Places – Page 7 – Ruth E. Hendricks

Waterfalls in Croatia

CroatiaFalls — Plitvička Jezera is a Croatian National Park with Waterfalls and Lakes

April 22, 2010April 19, 2010 by Ruth Categories: Photos from Croatia, PlacesTags: Croatia, National Park, photo of the day, photography, Plitvička jezera, summer, waterfall 9 Comments

3 Figures Across the River at Birmingham Bridge

Full photograph of Birmingham Bridge on the Monongahela. Detail of crop from same photo-scroll down. The shadow of the bridge on the sunlit river made a cool pattern. The people showed up when I enlarged the photo.

Birmingham Bridge Afternoon View — After dropping off Mill at Night at the Pittsburgh Technology Center on the Mon

IMG_0476 - Version 2 — 3 Figures Across the River at Birmingham Bridge

April 20, 2010April 21, 2010 by Ruth Categories: Light in the City, photo of the day, Pittsburgh Rivers, PlacesTags: Birmingham Bridge, bridge, city scene, Monongahela River, photo of the day, photography, Spring, urban scene 7 Comments

Backyard Ballet with Aunt Lala (2)

Exuberance, action, playfulness. Why it’s fun to spend the weekend in Ohio. Doesn’t sound right to say you enjoy shooting the family, though. My favorite time is when they just ignore me and go about their business. The business of play. No one two three cheese for these.

Michael joins the jumping — Michael joins Anna and Laura for the jumping.

April 12, 2010 by Ruth Categories: photo of the day, PlacesTags: backyard, ballet, childhood, Columbus OH, jumping, memories, photo of the day, photography 9 Comments

Night Light in the City

Driving with Joan down Arlington Ave toward Liberty Bridge. We were headed home. Book club (Under the Bridge by Rebecca Godfrey and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak) on Brownsville Rd. The sky was so clear. I asked Joan if she’d pull over and I’d get a shot. Going down to 39 tonight -up to 90 the other day? Notice the jail all lit up on the riverfront(on right of the bridge for the out-of-towners). Looks like condos. Anyone know how this site was chosen for the jail?

Pittsburgh skyline from Arlington Avenue coming down to Liberty Bridge. — The air clear and lights bright and being on the passenger side inspired the shot.

April 9, 2010April 8, 2010 by Ruth Categories: Night Light in the City, photo of the day, Pittsburgh Rivers, PlacesTags: available light, city at night, city scene, memories, Monongahela River, photo of the day, Pittsburgh, urban scene 8 Comments

Morning Light, Evening Light-Flowering Pears

You hear a lot about people working twelve hour days. Every day. I feel fortunate 8 is what’s required. We made up a snow day Tuesday, staying until 7. It was a beautiful day as I saw the beginning and the end of it at school, sky clear and blue. Morning view from the East End of the school and evening view from the West End. Out for a fire drill today I heard the clock chime like Westminster and didn’t even know it had that feature. Really amazing to hear as we stood with the kids in a wiggly line, getting a headcount and waiting to be called back into the building.

Morning Light at Ft Pitt — Ft. Pitt School is a little over 100 years old. You can see they cleaned the brick.

Flowering pear trees before sunset at school — Coming out the driveway on the other side I saw this angle and light.

April 7, 2010April 6, 2010 by Ruth Categories: Light in the City, photo of the day, PlacesTags: childhood, city scene, flowering pear, Ft. Pitt School, Garfield, neighborhood, photo of the day, photography, Pittsburgh, school, Spring, urban scene 10 Comments

Reservoir at Dusk; Signage & 2 Ducks

Highland Park Reservoir Monday evening, just before dark. Lots of people walking the perimeter in the summer-like weather. A few years ago there was a plan to cover the reservoir but a filtration system was installed instead. Scroll down for two ducks look like three.

Drinking Water Sign at Highland Park Reservoir — Makes me think when I read the sign. Wonder if it does same for others. Looks like some ignore the sign.

Focusing on Duck in Center and another flew by so caught the duck and shadow — Two ducks look like three as second flew into the frame.

April 6, 2010April 6, 2010 by Ruth Categories: Night Light in the City, photo of the day, PlacesTags: available light, city scene, HIghland Park, photography, Pittsburgh, reflection, urban scene, water 7 Comments

Perspective Study in B & W

Big sister, little sister, walking together down the long hallway, the sunlight streaming through the windows- a pattern on the floor. Fifth graders learn how to draw a school hallway, how things close to you are larger, how all lines come together at the horizon’s vanishing point. Waiting for the boys to finish soccer class. Back and forth, back and forth, down the long hall. Spring break is vanishing rapidly. It’s been a good week.

Light patterns, a long hallway, big sister, little sister, — Anna and Maura entertain themselves waiting for their brothers to finish soccer class.

April 3, 2010April 2, 2010 by Ruth Categories: PlacesTags: available light, childhood, Columbus OH, perspective study, photo of the day, photography 7 Comments

Waiting for the School Bus

One day a baby, seems a blink ago & now she’s waiting for this huge school bus to take her to Kindergarten. I packed her lunch. Walked her down to the corner. I remember putting Laura on the school bus about 21 years ago for her first day of Kindergarten in Kentucky, I didn’t drive her there or walk her in. Just see ya later and waved– so long. Her two older brothers were with her but it is interesting to review your own parenting as you spend time with your grandchildren. Or call it things you wish you had done differently now that you are older and have time to think about it. Never had to ride a school bus growing up. Kindergarten in Newark NJ, 1957, my mother taught in the same school and we went together everyday.

Off to Kindergarten on the school bus in early morning light. — Anna waits for the bus driver to stop, motion to her to cross and get on the bus. She looked really small in the bus window as they pulled away.

April 1, 2010March 31, 2010 by Ruth Categories: photo of the day, PlacesTags: childhood, Columbus OH, early morning light, Kindergarten, memories, neighborhood, photo of the day, photography, school, school bus 15 Comments

Front Lawn Outhouse

Mark says, “it looks like a picture some person took when they pulled over to the side of the road.” Yep! That’s it. Old Washington Ohio again. Sometimes you just aren’t sure why you photograph something but you don’t want to regret that you didn’t later, so you shoot, look at the pictures later. You respond to something you see. Shoot it. And wonder. What was someone thinking? How did this come to be here? I know there is a backstory. Aren’t outhouses usually in the back of the house? Clearly whomever placed it here wanted people to see it. And so you are…..

A creative writing prompt image. — Anyone with a guess what the story is on this one?

March 31, 2010 by Ruth Categories: PlacesTags: lawn art, lawn ornament, Old Washington OH, outhouse, photo, photo of the day, photography, roadside photo 9 Comments

Incongruent Architecture Styles and a Skirmish

Incongruent architecture styles side by side. Old schoolhouse or church next to a new double-wide. Old Washington Ohio along Route 70. The Historical Marker at the side of the road said it was the site of a skirmish with General John H Morgan’s Confederate Raiders. How many signs have the word “skirmish” in them? I read there are three confederates buried in the cemetery. Population (last census) of Old Washington 265. Why the fire hydrant right next to the historical marker? Scroll down for second image.

Old Schoolhouse next to a DoubleWide Trailer Old Washington Ohio — Why right next to the scenic structure?

March 30, 2010March 30, 2010 by Ruth Categories: PlacesTags: architectural style, architecture, double-wide trailer, highway, Historic Marker, incongruent, old schoolhouse, Old Washington OH, photo of the day, Route 70 OH, scenic route 4 Comments

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Waterfalls in Croatia

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