Days winding down at the fair!!!!!

Well, this is the first time that I've shot the Huntington County Fair. As of 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, July 29, I will have one more day of the fair.

I've heard some photographers don't like shooting the fairs, due to hot and sticky weather. This year being the first at Huntington I was blessed with nice weather all week. That makes shooting the fair half the battle.

I started off the week by shooting the Dairy Show and Poultry shows on Saturday. Followed that up with the Swine Show on Monday. I then photographed the Beef show on Tuesday. Wednesday left the Sheep Show.

Although the shows were similar to other fairs I've covered, it was neat to see another fair. I'm sure that I will have the chance to shoot many more Huntington County Fairs, it took me three shows to get a photo that I was happy with. On top of it, I was able to get three that I really think best tell the story of the sheep show.

Enjoy

May All Your Days Be Circus Days!!!!

Well the 50th Anniversary of the "Greatest Amateur Show On Earth" concluded on July 18th. The second largest parade in the state of Indiana was a big hit. This year I was able to enjoy the parade instead of having to work. The parade was a blast! The two shows were a hit, both were sell outs.

I was able to make some images, probably not as good as normal, it is really hard to shoot the more feature stuff due to my time limitations.

I'm not sure what the deal is with photographers and the clowns. Anyway the clown room was under "watch" from this photographer from Zionsville. Thought it would be a hoot to shoot a photo of her and a clown.

I hope those who were able to see this year's show enjoyed it as much as I did. Hopefully next year will be another great year. Until next year, May All Your Days Be Circus Days--Goodnight!!!

Three Down, Eight To Go......

Ok, the weekend is over and four shows under our belts, the circus is going pretty good.

The other day a photography club from Indianapolis made a stop under the big top. When I first notice them there were only 4-5---no biggie, right. Well those 4-5 became what seem to be like 100, they were everywhere. Every time those darn clowns seemed to turn around, there they were. I guess I know how some people feel now. The group were a great bunch of men and women. I hope that they came away with some good photos of the circus.

I was able to stop and grab them for a shot before I was able to play.

Don't forget, big parade this coming Saturday at 10 a.m. through the streets of Peru.

See you at the CIRCUS!!!!!

With rainy weather Saturday night, most cities postponed fireworks to Sunday. The city of Huntington was one of those cites.

Although I have shot fireworks before, this was the first time to shoot in Huntington.

The night didn't start off very good for me, it seems that I did not have my camera in the right place for much of the evening.

I kept an eye on the van that was in front of me a few yards away. I noticed at the start of the "grand finale" that these two were sitting on top of their vehicle. I hustled over behind them, before the finale was over. I was only able to get two frames off, this was the better of the two. I know their are probably better photos from the fourth, I just like this one.

Happy Birthday America!!!