Sony Alpha a230 DSLR

This is a last generation Buick station wagon, with the faux woodgrain panels.

This is how to properly hold your Sears TLS, Mk II. Model: Carole Date: September 30th, 2012 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Shot in digital; edited and converted to black and white using two different Adobe programs.

Kassidee sitting in the window of the Hilton By The Ballpark, in St. Louis, Missouri.

This is what appears to be a Model A pickup. Somebody at the biker run this rod appeared at told me that the owner had finished putting it together enough that very day so that he could drive it here. I also found out that, although it didn't have the fenders attached yet, it did have the radio installed. That is as it should be, I'm thinking!

This great looking 1957 Chevy convertible was seen at the local Wayne County Misfits car show this past May. My girlfriend wants one now! Who doesn't?

This is my 1996 Ford Taurus GL station wagon, but with tires I'd like to get for it. They're not actually on the car, but are digitally added just to see what they'd look like. I love my station wagon and have loved station wagons my whole life. When I was little, my family had a brand-new 1967 Rambler station wagon.

This was the first balloon that went up at the 24th annual Balloon Fest, in Centralia, Illinois. It was to be "The Hare" in the balloon race and the rest were supposed to chase it. The event was held on August 16th and 17th, 2013. This picture was from the first day on August 16th. Camera: $5 Shift 3 mini digital camera (Vivitar Mini Digital clone) Resolution: .1 megapixels Exposure setting: Automatic Aperture: f/2.8 Shutter speeds: 1/60 to 1/1500 sec. Date: August 16th, 2013 Location: Centralia, Illinois, U.S.A. 01-001b

This was one of the first shots I took when I was trying out my new Sony Alpha a230 DSLR when I first got it, back around July 2010.

This is a little restaurant my girlfriend heard about and we looked up when we were in St. Louis, Missouri this past March. Their specialty was many different varieties of macaroni and cheese dishes. Camera: Minolta Maxxum 300si Film: Kodak Portra 160 ASA Date: March 28th, 2013, 5.02 p.m. Location: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. Minolta 300si Portra 160 23gf

I've got another black Stratocastor like this, but the pickguard is psychedelic purple instead.

This was a group of riders my girlfriend, her daughter and I went out with this past Saturday. It was all good fun and friendly people which made it a great day.

Riding along with the group as we made our way deeper into the woods.

My girlfriend tends to go a little overboard with the thrill seeking.

They got high-centered and had to be pulled out. It happens.

Even this young boy on a four-wheeler had tons of fun.

We passed by this tranquil-looking scene in Western Kentucky yesterday, October 6th, 2013