I got new excitment coming

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Coming soon, June 23rd to be exact, I will be presenting a class on how to make your photo’s better with any camera. So if your going to be in the Newark, Ohio area on June 15th stop on by the library at 6:30 pm and bring your camera and questions. I’ll be so happy to meet you and help with your overall photography experience.

See you there.

Model train expo part 2

This was one of my more favorite diorama’s at the show. Being a truck driver myself, I felt the representation of the Roadway  and the U.S. Express trucks was quite good.

Photo’s from the model train expo part 1

Sunday I took my kids to the model train expo in Columbus, Ohio. It was pretty cool seeing all of the layouts and trains in the 50,000 square foot room. The next few posts will show some of the shots I got from it and to start it off here’s one of the coolest things I saw.

The entire set was made out of Lego bricks, even the trains, and there was four or five four foot tall replica’s of actual buildings. One of them was the Nationwide building here in Columbus which is, ironically, just next door to where we were.

Here’s the real building:

Here’s the Lego one:

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It’s another new years post

I’ve been putting this off for a few days, wondering if all of you are sick of reading the “new year resolution” post that is so pervasive on the blogs this time of year.  My conclusion is “Yes, you are” and my answer to that is “Here’s one more! OH BOY!”

But I’ll give you a change from the same old thing. Instead of reflecting back on the past and stating how much I’ve grown in the past year and what things I want to change and maybe even a sob story included, I’ll just get down to the meat and bones. Of course I’ve dedicated two paragraphs already to blah…blah…blah but I digress.

In this year I am planning on going on day trips around Ohio. Where I live most of the state is within three hours of driving and really there is no excuse for not going to see the treasures of the land. Of course my camera is coming along to share the experiences. I also want to improve on the quality of the blog by making it more of an information resource as well as a showcase for my work.

I would love to hear from anyone who has been to unusual and/or interesting places in Ohio. Also if you have any suggestions on what things to improve on the blog please leave a comment. Thanks for reading yet another new years resolution post and being a loyal reader over the past year. For those of you who is new to this blog, welcome and thank you. I certainly hope you will find this site helpful and informative.

 

Just in case you didn’t get enough New Years posts, here’s some more:

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• Why I Never Make New Year’s Resolutions (And You Shouldn’t Either) (blisstree.com)
• New Year’s Resolutions – Goals for 2011 from The Dump Stat (thedumpstat.blogspot.com)
• New Year’s Resolutions 2011 of Me, Erin Miller (socyberty.com)

Black and White week 52

Here is the final shot of the Year in Black and White series. It’s been long project and it’s kind of sad that it’s now complete. However, like this acorn new ideas are stored in seeds and can grow into tree’s. Time for a new project to plant I’m thinking.

Black and White week 51

This is a life size porcelain statue of the founder guru of the ISKCON (Hare Krishna’s) movement, Srila Praphupada.

We need some color today

I thought it would be nice to have some color to brighten up this gray winter.

Black and White week 50

It’s a little late but Merry Christmas!

My wife found this and I thought it was just funny. Merry Christmas and happy new year everyone.

Black and White week 49