July 5, 2015

We took a day-trip to Athens, GA yesterday and to Watson State Park.  We had mixed thoughts regarding Athens.

I wanted to eat at The Last Resort restaurant, but as it turned out, it was closed for the Fourth of July.  we did eat at the The Diner, which is quite nostalgic.

There were a some Grafitti Art and here are two that were very impressive.

 

 

The Bus Stops caught my eye.  Here is one example, but others were artistic as well.

The next pictures are of Watson Mill Covered Bridge, which you can read about below the pictures.

 

Watson Mill Bridge contains the longest covered bridge in the state, spanning 229 feet across the South Fork River. Built in 1885 by Washington (W.W.) King, son of freed slave and famous covered-bridge builder Horace King, the bridge is supported by a town lattice truss system held firmly together with wooden pins.  At one time, Georgia had more than 200 covered bridges; today, less than 20 remain.

July 2, 2015

I understand that Stavanger, Norway is the capital of Grafitti Art.  The following pictures are some taken on an evening walk near our lodging.  Others, of which I did not get to photograph, were amazing works.

To enlarge the picture, click once on it.

June 28, 2015

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA!

It is next weekend.  The celebrations, parades, picnics,and fireworks will abound.  For those that want to take pictures of fireworks, there are a number of sites that populate a 'Google Search' entitled "How to photography fireworks," including You Tube videos.

I picked up a tip on one and the following pictures are a result.  But first... the following pictures were taken of the screen of my Macbook-Pro 15 computer, which was on a You Tube channel.  Pictures taken from a video, not a photograph.  

The tip that I was using was shooting picture using the Shutter Mode on my camera set to "Bulb," which keeps the shutter open as long as I have the button pressed.

For better pictures, read some tips first.  One tip that impressed me the first time I shot fireworks was to be up-wind.  As the show goes on, the smoke accumulates and if you are down-wind, it floats between you and the fireworks, causing distorted pictures.

The last two pictures are the same shot, but I changed one to Black and White, for those with a discriminating taste. :-}

June 26, 2015

We have some new friends in the backyard lately.  Last evening, they hung around for about an hour, making themselves to home.

June 21, 2015

HAPPY FATHERS DAY!

My sweet daughters gave my a "squirrel-proof" bird feeder for Fathers Day and it works great.  I love it.  The squirrels still come around but have to eat the left-overs, that fall to the ground.  The first picture, as you could guess, is of one of the squirrels that roam about.

The next pictures of of Ben, before he left for a baseball tournament in Panama City, FL.  His brother, Jack, is in Myrtle Beach, SC at a baseball tournament as well.  I did duplicate the color photo and removed the color to produce the black and white.  I then added a white vignette.

"Have you ever heard the expression, "There isn't a camera that he doesn't like."  That is Ben.  I got up very close to take the picture of his eye and he did not flinch.

June 18, 2015

Our grandson, Ben, is a ham.  He came into the living room as this and I grabbed the camera.  This photo would be a great one to add a caption.  If you have one, put it into the 'comments.'

June 14, 2015

It is our 46th anniversary today.  We celebrated be taking a day trip to Dahlonega, GA and then out to dinner in the evening.  I have to admit... this month's photo project is The Three Sisters Winery and Dahlonega.  My interest in the winery was the landscape and it did not disappoint.

After lunch in Dahlonega, we walked around...Linda shopped and I took pictures.

They were having a music jam and as I you can see, I was standing next to a banjo player.  Dahlonega always honors those that served in various wars and conflicts each year for the fourth of July.

Click once on the Vineyard to enlarge.