Different
Cloudless windy day, palm trees, a black & white camera and looking for something different.
Just look down
One day, standing on sandstone in a beautiful National Monument a very experienced photographer shouted at me "look down". I glanced at my feet and he again shouted so I took a photo, minus my feet. Due to the simple texture of the rock, that turned out to be one of the best photos I took that day. Now when searching for eye level objects of interest I'll sometimes remember to simply look down.
State Fair
Wisconsin State Fair at night I will mount a camera on a tripod and as the ride is spinning I open the shutter for some random amount of time which in this case was 2 seconds. I never know what these will look like until I get home and see them on the computer.
Hot Air Can Be Beautiful
Hot Colored Air
Getting to ready launch a field of hot air balloons. This is one of the more colorful and dramatic events I get to photograph.
Steam Engine
Henry Ford Museum
The Shimmer
Though about 6 inches of water the sandstone bottom of a lakeshore shimmered in the noon high sunlight.
Dashboard Hula Girl
From the 1950s
Plane enters from the right
Makes a turning loop while releasing fireworks then leaves show center to the left while releasing more before exiting.
Hang On Tight!
Wisconsin State Fair amusement ride, at night with a long exposure. There was also a pretty sunset sky as background.
Can’t you just hear the screams
State Fair...faster and faster it spins, pushing you farther out and up till it feels like you'll fly off into space......
Old World Wisconsin
Original 1800s farmhouse owned by the WI Historical Society
Camera Bump
While taking a photo of a ferris wheel at dusk, I bumped the camera which was, until this moment, very securely attached to a tripod to prevent any
movement. I think it’s one of the better shots I came home with. This new art form I will call Camera Bumping!
Ice…
I thought it was pretty
Neapolitan Rock
Multi-colored sandstone in Gold Butte National Monument Nevada
Still Video
While taking a night photo of an amusement ride which requires a rock steady tripod, sometimes I'll purposely move the camera to see what it will see.
Spinning Dream
This is the 1,004 foot Carnival Dream cruise ship as it makes a 180 degree turn to depart the Key West harbor. I set the camera and waited for the ship to untie, move away from the dock and begin turning. I opened the cameras shutter for about 5 minutes until it stopped turning.
Inside Out
Without color the lines and shapes become visible.
Weeeeeee
Wisconsin State Fair ride. I left the shutter open for 2 seconds and had the camera mounted on a tripod to prevent it from moving.
Tres Palmas
Black & White camera used for this plain photo with structure. I'm learning that plain without color makes me look harder at the subject.
I can’t explain…..
Higgs Beach...as found
Ride Art
Wisconsin State Fair Midway ride. I left the shutter open for 2 seconds while it spun.
The Scrambler
The Scrambler is an amusement ride in which suspended riders spinning in cars experience centrifugal force, while spinning along two separate axes. Riders are seated in small carriages clustered together and connected by beams at the top to a central point. The clustered vehicles are spun in one direction, while the ride as a whole spins in the opposite direction. Wikipedia
I took this at the Wisconsin State Fair by leaving the shutter open for a few seconds.
Bubble Art
A guy in the park in Key West was making huge 5' bubbles with a rope dipped in dishwashing soap. Had my camera so I was fortunate to get about 7-8 beautiful photos with the sun off to my left lighting up all the colors in from of me.
Navajo Colors
The range of colors of the Navajo Sandstone –red, brown, pink, salmon, gold, and even white—results from varying amounts and forms of iron oxide within the rock, and in the case of the white upper portion of the Navajo, the overall lack of iron. This photo comprises an area of about 6 feet square and shows why some areas of the Southwest look like they do.
Bag of balloons
This guy in Germany was making ballon animals for children as they walked by.
Page Arizona
Transmission line towers from Glen Canyon Dam. The dam base containing the power generating turbines is far below me.
Key West Mooring
Abandoned Gas Station
Outside Moab Utah
Can you guess what this is?
It's a plane flying a series of maneuvers. The pattern you see is from his lights & engine exhaust while ejecting fireworks. EAA Show Oshkosh WI
Day Lillies
Old Dade County Pine Home
Night Airshow
EAA Oshkosh WI
European Garden
Cruise Ship
Night Airshow – EAA Oshkosh WI
Long exposure:
Plane enters from the left, launches fireworks at the top of a loop, exits the night stage to the right.
Sculpture of a dock lineman
EAA Night Airshow Oshkosh WI
Twin engine aircraft enters from the right makes a 180 degree turn while launching fireworks.