A fan of St. Louis specialties, thin-crust pizza and toasted ravioli (Chalk Art Festival, University City, MO)
Monthly Archives: September 2013
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Multi-colored Pepper, posted 2013-09-29
This sweet pepper seems to be having an identity crisis – it can’t decide whether to be purple, yellow, orange, or red 🙂
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Balloons – Up, Up, and Away, posted 2013-09-29
Some of the balloons at the Great Forest Park Balloon Race earlier this month.
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Grass and Textures, posted 2013-09-29
A couple of experiments with an image of decorative wild grasses. First image is original with levels adjusted slightly. Next two images are different texture effects.
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John Deere Type E Engine, posted 2013-09-29
John Deere Type E Gasoline Engine set up to power an ice cream “freezer” or “churn”. These are a common sight at many Midwest festivals and fairs. The Type E engine was based on a model developed by the Waterloo Engine Company which was purchased by John Deere in the early 1900’s. The engines were manufactured from 1923 – 1940 and came in three different sizes. While the one-cylinder engine runs at a fairly low speed, there is still a […]
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Dachshund in Lederhosen, posted 2013-09-29
“How humiliating! Who ever heard of a dachshund wearing lederhosen and a feathered hat? How could my people do this to me? They will regret this! I will get even!” (Dachshund dressed for the Wiener dog race and costume contest, St. Charles Oktoberfest 2013)
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Stein Pyramid, posted 2013-09-28
This pyramid of plastic beer steins was a really attractive subject at the St. Charles Oktoberfest this morning. It proved to be much more challenging than I expected. The multiple clear (or mostly clear) objects made focus difficult and the way the bright sunlight lit the steins made exposure equally difficult. Photoshop definitely helped with this one. This and other Oktoberfest images, including a few nature shots, can be found at http://frymanfoto.smugmug.com/More–Things/Oktoberfest-St-Charles.
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Lion and Keg, posted 2013-09-28
I was at the St. Charles Oktoberfest this morning and this lion resting on a large wooden beer keg caught my eye. While he is a pretty beast, it seemed strange to see him there. He was resting outside the Hofbrau beer tent (he later moved but I couldn’t find him or his keg again). I thought this was unusual since in Germany the lion is associated with Lowenbrau which is a direct competitor to Hofbrau. Perhaps he is defecting […]
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Lifting Off Together, posted 2013-09-28
Great Forest Park Balloon Race, 9/21/2013
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Busy Lily, posted 2013-09-27
As the summer wound down, most of the bright spring flowers were gone and the autumn flowers were yet to be in full bloom. But variety could still be found in the reflecting pools and small ponds where water lilies continued to display their colors, some during the day and others at night. The best time to photograph the lilies was the early morning when the night flowers had not yet closed and the daytime flowers were just beginning to open. In […]
