Cincinnati Cityscape

The clouds were perfect today for some black/white cityscape photography. They really popped out in the photos. When I got to the river today I was a bit surprised to find the river pretty high. Last weekend when I shot the fireworks you could finally see the beach area. Today well no beach and the trees are under water again. I haven't heard any news yet if the river is suppose to reach flood stage again or not.

Back to the City

What a day to get out and explore. Partly sunny with a high of 85. List of things to do...repair fan in car so I can have A/C. I headed again over to Cincinnati, while traveling down W. Pete Rose Way right under I75 I came across dozens of these Mosaic Fish. How unfortunate that this beautiful display is so out of the way and I am sure missed by many. Certainly worthy of a look not to mention a few photographs.

Hummingbirds

Well I have decided to try my hand at feeding hummingbirds. Tomorrow I will be heading out to Home Depot to check out their supply of feeders. I've been told that sitings are few but I hate to miss any opportunities. Photographing will be a little tricky at first and probably done through a window but when they start getting use to me photographing them should get easier. I thought eventually I would try hand feeding them as well.

Wish me luck and stay tune. I'll keep you updated.

Jessie

So since I've been basically stuck inside the house I was going through some of my old photographs and came across this one of Jessie, she is the one that finds it so much fun to play with my feet. Yep, not a good idea right now Jessie girl.

Ankle Update

Day 5 with a sprained ankle and I am improving, I am able to put a lot of pressure on my foot now but still have to be careful as all of sudden I'll get sharp pains that just go right through me, then I am back to babying it again. I find it more comfortable walking around  in stocking feet while I'm around the house, unfortunately Jessie (our german shepherd who is not use to seeing me in stocking feet) now thinks that my feet are new toys for her to play with. She likes to play with my feet with her paws, she doesn't understand that if she touches that wrong spot it nearly brings me to tears. I love my dog, I love my dog, I love my dog.

A Couple More Fireworks From Saturday Night

I had to add saturation to the photograph below. The blues tend to be on the light side.

Sometimes Size Doesn't Matter

Any photograph taking has been put on temporary hold. Last Friday I was heading out the door to get pizza when a big rock crossed my path, okay, it wasn't a BIG rock, I guess in reality it might even be defined as a stone, a BIG stone, anyway as I stepped on it I lost my balance, twisted my ankle and fell to the ground, all I have to say is the words that came flying out of my mouth were pretty unlady like. This of course happened one day prior to photographing the fireworks. Even though I managed to get myself to my favorite spot that night it really wasn't one of my brightest ideas. Every step was followed by "ouch," okay I'm lying about what word was said but I want this to be a family friendly blog so I wont type what I really said, I never realized that when it comes to extreme pain how much of a potty mouth I have.

So the photo below is that of the rock, okay okay, BIG stone that caused all this trouble. Don't let the size fool you. Sometimes size doesn't matter.

Cincinnati Reds Night Opener Fireworks

FYI the Reds won again tonight 4-2
When I finally reached my favorite spot I was pleasantly surprised to find only two other people there. Oh Yay I get a bench. It was a little cold and pretty early for anyone to really start getting excited about fireworks. When Firework Friday begins in May this area will become relatively crowded, well for the first couple of events anyway then by June the crowd really start to thin out. Last year I think I only missed a couple firework shows, this year my goal is to photograph every event, I believe that is 9 events all together.  I think I can, I think I can.

Getting Ready Tonights the Night

I am getting ready to head out to my favorite spot to photograph Reds opening night fireworks, so far it is a good night for the Reds as they are leading in the 4th 4-0. My biggest obstacle  will be walking to my spot. I fell yesterday and twisted my ankle ummmm pretty bad, swelled up like a cantaloup and it hurts like crap, I'm hoping I am lucky enough to be able to get a seat on one of the benches, if not, well as much I enjoy photographing the fireworks I'll be praying for a fast show. Wish me luck and stay tuned.

Lesson to be learned. I just preset all my setting and realized that my battery was not fully charged, I have an hour to charge it up which should almost fully charge my battery, however always a good idea to check your battery well in advance of any special event...FYI

One More Day Until The Fireworks