Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Two Rivers Bridge
Headed out to the Two Rivers Bridge on Friday night in an attempt to get a few pictures of the sunset. But the sun was hidden behind a large bank of clouds and never made an appearance. So instead, I headed over to a spot below the bridge to get a few shots at dusk.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Riverfest Fireworks
It was Memorial Day weekend a few days ago, which means hundreds of thousands of people crammed into downtown Little Rock for Riverfest. I wanted to get shots of the fireworks on Sunday night, but also wanted to avoid the huge scrum of people. So John and I headed up to Fort Roots in North Little Rock, which has one of the best skyline views in the city. And hopefully a good overlook on the fireworks show too
A thunderstorm passed by a few hours before the show, but it cleared the air and the weather afterwards was perfect. Here's a panoramic view of downtown, taken at dusk...
And then it was finally time for the show. I managed to mess up most of shots by not having the F stop set right, so that most of them were a bit overexposed. But here is one shot of the fireworks...
A thunderstorm passed by a few hours before the show, but it cleared the air and the weather afterwards was perfect. Here's a panoramic view of downtown, taken at dusk...
And then it was finally time for the show. I managed to mess up most of shots by not having the F stop set right, so that most of them were a bit overexposed. But here is one shot of the fireworks...
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Downtown
The fiancé is currently out of the country, so I was free on Friday night. So I did what any guy would do in that situation.....and decided to go out and take pictures. After taking a nap after work, I grabbed the camera and headed towards downtown Little Rock. I eventually ended up at the Junction Bridge. I've taken hundreds of pictures here, but it does have the best view of the Little Rock skyline.
The view has changed a bit since the last time I shot from here. The Peabody Hotel has changed names and signage and is now a Marriott. The view will change again in the near future. The Main Street Bridge, along with the Junction and Clinton Park Bridges, will be getting a new lighting design.
Here is one last shot from the Junction Bridge, with the skyline and the moon overhead:
The view has changed a bit since the last time I shot from here. The Peabody Hotel has changed names and signage and is now a Marriott. The view will change again in the near future. The Main Street Bridge, along with the Junction and Clinton Park Bridges, will be getting a new lighting design.
Here is one last shot from the Junction Bridge, with the skyline and the moon overhead:
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
My most popular picture
I recently renewed by Pro membership to Flickr (which is "almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world"). I've been a member since way back in 2004, and have posted over 5,000 photos to the site. So it's interesting (to me, at least) to see which photos have been singled out by the internet people over the years. I do have one photo, with nearly 30,000 views, which is by far my most popular picture online.
What is it? Well, I'd like to say that it is a shot of some unknown waterfall that I found one day while out bushwhacking through the wilderness. Perhaps a thundering and tall waterfall, taken with the optimal weather and water conditions. Say a shot where a rainbow popped out over the falls, while a bald eagle and an ivory billed woodpecker both flew in and perched next to the falls. But alas, my most popular photo on Flickr is nothing like that at all.
In fact, my most popular photo online is, in fact, a picture of....
(drumroll)...
A steak.
As of this writing, this shot has a grand total of 28,834 views. It was taken in 2007, during a road trip out to Arizona. On the way back, we stopped at the Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo. I ordered an 8 ounce sirloin (which is paltry compared to the 82 ounce steak you can get there, which is free if eaten in under an hour). I posted the shot to Flickr, and it was eventually linked in a Yahoo forum. The question asked in the forum is "How big is an 8 oz. steak?," and so now I get anywhere between 30 to 60 views a day on it.
The second most viewed photo on Flickr, with a total of 8,905 views, is of a waterfall - Glory Hole Falls.
Although looking at the stats on Flickr, it does seem like people are finding the shot while doing research on something other than waterfalls. But thanks for looking anyways!
What is it? Well, I'd like to say that it is a shot of some unknown waterfall that I found one day while out bushwhacking through the wilderness. Perhaps a thundering and tall waterfall, taken with the optimal weather and water conditions. Say a shot where a rainbow popped out over the falls, while a bald eagle and an ivory billed woodpecker both flew in and perched next to the falls. But alas, my most popular photo on Flickr is nothing like that at all.
In fact, my most popular photo online is, in fact, a picture of....
(drumroll)...
A steak.
As of this writing, this shot has a grand total of 28,834 views. It was taken in 2007, during a road trip out to Arizona. On the way back, we stopped at the Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo. I ordered an 8 ounce sirloin (which is paltry compared to the 82 ounce steak you can get there, which is free if eaten in under an hour). I posted the shot to Flickr, and it was eventually linked in a Yahoo forum. The question asked in the forum is "How big is an 8 oz. steak?," and so now I get anywhere between 30 to 60 views a day on it.
The second most viewed photo on Flickr, with a total of 8,905 views, is of a waterfall - Glory Hole Falls.
Although looking at the stats on Flickr, it does seem like people are finding the shot while doing research on something other than waterfalls. But thanks for looking anyways!
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Nashville
The other weekend, the fiancé and I drove over to Nashville, Tennessee. While my visit to Music City didn't include me trying to parlay my elementary school piano lessons into a career in the music biz, it did have some time spent exploring the city.
One of the first stops was to visit the Shelby Street Bridge, an old car bridge built in 1906 that was converted into a pedestrian bridge in 2003. The views of downtown Nashville are great from the bridge, but it was pouring down rain while we were there. This shot is the one with the fewest amounts of raindrops on the lens.
The next day, we headed out to see more of Nashville. I had never been to Nashville (besides driving through while in junior high). Nashville is a great city, and we headed back to downtown on a rainy afternoon.
These were all taken at Public Square Park, which provides a nifty overlook on downtown. I believe this is looking down Deaderick Street towards the War Memorial Auditorium.
And another shot of downtown Nashville, which wouldn't be complete without having something with CMT in it.
The next stop on the tour of Nashville took us to the Tennessee State Capitol. This is the capitol building with a statue of Andrew Jackson.
The Tennessee State Capitol was completed in 1859, and is a grand building. And as someone who grew up in the capitol city of another state, I've been nerdily interested in seeing other state's capitols. I was interested to read that Tennessee is one of only eleven states that have a capitol building without a dome. But I was displeased to see that the Tennessee capitol is locked up tighter than Fort Knox on weekends. Especially, if say, you are a visitor in desperate need of going inside the capitol to perhaps visit a bathroom. Unfortunately for me, and my bladder, the building was locked up tight.
But we walked the grounds to take a few pictures. I was excited to take a few pictures of this statue, since it was in honor of someone named Cormack. Until upon closer inspection, it was actually in honor of a Edward W. Carmack. There was a nice view of the War Memorial Auditorium again.
And one last shot from the Tennessee State Capitol, along the steps leading towards the statue of Andrew Jackson. I really enjoyed my time in Nashville, and look forward to going back and seeing all the spots that we missed seeing this time around...
One of the first stops was to visit the Shelby Street Bridge, an old car bridge built in 1906 that was converted into a pedestrian bridge in 2003. The views of downtown Nashville are great from the bridge, but it was pouring down rain while we were there. This shot is the one with the fewest amounts of raindrops on the lens.
The next day, we headed out to see more of Nashville. I had never been to Nashville (besides driving through while in junior high). Nashville is a great city, and we headed back to downtown on a rainy afternoon.
These were all taken at Public Square Park, which provides a nifty overlook on downtown. I believe this is looking down Deaderick Street towards the War Memorial Auditorium.
And another shot of downtown Nashville, which wouldn't be complete without having something with CMT in it.
The next stop on the tour of Nashville took us to the Tennessee State Capitol. This is the capitol building with a statue of Andrew Jackson.
The Tennessee State Capitol was completed in 1859, and is a grand building. And as someone who grew up in the capitol city of another state, I've been nerdily interested in seeing other state's capitols. I was interested to read that Tennessee is one of only eleven states that have a capitol building without a dome. But I was displeased to see that the Tennessee capitol is locked up tighter than Fort Knox on weekends. Especially, if say, you are a visitor in desperate need of going inside the capitol to perhaps visit a bathroom. Unfortunately for me, and my bladder, the building was locked up tight.
But we walked the grounds to take a few pictures. I was excited to take a few pictures of this statue, since it was in honor of someone named Cormack. Until upon closer inspection, it was actually in honor of a Edward W. Carmack. There was a nice view of the War Memorial Auditorium again.
And one last shot from the Tennessee State Capitol, along the steps leading towards the statue of Andrew Jackson. I really enjoyed my time in Nashville, and look forward to going back and seeing all the spots that we missed seeing this time around...
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