Morning Raspberry

Morning Raspberry, originally uploaded by Roy Carrington.

TMA. They are the people who make sure that cars don't hit you as you cross the street. They are also the ones who'll bite your head off for jaywalking. I saw this one on my way to work today. I didn't notice the tongue sticking out till later. She must have been confused when I thanked her for the picture. :-p

Last minute decision

Last minute decision, originally uploaded by Roy Carrington.

I'm sooooo late posting something. Just like this guy and his decision to cross the street. :-p I tried to show the hustle he was making to get across. I'm being drawn more and more to street photography. I don't mind if people stare at me while I'm taking their picture. If they want to see it I'll show them. I'm a nice guy. :-)

Be Mine...

Be Mine..., originally uploaded by Roy Carrington.

Hopefully everyone gets to feel a little love today. The source doesn't matter. Lover, friend, family, let's all get on the Love train for just one day. You don't have send a card or buy chocolates or flowers. Just tell someone you love them.

Only one place to park

Only one place to park, originally uploaded by Roy Carrington.

SO this is a Friday post. Even if it's only been Friday for 16 minutes. :-) I'm really starting to have fun taking pictures of people on the street. I used to feel awkward when doing it. Like they were going to come over and kick me or try scratch my eyes out. Not anymore though! Now I'm the crazed camera guy who you try to ignore when you see him snapping away madly. You just hope you won't show up on Twitter or Facebook. Yeah, I'm that guy. :-p

Red Light District

Red Light District, originally uploaded by Roy Carrington.

This is another reason I love the Palmer House. They have the best lights out of all the places I walk by. They also change them up every so often. It's gets to be fun to try and guess what they will have out next. This one makes me feel like I'm in Amsterdam. A watered down version of Amsterdam, but I'll take what I can get. :-)

Palmer House Magic

Palmer House Magic, originally uploaded by Roy Carrington.

So I've been taking pictures of the Palmer House for about 2 years now. My wife was actually tired of me showing her different one because they all started to look the same. So it was with great joy that I finally got one that I was satisfied with. It was a wet day and the pavement was nice and reflective because of that. I liked the color version of this, but I thought the B/W was even better. Never give up on something until you are satisfied with the results. :-)

Try, try, try again until you get it right.

Adams Street Bridge at Night, originally uploaded by Roy Carrington.

Sometimes it's best to fail miserably again and again before you do it the right way. This picture took me about 3 weeks to do. I was trying it out every Tuesday and I keep messing it up every Tuesday. I knew what I needed to do, but didn't want to do it. I finally broke down and brought a tripod for my camera. I should have done that from the beginning. The only problem was I didn't want to setup a tripod in the middle of a bridge with rush hour traffic going around me. Oh well, I did it anyway and this looks great. So if you saw me on the Jackson Street bridge and wondered who the idiot was. It was me. A happy idiot with a good picture. :-)

My Country, 'Tis of Thee

My Country, 'Tis of Thee, originally uploaded by Roy Carrington.

I was in a very patriotic mood when I shot this. I knew I wanted to get the flag and the globe together. Maybe it was because elections were coming up and it infected me. Who knows? Today is the day to get out and make your opinion count! So make sure you vote!