Relaxing Uptown at sunset
A quiet afternoon on the sidewalk in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Sept. 17, 2013.
An afternoon at Alum Creek Park
A young boy carries his bright yellow balloon through Alum Creek Park on the way to a performance by puppeteers in the amphitheatre.
My Final Photo for Aug. 7, 2013
Upended at the end of the ride
A skateboarder vainly attempts to settle himself as he plops to the sidewalk after losing his balance at the end of a trick on the concrete bench in front of
OldSkool Skateboards on College Ave. My Final Photo for June 30, 2013
Little to do with excellence although a "Decisive Moment"
Leaping out of the rain – My Final Photo for May 10, 2013
Earlier this week I got caught in a thunderstorm while I was on Main Street in Uptown. It happened again today as I stood in the doorway of Cluckers to protect myself from a swirling deluge of rain so severe there was no safety under any awning.
I thought about making a run for State Street which usually had more shoppers and increased my chances of someone dashing to their car because they needed to get somewhere rather than stay dry. I stayed where I was as I only carried the D5000 which is not sealed against the weather.
There were two people who braved the rain. The man above, caught at the “decisive moment” on his tiptoe leaping across the rain-filled gutter onto the sidewalk, was eager to meet friends for chicken wings and liquid refreshment. Given the same choice I’d run through heavy rain, lightning, and rain-filled gutters. Wise decision. Very decisive.
Dashing to the car in the middle of a thunderstorm – My Final Photo for May 10, 2013
The other was a woman running to her car at the rear of The Old Bag of Nails. She couldn’t use the back door. It was closed because the restaurant’s outdoor grease trap had overflowed spreading the foul smelling viscous liquid into the lot, across the sidewalk and into the street.
She had not only to navigate a longer run to her car, she was forced to run into the street to avoid the thick layer of used cooking grease that blocked her path.
Then I wished I had a longer lens. My decision to carry only the D5000 with the kit lens was not a “decisive moment” for me although I liked the photos I got with it.
A single tulip, and not much more
One red tulip blooming in the garden in front of city hall.
It was one of those days. It was raining off and on. The cloud was a giant gray covering. I was tired. My feet hurt.
Still, I searched for the sometimes elusive My Final Photo.
Usually making a selection from my day’s shoot is simple. The best photo of the day stands out. On a day like this nothing but a red tulip against a green sea of not yet blooming relatives is the best that I could muster.
The only thing I can good about it is how great it will work in a layout if the editor needed to reverse copy out of the green space.
That’s probably not a bad selling point.
A few of the other choices.
