By unpopular demand, here are yet even more sky pictures. There was a cool cloud pattern this morning just as the sun was coming up.
Got a few moments today to take a walk around Central Park in Ashland which is across the street from my office building, and snapped these shots of the fall scenery. It had just rained, so all the dampness really made the colors vivid. The very last shot in the group is a photo of my office building.
Here's a photo I took earlier this evening that actually combines two different shots into one, and is a good example of how the camera sees things differently than the human eye. The moon is tricky to shoot, because although it doesn't cast lots of light, it's really just reflected sunlight, so to get the detail from the craters, you need a pretty fast shutter speed. However, the evening sky isn't nearly as bright, so if you shoot a high shutter speed, the sky simply turns dark. I took the same photo twice, exposing once for the sky colors and a second with a faster shutter speed to get the moon detail, then used Photoshop to paste the "good" moon into the photo with the "good" sky. The end result is how the eye perceived the moon shining brightly during the sunset.
Every morning on my way to work I see these birds perched on the cross atop the steeple of Wilson Creek Baptist Church just outside of Grayson. I always tell myself I should stop and try to get a photo of them, but I'm usually already running late. This morning, I was a little early, so I thought I'd give it a shot. The sunrise wasn't as colorful as other mornings, but it still didn't turn out half bad.
A praying mantis that was sitting in my driveway Sunday afternoon. Up close, it has a sort of scary, alien look to it, don't you think.
Here's another, and this is a pretty common item. Do you know what this is? Post your guesses in the comments section.
This photo was actually taken a couple of years ago with a 35mm film camera and I just happened to come across it the other day. The processing date on the back is Jan. 29, 2003. It's a set of crosses on a hill in my hometown of Grayson, Ky., that are visible from I-64. They're in a different position now, as the entire hill is being razed to make a big flat piece of land that's more attractive to businesses that might locate there. Earlier this year, the crosses were taken down at one time, and put up again a few weeks later, but the hill is probably about half the size now than it was when this photo was taken. I have some closer shots of them, but I really like the way the clouds look in this one shot with a really wide angled lens.
My mother-in-law lives on a farm in Greenup County, and there's never a shortage of good stuff to photograph during a visit there. We spent some time there Sunday, and here's just one of the shots I got of a kitten hiding in a bunch of hostas, poking its head out to see if anyone was around.
On our daughter's school lunch calendar last week, we noticed that the Friday entreé was Mac & Fish. We really weren't sure what that meant. Was it like Mac & Cheese with fish instead of cheese? We were a little anxious to find out. Turns out, it was just fish (fried, we think) with mac & cheese for the side. I'd never heard of referred to as mac & fish before, but the phrase has become the new punchline to lots of jokes around our house now.
As per Brad's request for more mystery photos, do you know what this is? Post your guesses in the comments section. For more (and better) mystery photos, see Rick Lee's blog.
Here's a shot from a few evenings ago just after a rain storm. The sky had this really weird color, and it took me a few tries to get the exposure right, but, this is pretty much how it looked.
Our church (Gregoryville Christian in Grayson, Ky.) is in the process of relocating into a new building that is getting close to completion. Earlier this evening, I finally got a chance to stop by and snap a few photos. We're currently in a little white country church building with a sanctuary that seats just over 100, and our attendance has steadily climbed over the past few years. This past Sunday, we had an average crowd of 196, so the extra space will definitely be welcome.
One of these days I'll get around to posting some regular photos again ... things have just been a little hectic lately. Meanwhile, here's another mystery photo (a la Rick Lee). Post your guesses by clicking the comments link below.
I started not to even put this one up because I thought it was too obvious, but then I started showing it to people around my office and they were stumped, so I thought I'd give it a try. Post your guesses in the comments link below.
So my daughter the other day asks if she and her cousin could go out and play in the mud. I'm thinking they're going to make some mud pies or something like that. "Sure, just change your clothes," I tell her.
