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I visited the Falls of the Ohio this evening for the photo of the day. It was really cold with a windchill of -4. Enjoy the photos. The image above is my "official" entry for the photo of the day.

Cold

Temperatures are falling into the teens for the next few days. The low for Thursday night/Friday morning is supposed to be 1 degree. While the cold front passed we were treated with a few snow showers. My wife and I were driving down Newberg Rd towards her parent's house, so I could check a child car seat (yes the fire department put me through the Child Safety Seat Class; 40 hours of fun and excitement) for my nephew Sam. We noticed the snow falling around Owsley Brown Frazier Stadium at Bellermine University. I remarked how it looked 'cool' and my wife encouraged me to stop and take a photo.

This is an HDR image (a composite of three images to accurately depict the dynamic range), and the snow flakes were going to be blurry. I like snow!

014/365 Louisville Water Company Reservoir

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A brisk and cold afternoon in the Frankfort Avenue and Clifton neighborhood. Static temperature was 34 degrees and the wind chill was in the low 20's. My wife and I braved the weather and journeyed up to the water company reservoir. The Crescent Hill Reservoir was finished in 1879. The purpose of this large holding facility was to let the mud and sediment naturally settle to the bottom, making the water that came from the Ohio River a little clearer. It was common prior to the reservoir's completion to let a glass of water sit so the sand and mud could settle to the bottom of the glass before drinking. I like modern technology.

Enjoy a few more images from the LWC reservoir:





Information about the Crescent Hill Reservoir taken from Louisville Water Company

009/365 McDonald & Co Grain

I was getting tired of driving around Louisville, so I crossed the bridge and went seeking adventure in New Albany, IN. The McDonald Grain company was located off Eleventh Street near the flood wall. I do not have the history of the grain company, but one silo still stands. The image above is my "official" entry for Project 365. Below is another image that shows the surrounding.

003/365 Bowman Field (KLOU)

Bowman Field (KLOU)

Bowman Field is Kentucky's first commercial airport and one of the oldest continually operating airfields in North America. The airport has played a vital role in the growth and evolution of the country's aviation industry. It was founded by Abram H. Bowman, who was drawn to aviation by the interest generated during World War I.

Bowman found an outlet for his enthusiasm after meeting and forming a brief partnership with Louisvillian Robert H. Gast, a pilot and World War I veteran of the Royal Flying Corps. Bowman leased a parcel of land east of Louisville from the U.S. Government in 1919 to operate the airfield, which opened in 1921. Excerpt from Wikipedia.

Louisville Regional Airport Authority

I really like Bowman field, but that's just because I am an aviation nut. The terminal is a nice old place, but today it is used as leased office space. The is an expensive french restaurant called La Relais but I can't afford to eat there so I cannot provide a detailed dissertation on the quality of their food. The exterior of this building will most likely appear within my Project 365 but today I was looking for interior shots. I made it an HDR image to get the trees outside and a great tonal range. The Black and white desaturation done in Photoshop CS3 gives it an alomost timeless look. I was going to add film grain and make the image look old, but I am feeling lazy today.