This is part four of my 3000 mile trip through the midwest. The previous blogs are below: Part 1 – The In Between – rural photography off the highway Part 2 – Three cities, three structures – brief stops in Dayton, Indianapolis, Madison Part 3 – Tripping through Milwaukee – downtown and industrial Milwaukee The architectural centerpiece of Milwaukee is
Okay, okay. I said this was going to be a four part blog. I lied. It’ll be more like five or six parts. Sue me. Part 1 – The In Between – rural photography off the highway Part 2 – Three cities, three structures – brief stops in Dayton, Indianapolis, Madison I walked through downtown Milwaukee a few times, took
This is part 2 of 4 regarding my recent two-week 3000 mile road trip. To see the previous blog, see below: Part 1 – The In Between – rural photography off the highway DAYTON, OHIO The issue with traveling through so many cities was that as much as I would’ve enjoyed staying long periods of times in these cities to
Okay, so I drove 3027 miles. On the way up and back I drove through Charleston, WV, Dayton, OH, Indianapolis, IN, Milwaukee, WI, Madison WI, Chicago, IL, Lousiville, KY, Lexington, KY, and Knoxville, TN. As you’ll read further in this and consecutive blogs, I didn’t necessarily stop through all of these cities, or even take photos in every city I
For a city relatively close in proximity, I certainly don’t spend enough time in Charlotte! In March, I visited a few friends, had a commercial shoot, and during my spare time got off some snapshots downtown. I roamed around the city scoping future skyline shots for future visits and walked downtown a bit, focusing on the museum district, especially the
By early March, I was near the tail end of my contract work and determined to spend more time in North Carolina. To wrap up some of my travel: ROCKY MOUNT, NC I would like to spend more time in this town in the near future. There’s a nice historic downtown and plenty of industrial facilities I’d like to explore
Normal people spend New Year’s Eve in some metropolitan area counting down to the upcoming calendar year. I am clearly not normal and spent it in central Tennessee and western Kentucky. The biggest surprise of my venture into photography is an affinity towards the rural condition and this was the first real opportunity I had in a couple of years
This blog basically covers some of my travel between October 23 and December 8, 2010 – Spartanburg, Shrevesport, Myrtle Beach, and Nasvhille. Ready? Here goes: SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA Trespassing at an abandoned truck stop across the street from my hotel: Abandoned IV (2010) SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA I hadn’t traveled to Shreveport since visiting with my parents as a teenager. There’s a
Previous fair blogs: 2009, Part II 2009, Part I 2008 On the first evening of the fair, I was to meet up with several people with one of my photography meetup groups to walk around the state fair. I got there a bit early, in time for sunset, and shot some photographs of Dorton Arena and the fairgrounds. October 14,
Seriously, how behind am I? In early October I went with the Triangle Photography Club Meetup to Duke Gardens. I needed a break, stayed for about an hour. It was the first real opportunity I got to shoot my new 24-70mm L (which is now my longest range lens – and by the time you’re reading this…no longer new). Many
I’ve never been to Kansas. My stereotypical impression was that it was flat and there was nothing there. I flew into Wichita with Chad, who I think to liven up the tundra went Beastie Boys all up in Kansas, imitating the sound of turntables before we even got off the ground. “Wichi Wichi Wichi WICHITA!” to which I’d respond, “Whachoosayin’
Some takes from this past Saturday with the Triangle Photography Club and Raleigh Outdoor Photography Club. (I’ve obviously been watching too much John Rosenthal photography) At the state capitol, I played a bit with the tilt-function on my lens, so the entire image isn’t exactly sharp. Oddly enough, I think the subtle difference helped bring more attention to the entablature