My home city Columbus recently hosted an art exhibit that really lived up to the hype and also directly tied into recent “Photography 101” night photography posts on my website. Bruce Munro: Light Bruce Munro’s Light features ten light-based installations both indoors and outdoors at one of my favorite places in Columbus Franklin Park Conservatory. […]
Alternative transportation revolution
What seems like a very long time ago, I wrote about the challenges of living a car-free lifestyle in Columbus, Ohio. I love Columbus. A lot of great stuff has been happening in this city in the past five years, and it keeps getting better. But my biggest pain point has been transportation. That has […]
Photography 101: Motion
Photography 101: Motion Photo #1 For this shot, I used the blurred motion technique. I chose to fill the frame with the drums to make the photo all about the movement of the drumsticks. The repeating pattern of the drums and suspenders gives this photo additional interest. Photo #2 For this shot, I […]
Photography 101: Landscapes
Photography 101: Landscape Photo #1 Every photography teacher in Columbus is bored with photos of downtown, probably because everyone has taken every single vantage point and angle possible. But I love a good cityscape, so I knew I had to take one photo of the skyline. I tried to capture the three aspects that […]
Pumpkin Everything
One of the best things about Fall is pumpkin-flavored everything. The best place to a wide variety of pumpkin edibles? The Circleville Pumpkin Show! Since I am living in Ohio again and try to make an effort to explore my own backyard and love to eat, a visit to the Circleville Pumpkin […]
TOSRV Day 2 – What drove me to finish
Approximately 2,500 people participated in TOSRV this year. I am not sure how many actually ride 105 miles back to Columbus the next day. Day 1 was challenging enough. I was exhausted when I arrived in Portsmouth. Many people hung out at Tracy Park where there was live music, food, and beer to celebrate. The […]
TOSRV Day 1 – Prayers and profanity
I told you I didn’t want to do it. I dreaded it even more because of the weather forecast. My alarm went off at 5am. I wanted to eat at least an hour before starting the ride and didn’t want to risk rushing and forgetting something important. TOSRV (Tour of the Scioto River Valley) is […]