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I was on my way home after a very long day of shooting through east Kentucky not quite knowing how I was going to get home when I “stumbled across” Grayson, Kentucky. Which is the eastern end of the AA Highway, a straight shot home. Right as I pulled on the AA Highway I ran across this Mail Pouch barn. It’s always nice to be surprised by one of these, afterall I had spent my day driving 4 hours to shoot one further south (which I did), so this one a welcome added bonus for the day. The lighting was very bad. Almost dusk, just all around bad light but I wouldn’t walk away without shooting it. I will go back at some point and re-shoot this one.

Here’s the gallery with the rest. Enjoy!

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I found this little church on my way to Prestonsburg, Kentucky last week. I typically stop and shoot these “little white churches” and go on about my business. I often find them on my way home from a camping trip on Sunday mornings. I’ve thought many times about stopping and attending a service, but I’m paranoid they may be snake handlers! Joking aside, maybe one day I’ll work up the courage to stop in one of these little churches.

Here’s just a couple more. Enjoy!

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The Old National Highway runs 3,157 miles from Atlantic City to San Francisco. Last August I drove a small section of the historic road from Wheeling, West Virginia to Columbus, Ohio. Prior to my trip I researched Mail Pouch Barns along the highway and decided my trip would include some GPS guided photo shoots. This is a collection of 6 barns along the way. These barns are either on Route 40 or just off the main highway. There are quite a few more than I shot, but my son and I were on our way home from a 3 state, 7 skateparks weekend trip and we were ready to get home.

I have decided that if I ever have more money than I know what to do with I would buy this building and have the sign on the brick wall cut out and moved to my house. I’m not sure what I would do with it, maybe install it in my basement. After all I have more money than I know what to do with, so my basement has 12′ ceilings. Of course I’d have to talk my wife into it, and the chances of that are the same as me having more money than I know what to do with!

Here’s the entire Old National Highway gallery. Enjoy!

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For the past few years I’ve gotten up on New Years Day and gone out for an all day photo trip. This year I missed New Years Day by a couple of days. This gallery is from my first photo trip of 2010, January 3. My goal was to shoot a Mail Pouch barn in Adams County, Ohio. I did end up shooting that particular barn (Adams County barn), along with 3 others, a couple of Churches and some other barns. The last Mail Pouch Barn in the gallery is the only Mail Pouch Barn in the country with all four sides painted with Mail Pouch advertising. There are a few close-up shots of Harley Warrick’s signature.

Here’s my first road trip of 2010 gallery. Enjoy!

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I was on my way down to pick my son up from work tonight and decided to take my camera along for the heck of it. Driving down the hill towards Newport on the Levi I saw this awesome sunset. Since the last time I had my tripod setup at the Levi some idiot rent-a-cop tried to have me arrested (to long of a story to go into here), I decided to go down on the river below the Levi to shoot.

The lower shot here is the whole panoramic comprised of 17 photos stitched together, and the upper shot is a cropped section of the panoramic.

Thanks for looking!

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I’ve driven past this house on Route 32 east of Newtown for years and decided to finally get some shots. I ran over at lunch last week hoping to get inside. I love to go into old abandonded houses like this. Lots of textures and colors. But even more interesting is thinking of the history of old places like this.

Here’s the entire gallery. Enjoy!

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We had our first major snowfall of the year today. Although having lived in North Dakota for close to 3 years I’d have to say this is nothing. I do however have to admit that the cold bothers me quite a bit more than it did 30 years ago in Minot, North Dakota. I shot this 18 image panorama on my way home tonight. There are also some shots of the Old Towne Center in Mariemont, Ohio which I shot at lunchtime today. There’s one showing what I see from my office window and another that shows our office.

See the rest here. Enjoy!

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Ok, so I’m out on a photo trip for the day last Sunday and I drive through New Vienna, Ohio. I come across this awesome looking old Church. I grab a couple of lenses and head out to start shooting. I get 2, yes 2 shots off when this lady comes up to me and yells “Get away from my Church!”. She asked who I was and what I was doing taking photos of “her” Church. She asked if I made it a point of shooting people’s private property. I told her as a matter of fact I do! After that one smart ass comment I decided it would be best to not get into it with her. I don’t know if it was because I was shooting a Church or I felt guilty because I actually skipped Church to go out and shoot for the day.

I was only able to take the time to get 2 detailed shots off before the “encounter”. But once she went back inside I shot this overall photo with my iPhone. Crap, I had a few grand in high-end photographic equipment sitting next to me in the car and I’m posting a photo from my iPhone. I’m pretty sure next time this happens I won’t be as polite!

Here’s the detail shots! Enjoy!

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I found this Bavarian’s sign painted on the side of a neighborhood bar in Covington, Kentucky a block from the Mainstrasse area. If you know of any old signs painted on the sides of buildings in the greater Cincinnati area I’d love to shoot them. Please drop me an email with a description of the sign and location. I would appreciate the tip!

Click here to see more of this sign, including some closeup detail shots. Enjoy!

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Betsy and I took a ride a few days after Christmas just to get away after all the holiday craziness. Well, for me it was to find this barn. I’m assuming she came along for the ride just to get away?

This is on Route 128 just outside of Miamitown, Ohio. I hate finding a barn with a bunch of “modern” stuff around it, which this one did. The light was also messing with me so I just shot a few. I have at least one shot showing each of the 3 sides. This particular shot was with the sun right behind the barn so I didn’t expect much. With some work, I think it turned out fine.

See the other sides here. Enjoy!

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