Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Photojournalism



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Sailboat on Glendale Lake at Prince Gallitzin State Park

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Bikes on Route 30 at Lookout Point, Mount Ararat, in the Allegheny Mountains, elevation 2164. This is the site of the former Ship Motel

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Buffalo Farm along Route 30 corridor.

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Side panel of the barn at the Buffalo Farm.

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Colvin Covered Bridge, Built around 1880 by J. H. Thompson. It spans the Shawnee Creek. It was rehabilitated in 1998. This is one of two multiple king post covered bridges in Bedford County, PA. The bridge is located one mile off Route 30 in Shellsburg.


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Church walls


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Canadian Thistle.


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Almost hidden rabbit


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Bee coming into land on hollyhock.

Thursday, July 21, 2005

Portraits -- Small-town Life, People, Still Life

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The lack of rain this year shortened the Hastings Duck Race.
Individuals purchase a duck and prizes are awarded for first ten and last across the line.


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The Cambria County court system sponsors anti-drug youth rallies around the county. This one was held in Chest Springs.

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Scholarship award winners from local granges.

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Church patron


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"Moe" Buck

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Uncle Joe

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A cousin's daughter's daughter


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A butterfly prepares to gracefully land on a day lily.

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A home in Pennsylvania coal country

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Still life portrait

Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Around the Neighborhood

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Junior Barnes goes for a full pull

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84 years ago this was the way boards were cut for building houses. This saw is a rare 52" blade Frick left-handed portable saw mill built in 1921. The power for this saw mill comes from the power take off of a John Deere tractor hooked to a 30 foot belt.


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"I'm telling you, Homer, them boys at Unlimited Cycle gave me one hell of a trade-in on the John Deere tractor. You should see my new quad runner."




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This is what makes the power at tractor pulls.

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A lovely Ford being shown at the Northern Cambria Hope Volunteer Fire Company Car Show.

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What can I say...a picture is worth a thousand words.

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Hockey is hockey, no matter how it is played...at the Hastings rink.


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Thomas Bridge, built over the Crooked Creek, in 1879 in Indiana County, PA. The bridge was reconstructed in 1998.

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Day Lily


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Hollyhocks




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Gloriosa daisies

Saturday, July 09, 2005

Independence Weekend

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The Spirit of Duman Park pulls away from the station.


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Patton also has their train in the community park and it gets well used on the weekends to the delight of all children.

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Soon to be called DeGol Field, the Pine Bowl at Saint Francis University, undergoes construction of the new outdoor sports complex.

The next three photographs are of Legion Baseball, Patton vs. Ebensburg at the Patton Field.

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St. Mary's Church steeple at 5:30 a.m.

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Swimmers enjoying Duman's Dam.

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Lunch is served


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This is what happens when a portable shower tent with a clear plastic roof, fills with rain and then is left to sit in the sun. Notice the burn on the arm of the chair as well as the melted area on the tent side. I use this for a blind when doing some of the wildlife photos.