Wazopia: The Web Blog of Jim Fisher

The winter that just won't quit!

When will it end? That's the cry from Northeast Ohioans in mid-February. We've seen all the pretty snowfalls we can take. We want sunshine. We want warmth. This old barn and farm tell the story of our annual angst.

Labels: farm, grey, Ohio, winter

Presti's Bakery - Little Italy

Closing time at Presti's Bakery, Mayfield Rd., Little Italy, Cleveland.

Labels: bakery, cleveland, Little Italy, Ohio, presti's

Doesn't God give us the sunsets?

Yes, God gives us the sunsets to put us at peace, to drain away the anxiety and to relieve the stress. Thank you!

Labels: forest, lake, Ohio, sunset, wood

Funny Facade

I found this above the door of a century-old house in Mantua Twp, OH

Labels: carving, door, facade, Ohio

Barn Ivy

Labels: barn, fall, Ohio

Ahhhhh! Fall in Ohio.

I love the fall in Ohio. This year's colors are terrific again like last year's.

This is the facade over the old post office in Chagrin Falls. It is now an office building.

A flag and cannon outside the town hall.

Some very hardy flowers in a box on the bridge over the Chagrin River.

An autumn display outside a shop on Main St.

A trickle of water off to the side of the main Chagrin River Falls.

Labels: Chagrin Falls, fall, Ohio

Nautica Queen on the Cuyahoga River

It was a great night for cruising up the Cuyahoga and here is the Nautica Queen with a full load of Friday evening partiers.

Soft evening light. Quiet waters. Skyline off to the side.

Canon 5D
24-105mm L @ 45mm
Exposure: 1/400 @ f/11
ISO 400

This second version was enhanced by adding a red filter in Adobe Lightroom to give it more nostalgic look. Which do you prefer?

Labels: Adobe Lightroom, boat, canon 5D, cleveland, cuyahoga, image, Nautica Queen, Ohio, picture, river, silo

The National Packard Museum

Another Northeast Ohio gem is the National Packard Museum in Warren, Ohio.

Note Lincoln Highway Stamp.

Remember the day.....49 cents a gallon. The display doesn't even go over a dollar!

Labels: automobile, car, historical, museum, Ohio, Packard, Warren

Trumball County Courthouse

Labels: county, courthouse, Ohio, trumball, Warren

Playing with Rocks

I took a quick visit to nearby Nelson Ledges Park to try HDR shooting. With HDR you use a tripod and shoot multiple exposures of the same image using bracketing. I went for two stops under and two stops over. The three exposures are blended together via Adobe PhotoShop. This technique helps you recover from very dark or very bright areas in your image.

The Ledges are beautiful. While shooting I met another photographer who found the Ledges on the Internet. He loves shooting rock formations and had recently shot in Sedona, Arizonia. Those rocks are a beautiful red color. I showed him the little falls and the Devil's Icebox. He was thrilled.

Canon 5D
Lens 16-35mm L
Tripod Manfrotto 190 Carbon Fiber

Labels: Adobe Photoshop CS3, canon 5D, HDR, image, limestone, Nelson's Ledges, Northeast, Ohio, photography, rock

State Road Covered Bridge

Another one of the great Covered Bridges in Ashtabula Country.

Canon 5D
24-105mm L
Exposure: ISO 100, 1/10, f16

Labels: ashtabula county, canon 5D, covered bridge, image, Northeast, Ohio, picture

I love it when the pictures just come right to you!

This happens every couple of years. It's a nice quiet weekend at home. I'm reading a book or watching Nascar. Mary comes down the stairs and says the balloons are right outside.

I know what that means. They are landing in the cul-de-sac on our street. For once my camera is ready and available. The chase is on!