Fort Massac Encampment - Favorite Photos from Years Past - Part 2

Fall is such a fantastic time to photograph ... changing leaves and pumpkins and coziness ... but in this neck of the woods for sure, the most delicious thing about fall is all of the Fall Festivals in Southern Illinois at this time of year ... 

This weekend is the weekend for the Fort Massac Encampment and in celebration of that I'm sharing with you some favorite photos I've captured at the encampment over the past few years ... Enjoy! 

Fort Massac Encampment - Favorite Photos from Years Past ...

Fall is such a fantastic time to photograph ... changing leaves and pumpkins and coziness ... but in this neck of the woods for sure, the most delicious thing about fall is all of the Fall Festivals in Southern Illinois at this time of year ... 

This weekend is the weekend for the Fort Massac Encampment and in celebration of that I'm sharing with you some favorite photos I've captured at the encampment over the past few years ... Enjoy! 

One of my all-time-favorites taken ANYWHERE... 

2014 #SupermanCelebration - Part 16

2014 #SupermanCelebration - Part 15

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2014 #SupermanCelebration - Part 14

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2014 #SupermanCelebration - Part 13 - Caped Triplets

Three of my favorite subjects this weekend ... These triplets were wondering around spinning their capes at each other when they caught my eye. I asked the adult nearest them .. the Grandmother, I think .. if I could take a few photos of them, she asked their Dad if it was okay and off we went...

It turned out that the capes had been made for the triplets, each in a different color, each with their own initial on the back ... 

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2014 #SupermanCelebration - Part 11

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2014 #SupermanCelebration - Part 10

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2014 #SupermanCelebration - Part 12

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2014 #SupermanCelebration - Part 9

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2014 #SupermanCelebration - Part 8

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2014 #SupermanCelebration - Part 7 - Sloth of the Goonies Loving a Baby Ruth!

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2014 #SupermanCelebration - Part 6

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2014 Superman Celebration - Part 5

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2014 Superman Celebration - Part 4

Super People with Deeeeeeeelicious little donuts!!!

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2014 Superman Celebration - Part 3

A few of Metropolis' finest... These are of few of the real super men who oversee Metropolis during the annual influx of visitors and costumery..

I can tell you with absolute certainty that these officers have been busy this week... I happen to have picked up the "family gene" for listening to the police scanner from my Mom and her Mom before her... A full moon and Superman Celebration in the same weekend did NOT make for a quiet scanner...
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2014 Superman Celebration - Part 2

I like to call this one "Marcus gets a Garden Creature"... 

Evan and I ran into Marcus as we perused the Superman Celebration and caught him with this fantastically re-purposed Golf Club Garden Creature... I picked up a business card for the folks who created this and I'll come back to add their info a little later on... 

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Superman Celebration 2014 - Part 1

My true love is street photography .... "candidness" .... life in motion .... and there is no better time for that than the Annual Superman Celebration held here in Metropolis, Illinois... Enjoy! 

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travel photography, bridges, barns and such...) in my retail store, Flawn Ocho... See a hodge-podge of everything when you *Like* the KCoJax Candids Facebook Page... 

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Pt. 5 - Goodies from the 2013 Superman Celebration - Metropolis, IL

It's that time again, gang!  'Tis the week of Metropolis' Annual Superman Celebration!  I officially consider it the best time of the year to roam about shutterbugging... As this posts, that's likely exactly what I'm doing - 
Stay tuned as the weekend goes on and bookmark KCoJax Superman Celebration Photos to come back and check for updates... You can also follow KCoJax on Facebook - you'll see things there that never make it to here...

Thank you so much for stopping by...
If you're a nice person, inform your face...
Don't horse around at the top of the stairs...
and Don't Text and Drive...
If You Liked It, Share It -
Please and Thanks...
Have a Grand and Groovy Day! 
KCoJax


See more "non-portrait" tom-foolery (i.e. travel photography, bridges, barns and such...) in my retail store, Flawn Ocho... See a hodge-podge of everything when you *Like* the KCoJax Candids Facebook Page... 

Pt. 4 - Goodies from the 2013 Superman Celebration - Metropolis, IL

It's that time again, gang!  'Tis the week of Metropolis' Annual Superman Celebration!  I officially consider it the best time of the year to roam about shutterbugging... As this posts, that's likely exactly what I'm doing - 
Stay tuned as the weekend goes on and bookmark KCoJax Superman Celebration Photos to come back and check for updates... You can also follow KCoJax on Facebook - you'll see things there that never make it to here...

Thank you so much for stopping by...
If you're a nice person, inform your face...
Don't horse around at the top of the stairs...
and Don't Text and Drive...
If You Liked It, Share It -
Please and Thanks...
Have a Grand and Groovy Day! 
KCoJax


See more "non-portrait" tom-foolery (i.e. travel photography, bridges, barns and such...) in my retail store, Flawn Ocho... See a hodge-podge of everything when you *Like* the KCoJax Candids Facebook Page... 

Pt. 3 - Goodies from the 2013 Superman Celebration - Metropolis, IL

It's that time again, gang!  'Tis the week of Metropolis' Annual Superman Celebration!  I officially consider it the best time of the year to roam about shutterbugging... As this posts, that's likely exactly what I'm doing - 
Stay tuned as the weekend goes on and bookmark KCoJax Superman Celebration Photos to come back and check for updates... You can also follow KCoJax on Facebook - you'll see things there that never make it to here...

Thank you so much for stopping by...
If you're a nice person, inform your face...
Don't horse around at the top of the stairs...
and Don't Text and Drive...
If You Liked It, Share It -
Please and Thanks...
Have a Grand and Groovy Day! 
KCoJax


See more "non-portrait" tom-foolery (i.e. travel photography, bridges, barns and such...) in my retail store, Flawn Ocho... See a hodge-podge of everything when you *Like* the KCoJax Candids Facebook Page... 

Pt. 2 - Goodies from the 2013 Superman Celebration - Metropolis, IL

It's that time again, gang!  'Tis the week of Metropolis' Annual Superman Celebration!  I officially consider it the best time of the year to roam about shutterbugging... As this posts, that's likely exactly what I'm doing - 
Stay tuned as the weekend goes on and bookmark KCoJax Superman Celebration Photos to come back and check for updates... You can also follow KCoJax on Facebook - you'll see things there that never make it to here...

Thank you so much for stopping by...
If you're a nice person, inform your face...
Don't horse around at the top of the stairs...
and Don't Text and Drive...
If You Liked It, Share It -
Please and Thanks...
Have a Grand and Groovy Day! 
KCoJax



See more "non-portrait" tom-foolery (i.e. travel photography, bridges, barns and such...) in my retail store, Flawn Ocho... See a hodge-podge of everything when you *Like* the KCoJax Candids Facebook Page... 

Goodies from the 2013 Superman Celebration - Metropolis, IL

It's that time again, gang!  'Tis the week of Metropolis' Annual Superman Celebration!  I officially consider it the best time of the year to roam about shutterbugging... As this posts, that's likely exactly what I'm doing - 
Stay tuned as the weekend goes on and bookmark KCoJax Superman Celebration Photos to come back and check for updates... You can also follow KCoJax on Facebook - you'll see things there that never make it to here...

Thank you so much for stopping by...
If you're a nice person, inform your face...
Don't horse around at the top of the stairs...
and Don't Text and Drive...
If You Liked It, Share It -
Please and Thanks...
Have a Grand and Groovy Day! 
KCoJax

See more "non-portrait" tom-foolery (i.e. travel photography, bridges, barns and such...) in my retail store, Flawn Ocho... See a hodge-podge of everything when you *Like* the KCoJax Candids Facebook Page... 

City Raccoons...

This morning as I sat here working, I caught something odd out of the corner of my eye ... I grabbed my camera and ran for the door not really sure what I had seen to find a lovely little family of "city raccoons" out for a walk...

Not long after I took these photos, the Momma Raccoon strolled back by alone...  As I've googled about "daytime city raccoons" this morning I've found that it's evidently not as uncommon as I thought... I'll drop some of those links here for us later... 

Click Here for A Family of City Raccoons Magnets

Have a grand and groovy day!
Don't Horse Around at the Top of the Stairs... 
Don't Judge Anyone But Yourself...
and Don't Text and Drive! 

If You Liked It, Share It!
Please and Thanks! 

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A Bit from a 2009 Sunset Abandoned Building Adventure...

This building is located in the county of Massac... 

I had the opportunity to photograph it in 2009 on the "Laidlaw Sunset Adventure".  I'll go into very little detail other than that because I don't want anyone to get in trouble... 

There's Just Something About an Abandoned Building...

It's no secret, when I see an abandoned building I become absolutely overcome with a desire to peep inside... My preference of course is to go inside - but it's not always appropriate to trespass... 

A Glimpse of Paducah Freight House

Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway Office and Freight House, known as the "Paducah Freight House" is another little gem tucked away in Paducah... 

In 1925 it was built larger than it needed to be as many of the rail connections that had been intended never came to fruition...

Seniors - Thomas

I had SUCH a fantastic shoot with Thomas last week!! 

 Thomas was one of those fellas not entirely excited about having Senior portraits done, but considering it more of a necessary evil.  

Generally under these circumstances I ask that the semi-willing subject bring a couple of shirts and 60 minutes worth of willingness... 

Downtown Paducah - Maiden Alley

One of the beautiful little spots full of character and charm in Downtown Paducah is Maiden Alley.  It's known for it's cinema - Maiden Alley Cinema, the brainchild of the Paducah Film Society.

I don't know if Maiden Alley was known as "Maiden Alley" prior to the arrival of the cinema - but that's something that has now sparked my noggin - so I'll try to find out for us... 

You can click here to learn more about Maiden Alley Cinema, itself.... It's a deliciously cool place!  

See more Paducah, here...

Don't Horse Around at the Top of the Stairs...
Don't Text and Drive...
and Don't Judge ANYONE But Yourself...
Have A Grand and Groovy Day!
If You Liked It, Share It!
Please and Thanks!


See more "non-portrait" tom-foolery (i.e. travel photography, bridges, barns and such...) in my retail store, Flawn Ocho... See a hodge-podge of everything when you *Like* the KCoJax Candids Facebook Page...