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Christmas on Monument Ave – Richmond, VA

December 27, 2015 — Leave a comment

Was out with the group recently again to grab some great pictures of Monument Avenue in the city of Richmond. There are some great houses down there and they also do a great job at decorating and lighting them up for the holidays. It was a great time and there were plenty others walking down the avenue enjoying the lights with coco. I used my Canon 60D and EF-S 17-55mm f2.8 lens for all these shots with a tripod of course.

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These nice folks really like some nut crackers, they had 14-15 of them around their door way.

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The old Cadillac down on Monument is a well known icon down there and is always decorated like this each year with something different. There are reindeer on the end of the red ropes on the front of the car in a tree.

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Some of the Christmas Trees that are seen from outside in their windows downstairs are gorgeous as well.

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I took this picture from across the street and captured some light trails from the traffic in the area that night. I enjoyed the outcome.

Thanks for looking!

 

 

Richmond Lights

December 23, 2015 — Leave a comment

This past Christmas Holiday I went down to the flood wall on the Manchester side of the city to capture the lights of the city skyline. The edges of the buildings get festive and you can capture some great reflections on the James River. It go cool that night but the sky was clear and I had a great time with others out there.

Captured using a Canon 60D with EF-S 17-55mm f2.8 lens. 17mm, f22, 30 sec. 

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Rusted Light

December 21, 2015 — Leave a comment

I enjoy walking downtown after work if I can. Usually though I get out of work around 4-4:30pm and doesn’t allow me enough time to go home get changed and get to the city before it is already dark. There are a few days though I get out early and the summer is always nice as I have plenty of time after work before the sun sets. I was walking with my Konica Hexar AF this day with some Fuji Pro400h loaded in. Occasionally I see some old cars and some old rusty cars still being used parked downtown. I captured this in mid fall.

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The Old ride

November 19, 2015 — Leave a comment

Anyone go out for rides?  I do not have a motorcycle but I do like going for rides sometime. One of the best ride in the state is on the Blue Ridge Parkway. I recently was up there with the color changing and if offered some great views and just a calm trip away from the city. It is a long ride if you ever try to the entire length. I went from Roanoke to Interstate 64 where Shenandoah National Park starts and that was 110 miles but took a few hours with my stopping for photographs and looking out in the valley and Piedmont region.

Anyways this photo was taken while taken a walk in the city. This motorcycle was sitting there covered in vines and looking lonely. I used a Nikon FM2n with 50mm 1.4 on Kodak BW400cn.88590019

Street Reflections

November 12, 2015 — 1 Comment

Walking in the city or anywhere for that matter after a nice rainstorm can leave many reflections on the ground and other things. Puddles can offer many depths to ones photography. I should get out more during rain or right after to see what I can see. This cobble stoned alley way was already interesting but seeing some reflections in the stone was more.

Taken with a Nikon FM2n 50mm 1.4 with Kodak BW400cn film.  88590015