I didn't intend to do any Waymarking today, but an opportunity presented itself that I couldn't pass up. This morning at work I was listening to some local talk radio, and they mentioned a train derailment that happened to be about 5 miles north of where I live. I looked up some info online at the local news stations to get more of an idea as to what happened. When I saw that there were no injuries, I immediately though of Waymarking.
It happened about 4am this morning, where a little back country road crosses the local CSX rails. 24 cars filled with office equipment left the tracks, essentially creating a big mess. There were no vehicles at the crossing, and the engines were well past the crossing, so like I said, no one was hurt.
So for this I was able to mark it as a News Article Location since it already appeared online and in the local newspaper, it's not approved in that category yet. I also listed, and it was approved, in Railway Disaster Sites. Nothing like posting Waymarks only about 16 hours after they happen. :)
Near N40° 18.775 W083° 07.073
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Monday, May 28, 2007
A little waymarking this weekend.
Since Dewgrl's sister was in town this weekend, we didn't get to do too much Waymarking. However when we dropped her off at the airport, I took some time to grab a few marks. Of course we got the airport itself, some abstract art inside, a static aircraft display, and I managed to find a few time capsules in there as well. When we left, we also stopped at a nearby pet cemetery, and another aircraft display almost right across the road from the pet cemetery. On the way home we decided to stop over at Hoover Reservoir, since it was sort of on the way home. I visited a couple of Ohio Historic Markers, and also marked 3 others along the way. Doing this put me up to 101 Waymarks posted in the category. My 100th was this one, which isn't approved at the time of this writing. We also Waymarked the dam at Hoover Reservoir, and the Disc Golf Course. Needless to say I was excited about getting my 100th posted in the Ohio Historic Markers.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
How quickly time passes
I realized it has been a while since I've posted here. I've just been a little busy lately with class starting, getting the details ironed out for the trip to Hawaii, and other little things here and there.
I've still been doing a fair amount of Waymarking, in spite of the fact that it's been a while since I posted any. A couple of weekends ago I grabbed a few Waymarks in downtown Columbus, since I was there. I marked the LeVeque Tower which falls into several categories; The US Register of Historic Places, Skyscrapers, and Art Deco - Art Nouveau. I took a lot of pics of this building, as it's pretty much my favorite in Columbus. It's just very pleasing to look at, and it's unique in its design as compared to the other buildings downtown. I also Waymarked the Santa Maria Replica. I have several others that I haven't yet listed, including 3 Ohio Historic Markers, 3 Neon Signs, the Capitol building, a couple theaters, a couple more skyscrapers, a few US Register locations, a fire fighter memorial, a lion statue, a space flight memorial, and probably a few others that I'm forgetting. I also found several spots on Capital University's campus that can be Waymarked, but I've just never remembered to bring both my GPS and camera to class with me at the same time.
This past weekend Dewgrl and I took a trip over to Pittsburgh because she wanted to get some bookshelves from the Ikea there. That happens to be the closest one to us, and I like visiting Pittsburgh anyhow. I never knew much about Pittsburgh until my brother moved there briefly several years ago. I spent the weekend with him once and he showed me around some of the interesting features of the city that he had found. A few years later I traveled there several times when I was attending the University of Akron. I originally was attending college for a degree in Communications with which I would seek a career in radio broadcasting...long story short that bubble was soon burst, and I decided to change majors. While there I participated with the college radio station (88.1 fm WZIP), which at that time was the biggest college radio station in the US in terms of listener-ship...I'm not sure if it still is, since that was a while ago, but I would have to imagine it still holds true. The next closest college radio station was about 1/2 our size. I'm getting way off topic here.....Anyhow I had an on-air shift (Wednesday 9p-Midnight), and did weather, news, sports, and helped a little with production. The sports piece of it had me driving to Pittsburgh once in a while to cover Penguins' games and interview players. It was this that introduced me to, and hooked me on hockey.
So anyhow, on the way to Pittsburgh we stopped to Waymark one of the newest Ohio Historical Markers, which also should fit into the Firsts category. We also visited a couple of out of the way cemeteries, which will fit into Worldwide Cemeteries, of course, and weird story locations, as well as one spot that may fit into the firsts category as well. In Pittsburgh, we grabbed the bookcases, then headed up to Cranberry, PA visiting a couple of Waymarks along the way, and then grabbed dinner, and a couple of cases of beer that I like that I can't find at home. From there we headed back into downtown Pittsburgh. While in the area I always like to stop at an overlook of the city called Mt. Washington. The Leprechauns had Waymarked another spot in the Cityscapes category that I had never heard of, he/they also have a cache there, so I decided to check it out. In spite of getting lost and dealing with traffic in the dark and rain, it ended up being a truly rewarding spot. There was no one else there, unlike Mt. Washington which is very popular among locals to hang out, and tourists to visit, and the view was beautiful. I have to give Leps many thanks again for bringing me there, as I wouldn't have known about it otherwise, and it has now given me a better spot to visit when I'm in town.
Let's see.....Sunday was spent stopping in at a Historical Museum for a very small little town (Radnor) a little north of where I live. I had been trying to get in there for a while, but they hold odd hours. They just happened to be open when I went by on my way elsewhere, so I stopped. There wasn't a ton of stuff to see, however everything in the museum was owned/worn/used/made/whatever by local residents of the little town, so it was interesting to see its history. From there I visited with my brother for a bit, then Dewgrl and I went out to see if a certain cemetery was open to the public yet, and then visited with her family for a bit.
The cemetery that I mentioned is the Phillip Dryer Cemetery just outside of Marion, Ohio. This cemetery was pretty much lost for a while, and then someone basically stumbled upon it and started campaigning to restore and save the cemetery. From vague reports I've read the cemetery sits on the edge of an old quarry, and had started to fall in, plus it was somewhat vandalized, or it's an active quarry and they wanted to mine the land the cemetery sits on...or something, I don't honestly remember now. They eventually restored the cemetery. There was an article in the Marion Star newspaper a few weeks ago stating that they had officially dedicated it. Between the time it was rediscovered and now, we found where the cemetery is. It sits far back in a farm field in a small wooded patch. There is a gravel drive leading to it, but there is a gate at the road that is locked with a sign stating to call the trustees giving 48hrs notice if you would like to visit the cemetery. Since neither of us have any relatives buried there, that we know of, we didn't really want to bother anyone to come out there just so we could look around a little. Since it was recently dedicated we thought maybe it was openly available now, but that's not the case. It's still locked up.
Well that was certainly long winded enough, and I really should be doing homework, so...uhhhh....I don't know, insert some witty exit statement here.
I've still been doing a fair amount of Waymarking, in spite of the fact that it's been a while since I posted any. A couple of weekends ago I grabbed a few Waymarks in downtown Columbus, since I was there. I marked the LeVeque Tower which falls into several categories; The US Register of Historic Places, Skyscrapers, and Art Deco - Art Nouveau. I took a lot of pics of this building, as it's pretty much my favorite in Columbus. It's just very pleasing to look at, and it's unique in its design as compared to the other buildings downtown. I also Waymarked the Santa Maria Replica. I have several others that I haven't yet listed, including 3 Ohio Historic Markers, 3 Neon Signs, the Capitol building, a couple theaters, a couple more skyscrapers, a few US Register locations, a fire fighter memorial, a lion statue, a space flight memorial, and probably a few others that I'm forgetting. I also found several spots on Capital University's campus that can be Waymarked, but I've just never remembered to bring both my GPS and camera to class with me at the same time.
This past weekend Dewgrl and I took a trip over to Pittsburgh because she wanted to get some bookshelves from the Ikea there. That happens to be the closest one to us, and I like visiting Pittsburgh anyhow. I never knew much about Pittsburgh until my brother moved there briefly several years ago. I spent the weekend with him once and he showed me around some of the interesting features of the city that he had found. A few years later I traveled there several times when I was attending the University of Akron. I originally was attending college for a degree in Communications with which I would seek a career in radio broadcasting...long story short that bubble was soon burst, and I decided to change majors. While there I participated with the college radio station (88.1 fm WZIP), which at that time was the biggest college radio station in the US in terms of listener-ship...I'm not sure if it still is, since that was a while ago, but I would have to imagine it still holds true. The next closest college radio station was about 1/2 our size. I'm getting way off topic here.....Anyhow I had an on-air shift (Wednesday 9p-Midnight), and did weather, news, sports, and helped a little with production. The sports piece of it had me driving to Pittsburgh once in a while to cover Penguins' games and interview players. It was this that introduced me to, and hooked me on hockey.
So anyhow, on the way to Pittsburgh we stopped to Waymark one of the newest Ohio Historical Markers, which also should fit into the Firsts category. We also visited a couple of out of the way cemeteries, which will fit into Worldwide Cemeteries, of course, and weird story locations, as well as one spot that may fit into the firsts category as well. In Pittsburgh, we grabbed the bookcases, then headed up to Cranberry, PA visiting a couple of Waymarks along the way, and then grabbed dinner, and a couple of cases of beer that I like that I can't find at home. From there we headed back into downtown Pittsburgh. While in the area I always like to stop at an overlook of the city called Mt. Washington. The Leprechauns had Waymarked another spot in the Cityscapes category that I had never heard of, he/they also have a cache there, so I decided to check it out. In spite of getting lost and dealing with traffic in the dark and rain, it ended up being a truly rewarding spot. There was no one else there, unlike Mt. Washington which is very popular among locals to hang out, and tourists to visit, and the view was beautiful. I have to give Leps many thanks again for bringing me there, as I wouldn't have known about it otherwise, and it has now given me a better spot to visit when I'm in town.
Let's see.....Sunday was spent stopping in at a Historical Museum for a very small little town (Radnor) a little north of where I live. I had been trying to get in there for a while, but they hold odd hours. They just happened to be open when I went by on my way elsewhere, so I stopped. There wasn't a ton of stuff to see, however everything in the museum was owned/worn/used/made/whatever by local residents of the little town, so it was interesting to see its history. From there I visited with my brother for a bit, then Dewgrl and I went out to see if a certain cemetery was open to the public yet, and then visited with her family for a bit.
The cemetery that I mentioned is the Phillip Dryer Cemetery just outside of Marion, Ohio. This cemetery was pretty much lost for a while, and then someone basically stumbled upon it and started campaigning to restore and save the cemetery. From vague reports I've read the cemetery sits on the edge of an old quarry, and had started to fall in, plus it was somewhat vandalized, or it's an active quarry and they wanted to mine the land the cemetery sits on...or something, I don't honestly remember now. They eventually restored the cemetery. There was an article in the Marion Star newspaper a few weeks ago stating that they had officially dedicated it. Between the time it was rediscovered and now, we found where the cemetery is. It sits far back in a farm field in a small wooded patch. There is a gravel drive leading to it, but there is a gate at the road that is locked with a sign stating to call the trustees giving 48hrs notice if you would like to visit the cemetery. Since neither of us have any relatives buried there, that we know of, we didn't really want to bother anyone to come out there just so we could look around a little. Since it was recently dedicated we thought maybe it was openly available now, but that's not the case. It's still locked up.
Well that was certainly long winded enough, and I really should be doing homework, so...uhhhh....I don't know, insert some witty exit statement here.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
The Ciro-Flex arrived today.
Today I received my Ciro-Flex camera that I mentioned below. I also got the working Ciro-35...sort of. I took the additonal insurance on its shipping, and I got my notice that I have to go to the post office to sign for it. So I should be picking that up tomorrow.
As I also mentioned the Ciro-Flex came with a ton of extras; the original manual, a couple of advertisements for the camera, a filter adapter, a lens hood, a lens cleaning brush, two Kodak flash guides, a GE Photo Data Book from 1950, several informational booklets that originally came with the camera, another book purchased separately at the time that is somewhat of a basic photography guide using this camera (written by Bruce Downes, copyright 1950), and a letter to the original owner of the camera (see scan below) from Ciro Cameras from when it was here in Delaware, it also came with the bottom half of the original box.
I'm still trying to determine exactly which model this one is, as they were made in models A through F. I'm positive that it's not a F, which is the top-of-the-line model, even though it came with a booklet extolling the virtues of the F. Because it has the Rapax synchromatic shutter, it is either a C, D, E, or F. It's not an F because it's not stamped as such on the side, it also has an 85mm lens, and a maximum aperture of f/3.5. The F model had an 83mm lens and a max. aperture of f/3.2. Based on the pictures I've seen around the web I'm leaning toward this being a model C.
In one of the original booklets that came with the camera it shows how the camera was made, and includes several photos of the outside of the factory and various people inside building the cameras. Using the photo of the outside of the factory, I should be able to waymark the building in the "Photos, then and now" category, as the factory still stands today.
Again as promised, here are some pics. It did come with the original case, but I forgot to grab a pic, and I'm just too darn lazy to take more pics right now. :) Same as yesterday, excuse the odd colors, and you'll notice that the pics are a little lesser quality. Dewgrl took our newest digital with her today, so I was stuck using one of the other two we have. I first took some pics with a 2.1mp RCA camera I have since it's the newer of the two, but it doesn't have a macro function, so those pics were horrible. I then broke out my old Olympus D-320L which doesn't even have a mega pixel rating (it shoots 640x480) but has a much higher quality lens and a macro mode....although it eats 4 AA batteries like they're going out of style, even without using the display screen. The pics below are from that Olympus.
The front and side showing the focusing knob.
The front and other side with the hood up.
The front of the camera
The letter that was included with the camera. Interestingly, it mentions that the shutter allows a speed up to 1/400, but it might take some extra work to get it into that position, and that it'll work better with more use. The shutter does indicate 1/400, and it is still a little hard to get it to turn to that setting. You can click on the image to get a larger (which you can then also click again to zoom in), easier to read image of the letter.
As I also mentioned the Ciro-Flex came with a ton of extras; the original manual, a couple of advertisements for the camera, a filter adapter, a lens hood, a lens cleaning brush, two Kodak flash guides, a GE Photo Data Book from 1950, several informational booklets that originally came with the camera, another book purchased separately at the time that is somewhat of a basic photography guide using this camera (written by Bruce Downes, copyright 1950), and a letter to the original owner of the camera (see scan below) from Ciro Cameras from when it was here in Delaware, it also came with the bottom half of the original box.
I'm still trying to determine exactly which model this one is, as they were made in models A through F. I'm positive that it's not a F, which is the top-of-the-line model, even though it came with a booklet extolling the virtues of the F. Because it has the Rapax synchromatic shutter, it is either a C, D, E, or F. It's not an F because it's not stamped as such on the side, it also has an 85mm lens, and a maximum aperture of f/3.5. The F model had an 83mm lens and a max. aperture of f/3.2. Based on the pictures I've seen around the web I'm leaning toward this being a model C.
In one of the original booklets that came with the camera it shows how the camera was made, and includes several photos of the outside of the factory and various people inside building the cameras. Using the photo of the outside of the factory, I should be able to waymark the building in the "Photos, then and now" category, as the factory still stands today.
Again as promised, here are some pics. It did come with the original case, but I forgot to grab a pic, and I'm just too darn lazy to take more pics right now. :) Same as yesterday, excuse the odd colors, and you'll notice that the pics are a little lesser quality. Dewgrl took our newest digital with her today, so I was stuck using one of the other two we have. I first took some pics with a 2.1mp RCA camera I have since it's the newer of the two, but it doesn't have a macro function, so those pics were horrible. I then broke out my old Olympus D-320L which doesn't even have a mega pixel rating (it shoots 640x480) but has a much higher quality lens and a macro mode....although it eats 4 AA batteries like they're going out of style, even without using the display screen. The pics below are from that Olympus.
The front and side showing the focusing knob.
The front and other side with the hood up.
The front of the camera
The letter that was included with the camera. Interestingly, it mentions that the shutter allows a speed up to 1/400, but it might take some extra work to get it into that position, and that it'll work better with more use. The shutter does indicate 1/400, and it is still a little hard to get it to turn to that setting. You can click on the image to get a larger (which you can then also click again to zoom in), easier to read image of the letter.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
1/2 Ciro 35 Cameras arrived
I received the first of the two Ciro 35's that I mentioned earlier. This one is the one that is not functioning. The shutter was stuck open, and I assumed that the shutter blades needed cleaned. I managed to get it apart, and found the blades to be a little dirty, but still lightly oiled. I don't have the right kind of lubricant to return it back to a "like-new" state, plus I noticed this wasn't the first time the camera was opened. The heads of some of the screws were stripped a little, and at least two of the shutter springs were missing....I think I also lost another one. I did, however, manage to get everything back together. The shutter is now closed, but still not functioning, so I think this one is just going to be a display, even though the paint on parts of the body is a little rough. I had never before taken a camera apart, so this little exercise made me realize that I should never go into camera repair. There are far too many little screws and bits, and my hands are far too unsteady to make a career out of that. Considering this is a simple camera from 60 years ago, I can't even begin to imagine opening up a modern film, or digital camera.
As promised, here are some pics of it. I apologize for the odd color in some of the pics. The best lighting here in my humble abode happens to be on the stove. I didn't figure you all wanted to see my stove top, so I grabbed a sheet, which happens to be an olive green sort of color, to cover it up.
The Ciro 35 and its case
The front of the camera
Back
Back, with back removed. To replace the film the entire back of the camera slides off.
Top
Bottom
Camera in its case. I image many vintage camera are similar, however I like that the camera is fully operational when in its case. You can just unsnap it, lower the cover, and shoot. There is even a piece on the bottom that screws into the tripod mount which allowed you to mount the camera, in its case, on a tripod, and also secures the camera in its case.
As promised, here are some pics of it. I apologize for the odd color in some of the pics. The best lighting here in my humble abode happens to be on the stove. I didn't figure you all wanted to see my stove top, so I grabbed a sheet, which happens to be an olive green sort of color, to cover it up.
The Ciro 35 and its case
The front of the camera
Back
Back, with back removed. To replace the film the entire back of the camera slides off.
Top
Bottom
Camera in its case. I image many vintage camera are similar, however I like that the camera is fully operational when in its case. You can just unsnap it, lower the cover, and shoot. There is even a piece on the bottom that screws into the tripod mount which allowed you to mount the camera, in its case, on a tripod, and also secures the camera in its case.
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Waymarking Sticker Seekers
I finally got around to getting a couple of stickers, and a waymark listed under the Waymarking Sticker Seekers category. As of this writing it hasn't been approved. Strangely I ended up with another interesting waymark code. This time it's WM1G0D (It's a zero, not an "O"), I guess the site just doesn't know what to think about me, I'm either WM1BAD, or WM1G0D....which is it? :)
Additionally I'm thinking about transferring this blog over to a personal site so I'll have more control over what additional information I can add in the sidebar and such...I haven't looked into it yet, but if it's going to be a pain, I won't bother. Otherwise look for an update to the url soon.
Finally, I ended up grabbing a few more Waymarks today. I did stop up for the Ohio Historical Marker dedication, however I either read the site wrong, or they ended up moving it to tomorrow due to the weather, but they didn't have it today. The marker has already been placed, and it's there for the reading, so I went ahead and took pics of it. It's directly next to a marker that was placed in 2003, so it's now a "two-fer" there. I also marked a Goodwill store, independent coffee shop, possibly a Super Fund site (I have to do more research, but I think it should be listed as a Super Fund site), a history museum, a sundial, a rose garden, grave of a famous person, a couple of sites on the National Register of Historic Places, a cannon, a couple of former schools, a WWII memorial, a firefighter memorial, a police memorial, a couple of hobby/occupational graves, a bell, a golf course, and probably something else I'm forgetting.
Additionally I'm thinking about transferring this blog over to a personal site so I'll have more control over what additional information I can add in the sidebar and such...I haven't looked into it yet, but if it's going to be a pain, I won't bother. Otherwise look for an update to the url soon.
Finally, I ended up grabbing a few more Waymarks today. I did stop up for the Ohio Historical Marker dedication, however I either read the site wrong, or they ended up moving it to tomorrow due to the weather, but they didn't have it today. The marker has already been placed, and it's there for the reading, so I went ahead and took pics of it. It's directly next to a marker that was placed in 2003, so it's now a "two-fer" there. I also marked a Goodwill store, independent coffee shop, possibly a Super Fund site (I have to do more research, but I think it should be listed as a Super Fund site), a history museum, a sundial, a rose garden, grave of a famous person, a couple of sites on the National Register of Historic Places, a cannon, a couple of former schools, a WWII memorial, a firefighter memorial, a police memorial, a couple of hobby/occupational graves, a bell, a golf course, and probably something else I'm forgetting.
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