A Good Run

Beautiful view of Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain just after sunset.

It's been almost two years since I started this blog. It was a wonderful excuse to help me get out and become familiar in my new surroundings. In the meantime I've returned to teaching full-time and just can't seem to keep up with my photography. So, at least for now, I'm putting this blog to rest. Thanks for all your visits and nice comments.

August Theme Day: Numbers

The first day of the month is theme day in the City Daily Photo community and this month's theme is "Numbers". My choice is a rather macabre one. About once a week the information boards over the interstates show how many people have been killed on Tennessee roadways so far this year. This photo was taken on July 20. Last night the number had climbed to 572.
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Slug Bug

I caught this yellow Beetle while I was playing around with my camera on Market Street.

Ridgecut at Nightfall

For my photography class we were to go out and experiment with shutter speeds and apertures this week. I think this is a good start, but I can see where I have a lot of room for improvement. If you simply drive through Chattanooga on your way to somewhere else, this is the view of the city you get from I-24. The hill in the background is Lookout Mountain.

Real Life Insurance Ad

There is an ad on TV for car insurance where a man calls his agent, crying, and she asks if he's run his car up a pole again. This scene reminds me of that ad, except the driver seems much more under control. Actually he looks as if running up poles is an everyday occurrence, judging by his posture.
I took this back in October and while the car is long gone, the pole is still at this striking angle.