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
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.
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.
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.
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:
View Larger Map Click on the camera icons to see where the Garfield Monument, Wade Chapel and Daffodill Hill are located
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!
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
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