The last thing I expected to find at the Indiana State Fair (or any fair, actually) was a near mint-condition, antique pharmacy. Hooks Drug Store has stood on the Indiana State Fairgrounds since 1849, and I strongly doubt that it has changed much. I cannot imagine walking into a Walgreens, telling the pharmacist that your head hurt, and then they put together a powder/liquid/cream concoction with one finger-crossed hand behind their back. Either way, very neat to see this glimpse into the medical history that scarily enough, was in active use not that long ago. Enjoy the pictures, and I apologize that there are only a few.
Before Lauren and I left, we actually got a hand pumped chocolate coke from a soda jerk. Definitely awesome.
Today I come to you with what will hopefully be one of three posts this week. After my previous failure at the military junkyard/museum, I hoped that my luck would turn around today.
Thankfully my luck decided to not only turn around, but do three or four more rotations in a positive direction. Follow me here; an overgrown, reused, weather-beaten, abandoned minor-league baseball stadium. Oh photography gods, how I thank thee.
Bush Stadium is the previous home of the Indianapolis Indians, the local minor league squad. After a bit of digging, I found out that the stadium had been built in 1931 as Perry Stadium, then renamed Victory Field in 1942, and renamed for its remaining days as Bush Stadium. With a rich history including multiple movies being filmed on-site, Negro League baseball finals, and even being a host stadium for the 1987 Pan-Am games, the future of the stadium is now looking quite bleak. The stadium saw its final hurrah in 1997 as a midget auto racing venue.
Thirteen years later, the stadium sits in shambles, being used as a lot to hold cars from the "Cash for Clunkers" program. Very sad story for quite a history-rich building. With that being said, here is what was seen through my lens.
Before and after my trip to Tokyo, I had the opportunity to stop in L.A. to pick up and drop off Mr. Beau Bye. We managed to pack in quite a few different activities throughout this short time. From the Getty to Venice Beach, Hollywood to Solvang, I tried to capture as much as possible through my lens. I'm quite sure that nearly half of my shots were of the rolling hills seen throughout the north portion of L.A., so I will try to condense those to another post someday. For now, enjoy.
Once I got back from the trip to California and Japan I realized that I had taken a decent amount of panoramic shots. Here are some of the better ones.
Side note - Many of these are very, very large files. Some were well over 33mb and I had to downsize them so as to not ruin the interwebz. Feel free to click on some of the shots themselves and peer around, they're a lot larger than you think.
As I was running around the northside of Indy today, I happened past a very intricate and ornate graveyard. I figured it would make for a picture or two. Mind you that this was 3pm, no clouds, direct sunlight...I probably should have waited until dusk? Either way, enjoy the shots, let me know what you think after the jump!
Side note - The panoramic shot is my first 'real' attempt at a photomerge, approximately 14 photos combined.
Ok, that was far too long of a break. Three weeks without a post? Unacceptable, I know. If it is any consolation, I have come back with shots from the windy city, and that makes me happy, so you should be happy as well. I didn't really take as many shots as I wanted, probably because I was too terribly enthralled with the city itself. I feel as if the selection below is a nice mix of tourist and artistic photos, with a couple from the top of the Onterie Center thanks to Mr. Brandon Winter. Overall the trip was an amazing success and enjoy Chicago through my lens!
Also, I have to give credit to Miss Kenley for being behind the lens (as well as in front of it) for a few of the shots below, as driving in Chicago traffic and snapping off photos can't be all too safe. Anyway, nice shots kiddo! Check out the shots after the jump.
After being behind the lens for a few thousand snaps of the shutter, I have come to realize what my favorite shots include - grunge, interesting architecture, and up-close textures. When I was recently tipped off to a spot that included all of the above (plus retro themes) I knew it wouldn't be long until I would make time for a visit.
Enter the small minuscule town that is Cammack, Indiana. After driving through the heart of the town and nearly missing it, I quickly spotted the reason that I drove half an hour out of Muncie - Cammack Station. While looking around for a parking space I noticed an extremely weathered grain elevator which wasn't my reason for the trip, but it immediately caught my eye as a great photo op. Below are the shots from around the elevator, restaurant, and the township. Enjoy.
Side note - The restaurant apparently doesn't open until April 6th, but an extremely nice older gentleman noticed me snapping off shots of the building and asked me inside. We chatted for nearly an hour about the history of building, town, and his involvement with both. To top it all off, he allowed me to take some pretty cool photos of the interior as well. You have got to love small towns. Get retro'd after the jump!
Two days in a row of good weather? Sounds like two days in a row of good shooting if you ask me. I have been meaning to get some shots around the Broad Ripple area, particularly of the grunge and disgustingly beautiful back alleys. I hope to further my Broad Ripple shots into different families i.e., Food, People, Nature, Nightlife, etc. So enjoy the first collection within the set.
Mile Marker- This week marks the 10th week of the blog, and my 10th entry! I'm loving everything about this photo-web-journal-experiment so far, and I hope you are too! Also, happy bday Mr. Deuce! Check out the urban art after the jump.
Well, my original intent for the MLK day weekend was to take a trip through a wooded area on Ball State campus that is used by the university as a tool for the biology and NREM students. After taking the trip to the (gated) woods and finding them to be closed (yes, closed) I ended up taking some shots in a nearby quad and then heading to a local power plant. This day also happened to be rather foggy, which turned out to be an interesting obstacle as well as enhancement for many of the photos. Get educated after the jump.
Well it all has to begin somewhere. I decided to take my maiden voyage around the former homes of millions of chickens. Exciting, I know. My family has quite the heavy history surrounding the farming lifestyle, therefore many visits to grandparents houses were peppered with chicks, pullets and hens. After decades of use, the chicken houses are now becoming a thing of the past, and the combination of time and the elements are beginning to take their toll. Now that the chicken coops stand empty and tattered, they hold many unique opportunities for photos. Welcome yourself to the Stew after the jump.
