MMX 091 Flowers
The iPhone doesn’t do macro well, but I couldn’t pass up these flowers. It was early morning and the sun had not peaked over the horizon yet leaving a soft light.
MMX 087 Fuzzy People
Not a great photo by any means, but if I could take a picture of how I feel this would be the one. Just under the weather as they say and not feeling too well. I intended to have the people in focus. When reviewing the images later I realized that all the people were a little fuzzy. It worked well with how I was feeling so I kept this one.
MMX 086 Rainy Day
Today it rained all day. Took a quick iPhone photo, wasn’t really feeling it this day.
Trains
While out scouting photos for the Indiana Historic Landmark Foundation, I happened upon an active railroad track. I caught this Norfolk-Southern engine pulling a train of cars.
409 Bank Street
This structure is directly across Bank Street from the Carnegie Center for Arts & History. The door labled 409 is the office of Richard R. Fox Attorney. The building is marked as a New Albany Historic Landmark.
This is the door and Gas Lantern just out of sight (Camera Right) in the photo above.
MMX 086 Life Blood
The engraving between the statues reads: “Books are the precious life blood of master spirits embalmed and treasured up to a life beyond life”.
The Carnegie Center for Art & History located on 201 East Spring Street, New Albany, IN. This is the Bank Street entrance. The center hosts art exhibits and is a division of the New Albany-Floyd County Library.
MMX 085 Open Box
One boxcar in this train had it’s doors open. I like the motion blur of the train as it passes while the remainder remains in focus. I suppose this is thanks to the wide angle lens (Sigma 15-30mm) and the perspective.
Kentucky Electric Building
The public radio partnership known as Louisville Public Media has occupied this building since 2000. All I could find about the structure was on their website, calling it the old Kentucky Electric Building. Very nice detail on the facade.
Over it’s Banks
The Ohio River rose to six feet above flood stage this past week. Louisville is no stranger to the river over reaching it’s banks, but it can make for some interesting photo opportunities.
The second street bridge stretches over the river. The pylons mark the boarder of the walkway that is currently underwater.
Fairly obvious while the river is past flood stage, but you can normally drive a vehicle on the wharf.
The historic Coast Guard station in Louisville. Moored next to the Belle of Louisville paddle wheel steam boat, they both can rise with the whim of the river.
Theater Building
The Art Deco entrance to the Theater Building located at 629 S. 4th Street in Louisville, KY. John Eberson is the architect. The entrance is the only art deco design on the building.
MMX 080 Louisville
With more rain rapidly approaching this fair city, I was left to shoot from covered areas. This shot of Louisville is looking towards the west. The road you see is East Main Street. Not much to look at but it will do for a photo of the day.
Brennan House
From the Brennan House website:
The Brennan House (1868) is a Victorian mansion in downtown Louisville that is filled with an entirely original family collection. Thomas Brennan, a native of Ireland and a prominent inventor of the day, moved into the six-bedroom house with his wife, Anna Bruce, in 1884 and the house remained occupied as late as 1969. Two of the sons became doctors. One of them, Dr. J. A. O. Brennan, added a waiting room, office and examining room as a north wing to the house in 1912. Others moved to New York, including one son who became treasurer of the New York Yankees.
MMX 079 Palace Theater
From Wikipedia:
This historic landmark opened in 1928 and was designed by architect John Eberson. It has a seating capacity of 2,700.
Elegant and ornate, The Palace exhibits a Spanish Baroque motif with arcades, balconies and turrets. Cobalt blue, bursts of red and gold indirectly light all of the niches, coves and entrances. Above is a curved, vaulted ceiling with 139 sculptures of the faces of historical figures. The actual theater room inside The Palace is heavily ornamented and displays an imitation nighttime sky on the ceiling.
MMX 078 Ohio River
Spring time in Louisville also means that the Ohio River will exceed its banks often. Spring is our rainy season and with the weather that has occurred to our north and east the Ohio River is above flood stage now.
MMX 077 Spring Sprung
The winter freeze is finally leaving the metro area. A few trees are sprouting new leaves. It will be nice to have colorful trees again and not just bare branches.
MMX 076 St. Patrick’s Day
Yes, I wear a kilt. I like my kilts, I own three and hope to own more in the future. For the annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration I decided to show you one of my kilts. The tartan is that of the Louisville Fire & Rescue Pipes and Drums (yes it is registered). I am a drummer with that pipe band (on a leave at the moment but I hope to get back to playing soon).
Project 365
I promise I have not given up on this Project. We have had a really stressful month. I will get th photos posted on Friday at the latest. Until then, enjoy the rest of St. Patrick’s Day!
MMX 074 Door
Our old front door has been sitting outside for more than a month now. Guess it’s time to get it to the dump.
MMX 073 Twitter Addict
A twitter friend @ukmedic999 requested photos of EMS people using twitter. I thought this was the perfect invitation to try something from the files of David Hobby, the Strobist. Unfortunately I only have one flash at the moment, my second one has passed on to the other side. I hope to replace it in the distant future with a flash that does not power off (power save) all the time.
Joel Neild Photography 