Maplecrest Farm

The day started off a little cool and rainy but that didn't dampen the spirits of the CPS photographers on their field trip to Maplecrest Farm. It turned out to be a nice day and we got some great photos of the horses, goats, farm buildings and equipment and even some portraits of the volunteer models. After taking photos for a few hours we enjoyed a picnic lunch. A good time was had by all.

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Go here to learn more about the Cleveland Photographic Society

No Luck Today!!!

Sunrises and Sunsets can be frustrating, sometimes you get a great one and sometimes you wasted your time getting up early, driving for miles and get nothing. Today was one of those days. Last week we lucked out with a fantastic Sunrise at Headland Dunes, great colors and cloud formations. This week even though storms were supposed to be rolling in, the sky was clear this morning with barely a cloud in the sky. So what are you gonna do, you can't give up and not get up early and take a chance because the day you stay in bed is the day you're gonna miss a fantastic sunrise. Oh well, as Mick sang " You can't always get what you want"

Animated Badge

Smugmug has added some new features under the "Share Button" on your gallery page, just click the "Share Button" then click "Show Off" and you can either create a slide show or an animated badge. Then you can click the copy code button and it will copy the code to your clipboard and you can paste it in you Blog or Forums or another website. Here's what it looks like:

Click on the large photo and it will take you to the Gallery

You can read about the new features Smugmug added here: Smugmug Release Notes

Sunrise At Headlands Dunes Nature Preserve

A bunch of us got up at the crack of dawn to catch the sunrise at Headlands Dunes Nature Preserve in Mentor and we were rewarded with a great sunrise and great cloud formations. Here's some photos taken at Headlands Dunes:
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We had such a good time at Headlands Dunes we're thinking of going back sometime and getting sunset photos.

Keep an eye on my Cool Photo Ops Blog for information on fun places to take photos in Ohio and if you have any suggestions for places to take photos let me know and I'll post it on my blog.

Great Time in the Smokies

Well I wasn't able to keep up with the blog while I was in the Smokies, but I'm back home now and posted a lot of the photos. I highly recommend a trip to the Smokies, there's lots of things to see and do there. Some of the highlights are Cades Cove, Clingman's Dome and the mountain streams. Here's a sunset photo from Morton Overlook



More photos here: Smoky Mountain Slide Show

My Smoky Mountain Trip - Day 1 Travel day.

I left early this morning for my trip to the Smoky Mountains. I'm doing a week long workshop with Jim Moore. According to my navigator Jill (That's the voice on my GPS), it took me 7 hours and 58 minutes of driving time to get here. Stay tuned to this blog as I post photos about my Smoky Mountain Adventure.

Parade the Circle

Well I attended my first Parade the Circle on Saturday 6/13 and had a great time and took lots of photos. Parade the Circle was first started in 1990 with 125 participants and about 1000 onlookers and has grown over the years. This past Saturday over 2000 people participated in the parade with over 70,000 people attending. Anyone who wants can march in the parade for an entry fee of $6.00, the participants ranged in age from little kids to senior citizens. I got there early an ran into a lot of other photographers, we went to the staging area by the Art Museum parking lot and got photos of the participants as they put on there costumes and makeup then I went off to find a good spot to shoot the parade. They have the parade every June, check it out next year if you get a chance.
Here are a few photos from the event:


More photos can be seen here: Parade the Circle Photos
And a slide show can be seen here: Parade the Circle Slide Show