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Went out last night (cause there was no freezing rain) to take pics of ...
Updated: Dec 13, 2009 12:33pm PST
Went to the Grays Armory in Cleveland 12-12-09. When I got there I fou ...
Updated: Dec 13, 2009 9:50am PST
Inspired by my photo friend, Summer K, I went out to shoot lights toni ...
Updated: Dec 08, 2009 11:19pm PST
Jeff took me flying for about an hour and a half today so I could take ...
Updated: Oct 23, 2009 2:29am PST
Jeff took me flying this afternoon for about an hour and a half-it was ...
Updated: Oct 23, 2009 2:19am PST
Linda and I went to Cook Forest and stayed in Deb's cabin. We kayaked ...
Updated: Oct 13, 2009 9:44pm PST
Went with CPS today to Holden Arboretum in Kirtland, Ohio. They took ...
Updated: Oct 10, 2009 6:08pm PST
![Benezette, Pa-Elk Rut : Vicki and I met in Benezette, Pa about 3 pm Monday afternoon. Our goal was to photograph the elk which are at the end of their rutting season. We went to the recommended elk viewing station on Winslow Hill and the first 4 pictures are what we saw. They were so far away! It was very windy and I'm sure the wind chill there was 30 degrees. I had my long telephoto on the tripod and the wind was so strong it vibrated the lens. Then we decided we'd drive around and try to find closer elk. So we drove around Dents Run and back to Porcupine, and another side street, and decided to stop and take pictures of scenery since the light was good. A guy drove by at sunset and told us there was a herd of elk just down the road. So we hustled down the road and it was pretty much dark. Desperate to get some closer images, we decided to pull the car around and shine the headlights on the elk and photograph them that way.(!) Hoping that the herd would stay there all night, we decided to get and early start in the morning (up at 5:15) and be there for sunrise.At about 11 pm we went out to the car to get some water and were looking at the full moon and there in the next yard (25 feet away maybe) were three bulls. One VERY LARGE one and 2 younger. The large one's head was as high as the top of the garage door- not counting the antlers. We were so surpised! We stood on the other side of a van and watched, and listened as the big one rubbed his antlers on a tree. The next morning the fog was so thick we could hardly see on our way down. But we got photos! Well, silhouettes anyway. Then we decided to go back in to town for breakfast and in town we saw 2 bulls by the community center. So we stopped and took a zillion photos. After breakfast we drove around taking scenic photos for awhile then back to the elderhostel (Benezette Hotel is not really a hotel-it's a hostel, but it's cheap {and not very clean]) and downloaded our photos and rested for the big hunt Tues night. We found them at a field on the way and it was so interesting to watch them coming out of the shrubs onto the field for the evening performance. There were several bulls trying to get the cows but none were ready. We stayed here till just before dusk and as they slowly moved over the hill we followed. When we got to the bottom there was a bull with broken antlers and and a cow about 10 feet away. I swear it was like they were hired to do a show! The bugling is absolutely awesome! We took more pictures then headed to town to eat dinner at dark. As we were going down Winslow Hill there was a car pulled over near the new visitor center and a guy pointed over to the hill where there was a black bear and 2 cubs. We whipped out our cameras and proceeded to take pictures in the dark! The pictures are horrible but stand as proof that we really did see bears! If you look near the tree you can see one cub, the other is up the tree. We met several friendly tourists, and found a potentially better place to stay next year. Wed morning was cold, rainy, and windy, and we figured we couldn't top what we already had in that weather. The last few images are from a train tunnel in Sabula.](/photos/random.mg?AlbumID=9891672&Size=Tiny&AlbumKey=5quw7&rand=1874 "Benezette, Pa-Elk Rut : Vicki and I met in Benezette, Pa about 3 pm Monday afternoon. Our goal was to photograph the elk which are at the end of their rutting season. We went to the recommended elk viewing station on Winslow Hill and the first 4 pictures are what we saw. They were so far away! It was very windy and I'm sure the wind chill there was 30 degrees. I had my long telephoto on the tripod and the wind was so strong it vibrated the lens. Then we decided we'd drive around and try to find closer elk. So we drove around Dents Run and back to Porcupine, and another side street, and decided to stop and take pictures of scenery since the light was good. A guy drove by at sunset and told us there was a herd of elk just down the road. So we hustled down the road and it was pretty much dark. Desperate to get some closer images, we decided to pull the car around and shine the headlights on the elk and photograph them that way.(!) Hoping that the herd would stay there all night, we decided to get and early start in the morning (up at 5:15) and be there for sunrise.At about 11 pm we went out to the car to get some water and were looking at the full moon and there in the next yard (25 feet away maybe) were three bulls. One VERY LARGE one and 2 younger. The large one's head was as high as the top of the garage door- not counting the antlers. We were so surpised! We stood on the other side of a van and watched, and listened as the big one rubbed his antlers on a tree. The next morning the fog was so thick we could hardly see on our way down. But we got photos! Well, silhouettes anyway. Then we decided to go back in to town for breakfast and in town we saw 2 bulls by the community center. So we stopped and took a zillion photos. After breakfast we drove around taking scenic photos for awhile then back to the elderhostel (Benezette Hotel is not really a hotel-it's a hostel, but it's cheap {and not very clean]) and downloaded our photos and rested for the big hunt Tues night. We found them at a field on the way and it was so interesting to watch them coming out of the shrubs onto the field for the evening performance. There were several bulls trying to get the cows but none were ready. We stayed here till just before dusk and as they slowly moved over the hill we followed. When we got to the bottom there was a bull with broken antlers and and a cow about 10 feet away. I swear it was like they were hired to do a show! The bugling is absolutely awesome! We took more pictures then headed to town to eat dinner at dark. As we were going down Winslow Hill there was a car pulled over near the new visitor center and a guy pointed over to the hill where there was a black bear and 2 cubs. We whipped out our cameras and proceeded to take pictures in the dark! The pictures are horrible but stand as proof that we really did see bears! If you look near the tree you can see one cub, the other is up the tree. We met several friendly tourists, and found a potentially better place to stay next year. Wed morning was cold, rainy, and windy, and we figured we couldn't top what we already had in that weather. The last few images are from a train tunnel in Sabula.")
Vicki and I met in Benezette, Pa about 3 pm Monday afternoon. Our goal ...
Updated: Oct 07, 2009 9:06pm PST
Felt the urge to shoot the moon last night after work (5 am) Canon 100 ...
Updated: Oct 03, 2009 10:40pm PST
Beaver Creek & Mill Creek Park
Sunday:Wanted to go to Beaver Creek Park today to practice using the c ...
Updated: Sep 28, 2009 9:06pm PST
Cuyahoga Valley Nat'l Park 8-30-09
Haskell Run Trail is behind the Happy Days Visitor Center in Cuyahoga ...
Updated: Aug 30, 2009 5:21pm PST
Met the folks from Cuyahoga Valley Photographic Society at Horseshoe P ...
Updated: Aug 29, 2009 1:28pm PST
Tonight was weird stormy weather with tornado warnings north and east ...
Updated: Aug 21, 2009 12:50am PST
I went to this church a while ago for a funeral and I was so busy look ...
Updated: Aug 20, 2009 10:46pm PST
Went to Mosquito Lake to check it out for kayaking and take pictures o ...
Updated: Aug 18, 2009 8:12pm PST
One of the members pf the Cleveland Photographic Society offered to t ...
Updated: Aug 14, 2009 9:02am PST
Mill Creek Park Reptile show 8-2-09
After the reformatory I stopped in to see Ray and his reptile show. It ...
Updated: Aug 02, 2009 11:36pm PST
Practicing macro on bugs. I coldn't believe the face on the first one- ...
Updated: Jul 31, 2009 7:17pm PST
Trying to see if I can change a color pic to black an white and mainta ...
Updated: Jul 23, 2009 2:23am PST
Went to the Akron Zoo today-it's not exactly a good place to take phot ...
Updated: Jul 21, 2009 6:27pm PST
Today we went to the Mahoning River in Leavittsburg and Kayaked with t ...
Updated: Jul 18, 2009 6:10pm PST
Mahoning River in Leavittsburg 7-18-09
Today we went to the Mahoning River in Leavittsburg and Kayaked with t ...
Updated: Jul 18, 2009 5:55pm PST
Ray, Bob, Linda and I went kayaking tonight and it was wonderful! The ...
Updated: Jul 14, 2009 12:34pm PST
I downloaded a trial version of Topaz Adjust filters and these are my ...
Updated: Jul 07, 2009 10:07pm PST
Putzing in the backyard with my lenses and then with filters
Updated: Jul 07, 2009 2:43pm PST
There are a lot of photos here- I LOVE fireworks! They're better in p ...
Updated: Jul 06, 2009 12:15am PST
Met a group of photographers here just before 5:30 am for sunrise phot ...
Updated: Jul 05, 2009 12:32pm PST
I found out about this place a few months ago and wanted to go so I co ...
Updated: Jul 02, 2009 3:20pm PST
I volunteered yesterday and today to be the camp nurse at my nephews s ...
Updated: Jun 30, 2009 10:41pm PST
Rose Garden Mill Creek June 15 2009 Park
Steve went with me for a quick trip through the Rose Garden this eveni ...
Updated: Jun 14, 2009 10:24pm PST
I got up at 02:30 to leave at 03:45 to meet photographers from the Cuy ...
Updated: Jun 06, 2009 4:59pm PST
Why I go through so much birdseed....
Tonight I was sitting with the windows open when I heard some rustling ...
Updated: May 28, 2009 12:35am PST
Went to Marblehead in September 2008 with NEOShoots. In the evening we ...
Updated: May 27, 2009 9:54pm PST
Went to Hocking Hills with my photo friends and when I got home and tr ...
Updated: May 27, 2009 5:28pm PST
