Kids at the Caves

Some more from last weekend I'm just getting around to posting. Here are some shots of Reece and Kenzie at Carter Caves last weekend.

Fall Fishing

This is also a shot from Sunday of a couple of fishermen on Carter Caves Lake.

Carter Caves

One of the natural bridges at Carter Caves State Park near Olive Hill, Ky. I don't know why we don't go there more, it's a really cool place about 20 minutes away from our house. It was a beautiful day here, sunny and in the mid-70s, so we went there with the kids thinking we may not get many more days like that before it turns cold.

One thing I like about this photo are the two people in the lower-right hand portion that gives you some idea of the scale of this place (click on the photo for a larger view).

Happy Halloween

Part of the decorations from a house in my neighborhood.

The Drive Home

Scenes from the Roof

We climbed up on the roof of our office building today (it's only five stories) but I grabbed some shots of Ashland's Central Park, and some of the downtown buildings. The last shot is Ashland's Sky Tower. At 12 stories, it's the tallest building in town, and once housed Ashland Oil offices, but as you can tell, it's still not that tall.

Rainy Fall Day

We finally got a little rain here, which made the colors on the trees pop a little more.

Soldier at Dawn

The statue outside the Carter County, Ky., Courthouse.

Fall Flower

I didn't notice the little bug on the top until I got this home and looked at it on the computer. Click on the image for a larger view.

Carter County Corn Maze

We went to the corn maze at the Carter County Fairgrounds today, and I have to say I was very impressed. It's a huge maze that takes about 45 minutes to walk through.

Here's an aerial view of the corn maze that's on the fairgrounds webste.

Objects in Mirror...

Crosses at Sunrise

If you drive past Grayson, Ky., on I-64, you're probably familiar with these.

Wine Time

Full Moon

ISO 500, 1/250 sec., f/8

Signs of Fall

I pass this tree on my way to work every morning, and it always seems to turn before all the others. This is just a quick photo I snapped from the car. Maybe one day when I'm not running late I'll stop and get some better shots of it.

Reece

Hanging in There

Despite some cold mornings, we have roses that are still hanging in there.

Spider-Reece

So, we have a Speed Racer costume for Reece for Halloween, but on Friday night we watched Spiderman 3 ... so, he then decides he needs a Spiderman costume instead. You can see who won that argument.

Boys at Play

Sunrise Roses

Oops!

One of my favorite blogs to look at occasionally is Photoshop Disasters where people submit goof ups they've seen from others using the imaging software. We got a new memory card for our camera at work the other day, and I noticed this one immediately ... notice anything off with the reflection of the card?

Dew on the Leaves

Windows

My Family

My wife needed a professional portrait for her new job, so while we had all the equipment out, we grabbed a few family shots today. Since I'm usually behind the camera, I don't appear in many of our photos, so Lisa snapped a shot of me with the kids, and I have to say, I like being behind the camera much better than in front of it.

The Giant Rat

We didn't actually get to see the rat ... he wasn't out on display yet.

What a Rip Off

Remember when air was free? Not so long ago, air was just one of those services a "service" station provided. Then, it started at a quarter, then 50 cents, and this morning I stop to get some air at a local gas station with my two quarters in hand only to get out and find that it's up to 75 cents ... nearly a buck to add a few measly PSI to my tires.

So, what's next? Coin operated funnel dispensers for adding oil? A dollar bill feeder system for the windshield washing fluid? If you notice, no one calls them "service stations" anymore. They're gas stations now. The service apparently died a long time ago when companies figured out we needed their product and had no other options.

Swim

Some more of my Photoshop-created artwork of my daughter. I think it's pretty obvious that the water isn't real, but it's still kinda neat looking. It's a plug-in called Flood by Flaming Pear, and it does a great job at getting the reflection and the ripples right, but the perfectly straight horizontal water line usually gives it away.

Twisted

Gracie

From a shoot I did today of a co-worker's daughter.

Old Cemetery

This is a small roadside cemetery (not a graveyard, as it is not part of a church property) that is on the farm we visited over the weekend. Many of the graves dated back to the early to mid-1800s, and some looked to be older (as they were at the back of the land) but had no markings.

Smiley Face Bumblebee

Farm Photos

Here's some more from our trip to Fleming County on Saturday. Kenzie was a natural at riding the horses.