In the previous post, I displayed two pictures of the rear of the Water Works. These are from the front.
I was taken by the combination of cement work and wood at the entrance.
Waco Landmarks – The Water Works 2
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Monthly Archives: December 2014
Waco Landmarks – the Water Works 1
When we moved to Waco, The Water Works was a really cool restaurant. Originally, as the name might imply, the building housed pumps and machinery to provide water to central Waco. The restaurant was good but did not last very long. It closed and reopened several times, but it has not been functional in many years. These are pics of things in the back of the building.
Waco Landmarks – Kim’s
Kim’s is another landmark that I could never get good pictures of because of cars. For a while, it was run down, and the pics would have been cool, but there were always cars blocking it. Then they closed it, and started to tear it down before I could get pics. Now it is restored and looking like new.
Waco Landmarks – George’s
Another place I have had trouble photographing is George’s. It seems every time I go there, the parking lot is full. Also, many angles are impacted by power lines. So, Christmas Day was the time to try and finally get a usable picture.
Waco Landmarks – The Elite Cafe
Next to The Health Camp is The Elite Cafe – about as iconic as Waco gets. Again, here are two versions of one image and another one.
And the impressionist version.
Waco Landmarks – Health Camp
There are some Waco Landmarks that I wanted to get pictures of, but I have always had problems because of cars parked in front and around them. Christmas Day was the perfect time to deal with that because there would be no cars to block my shots. The first of those places was The Health Camp. Here are to versions of it.
And an impressionist version.
St. Charles Trolley Car
I said one of my goals was to get a good picture of a New Orleans Trolley Car. Here it is.
I am really happy with the way it came out. While on the train coming home, I was watching a video and there was a small commercial for Topaz Impressions software plugin. It transforms images to make them look like impressionist paintings. It turns out there are two similar packages, and I downloaded both and played with them. Here is what I got.
It creates an interesting image, but it is almost insulting to real impressionist artists. To actually create impressionist art takes a great deal of skill and work. So, I am somewhat torn about this/
New Orleans 2
I had to attend the LMCA meeting in New Orleans. This time Debbie came with me and we took the train. That was a great experience. It is so much better than flying or driving, although it does take a little longer. Because the train only runs each way three times a week, we had to go a day early, but that was great because it gave me a whole day to take pictures. I had two goals – a good trolley picture, and a picture of Preservation Hall. I got those an a couple more.
I am going to discuss the Trolley pic in another post.
Dickens on The Strand 2014
As always, we went to Dickens on The Strand. It has been interesting watching things change. Although there were no major changes this year, there were a few things that have changed some. There has been an increase in Steampunk related costumes (although how they relate to Victorian England I am not quite sure) and a decrease in Pirate related costumes. Here are a couple pics of the two
We joined the Galveston Historic Foundation. That allowed us access to view the parades from a balcony on The Strand. So, the pics of the parade were a little different this year.
