The Matchmaker - Circleville, Ohio

Roundtown Players Theatre

Matchmaker - That's my sister-in-law on the right.
Equipment - I have no clue. Might be late 60's Pentax, mid 80's Nikon, or mid-Pleistocene Leica. . . I just don't remember.

Tulsa Union Depot - Tulsa, Oklahoma

After some initial thrashing – I found the train depot. When I first pulled the Canon 5D out of the Domke and took off the lens cap – I had to wait about five minutes for the glass to warm up and the condensation to evaporate off the front element. I shot a couple frames outside – then decided to look at the interior. It was a disappointment. There is virtually nothing on the inside to identify the space as a passenger rail terminal. The Jazz Hall of Fame is nice – but not particularly photogenic. By the time I came back outside, the sun had finally shifted to light the front of the building. For more information on this building:

http://www.tulsapreservationcommission.org/artdeco/buildings/index.pl?id=5

This must be a great venue for jazz concerts!

All photos Canon 5D w/17mm Tamron, 24-60mm Sigma DG, 105mm Super Takumar and 200mm Super Takumar.

Boston Avenue Church - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Boston Avenue Church - Tulsa Oklahoma - 24 June 2009. Completed in 1929, it blends traditional church design and modern "skyscraper" techniques. To my eye it looks like something one would see in Minas Tirith. I half expected Gandalf to come striding out the door. Canon 5D w/ 200mm F:4.0 Super Takumar, 105mm F:2.8 Super Takumar, 24-60mm Sigma DG, and 17mm F:3.5 Tamron SP.

http://bestoftulsa.com/landmarks/boston_ave_church.shtml

Then there were the three guys. . . Large statues on the side of the building. They had beams coming out of their hair – so I gotta’ figure these are pretty heavy hitters – God, The Son, and the Holy Ghost: The ultimate Power Trio - Masters of matter, space, and time – manifesting as human beings in flowing garments (I’ve no problem with that part as a social convention). What intrigued me was – they were all three on horseback. . . Now – what do the three most powerful entities in the universe need with horses? Transportation? They can manifest anywhere in the universe - at any time – in any form . . . Why climb on the back of some big smelly animal and ride it around? It made me wonder. . .

Then I learned they are the equestrian Circuit Riders, the early Methodists engaged in spreading the Good Word. Two of the three riders represent historic individuals, Bishop Francis Asbury, the first American Methodist bishop and Bishop William McKendrie, while the third figure, the one in the center, is symbolic of all the other men of God who did His bidding from horseback.

This building cap, from a distance looked like it would appear natural with shafts of lighting or slithering clouds of burning plasma coming out.

Tattered Flag - Chillicothe, Ohio

Tattered Flag - Chillicothe Train Station - 18 August 2008. I've no idea when the last passenger train rolled through this place, but it was evidently festooned with flags and banners for some event. . . and now only these little flags dangling from beneath the eaves of the platform remain. Panasonic LUMIX DMC LX2

Amazons! - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Amazons - 18 June 2009 - Pittsburgh National Aviary. My son and I were late to see the outside bird show. These were hanging about waiting to be taken inside. This was shot with a long telephoto that was probably manufactured in the early 1970's. It was a fully manual shot. Set the ASA on the camera. Set the f-stop on the lens. Set the shutter speed on the camera. Light meter? I didn't have my Gossen Lunapro with me - so I estimated. Canon 5D w/400mm F:5.6 Auto Vivitar.

Lotus +2

Lotus +2 - My older brother named a female cat (pregnant of course) that showed up in our garage about four weeks ago after one of my cars - a Lotus Elan Sprint DHC. Presently - she became a +2. . . Nowhere nearly as neat as a real Lotus Elan +2. . . Canon 5D w/24-60mm Sigma F:2.8 EX DG

<-OUT

Out - Valier, Montana - 12 June 2009. Drive your grain truck out this end of the elevator. Without the context . . . it seemed (is) pretty cryptic. . . Panasonic LUMX DMC LX2.

Pumpkin Snow - Santa Fe, NM

Pumpkin Snow - Santa Fe, New Mexico - Late October 2002. One of the things I enjoy about living at higher altitudes is earlier snows. They don't last very long - but that's just another advantage. Sony DSC P30 Cybershot

The Bend

The Bend - Browning, MT - 12 June 2009. A BNSF freight blew past just as I was getting ready to pull out of East Glacier. I snapped off some frames of it then, east of East Glacier, and just before it got to Browning. It must have been really hustling along – because I had scarcely changed the lens on the Leica M-4 before I could hear it approaching the big bend before the underpass. The light was perfect – and I hoped I didn’t compose the shot too tightly. Leica M4 w/100mm Canon F:2.0. Click on the image.

Chicago Skyline

Chicago Skyline - The airliner was making a south to north approach to O'Hare. I burned off eight images as the Chicago skyline was backlit by a parade of lit Lake Michigan. This image involves no manipulative filtration. Panasonic LUMIX DMC LX2.

Joy of Air Travel

Joy of Air Travel - April 2007. I'm not certain where I took this - probably the air terminal in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Camera was Nikon FE2 w/17mm F:3.5 Tamron SP.