tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103979272024-03-08T14:33:12.340-05:00Life of a Small Town PhotographerShowing in pictures, the life of a small town freelance photojournalist living in rural Cambria County Pennsylvania. Most of the photographs are things I shoot just because they happen to trip my trigger. This blog started out as a way to connect friends and family who no longer live in the area with their hometowns. The site is now enjoyed by many from the Northern Cambria area, including military personnel and college students.Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.comBlogger471125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-54207111501850484522014-12-18T09:00:00.000-05:002014-12-18T09:00:04.778-05:00Christmas Cards. Past and Present
Christmas Past
Christmas Present
Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com71tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-75344939914481493192014-12-04T09:00:00.000-05:002014-12-04T09:00:02.382-05:002014 Northern Cambria (Barnesboro) Christmas Parade
Saturday, 29 November 2014
Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-7011173882039425082014-11-20T09:00:00.000-05:002014-11-20T09:00:09.258-05:00Old Steel
Just shooting old vehicles in a local field.
I think this is a 1948 Chevy Pickup Truck.
Headlights on a 1940s Brockway dump truck.
Gas pedal in the Brockway.
Old school emergency brake.
Wheel of Mis-Fortune.
Windshield wiper on the Brockway dump truck.
Brockway Herald
1950s Dodge 100 pickup truck.
1950's Buick Eight trunk lid
Door handle on a White Super Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-81897278098231790812014-11-06T09:00:00.000-05:002014-11-06T09:00:00.254-05:00Pittsburgh - Once Again
A view from the campus of Duquesne University.
Driving through the campus of Duquesne University.
Hook and ladder truck at the fire station on Forbes Avenue.
Architectural sculpture above a pizza shop on Forbes Avenue.
City view
The next 4 photographs were shot on the corner of 5th Avenue and Magee Street a block from Duquesne University. The murals are part of the Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-75544867917233524672014-10-23T09:00:00.000-04:002014-10-23T09:00:00.780-04:00South Side Flats
Birmingham Bridge - one of two bridges that lead to the south side of Pittsburgh.
Front wall at Jack's Bar on Carson and South 12th.
Reflection in the window of the First National Bank
Notice on the door of Jack's Bar.
Studios of WYEP, an independent radio station which is member supported, and WESA Pittsburgh's newest NPR radio station. WYEP has been on the air Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-11425962938854852772014-10-09T06:00:00.000-04:002014-10-09T08:20:22.573-04:00Countrified
With its head held in place this young goat is getting a trim prior to the judging at the Harmony Grange Fair.
Billy Goat Gruff looking over the top of his pen to see what is going on in the barn.
With her mother's guidance this 4-H Club member works on preparing her entry in the fair.
Before it comes time to be judged at the Grange Fair everyone gets a bath.
Supplies.
Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-56690817590427426612014-09-27T08:27:00.000-04:002014-09-30T08:25:39.184-04:00Pittsburgh - A Three Hour Tour
Welcome to Pittsburgh
To tell the truth this parking lot booth is not as secure as it appears at first glance.
The Broadway Army-Navy Store on Liberty Avenue downtown.
Wall art on Liberty Avenue has a Jetson's feel to it.
Supporters of Planned Parenthood keeping a wary eye on pro-life activists on the other side of the street.
Point - Counter point
A stand off Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-26829212990920624322014-09-11T09:00:00.000-04:002014-09-11T09:00:07.553-04:00Half Hour Tour of the Neighborhood
This week's photographs speak for themselves.
Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-28785358845493416352014-08-28T09:00:00.000-04:002014-08-28T11:10:09.483-04:00Photographing Johnstown, PA
Twilight time at Peoples Natural Gas Park in downtown Johnstown. The venue is home to the Flood City Music Festival every year and concert nights right through the summer
Apartment building along Market Street in Johnstown.
Painting on the pillars holding up Route 56 as it passes through the city.
Another painted pillar.
Styrofoam head with headband.
Wall art at ParkBiker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-49301596407930692882014-08-14T09:00:00.000-04:002014-08-14T09:00:00.454-04:00Fireworks 101
This week's blog was shot in Patton, Pennsylvania during the Fourth of July 2014 Weekend. A lot of people think that taking pictures of fireworks is something that they would never be able to capture. But it is really not all that hard. Besides your camera you'll need a few other pieces of equipment to make the shooting successful.
A wide angle lens the standard 18 to 55 is Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-88540884491230381052014-07-31T09:00:00.000-04:002014-07-31T09:00:07.818-04:00Keene, NH
If you have ever seen the movie, Jumanjia, you might recognize some of the photographs in this week's blog. A lot of the 1997 film was shot in and around the Keene area.
25 Lawson Street about 1/2 block off Main.
Margarita's Mexican Restaurant on Main Street has the look and feel of a cantina.
Colonial Theater built in 1924 is the only theater still in Keene. It has Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-82478134988756641082014-07-17T09:00:00.000-04:002014-07-17T09:00:05.049-04:00New Hampshire
The next four photographs were all taken of the same home along Route 119 in Hinsdale, NH. As you can see from the first photograph there is a marker on the front of the house showing it was built in 1856. It is still inhabited today.
Ashuelet Covered Bridge, Ashuelot, NH in the unincorporated village of Winchester.
A view that shows the length Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-81707280754832177962014-07-03T09:00:00.000-04:002014-07-03T09:00:05.770-04:00Back to the Past
A few more pictures from our recent trip down to Luray, VA
Electric box on the wall of the Warehouse Art Gallery in Luray.
This electrical unit caught my eye because I have neer seen something like this that was built by the Colt Firearms Compay
Real and surreal come together to create this piece of art.
Drum set
A light covered branch from a tree used to mark the entrance Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-20225348247069977302014-06-19T09:00:00.000-04:002014-06-19T09:00:00.247-04:00Vermont
Welcome to Vermont, the Green Mountain State
One of our first stops in Vermont was Vermont Confectionary which was actually an old farm where we saw these old silos and a new water tower.
Catamount prowl a Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce event
Amongst the Woods by Tracy Bushee and Roger Boudread
Barn door
Bennington Battle Memorial a 360 foot stone obelisk commemorating Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-62021068366732774542014-06-05T09:00:00.000-04:002014-06-05T09:00:03.143-04:00Two Weeks in May
Violas planted in an old bird cage.
Zinnia
Red plastic deck chair
Old wooden barn sitting in the middle of a field in Susquehanna Township, Cambria County, PA.
Street sign.
You've now arrived at the Ole Gray Mare, Carrolltown, PA.
Sign showing the approximate place where the West Branch of the Susquehanna River begins in Carrolltown, PA.
Over the years Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-67971918007818211622014-05-20T09:00:00.000-04:002014-05-21T19:21:29.732-04:00Road Trips
Like water on a duck's back.
U. S. Army medical helicopter doing touch and goes at the end of the runway at the John Murtha Airport, Cambria County, PA.
Fish pond on the former Charles Schwab estate in Loretto, PA.
Just an old ivy plant that was tossed out a few years ago because it was looking sickly and here it is still growing.
Brass statue at an antique and Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-70639353677484515392014-05-08T09:00:00.000-04:002014-05-08T09:00:07.956-04:00Indiana, PA
I've developed a new interest in air plants. I sent away for a small collection and scavenged through craft stores and resale shops for containers so I could "plant" them.
Collection of air plants 1
Collection of Air Plants 2
Collection of Air Plants 3
I went down to Homer City to pick up a treadmill and stopped along Old Route 119 North to shoot the next 8 pictures.
Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-47513418453626119332014-04-24T09:00:00.000-04:002014-04-24T09:00:05.094-04:00Just for the Sake of Photography
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Retro telephone
Spring Crocus
One of our old birdhouses showing its age.
Retro lamp and phone.
A well-worn time-out chair.
Old parts box laying on the trash heap.
Spring fog.
Two red chairs in the early morning fog.
Defunked antique shop near Indiana, PA.
Rosetta on a tombstone in the Ruffner Cemetery. Originally deeded in 1882 to theBiker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-62154572778410865882014-04-10T09:00:00.000-04:002014-04-10T09:00:08.274-04:00VB Revisited
Sunrise, along the boardwalk at Virginia Beach, VA.
It might look like a nice day but the Atlantic Ocean is really cold in March.
Tire tracks in the sand.
Lionfish at the Virginia Aquarium
The one on the left is carrying a cork from a wine bottle. The one on the right is probably wondering why.
Waves crashing on the rocks at Ruddy Inlet.
Empty rooms at the Pacific Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-31892620012705023972014-03-27T09:00:00.000-04:002014-03-27T09:00:05.871-04:00Run to Virginia Beach
My wife went to the ILLiad Conference in Virginia Beach again and I got to tag along.
On our way to Virginia Beach we stopped to visit our sister-in-law in Maryland where I shot this photograph of her cat, Fat Boy.
Although it looks a little bright in this picture it is 6:15 in the morning and we were rudely awakened to the noise of this Caterpillar front end loader on the beach in Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-6789973517250730532014-02-27T09:00:00.000-05:002014-02-27T09:00:00.548-05:00Winter Bright Spots
After many days of snow and gloom we finally caught a break.
I was sitting at the computer last week when a little movement caught my eye. I looked out the window to see this tom turkey and fourteen of his concubines walking through the woods.
The building in the foreground is the James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center in Altoona on Pleasant Valley Boulevard.
Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-10725715123925438632014-02-13T09:00:00.000-05:002014-02-13T09:00:05.191-05:00Mixed Media
Eventually a local metal artist will turn these recycled railroad spikes into scuba divers.
Welding a golf cart.
Mother and Child
Spruce Road on the way home.
Mixed media.
Reflections of a flower captured in water droplets.
Flash photography 1
Flash photograph 2
Flash photography 3
American flag using the same process as seen in the flower Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-73744407064225026042014-01-30T09:00:00.000-05:002014-01-30T09:00:01.928-05:00Surviving the Vortex
It's been too cold to go out and do too much around the area so all of the photographs this week were shot in the yard.
Goldfinches vying for a position at the feeder.
On the defensive.
Mourning Dove sitting on a sassafras branch.
Dark-eyed Junco braving the winter snow.
The next five photographs show a female Pileated Woodpecker as she gets ready to make use of the suet Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-57443384463288418332014-01-09T09:00:00.000-05:002014-01-09T09:00:10.785-05:00Baby, It's Cold Outside!
It seems that every year we get a visit from the Carolina Wrens This is our second this season. They come and spend a couple of days and then disappear.
A pair of Mourning Doves paid a visit to the grain feeder.
After our suet feeder was hit for the second time this year by the bears I was forced to go to a larger feeder and it seems to be more to the liking of the Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397927.post-49084454956391638802013-12-26T09:10:00.000-05:002013-12-26T09:10:45.404-05:00Fall is Out, Winter is In
Fourteen of the photographs this week were shot during two trips over to Glendale Lake at Prince Gallitzin State Park. Two were shot in our yard and the final three were shot on a trip back home to York, PA.
After losing another suet feeder to the bears, I had to go with this much larger feeder until I could take a trip into the city for a new one. The bird on the left is a male Biker1100http://www.blogger.com/profile/17191681711785607163noreply@blogger.com0