USS Constellation

USS Constellation, constructed in 1854, is a sloop-of-war and the second United States Navy ship to carry the name. According to the US Naval Registry the original frigate was disassembled on 25 June 1853 in Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia, and the sloop-of-war was constructed in the same yard, possibly with a few recycled materials from the old frigate. Constellation is the last sail-only warship designed and built by the US Navy. Despite being a single-gundeck “sloop”, she is actually larger than her frigate namesake, and more powerfully armed with fewer but much more potent shell-firing guns.

The sloop was launched on 26 August 1854 and commissioned on 28 July 1855 with Captain Charles H. Bell in command.

For more information see http://www.historicships.org/constellation.html

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Merlin

Merlin a very lovable black and white cat, sitting and watching.

Tiger up close

Tiger, sitting majestically on the top of my truck. Tiger is a feral or stray that lives in out backyard. Two years ago he showed up with a badly infected front paw. It took me over a week to capture him and have the wonderful folks from Alley Cat Rescue come and take him to the vets for medical attention. While recovering he had to stay indoors, locked in a small bathroom to keep my other cats and one dog from bothering him. Since then, Tiger will follow me all over the yard, great me when I come home, and off course he loves to sit or lay upon my truck. He does come inside once in a while but he always goes back to the door and asks to be let out.

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Today's Adventures

Today was a most interesting day. First while eating at a local hamburger joint, I had a conversation with a lonely senior, a WWII, Korea and Vietnam vet named Ira. Unlike many of his generation, Ira answer the call of duty in 1940, before Pearl Harbor was attacked. We exchanged military stories, talked a little about our families. Upon leaving I thanked him for his service for our country.

Drove up to Indian Land looking for possible photos  for "The Lancaster News" Indian Land photo contest. Most people when they think of Indian Land they thing of all the upper class communities, or the many new companies that are moving to Lancaster, SC. I was looking for something other than developed land.

Hike a little through Bailes Ridge Nature Trail LCPR,  a 3 acres park, located at Hwy 160 & Old Bailes Rd. Took about 50 to 60 photos along the train. After leaving the nature park I head home.

Before getting home while driving along Van Wyck Rd. I spied two men working in a large field by hand, no tractor to help with the planting. I stopped and asked if it was ok to take of photo of them. One came over to talk, and the other said okay to  be photographed. The man was name Terry and he was the owner of the Ivy Place. They were planting blueberries.

So now I am home and getting ready to process the photos to see if I have anything for the contest.

Wet leaves and raindrops

Albeit a rainy day, I still manage to capture a few photographs of the leaves and reflections in my truck. Also wrote a poem to go with it.

fallen leaves
upon truck hood
wet with rain 

Poem and image Copyrighted.
© Andy Lawless. All rights reserved.

5 Dec 2013

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Impressionist Reflections

Reflections are everywhere, from mirrors, glass, car bodies, to water. Any smooth, shinny surface will cause reflections. Take your camera on an outing after a rainstorm and look at the puddles to see the many various reflections that are just waiting to be photographed. 

Photography a reflection can take an ordinary subject and turn it into a work of artistic expression or an abstract form. Reflections stimulate both the mind and the eye. They encourage one to observe the interaction between the subject being reflected and the object that is doing the reflections.

Reflections are often overlooked by many photographers, that I have talked to.

Below is a reflection of puddle of water being reflected by my car side view mirror. A reflection  of a reflection. The photo is an old film shot taken around 1985 and reworked in Photoshop Elements using the dry brush effect, to give the image more of an impressionistic look. The image was selected as a Finalist in a monthly international photo contest.