Downtown Wichita

Downtown Wichita
Originally uploaded by baywatch75

I just recently received an e-mail asking to publish this picture on a new website being developed by Wichita.gov. I am excited to say that this is my first photo being published. I am so excited now, I am posting all my favorite pictures on Flickr with hopes that I will get more bites on my work.

Lover's Leap Falls

Lover's Leap Falls
Originally uploaded by baywatch75

Today we went to Rock City on Lookout Mountain. This spot was supposed to be the place I was going to propose to Candice, but when we arrived it was closed. I captured this image using a ND Filter to slow the shutter down. Later in Lightroom I added some saturation in it to bring out the greens. Just on the other side of this waterfall is a view where supposedly you can see 7 states. According to experts it is not possible due to the curvature of the earth. Anyway, it is high enough where you can see plenty!

Whoa Camel!

I know in the previous blog I talked about how we went to the Zoo in Chattanooga, but I decided I need to write a little something more about it. Anyway, this was a cute little zoo. It really isn't like Wichita. Wichita gave me a whole new appreciation for how nice it was. I had always thought that the Wichita Zoo was just ordinary. When my wife and I went to the Chattanooga zoo, we were shocked at how small it was. We literally had to walk slowly just to stretch out our 6 dollar admission fee. There was only 5 zoo exhibits. Each exhibit only had a handful of animals. There were a couple of animals that I had never seen before such as, the Red Panda. There is a bird that I got a picture of that I have no idea what it is, but he has a great hair doo! Additionally, this zoo was the first time I had actually gotten close to a camel. My wife was excited! We were able to pick some grass and they ate out of our hands. I have no idea why we have such a facination with camels! Anyway, it's a good kids zoo and it's cheap to get in. What more can you ask for. I think our next zoo adventure is going to be to the Atlanta Zoo. Will post on it when it comes!

Ruby Falls Chattanooga Tennessee

Yesterday, we decided to go do the tourist thing. First stop was the Chattanooga Zoo. This zoo is extremely small. It did however have some good animal exhibits. What can you say when Chattanooga is about half the size of Wichita. Next we drove out to Lookout Mountain to a place called Ruby Falls. This is an underground waterfall where you have to travel over 260 ft below the surface and walk about a half a mile through caves to get to. It was a nice show. They lit this waterfall up with various lights. It was really spectacular as you can see in the photograph. I definitely recommend it to anyone who wishes to come to Chattanooga.