Friday Foto for FCC

It’s no secret that I enjoy photography.  I am always looking for ways to improve my skills and increase my lens inventory.  Of course they always say, to be successful take something you love doing and make money at it.  So that is what I am slowly doing.  I am working on a photos for a friend that works closely with the Frederick Community College Basketball teams.  You can click on the photo below and navagate through a few of the shots on my Flickr account.

But the other part of this post is to open your eyes to something local and inexpensive to do one evening.  FCC offers a wide variety of classes for those that looking to enhance their education. But more importantly they offer sporting events for a very reasonable price. North Frederick Elementary has been taken under the basketball players wings. They invite them to watch the games on a regular basis. These kids think they are watching a professional game and completely enjoying it. For a few bucks you can come out and escape the daily grind and entertain the kids.  And if it’s not basketball that interest you check out their events calendar for other reasons to visit the campus.

Have a great weekend.

Friday FOTO – Bald Eagle flies over Middletown

I was sitting in the family room the other evening around dinner time. I happen to glance out the window and noticed a few “hawks” or turkey vultures soaring in the distance. It was a nice breezing evening, so it was not uncommon to see them circling the skies. One broke away from the crowd and caught my eye. His head was almost glistening…snatched up my camera (never too far from me) and stepped outside. And I’ll be damn, it was a Bald Eagle. I don’t have the greatest camera in the world but it does pretty well. (I did take pretty good pictures of the eclipse with it) So the pictures don’t do this Patriotic Bird of Prey any justice but you get to see it. I must say it was a pretty exciting moment for me.

Click on the pictures for a better view. (click all sizes)

Have a great weekend…

Friday Foto for Fairy Tales

Yesterday was our friends first trip to see the Easter Bunny with their newborn baby. Of course as any proud parents, you need photos and more photos and then a few more. There wasn’t any tears or screaming at all…mom held it together pretty well.

After pictures at the FSK Mall, we headed over to Applebee’s for some grub. While we were there, in walk a few familiar faces. Not only did she get to see the Easter Bunny, she also got to see Santa. Not just one Santa but two Santas. They must of had a Tweetup, Sledup or Meetup or something. We thought we were being invaded by the Salvation Army bell ringers union. OK photo op with the working camera the Fuji s5200. (They had business cards and everything.) I knew they were the real Santa Doubles.

So when we left the restaurant…there it was — his sleigh!! …and that my friends is your Friday Foto in Frederick.

You can visit this Santa on his website MustangSanta.com. This is some serious biz. They even have their own fraternity.

Have a great weekend. (remember, he know if you’ve been bad or good.)

Friday’s Foto around Frederick

I went out the other night to kill some time before picking the wife up at work. I took a ride through Jefferson, MD. It’s not too far outside of Frederick. (Just down route 15 south) It’s a little quiet town with one stop light. Almost reminded me of home, because on one block there were three churches. I grew up in a town east of Pittsburgh called New Kensington. It was in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most Churches and Bars on the same street. I didn’t notice any bars, but I did notice Hemp’s Meats. I love Hemp’s Meats especially during the Frederick Fair. They have great roast beef sandwiches (and ham, and pitbeef and…)

Well onto today’s photo. Jefferson is surrounded by farm land. As I was coming up Route 180, this tree caught my eye and then this song popped in my head…

View On Black

Have a great weekend.

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