#840. Ferry Landing

Taken a couple of weeks ago at the Port Authority Ferry Landing in the financial district of NYC. This was our arrival and departure point for the water taxi we took from Liberty Park (over on the Jersey side of things).

Title: "Ferry Landing"

Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro > Photoshop CS4 > Nik Color Efex Pro

#839. Roanoke Star

Taken last week in Roanoke, Virgina.

Here's the lowdown from Wikipedia: "The Roanoke Star, also known as the Mill Mountain Star, is the world's largest freestanding illuminated man-made star, constructed in 1949 at the top of Mill Mountain in Roanoke, Virginia. It was the largest star ever assembled until the El Paso Star was completed in El Paso, Texas.[2] However, the Mill Mountain Star still holds the claim to world's largest illuminated man-made free-standing star, as the El Paso Star lies flat on the ground. After construction of the star, Roanoke was nicknamed "Star City of the South". It's visible for 60 miles from the air and it sits 1,045 feet above the city of Roanoke."

Title: "Roanoke Star"

Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm fisheye
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro > Adobe Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust

#838. Irish Hunger Memorial

Taken last week in New York City.

Here's a blurb from Wikipedia: The Irish Hunger Memorial, designed collaboratively by artist Brian Tolle, landscape architect Gail Wittwer-Laird, and 1100 Architect, is located on a one-half acre site[1] at the corner of Vesey Street and North End Avenue in the Battery Park City neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, and is dedicated to raising awareness of the Great Irish Famine - referred to by the Irish as 'The Great Hunger' or An Gorta Mor in Irish Gaelic - that killed up to a million people in Ireland between the years 1845 and 1852. The memorial was dedicated on July 16, 2002. 

Title: "Irish Hunger Memorial" Camera / Lens: Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro > Photoshop CS4 > Nik Silver Efex Pro > Nik Color Efex Pro

#837. Waiting for Nightfall

Taken this past weekend at the Corral Theater in Wimberley, Texas. We were waiting for night to fall and MIB3 to start.

Title: "Waiting for Nightfall" Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm fisheye
Shot data: 0.00s f/3.5 at 15.0mm iso1600
Post-processing: Photomatix pro > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust > textures from flypapertextures.blogspot.com

#836. Small Burton Home

Taken in Burton, Texas two weekends ago. I love to make up my own stories about these old houses when I find them. I think this one was built for a young nephew who needed a place to live when his immediate family out grew their own home. People used to do for each other. Some stil do I suppose.

I found this poem in the cloud after Googling "Small Houses" (no author noted):

Dear House,
You are really very small,
just enough for love,
that's all!

Title: "Small Burton Home" Cmaera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro > Photoshop CS4 > Nik Color Efex Pro 2

#835. Time to Go

Taken a couple of weeks ago. My daughter Emma and some friends about to leave for the Orchestra Banquet.

Title: "Time to Go" Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Shot data: 1/125s f/6.3 at 45.0mm iso100
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Portrait Professional

#834. Mock Up

Taken this evening at the location of the Shuttle Mock Up docked today at the NASA docks (corner of Space Center and Nasa Parkway) in Clear Lake City, Texas.

Title: "Mock Up"

Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm fisheye
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro > Photoshop CS4 > Nik Silver Efex Pro 2