Monthly Archives: July 2019

Thar be dragons!

Little ones – dragonflies to be exact 😉 Teri  📷

Posted in Insects, life, Nature, Ohio, photography | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Monarching

Is that even a word?  It will have to do for my purpose here which is to share with you this beautiful creature that so obligingly let me follow it around a garden of flowers in a local park; it … Continue reading

Posted in Flowers, Insects, life, Nature, Ohio, photography | Tagged , , , , | 8 Comments

Butterfly Bokeh

In black and white.  I believe that the beautiful Monarch butterfly is one of the if not the most recognizable butterfly in the world.  I feel that the bokeh of the plants and flowers behind the butterfly look like hundreds … Continue reading

Posted in Art, Monochrome Monday, Nature, Ohio, photography | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

You see, it’s been like this…

This year has been quite busy here for us.  We welcomed 2019 in California and have since traveled to five other states.  Some of the trips were for work, some for fun and others to help family.  Those trips meant … Continue reading

Posted in architecture, event, Ohio, photography | Tagged , , , , , , | 8 Comments

The Ohio Theatre

Welcome to the Ohio Theatre!  Designed by Scottish born architect, Thomas W. Lamb, who wanted it to be a palace for the average man.  It opened in 1928 as a Lowe’s movie house with it’s own orchestra and theatre organ.  … Continue reading

Posted in architecture, Art, History, Ohio, photography | Tagged , , , , , , | 7 Comments

The Southern Theatre

Next on our open house tour of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts theatre tour is the Southern Theatere   This theatre opened September 21, 1896 and is Columbus’ oldest existing theatre and listed on the National Register of Historic … Continue reading

Posted in architecture, History, Ohio, photography | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Palace Theatre

The Palace Theatre was a 1926 vaudeville house with an interior designed with inspiration from the Palais de Versailles in France.  In 2018 a $6 million dollar renovation (which included a new roof, high efficiency heating and some work on … Continue reading

Posted in architecture, Art, History, Ohio, photography | Tagged , , , , , | 12 Comments

Attending the Theater

This past weekend we were fortunate to be able to participate in a free open house for the three historical Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) theaters.  Here is a welcome image to the first of theaters, the Palace.  Now … Continue reading

Posted in architecture, Art, History, Ohio, photography | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

Narwhals

Graffiti has grown from being a nuisance (well, in some cases it still is) to being amazing and even commissioned art on buildings.  Some of these artists and their creations are just astounding too!  I love discovering new wall art … Continue reading

Posted in Art, photography, street photography | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Experimenting with ICM

What is ICM?  ICM is intentional camera movement; not to be confused with shaky or blurry by accident or not having the ability to hold very very still.  The idea with ICM is to move the camera on purpose during … Continue reading

Posted in Art, Photo Techniques, photography | Tagged , , , , , | 16 Comments