Chippewa Lake Park Photos

It's sad to see a lot of America's old amusements parks being torn down, over the years we've lost Euclid Beach Park, Geauga Lake Park and Chippewa Lake Park. Here are some photos of Chippewa Lake Park. I hope they bring back fond memories for you.



Ferris Wheel - Chippewa Lake Park





Click the photo to go to a Chippewa Lake Photo Gallery

Click this link to see a Chippewa Lake Slide Show

The Mansfield Reformatory X

Here's something eerie, did you know that when light shines through the windows of four different rooms at the Mansfield Reformatory that an X is formed on the floor in the hallway!!!! Scary Stuff!!!!

Click any of the photos to go to the Mansfield Reformatory Photo Gallery

















To see a slide show go here: Mansfield Reformatory Slide Show

Photographing the Monster Jam

I photographed something new this weekend, the Monster Jam at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cleveland Photographic Society arranged for it's members to photograph the event. We were given Media Passes and were able to go down on the arena floor and get some up close shots of the Monster Trucks. We had the floor to ourselves for a little while but before we knew it, swarms of kids and their parents joined us on the floor to meet the drivers and get their autographs. During the show, thanks to our Media Passes we were allowed to roam around the Arena and get photos from various vantage points as long as we didn't get in anyone's way.

Before the show started the lighting wasn't very bright and I was worried about how I was going to get some good photos of the trucks in action, but once the show started they turned up the lights, I still had to crank the ISO up to 800 to get a high enough shutter speed to get sharp photos of the moving trucks. A Shutter speed of 1/250 seemed to do the trick. I experimented with slower shutter speeds between 1/100 to 1/250 to try and get tires blurred and the trucks sharp. If I used too slow of a speed the trucks became unsharp, somewhere around 1/125 to 1/160 of a second gave me the effect I was looking for. Sure a lot of shots didn't come out, but that's the fun of photography, trying different stuff and see what works and what doesn't work, that's how you learn.


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To see a slide show go here: Monster Jam Slide Show

Photo of the Day - Wing Walker - Air Show Photo Tips

Air Shows are a lot of fun to photograph, but they can also be quite a challenge to photograph due to the speed of the planes. A few things you can do is use a higher ISO, fast shutter speed and panning to capture the planes in flight. While this plane wasn't flying anywhere near the speed of the jets, I used an ISO of 400, a shutter speed of 1/1600 of a second, and panned the camera as the plane flew by. It was taken with a 70-200mm F2.8 Nikon lens with a 1.7 teleconverter. This is a husband and wife wing walking team. What I like about the photo is the pose of the Wing Walker and the way the pilot's hat is blowing behind his head. The Air Show comes to Cleveland every year over the Labor Day weekend. Check it out if you get a chance.


Wing Walker
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To see more Air Show Photos go here: Air Show Galleries

Cleveland Photographic Society, 125th Anniversary Exhibition

The Cleveland State Art Gallery will be hosting the Cleveland Photographic Society's 125th Anniversay Exhibition from January 21 to March 12. On Saturday January 22nd you can meet some of the photographers from 2pm - 3:30pm. Check it out if you get a chance.

The Gallery is located at 2307 Chester Ave, Cleveland Ohio

Go here for more info Cleveland State Art Gallery

Monday, January 21 – Saturday, March 12
CSU Art Gallery, Gallery C
CPS AT 125: Cleveland Photographic Society, 125th Anniversary Exhibition

Here's the photo I have on display:


Dueling Rhinos

The Frozen Lighthouse Photos - 15% Off

The Cleveland Frozen Lighthouse may be gone but photos of the Frozen Lighthouse can be purchased here The Frozen Lighthouse and from now until 2/1/2011 you can save 15% on all photos in the gallery by using the coupon code: lighthouse during check out. Just go to the link and select the photos you like, you can change the size and choice of lustre, metallic or glossy by clicking the "Change Product" button on the right side of the screen.


To purchase a photo go here: The Frozen Lighthouse Save 15% on Frozen Lighthouse photos until 2/1/2011- use the code: lighthouse during checkout.




To purchase a photo go here: The Frozen Lighthouse Save 15% on Frozen Lighthouse photos until 2/1/2011- use the code: lighthouse during checkout.

Historic Glendale Cemetery

On a very hot and muggy Monday morning Dona, Troy, Joanne and I ventured to Akron, Ohio to check out Glendale Cemetery Glendale is Akron's oldest Cemetery and was established in 1839. There is a very beautiful Chapel there and a road lined with Mausoleums. We didn't have the best lighting conditions when we were there, it was bright and sunny, but we made the best of it and took lots of photos. If you get a chance I recommend exploring Glendale for yourself. You can find out more about Glendale here: Glendale Cemetery.

Civil War Memorial Chapel

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Glendale Cemetery Slide Show - click to go to photo