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Soft Stuff – Hard Stuff

The last couple of weeks have presented me with a real diversity of subjects to shoot!  Last week’s post included some macro shots of flower blossoms and here is another with a different look.  This magnolia blossom is darker, shows … Continue reading

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Playing With Macro

When I shot the old railroad engines and cars a few weeks ago, I pulled out a 105 mm macro lens, one that allows extreme close-up photography, and used it for some of my shots of small rusty objects.  When … Continue reading

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The Coast Guard in My Life

I was going to followup with last week’s post about train restoration at the Midwest Railway Preservation Society but instead I think I’ll talk about a place and an organization that have both had strong influences on my life. Growing … Continue reading

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Rust and Restoration

Yesterday I finally made it to an open house of the Midwest Railway Preservation Society (MRSP) in Cleveland’s Flats.  I’ve driven by the old historic roundhouse many times and wished I could get inside!  It was well worth the wait and … Continue reading

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Guardians of Transportation

In 1932 Cleveland’s Lorain-Carnegie Bridge opened featuring four 43 foot tall pylons with 2 sandstone statues on each.  These 8 sandstone statues, named the “Guardians of Transportation” and carved out of local Berea sandstone, represented the advancing technology of sources … Continue reading

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Old Stuff, Old Look

Looking thru some old, 2004 photos, I came upon some shots that go nicely with some shots I took last month.  This first photo is of a restored gas station at an Antique Engine club in Ashtabula County, OH.  I … Continue reading

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Car Parts

A few weeks ago I posted some photos from the Western Reserve Historical Society’s Crawford Auto Aviation Museum.  Today, I’m posting a few shots of some small details of two antique automobiles from the museum’s collection.  One vehicle, a Chandler, … Continue reading

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Is It Spring Yet?

It looked and felt like spring yesterday, so after working a few hours in the morning, teaching a photography class, I decided to take advantage of the nice sunny day to take a photographic road trip. I’ve been up in … Continue reading

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The Old Bike

In 2009 I was able to visit the Western Reserve Historical Society’s (WRHS) restoration facility in Macedonia, OH.  This is where the historical society stored and restored it’s collection of old automobiles, airplanes, merry-go-round horses and all sorts of other … Continue reading

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It’s Not Spring Yet – Mother Nature’s Reminder

As we were beginning to think we had turned the weather corner into spring, yesterday Mother Nature issued a reminder that, “no indeed, it’s still winter!”  When I awoke yesterday morning and looked outside, there was a new coating of … Continue reading

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