an evening shot after a storm from another window
September 29, 200915 yr If I lived that close to a Barney's I'd buy something everyday just to buy something.
September 29, 200915 yr It's been a while since I have been to Chicago. I was in Roseland for like a week and visited the city for like an hour. I should make a road trip there this summer.
September 29, 200915 yr If I lived that close to a Barney's I'd buy something everyday just to buy something. :P
September 29, 200915 yr If I lived that close to a Barney's I'd buy something everyday just to buy something. :P I'd start with a bird cage for you!
September 30, 200915 yr If I lived that close to a Barney's I'd buy something everyday just to buy something. It's really funny, because the apartment I live in was actually an accident. I had a service find my place. Most buildings in the downtown area run at 100% occupancy. After the tour, they were basically like "you have 5 hours to make a decision to sign the lease." Gave it a bit to long and missed out, but a unit opened up the next day on Oak St, and I immediately signed the lease. The building is great. The neighborhood doesn't really match my personality to be honest.....I come out of the building looking like a 'hoodlum.' But I'm close to work, food, trains, buses, and a block from Michigan Ave, which is nice when guests are in town.
September 30, 200915 yr If I lived that close to a Barney's I'd buy something everyday just to buy something. It's really funny, because the apartment I live in was actually an accident. I had a service find my place. Most buildings in the downtown area run at 100% occupancy. After the tour, they were basically like "you have 5 hours to make a decision to sign the lease." Gave it a bit to long and missed out, but a unit opened up the next day on Oak St, and I immediately signed the lease. The building is great. The neighborhood doesn't really match my personality to be honest.....I come out of the building looking like a 'hoodlum.' But I'm close to work, food, trains, buses, and a block from Michigan Ave, which is nice when guests are in town. I guess the neighborhood is "changing". tsk tsk tsk.
October 1, 200915 yr If I lived that close to a Barney's I'd buy something everyday just to buy something. It's really funny, because the apartment I live in was actually an accident. I had a service find my place. Most buildings in the downtown area run at 100% occupancy. After the tour, they were basically like "you have 5 hours to make a decision to sign the lease." Gave it a bit to long and missed out, but a unit opened up the next day on Oak St, and I immediately signed the lease. The building is great. The neighborhood doesn't really match my personality to be honest.....I come out of the building looking like a 'hoodlum.' But I'm close to work, food, trains, buses, and a block from Michigan Ave, which is nice when guests are in town. I guess the neighborhood is "changing". tsk tsk tsk. I'll do the best I can.
October 1, 200915 yr If I lived that close to a Barney's I'd buy something everyday just to buy something. It's really funny, because the apartment I live in was actually an accident. I had a service find my place. Most buildings in the downtown area run at 100% occupancy. After the tour, they were basically like "you have 5 hours to make a decision to sign the lease." Gave it a bit to long and missed out, but a unit opened up the next day on Oak St, and I immediately signed the lease. The building is great. The neighborhood doesn't really match my personality to be honest.....I come out of the building looking like a 'hoodlum.' But I'm close to work, food, trains, buses, and a block from Michigan Ave, which is nice when guests are in town. I guess the neighborhood is "changing". tsk tsk tsk. I'll do the best I can. the horror! (clutching my pearls)
October 1, 200915 yr Oh and not before I cycle through Ghirardelli Chocolate a few hundred times for free samples. Nahh, I'll be nice. It's a great street and always busy. Maybe someday I'll make it. Here's a night shot of Mariano Park, a wedge shaped (plaza technically) surrounded by restaurants. Whenever I'm hungry late at night, I make a quick run downstairs to this snack stand. Night: Day: Those restaurants are fortunately within my range. Still pricey though, but the food is great.
October 7, 200915 yr I wish I could say I took this photo. Alas, it was taken by Matthias Frey in Stuttgart, Germany.
October 7, 200915 yr ^There's a copyright notice at the bottom of that linked page. Do you have permission to post that photo? If not, it probably should be taken down. There's no end of excellent photography on the internet, available to anyone who makes a small effort to find it. I had the impression (possibly mistaken?) that this thread is where we post our own work.
October 7, 200915 yr ^ Noted. I've modified my message, but kept the link to the source page for those who are interested.
October 8, 200915 yr Such a far cry from Edgewater where there are more black and mild tips than sand. That's the way all the G.L beaches should look. Let this be an example.
October 12, 200915 yr Waterville Interurban Bridge: Beautiful photo; nice light and gorgeous sky. The interurban lines built some impressive structures, some of which were in service for a fairly short time. Some never saw use at all, because the builders underestimated the startup costs and ran out of capital before ever running a train.
October 12, 200915 yr Waterville Interurban Bridge: That's a cool bridge. I like how it blends in so well with the natural landscape around it. Great photo. You're a really good photographer.
October 14, 200915 yr Centralia is finally all gone? Personally, I'd be afraid to go onto the site, for fear of the earth literally opening up and swallowing me into a fiery pit.
October 14, 200915 yr Centralia is finally all gone? Personally, I'd be afraid to go onto the site, for fear of the earth literally opening up and swallowing me into a fiery pit. Now why on earth would that happen to such a sweet and innocent person?
October 15, 200915 yr Rob, you can dump all of your enemies there! Save some money! I already have a green solution to disposal; I compost them and feed my giant zinnias and salvia. The goldfinches love the zinnias, the hummingbirds stake out the salvia, and the bees aren't fussy.
October 15, 200915 yr Centralia is finally all gone? Personally, I'd be afraid to go onto the site, for fear of the earth literally opening up and swallowing me into a fiery pit. The town is totally gone save for a row of three homes, and then a lone row home down the block. There are several trailers strewn about also. The mayor lives on the other side of town in a traditional detached home that is kept in immaculate shape. Regarding the dangers of the area, you have to know where and where not to go, and use your head. I have been there 4 times, so I pretty much know the safe places and unstable places. My friend who went with me was probably annoyed with me because whenever I didn't feel safe, I told him to get back on the pavement. The only really dangerous places are on the main outcrop in "town" and the gashes on the abandoned portion of PA 61. It's still a dangerous place, but if you use common sense, you'll be safe.
October 17, 200915 yr I love old photos like that. I am presuming that the tracks to the right are replacing the ones to the left?
October 23, 200915 yr I absolutelylove all these Great Lake shots! Thanks C-Dawg. I agree... Cleveland can look at these and see what better lake/shoreline stewardship might look like and do for the image....and what bettering that image will do for the economy.
October 23, 200915 yr Enough already with pretty fall pictures. Let's see some of autumn's ugliness - the consequences of OWI, as seen through a rain-spattered filter. Some kind of pestilence took hold of me Monday night, and although I'm back home from Chicago/Northwest Indiana, I'm still trying to shake it. Last night wasn't good for sleeping. About 4 a.m. I awakened to a hellish racket outside. A city crew was jetting a sewer line. I've never heard two bull elephants fight, but I imagine it would sound something like that. They had the lane closed off with pylons and barricaded with another big truck. Just as I was starting to doze off again I was reawakened by myriad sirens, and they stopped right in front of my house. At that hour, there's virtually no traffic - except for drunks, one of whom found his way past the lane closure and managed to straighten the curve and bulldoze the guardrail. He might have made it all the way to the river, had it not been for a tree. I thought I might as well get some photographic mileage out of the inconvenience, so I bundled up, took my camera, and headed across the street. The photos are the best I could do; the cops wouldn't let me get any closer. I overheard that the driver wasn't seriously injured. It took a winch truck to get the car out to where a flatbed could get to it. I watched that from the dry, warm environs of my window. The front end of the car looked pretty well crunched, dead center.
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