Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year to my family and friends! I'm looking forward to hanging out and taking lots of photos with all of you in 2010!!!!

Holiday Photos at the Cleveland Greenhouse and Nela Park

Here are a couple more ideas of places to take Holiday Photos..... The Cleveland Greenhouse and Nela Park.

The Greenhouse is decorated with colorful plants and Christmas displays, parking and admission is free.

Click the photos or slideshow below to go to the gallery.



Nela Park is the Headquarters of GE and has a nice lighting display...



Here's a slideshow of the Greenhouse and Nela Park.




To get directions to the Greenhouse click on the Blue icon, for directions to Nela Park click on the Green Icon.


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Holiday Lights

Hi Everyone, well it's the season to go out and get some photos of the Holiday Lights, there are lots of great displays out there but one of my favorites is a Crown Point in Strongsville, this street has been displaying lights for the last 20 years. The house at the end of the street looks like Clark Griswalds house in the Christmas Vacation movie.

Here's a slide show of holiday lights photos I took on a Cleveland Photographic Society Field trip to Crown Point and the Strongsville Town Center

Click on the photo to go to the gallery!



A fun thing to try when taking Christmas light photos is to use a long exposure and zooming the lens.


You can also try defocusing your lens to take out of focus lights


If you'd like to check out Crown Point in Strongsville here's a map of the location.

Just click on the blue icon to get directions from your location.

GPS Coordinates (make sure you're gps is set to the decimal degrees format)

Latitude: 41.282293
Longitude -81.796839


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Digital Images 15% Discount

Hi Everyone one as a way of saying thanks to everyone who visited my photograhy site Digital Images by Ron Skinner and my Cool Photo Ops Blog I'm offering a 15% discount on all photos until 12/31/2009



To take advantage of this offer do the following

Go to my Digital Images by Ron Skinner site

Select the photos you want to order

Enter the code: holiday09 during checkout!

Thanks!!!

About Cool Photo Ops

Attention Photographers, looking for fun places to take photos in Northeast Ohio? Then check out my Cool Photo Ops Blog.

Everyone is welcome to come on the shoots, the more the merrier!

You will find information on the fun places to take photos in the Northeast Ohio Region.

You will also find links to Maps with directions to the shoots (including GPS coordinates), weather maps, sunrise and sunset information, photography links and helpful photo tips.

Coming soon is the Sled Dog Classic




Also if you have suggestions for shoots, let me know and I'll post them on the blog.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!

I am thankful for all the fun times I have going out and taking photos with all of you!!!! (Yes even you Canon owners!!! LOL )

Rock Hall, Voinivich Park and other Downtown Shots

Hi everyone this is a last minute shoot suggested by Vicki, we are going to try and get some late afternoon and sunset shots from Voinivich Park, located behind the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We will be meeting on Sunday 11/22 at 3:30pm and everyone is welcome. Hope to see you there.

Here's a photo Vicki took about a week ago:



When: Sunday 11/22 3:30pm

Where: Voinivich Park behind the Rock Hall


GPS Info (Note make sure you have your gps set to decimal degrees format to use these coordinates:
Latitude: 41.50868
Longitude: -81.69432



Here's a google of map, click on the blue icon to get directions from you're location

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Favorite Fall Color Spots - Tinkers Creek NP

October is here and the leaves are beginning to change, so I thought I would post some of my favorite places for Fall Color photography.

First up is Tinker's Creek Nature Preserve



The reason I like Tinker's Creek is because of all the ponds located in the preserve, you can get some great reflection shots of the fall colors by following the Seven Ponds trail.



Directions to Tinker's Creek Nature Preserve - click on the "P" on the map to get directions to Tinker's Creek NP from your location.


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Note the parking lot is pretty small and only holds about 6 cars.

Battle on the Ohio - Erie Canal Civil War Reenactment - Zoar, Ohio

For those photographer's out there who are Civil War Buffs, they are having a Civil War Reenactment in Zoar, Ohio on September 19th and 20th.

Cost is $7.00 for spectators.

Events include:
Parade
Cavalry Demonstration
Artillery Demonstration
Battle of Ohio-Erie Canal
and much more...

Go here for more details: Battle on the Ohio-Erie Canal

I haven't been to the Civil War Reenactment before, but I have been to Zoar, click on the photo to go to the gallery.


Zoar Map

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A Day in the Park - Cuyahoga Valley National Park 8/30/2009

Hey Everyone, here's something cool to do on Sunday August 30th - A Day in the Park at the Happy Days Visitor Center in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Here's some info from the WVIZ website:

Beginning at 10:00 AM Sunday, August 30, amateur and professional photographers -- as well as those who just love the outdoors -- are invited to a special day at Happy Days Lodge (500 W. Streetsboro Road, Peninsula, OH 44264) to hear tips and remarks from local park photographers, and to take photographs and videos of our own Ohio treasure, the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Photographs and video can include all park scenery, recreation, transportation and wildlife -- all aspects of our own Park. ideastream® staff will be on hand to receive photographic and video submissions as part of A Day in the Park. Later those submissions along with previously submitted materials will be reviewed. Those selected showcasing our nearby national park will be viewed online or featured on WVIZ/PBS.

More information can be found here: A Day in the Park

Where: Happy Days Visitor Center

When: August 30th 10am to 11:30am

Note: Some of us are getting there around 8 or 8:30 am to take photos in the park before the event starts, feel free to join us

The parking for Happy Days is across the street from the Visitor's center. Click on the "P" to get directions from your location on the map below

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Veterans Memorial Bridge Tour 9/5/2009

Here's another great Photo Op over the Labor Day weekend - a self guided tour of the Veterans Memorial Bridge (aka Detroit Superior Bridge) The bottom part of this bridge was used for Trolley traffic over the Cuyahoga River in the Flats. I've done the tour about 3 or 4 times and its a great place to photograph Cleveland history. They'll have displays of old trolley cars and you can even see the old tracks in the ground. You can also get some great views of the Flats from the bridge. So if your looking for something different to shoot on Saturday Sept 5th check out the Veterans Memorial Bridge.

When: Saturday, Sept 5, 2009

Times: Open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Location: Northeast Corner of W. 25th Street &

Detroit Avenue, at the west end of the bridge.

FREE parking is available at the County Engineer’s

Bridge Garage, which is located at the tour’s entrance.

Cost: FREE

Other:
 No reservations

 Self guided tour with volunteers on hand

to answer questions

 Wheelchair & stroller accessible

 Cameras are welcome

 Attractions include films, trolley displays,

streetcar, and a unique view of the area

Click on the Camera Icon below to get directions from your location to the Bridge

View Veterans Memorial Bridge Tour in a larger map

GPS Coordinates of the Parking Lot:

Latitude: 41.4923313

Longitude: -81.7061913

More Photos here: Veterans Memorial Bridge Photos

Cleveland Drum Circle - Edgewater Park 8/16 3-7pm

Hey if anyone is looking for something to photograph this weekend then head on down to Edgewater Park this Sunday 8/16 from 3-7pm, the Cleveland Drum Circle will be performing. According to drummer Wally Gunn here's what you'll see - Drummers, Percussionists, Dancers, Hoop and Fire Dancers also show up. It's a lot of fun and a great mind and body workout!

Sounds like a great photo op, I'm gonna go check it out, then I may head over to Wendy Park for some early evening shots.

What: Cleveland Drum Circle

Where: Edgewater Park - If the weather is nice, we will drum on the beach west of the pavilion or the grass north of the pavilion. Both area are near the bike/walking path.
If rain, in the south section of the pavilion, west of the large lower parking lot.

When 3 - 7pm

Directions to Edgewater Park: Click on the Camera Icon to get directions from your location to Edgewater Park


View Edgewater State Park in a larger map

Click here for more info about the Cleveland Drum Circle

CPS Volvo Graveyard Field Trip 8/9/2009

And now for something completely different, a photo shoot in a junkyard, but not just any junkyard, its the Volvo Graveyard. The Cleveland Photographic Society is having a photo shoot for its members at the Volvo Graveyard in Ravenna on Sunday April 9th. The graveyard is stocked with Volvos of all shapes and sizes, you'll use every lens in your bag on this shoot from Macro to Telephoto, even fisheye lenses come in handy. No matter what lens you use, you'll come up with some very creative shots.

Click on the photo to go to the gallery

WHAT: CPS Volvo Graveyard Field Trip

WHEN: Sunday August 9th meet at CPS at 7:30am or at the Walmart Supercenter in Streetsboro (see map below) at 8:30am

NOTE: Parking is limited so Car Pooling is encouraged

GPS Coordinates ( Note: make sure your gps is set to decimal degrees)

Latitude: 41.250581 or N 41.250581
Longitude: -81.363765 or W 81.363765



DIRECTIONS: Click on the camera icon on the map to get directions to the Walmart Supercenter in Streetsboro. We will meet here at 8:30am and car pool to the Volvo Graveyard.


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To see more Volvo Graveyard Photos go here: Volvo Graveyard Galleries

To learn more about CPS go here: The Cleveland Photographic Society

CPS Headlands Dunes Sunset Field Trip 8/22/09

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The Cleveland Photographic Society is having a field trip to Headlands Dunes Nature Preserve on 8/22/09 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm for CPS members.

The photos in the slide show above are from a trip I made there on July 4th and were taken at sunrise. These photos will give you an idea of the things you'll see at Headlands Dunes. For this shoot we are going to try and capture a Sunset. The sun will set at around 8:16pm on August 22nd and hopefully we'll get a good one. Until the sunset there are lots of other things to photograph at Headlands Dunes, when I was there on the 4th I saw Herons, gulls, deer and much more. Below are other things you can see at Headlands Dunes

Special Features

- Natural beach on Lake Erie
- Unusual Atlantic coastal plain plants
- Excellent site for migrating birds and monarch butterflies

Facilities

Parking, restrooms and footpaths

For more information on Headlands Dunes go here: Headlands Dunes Nature Preserve

Remember this is a Nature Preserve so please stay on the trails or beach.

Here's the details:

GPS Coordinates (Make sure your GPS format is set to decimal degrees)

Lat: 41.756339 or N41.756339
Long: -81.283797 or W81.283797

What: CPS Headlands Dunes Sunset Field Trip

When: Saturday 8/22/09 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Directions: Headlands Dunes is located in Mentor Ohio. To get directions from your location use the map below.

Click on the Blue Icon to get directions to the Main Gate at Headlands State Park after entering the gate follow the road to the right to get to the Parking Lot marked with a "P" on the map.

The Green Icon is the road you would take to get to the alternate entrance, if you ever go early in the morning the Main Gate will be locked but you can take this road to the 24 hour fishing entrance indicated by the red icon. This is the entrance I used when I photographed the sunrise.




View Headlands Dunes Nature Preserve in a larger map

Click this link to see the photographs other photographers have taken at Headlands Dunes - Headlands Dunes Photos

Want to find out more about CPS then go here: Cleveland Photographic Society

Hope to see you there!!!

Headlands Dunes Revisited 7/11/2009

Looks like we're going back for another Sunrise Shoot on Saturday 7/11/2009. I just received this email from Jerry and based on the forecast he's hoping for good conditions on Saturday Morning Here's Jerry's email:

Hi all,

In looking at the upcoming forecast for this weekend, I'm interested in trying to revisit Mentor Headlands. I'm hoping that the front that is being predicted will arrive early Saturday morning. You never know until you get there. So I'm thinking of heading to Mentor on Saturday morning again. Arrive at the parking lot at 5am and be setup for predawn light and/or clouds by 5:15am. Sunrise will be around 6am. I know this is an early shoot, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the clouds will co-operate. Also there is a possibility that Saturday night could have some cloud formations that could be nice up on the lake. So a possibility for an overcast and dramatic cloud scape to shoot at Mentor either in the morning or evening. Any others interested in the morning at Mentor?

Jerry

So, it looks like Jerry has talked me into going back for another Sunrise Shoot, but if you're not an earlybird you may want to do a Sunset shoot on your own or talk some of your friends into doing a Sunset shoot with you. Or if you live around there you may want to do both.

Ok so it's up to you, you can either do the sunrise or sunset, below are the times for Sunrise and Sunset at Headlands Dunes on 7/11/2009

July 11, 2009
Sunrise: 6:00am (Get there at 5 or 5:30am)
Sunset: 9:01pm

What: Headlands Dunes Sunrise Shoot Revisited

When: 5:00am or whenever you can make it. For best light the earlier the better

GPS Coordinates (Make sure your GPS format is set to decimal degrees)

Lat: 41.756339 or N41.756339
Long: -81.283797 or W81.283797

Directions: NOTE: The main gate to Headlands State Park is locked early in the morning, so you have to use the road to the right of the main gate (green icon on map) and use the 24 Hour fishing entrance to get to the Headlands Dunes parking lot (red icon). You may want to zoom in on the map to see the roads and icons better. Click on the icon to get directions from your location.


View Headlands Dunes Nature Preserve in a larger map

Everyone is welcome to join us or if you can't make it go on your own sometime. We can't guarantee that we'll have the same dramatic skies as last weekend, but you never know they may even be better!!!

NOTE: If you email me and let me know you're coming I'll wait for you in the parking lot. Please get there by 5:30am or earlier so we can catch the early morning light.


To see a slide show of Headlands Dunes taken last week go here: Headlands Dunes Slide Show

Click this link to see the photographs of other photographers - Headlands Dunes Photos

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Headlands Dunes Sunrise Photos

Here's some photos of the Headlands Dunes Sunrise Shoot: Click Photo to go to the Photo Gallery
Click this link to see the photographs of other photographers - Headlands Dunes Photos

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Headlands Dunes Nature Preserve 7/4/09

Here's a cool place to take photos, Headlands Dunes Nature Preserve, a couple of my photographer friends and I are planning on going to Headlands Dunes early on Saturday July 4, feel free to join us if you want. What time you get there is up to you, sunrise is at 5:55 am, so if you want to catch the sunrise get there about 5:30am. If that's too early for you, others are planning on getting there by 7:00am

Things you'll see at Headlands Dunes:

Special Features

- Natural beach on Lake Erie
- Unusual Atlantic coastal plain plants
- Excellent site for migrating birds and monarch butterflies







Where: Headlands Dunes Nature Perserve

When: For sunrise 5:30am For sleepyheads 7:00am

GPS Coordinates (Make sure your GPS format is set to decimal degrees)

Lat: 41.756339 or N41.756339
Long: -81.283797 or W81.283797

How to get there: Since we are getting there early in the morning the gate to the parking lot may be locked, but there is an alternate entrance via the road to the right of the main entrance, the road is labeled Heisley Rd on the map but I believe it is really called Coast Guard Road any way follow this road and on the left side of the road there will be an entrance to the parking lot for Headlands Dunes, this is also the entrance used by fishermen. It's marked with the Red Icon on the map. To get directions from your location just click on the Icon, then on "Get Directions"


View Headlands Dunes Nature Preserve in a larger map

To see a slide show of Headlands Dunes go here: Headlands Dunes Slide Show

More info on Headlands Dunes can be found here Headlands Dunes Nature Preserve

Hope to see you there, but if you can't make it on July 4th, check it out on your own some time.

Veterans Memorial Bridge Tour - 5/23/09

Here's another great Photo Op over the Memorial Day weekend - a self guided tour of the Veterans Memorial Bridge (aka Detroit Superior Bridge) The bottom part of this bridge was used for Trolley traffic over the Cuyahoga River in the Flats. I've done the tour about 3 or 4 times and its a great place to photograph Cleveland history. They'll have displays of old trolley cars and you can even see the old tracks in the ground. You can also get some great views of the Flats from the bridge. So if your looking for something different to shoot on Saturday May 23rd check out the Veterans Memorial Bridge.

When: Saturday, May 23, 2009

Times: Open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Location: Northeast Corner of W. 25th Street &

Detroit Avenue, at the west end of the bridge.

FREE parking is available at the County Engineer’s

Bridge Garage, which is located at the tour’s entrance.

Cost: FREE

Other:
 No reservations

 Self guided tour with volunteers on hand

to answer questions

 Wheelchair & stroller accessible

 Cameras are welcome

 Attractions include films, trolley displays,

streetcar, and a unique view of the area

Click on the Camera Icon below to get directions from your location to the Bridge

View Veterans Memorial Bridge Tour in a larger map

GPS Coordinates of the Parking Lot:

Latitude: 41.4923313

Longitude: -81.7061913

More Photos here: Veterans Memorial Bridge Photos

Also don't forget the Balloon Fest is also going on this weekend, scroll down to read about it.

Chagrin Falls Balloon Fest

Are you looking for somethng colorful to shoot over the Memorial Day weekend? Then check out the Chargin Falls Balloon Fest!


The Balloon Fest takes place from Thursday May 21st to Monday May 25th, here's the details

Thursday May 21st Balloon Glow 8:30pm

Friday May 22nd
6:30 pm Mass Balloon ascension from CFHS This is when I'm going


Saturday May 23rd
6:30 am Balloons fly in to CFHS
6:30 pm Balloons launch from CFHS

Sunday May 24th
6:30 am Balloons fly in to CFHS
6:30 pm Balloons launch from CFHS

Monday May 25th
6:30 am Balloons fly in to CFHS

On Thursday evening they have the Balloon Glow where all the balloons are lit up to the sounds of music





On Friday through Monday the Balloons take off at 6:30am and fly into Chagrin Falls High School and at 6:30pm the balloons launch from the baseball field behind the school.

Here's what I plan on doing, I've been to the Balloon Glow before and it's pretty cool but I might not attend the glow this year, I like watching the Balloons take off in the evening so I'm going to go on Friday night and if the weather doesn't cooperate I'll use Saturday as my backup date. I plan on getting there around 5:30 to get a good parking spot.

Balloon Photo Tips:

1. See which way the wind is blowing then position yourself so the balloons will fly toward you.

2. Look for colors, shapes and patterns









3. Use people as scale to show how large the Balloons are





4. Show the crew at work





5. And of course show them in the air!!!





A friend of mine who works on one of the crews tells me there are going to be three specially shaped balloons flying this year, A Duck (seen in the Glow photo), the Energizer Bunny, and a truck shaped balloon, so you don't want to miss it.

The balloons launch from the Chagrin Falls High School field behind the school. See map below for directions from your location.

GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 41.4283302
Longitude: -081.3775026

Click the blue balloon for directions from your location to the High School entrance. The P is where you should park. The red balloon shows the field where the balloons will be taking off.


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Since the Balloon Fest takes place over five days this is a Go On Your Own Shoot or if you'd like to hang out with me, I'm going on Friday evening with a backup day of Saturday evening. If you'd like to Tag a Long with me Email Me or post a comment below.

To see more photos go here: Balloon Fest Photos

Hope to see you there!!!

Oh and since the Balloons only fly in good weather and calm winds you might want to check the weather maps on the right side of this blog.

For more info on the Balloon Fest go here: Chagrin Falls Balloon Fest

Lake View Cemetery & Daffodil Hill

Ok Spring is finally here and it's time to get out and start shooting. A great place for April photography is Lake View Cemetery. Lots of great buildings to photograph like the Garfield Monument and Wade Chapel. Then there's the famous Daffodil Hill that is lined with hundreds of daffodils. You'll be able to use all of your lenses here from macro to telephoto.


If the weather is good I'm planning on going to Lake View Cemetery on April 26th, if you'd like to join me here's the details

WHAT: Lake View Cemetery Shoot
WHEN: Sunday April 26th
TIME: 8:00am
Where: Meet at the Daffodil Hill

If you'd like to join me Email Me or just leave me a message below. Everyone is welcome!!! Hope to see you there!

Lake View Euclid Ave entrance GPS Coordinates

Latitude 41.5139448
Longitude -81.598742

Click on the Blue Balloon to get directions to Lake View from your location:

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Click on the camera icons to see where the Garfield Monument, Wade Chapel and Daffodill Hill are located

Cleveland St. Patrick's Day Parade

I have to work, but a good photo op for those of you who have the day off is

Cleveland's Saint Patrick's Day Parade on Tueday, March 17th at 1:04PM

The weather is supposed to be great.

Remember no drinking and photographing!!!

More info here: Cleveland's Saint Patrick's Day Parade

Sled Dog Photos

Hey even if we didn't get a chance to photograph the Sled Dogs, the photographers at The Big Picture did....

Sled Dog Photos

Sled Dog Classic has been CANCELLED

The Sled Dog Classic Shoot scheduled for Saturday March 7th has been cancelled.

The weather this weekend is calling for temperatures in the 50's and rain showers so unfortunately the Sled Dog Classic will not take place. We'll have to try again next year!

Doesn't look good for the Sled Dog Classic

Well it doesn't look to good for the Sled Dog Classic next Saturday, while the Siberian Husky Club hasn't officially canceled the event yet, I don't think it's gonna happen based on the 10 day forecast for the Cleveland area. There's no snow on the ground and there's not much snow in the forecast in the coming week, in fact near the end of the week they are predicting rain and temps in the 40's. Cleveland 10 day Forecast

Stay tuned for further details....

Sled Dog Classic Postponed until March 7th

Hi Everyone, the Sled Dog Classic Photo Shoot at Punderson State Park is now scheduled for March 7th, 2009. I'm planning on going on the new date if you'd like to attend on March 7th please Email Me

I just found out that the races will now start at 10:00am so we will meet at Punderson at 9:30am

March 7th & 8th Punderson
(NE) Sled Dog Classic
Fun & Fitness Watch sled dog racers mush their teams through challenging race courses
• Spectators are admitted free •
For information call 440-564-2279



Hi Everyone a cool place to shoot this winter is the Sled Dog Classic at Punderson State Park on 2/21/2009. The event is free for spectators. This should be a fun Photo Shoot, I've never photographed Sled Dog Races before and I'm really looking forward to it.

They have all different classes of races and even have a Kid n Mutt Fun Run

More information can be found here: Sled Dog Classic Race Info

Time : 9:30am Races are from 10am to 3PM
Place: Punderson State Park
Park Map: Punderson State Park Map
Directions: Click on the camera icon to get directions from your location. To view a larger map Click on "View Larger Map" below.

GPS Coordinates
latitude: 41.46118938889867
longitude: -81.21947765350342


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Sled Dog Photo Tips

This is my first time photographing Sled Dog races and I always like to be prepared when I photograph a new event. One way to do this is to study other photographers work, by doing this you can see what works and what doesn't work. A good place to find photos of the event you are going to photograph is on the photo sharing sites. Since I have my photos on Smugmug, I figured that would be a good place to start, so I searched Smugmug for "Sled Dogs" and lots of galleries popped up with photos of Sled Dog races. Some photos were good, some more like snapshots and some were outstanding. Go here to see the Sled Dog Galleries

So what did I learn?

1. The best shots are taken with the Sled Dogs running toward you. Shots from the side are not as dramatic

2. Get down low at the dogs eye level.

3. Try and take some human interest shots of the dogs and their owners

4. Sled Dogs are cool, try and get some good portrait shots of them.

5. Try to capture the peak action.

6. Try to show how strong these animals are as they pull the sleds.

Well those are some of my tips, if anyone else has any tips to share, just click on "comments" below and leave your tips, comments and suggestions.

If you are going on the Sled Dog Classic Shoot or any cold weather shoot you want to keep your hands warm but still be able to use the controls on your camera so what do you do? You might want to try a pair of Glommitts, Glommitts are a combination of a glove and a mitten.

Glommitts will keep your hands warm when you're not using your camera and the top mitten part folds back to expose your fingers when you are taking a shot.

There are a lot of different makes and models. Just Goggle glommitts to find out where you can purchase them.

Glommitts can be found at most sporting good stores. I get a lot of my stuff at Cabela's online. Click on the Cabela's link and enter glommitts in the search field. Mine are a couple of years old so they may not carry the brand above anymore, but they probably have new and improved models.

Seagull Shoot Slideshow

Thanks to the suggestion by Jerry Jelinek, about 7 or 8 photographers ventured down to Gordon Park (E 72nd St) to take photos of the gulls on Lake Erie on Saturday Jan 3rd. Jerry couldn't make it on Saturday but he was going down on Sunday to check it out for himself. It was a great day on Saturday, the sun was shining and the sky was blue and it wasn't as cold as I thought it would be. There were hundreds of gulls flying around and floating on the Lake,if you like taking photos of birds this is the place to go. I haven't done much bird photography and a lot of shots didn't come out as I hoped they would, but I did get some shots I liked, you can check them out in the slide show above or go to my gallery Seagulls

We all had a great time and everyone wants to go back for another shoot, so in a couple of weeks we'll probably go back and do a late afternoon and sunset shoot of the Gulls. So if you're interested or have any comments Email Me