Archive for the ‘Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky’ Category

I figured that once my boys left Saint Catherine of Siena school I’d stop shooting the Junior High play every year. But with my wife being the school secretary, and lots of friends having kids in the play I decided why not. The fact that they were doing Godspell intrigued me also, since it was the one and only play I’ve ever been in. My Church youth group did a very small version of Godspell way back in 1979 and I played Jesus. Yes, Jesus. For those of you that know me, please keep your comments to yourselves :-)

Here’s the entire gallery. Enjoy!

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Pardon the interruption from my normal ramblings, and I promise this won’t happen often so please don’t “un-subscribe” from my emails, but…..

Looking for last minute Christmas gift ideas? Looking to help out those less fortunate?

BluegrassPhotography.Net  has been asked to participate in a fund raiser for Newport Central Catholic’s “Adopt a Family for Christmas” program this year.

I will be displaying a large selection of framed prints, matted prints and canvas prints featuring a wide variety of subjects suitable for every space, from family rooms to corporate offices.

This is not a craft show, but a select group of 4 vendors that have been asked to help out with the Adopt a Family for Christmas Program.

Date: Wednesday, December 15th from 6:30 – 9:00 pm
Location: Newport Central Catholic, in the hallway between the cafeteria and the Black Box Theatre
There is NO COST to enter, but obviously a donation would be highly appreciated! I will be donating 10% of my sales to the Adopt a Family for Christmas Program.

If you can’t stop by Wednesday night, please forward this to friends and family.

Additional booths:
Purses & Scarves – Teena Devoto
Jewelry – Lisa Bowman
Custom Made Signs – Kathy Smith

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I’ve been wanting to get into this Church along Freeman Avenue in downtown Cincinnati for a couple of years now. I actually went to shoot it about a year ago very early on a Saturday morning. I ended up not going in because as I approached the entrance I noticed fresh prints in the snow. As much as I enjoy shooting these old buildings, it’s not worth what may have been awaiting me in there. Of course it could have been my imagination I suppose. Still yet, I chickened out!

Having this place in the back of my mind ever since, I jumped at the chance to go shooting with another local “Abandoned” shooter. As a matter of fact this shooter happens to be a sort of a mentor of mine. I’ve appreciated his work for a while and always thought it would be great to shoot with him. After becoming FaceBook fans I would throw out the occasional comments on his shots and he asked about my stuff as well. All said and done we decided to meet up last Sunday and go shooting. I told him I had been wanting to shoot this Church for a while. Although he had shot it in the past we decided to meet up. I was excited about getting into this place. So much so that I “abandoned” my wife for part of the day… her birthday! Hopefully I made up for it later that day!

Once inside, I decided this place was worth the wait. I was surprised at the condition. Yes, it was beat up but I expected a lot more destruction. I actually only saw one bit of graffiti in the whole place. We were there about an hour, although I would like to have stayed longer. I’m not overly happy with what I came out with. I forgot to take my remote shutter release which is not a good thing in such low light and the fact that it was rather cold didn’t help the situation. I suppose I’ll just have to take another trip some time.

I want to thank my shooting friend for meeting up. I’d like to do it again sometime. I haven’t asked him about using his name so for now he’ll just have to remain a mystery.

Here’s the entire gallery. Enjoy!

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This past Monday Night Football broadcast in Cincinnati meant two things. The Bengals would be beaten in front of the entire county, and photographers would flock to the usual “Light Up Cincinnati” spots to shoot the skyline.

I’ve not heard about an official Light Up Cincinnati in quite a while, but this was closest thing to it we’ve had in years. I wasn’t even aware that both stadiums were going to be lit until my drive home from work Monday night and saw Great American Ballpark lit up. I later learned that the ballpark was lit in memory of Sparky Anderson who had passed away on the 4th of November.

After dinner I headed out and hit Newport Central Catholic first, then off to Devou Park, Covington Landing and Mike Fink’s parking lot. Most of this gallery are panoramic shots, although there are a few single image photographs as well. The panoramics range from 12 to 32 images wide. Unfortunately they cannot be appreciated fully in the galleries because I have to make them smaller for web viewing. The full-sized files are huge, ranging from just over 100 MB to close to 350 MB on the largest. The largest is a whopping 172″ wide by 68″ high at 72 dpi.

Here’s the entire gallery from Monday night. Enjoy!

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On my way home from work tonight as I ran through spotty rain showers I saw 3 different rainbows. Since I was driving along Columbia Parkway there were no safe places to stop and shoot, so I assumed I was out of luck. The closer I got to crossing the river the clearer it got, but I decided to go through Newport and run down by the river in hopes another would show up. It sounds goofy, but I started to feel like one of those storm chasers on the Discovery Channel. As I pulled through the opening in the levee to Riverboat Row I saw the rainbow right over the Big Mac Bridge. I jumped out and grabbed these shots. As soon as I shot a few I started to think of another close by location that would provide a better foreground but before I could think of someplace it was gone.

Here’s the 8 shots I was able to get before it disappeared. Enjoy!

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I’ve been waiting for the “crown” of the Great American Tower to be lit for quite a while now. I’m not sure if tonight was actually the first night it was lit or not, but on my way home from work I first noticed it lit so decided to take some shots. My first stop was on the lower side of Mount Adams facing west, and then off to the riverfront in Newport. I like the “old vs new” look of shot from Mount Adams with the P&G Towers in the same shot as the new Great American Tower. And the shots from Newport are interesting, but I see better shots coming in the future. I think it’s time for another “Light Up Cincinnati”!

There’s not many, but here’s the entire gallery. Enjoy!

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I haven’t been to Riverfest or the WEBN Fireworks for 20 years and haven’t actually photographed them for about 25 years. As a matter of fact, last time I photographed the fireworks I was using an Air Force issued Nikon F5 and shooting Kodak Ektachrome and Kodachrome slide films.

Since I had no plans to be out of town (like the past 20 years) on Labor Day weekend I decided it was time to shoot the fireworks. And if I was going to do it I was going to go right into the belly of the beast and experience the show on the river’s shore. I literally set up camp right on the bank of the Ohio River in Newport.

If you’ve never been to WEBN’s famous end of summer celebration you’ve missed quite a show! Although the show is televised, it doesn’t come close to being there in person. And if you’re one of those that watch from afar, you haven’t “experienced” the fireworks, you’ve only “seen” the fireworks! Not until you feel the rumbles and reverberations deep within your body can you say you’ve “experienced” the WEBN show.

To some, the crowds are the main deterrent to actually going down to the river. Yes, you are sharing space with an estimated 400,000 people but if you’re a “people watcher” you’d be in heaven. If your the “People Watcher” type be sure to go to the end of the gallery and you’ll see lots of crowd shots.

Here’s the entire gallery from Riverfest 2010. Enjoy!

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Findlay Market in downtown Cincinnati is state’s oldest continuously operated public market. Findlay is the sole remaining market of 9 that once served the city. The market has been on my list of things to shoot for a while now, and last Saturday morning I finally decided to check it off the list.

I wanted to start shooting early as the delivery people arrived and the vendors setup for the day but I didn’t get there till about 8:30. By then the market was bursting with energy! I was surprised at the crowds of shoppers jamming the isles in search their goods. The energy at Findlay Market is something so special that can’t be explained or even photographed well enough for one to understand, it has to be experienced. The people at the market, both vendors and visitors are as unique as the market itself. Once I was walking around shooting, I decided to highlight the people of Findlay Market. I’ve attempted to capture the “Faces of Findlay Market” in this gallery. While I was going through the photos editing, I decided the market in some ways has a romantic feel about it so I have attempted to enhance the photos to capture that feeling. Take a look and let me know if you think I’ve successfully done so.

Here’s the entire gallery of “Faces of Findlay Market”. Enjoy!

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