The Austin Capitol building has many interesting view points. This was one of my favorites. I liked the mixture of fall color, interesting sky and stately old building.
This old Texaco service station was scheduled to be demolished when the contractor in charge decided to move it to his own property up in eastern Washington. We got permission to go on his property to take photographs. This is one of the many I took. We got there right in the middle of the day so the lighting was pretty harsh, but HDR helped save the day.
When I first saw this photo opportunity I was thinking it would be a good candidate for a black & white. However, when I saw it on my computer screen it didn't do much for me. So I thought to create more interest and to emphasize the freight train which really was the main subject of the photo, I would add back in the color of the train only. For me it makes the photo work. What do you think?
It seems like old vehicles that have seen better days make for great photo subjects. I've included a few more in this post that I took up in the Palouse country of Washington. Something about the old chipped paint and rust that makes you wonder what stories the truck could tell you if it could talk.
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| Ford Cobra |
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I went over to a weekly car gathering in Irvine this morning called Coffee and Cars. It is a place where you can see a lot of car enthusiasts showing off there hot rods, muscle cars, classic cars, etc. It makes for a great opportunity for photographing some fabulous cars.
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| Packard Headlight |
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Just got back from visiting some good friends up in Gig Harbor, Washington. On our last day up there we were having lunch at the harbor when this beautiful sloop comes tooling by. I had my new Nikon point and shoot with me and had to grab a shot. By the way, in case you couldn't tell by my photo above, Gig Harbor is a gorgeous place to visit.
Just to change things up I thought I would take a break from the Palouse and post another lighthouse photo today. This one is of Yaquina Head Lighthouse in Newport, Oregon. This was taken in early July when there were a lot of flowers blooming. The park didn't open it's gates until 8am so I had to park outside the gates and hike in about a mile to get the sunrise photo you see above. These hikes are fun because you are all by yourself in a beautiful local and everything is quiet and peaceful. Very enjoyable way to get a little exercise.
