And they’re off…
A day at Churchill Downs race track. We place $2 bets on the horses, curse the jockey’s and wish we could understand all the shorthand in the program. Everyone has fun, usually, and I was lucky enough to get a few snap shots.
The famous twin spires are the trade mark of Churchill Downs, Inc.
Jake the Snake races down the home stretch. No, I didn’t have him to win the race, but at least I got this great photo!
Farnsley-Moreman Landing
This house built in 1837, sits on the banks of the Ohio River. The property is used as an educational tool to show what farming life was like on the river. Read more about the history of the Farnsley-Moreman Landing
The garden replicates what the Moreman family might have planted to use in their kitchen.
Louisville Fire Stations
The Albert A. Stoll station was formerly the home of Louisville Fire’s Telesquirt 21. This station is on the National Registry of Historic Places
LFD Engine 20, Located on Bardstown Road
LFD Engine 18, Located on South 4th Street.
Fire Houses
Yes I am a geek for all things fire related. This is a little tour of fire stations I have seen. We will begin where I began my fire career. Above is Cheshire Fire Department Company 2. In 1954 the community in northern Cheshire wanted a fire house near them, but the town would not build one. The Cheshire Heights Community Organization formed and build a station on the high ground in the north of town. I was a member of Company 2 for only four years, but I still hold fond memories of my station & Engine. You can read more about the Cheshire Fire Department on their web site
Cheshire Fire Department Station 3.
South Meriden Volunteer Fire Department, Meriden CT
New Haven Fire Department Engine 16
NHFD Engine 16 ‘Mascot’
Field House
I am told that this is called the Field House, located in the Clifton area of Louisville. I was told it is on the National Historic Registry, but I was unable to locate any information on the property.
Create, Share, Sustain
Chase Jarvis posted this gem on his blog. Create, Share, Sustain The basic idea is to just be creative and produce content just for the creative outlet. Who cares what happens, get out and produce whatever art you are into.
“Ok, I have created my art, now what?”
Share, it with everyone. Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, linkedin, Flickr, Picasa, your own blog, email your friends share it everywhere you can.
Sustain, find ways to financially support your creativity. Many of us create the art on our own time & work full time. Keep doing what you have to do, so you can continue creating your art.
Landmarks through the viewfinder
Attention Kentuckiana photographers, the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana is requesting photographs of Southern Indiana historic places. They will select 30 photographs to join a traveling exhibit. The rules can be found here and you can read more about the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana on their web site. Get out there and start taking photos of buildings at least 50 years old, located in one of the 25 southern Indiana counties! Good Luck.
Fair Play Fire Company, Madison, IN
Fire
I started much of my photography with emergency services photography. Being a firefighter, it was easy for me to get action images of fires. I know what’s going on and I can anticipate what will happen next. See more emergency services photography here
Happy Holidays
No matter which holiday you are celebrating this month, please be safe. Happy Holidays.
1946 Stinson 108-1
This 1946 Stinson has seen better days. It sits on the pad at Bowman Field and I am not sure what the owner plans to do with it, but I hope it finds better times in the future.
Project 365, again
I will again attempt project 365 beginning January 1, 2010. The last effort only got me to May 9th, 2009. My life has changed in many ways since then, new job, new family, heck I’ve even re-arranged my living room furniture! Will this be the year I complete Project 365? I don’t know but half the fun is trying. Here is the link to my last effort. Project 365 2009
Magic hour
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I have been looking for motivation to take more photos for a few months. A Twitter reply said to just go out during the magic hours and look around. Today I happened to be out during sunset. I cannot resist a sunset. A short walk to the top of a parking garage proved to be worth the effort. The only camera I had was my iPhone. Photogapher Chase Jarvis has enforced a good idea, the best camera is the one you have on you. See his iPhone photos at http://bestcamera.com.
Happy Birthday
The origins of the Happy Birthday song are right here in Louisville. The Hill sisters were experimenting with teaching methods and wrote a song to greet their children called ‘Good Morning to You’ with the now known Happy Birthday melody. The children liked the song and began signing it at birthday parties, changing the lyrics to ‘Happy Birthday to you’. The Little Loomhouse is on the National Historic Landmarks Registry.
KET Louisville Life: Little Loomhouse
Little Loomhouse Official Site
Falls of the Ohio
The Falls of the Ohio Visitor Center located in Clarksville, Indiana. The interpretive center is located on the bank overlooking the fossil beds. One of the main reasons the city of Louisville exists, is because people had to portage (walk their boats) around the falls. On this particular cold day (I remember it was in the low teens with a wind chill) I walked around the fossil beds and got a few good images. Enjoy!
Medium Format Fun
Searching through my Analog film, I found these scans of some medium format black and white photos. I was in Columbus, Indiana just shooting anything I saw. Enjoy!
Snowpacalypse
In honor of the East Coast Snowpacalypse of 2009, I will post photos of our own ice and snow event from January this year. Here in Louisville we did not see any snow accumulation, just rain. These photos were taken around Iroquois Park in Louisville two days after the storm.
Louisville Sunset
This is a photo from some time ago. This is is a scan of the negative. I believe the film used was Fujicolor Pro 160C 35mm. I have many images that need scanning, but I lack a decent scanner so I’m not sure how I will get them digitized. For now, enjoy the sunset over Louisville.
First Snow
Snow has arrived in Kentucky for the first time this season. Will this be another big winter for weather?
Joel Neild Photography 