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ITS COLD

January 8th, 2010 | 1 Comment | Posted in Photos, Urban Scenes

…up to the elbow you say Dianne? Oh, we’re back…and now to Ollie Williams for our Blaccueather report. Ollie is on the road in Columbus, OH. How’s the weather out there Ollie?
ITS COLD!!!
Thank you for that riveting report Ollie. Lets move on to Asian reporter Trisha Takanawa’s photos of Columbus and Dublin (insert racial sterotype here):

Stay warm everyone and most importantly…be safe!

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Downtown Columbus Outing

May 31st, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Travel

During my last weekly trip to Dublin, Ohio my camera and I spent an afternoon in downtown Columbus. I ended up spending a couple of hours at Battelle Riverfront Park on Marconi Boulevard. This park is on the banks of the Scioto River and is a popular location for strollers, family picnics, joggers and even photographers.

The park contains pathways that were designed that you could walk from one end to the other without retracing your path. It also displays a sculpture named Freedom by Robert Tibor depicting a man releasing a dove at one of the path’s entrances.

One of the highlights of the park is the Santa Maria replica. The Santa Maria was sailed by Christopher Columbus in 1492 and landed in the Caribbean. This replica is touted to be the most authentic replica of the Santa Maria and was built in 1991, and dedicated in 1992 during the Quincentennial Celebrations held in Columbus.

I wrapped up the day by meeting a couple of OSU students holding a photo shoot. Matt (photographer) and Olivia (model) were taking advantage of the sunset and working on a class project for Matt. I offered to help out by holding the reflector that kept being blown over by the wind. Matt took some awesome shots from what I saw on the camera. We didn’t trade last names so hopefully he’ll read this and send me a link to some of them.