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Over the past few summers I have tackled the National Road, the Oregon Trail and I've motorcycled to Arctic Circle (Yukon) as well as Alaska. This summer I will be tackling the treacherous Road known as Illinois Route One. Starting on the south side of Chicago, the longest state highway in the state, it meanders south terminating in Cave In Rock, Illinois on the banks of the Ohio River. Once again I will be operating with the assistance of Verizon wireless . I will be shooting with an Apple iPhone an Nokia Lumia 928. I will also using portable Airbox Lights® inflatable softboxes. I am looking forward to the adventure that awaits.

Posted: June 18th, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: General posts | No Comments »

marcoA test shot taken of Des Moines Register journalist Marco Santana with the new Nokia Lumia 928 cellphone on loan from Verizon Wireless for use on my Illinois Route One project.


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I’ve been experimenting with my new Airbox inflatable softboxes. Because of their portability I am very excited about using them on the road.

(photo by Danny Damiani)


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I will soon be exploring the 325.2 miles of Illinois Route One.


leftovers

Posted: June 12th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: General posts | No Comments »

I’ve been adding a few images I had not had time to post earlier… enjoy.
BTW: all the National Road photos where shot with an iPhone 4s.


a little early

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a little early by b.poulter
a little early, a photo by b.poulter on Flickr.

My Ural motorcycle at the Melody Drive-In in Springfield, Ohio. (iPhone photo)


east end

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east end by b.poulter
east end, a photo by b.poulter on Flickr.

The east entrance to the Wheeling Suspension Bridge, in Wheeling, W.Va. (iPhone photo)


shadow shop

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shadow shop by b.poulter
shadow shop, a photo by b.poulter on Flickr.

The workshop for Central State Hospital, formally the Central Indiana Hospital for the Insane. (iPhone photo)


go Hickory

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go Hickory by b.poulter
go Hickory, a photo by b.poulter on Flickr.

The Knightsville, Indiana gym where the movie “Hoosiers” was filmed. (iPhone photo)


ready to run

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ready to run by b.poulter
ready to run, a photo by b.poulter on Flickr.

My motorcycle as seen from the entrance to the power plant of the Central State Hospital, formally the Central Indiana Hospital for the Insane. (iPhone photo)


National Road found

Posted: June 11th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: General posts | No Comments »

Well, I found it; the National Road.  Or should I say I found about .01% of it.  The part I noticed, and the smaller subset I photographed.

It a hard working road, cutting through the manufacturing and agricultural heartland of the middle west. It a political road;  its very construction causing constitutional arguments that raged for years.  It goes through several state capitals — past and present. It passes several places of higher learning and public and private k-12 schools. There is a lot to be learned from having traveled it. It goes through both impoverished areas and well-to-do hamlets. It did succeed at  linking east to west as Washington and Jefferson had hoped. Ironically, although it runs across much of the Mason-Dixon line, it did not do much to link north and south. It’s  been called many things including “America’s Main Street.”  But I like to think of it as America’s back yard.  I look forward to exploring it further. I highly recommend exploring a section near you.


early morning run

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early morning run by b.poulter
early morning run, a photo by b.poulter on Flickr.

A harness racer tries to beat the coming rain at the Effingham County fair grounds half-mile track in Altamont, Ill. (iPhone photo)


red letter day

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red letter day by b.poulter
red letter day, a photo by b.poulter on Flickr.

Discarded letters in the sign graveyard of  Signs & Graphics Inc. in Effingham, Illinois. (iPhone photo)


spirit of ’76

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spirit of '76 by b.poulter
spirit of ’76, a photo by b.poulter on Flickr.

The sign graveyard of  Signs & Graphics Inc. in Effingham, Illinois. (iPhone photo)


old ford

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old ford by b.poulter
old ford, a photo by b.poulter on Flickr.

The hood emblem of a weathered Ford as found in Montrose, Illinois. (iPhone photo)


young Abe

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young Abe by b.poulter
young Abe, a photo by b.poulter on Flickr.

John McClarey’s sculpture “Sitting with Lincoln” faces away from the Old Illinois Capitol Building in Vandalia Illinois. It is here the National Road terminated around 1837. (iPhone photo)


Tomorrow it ends

Posted: June 10th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »

Today, I spent some time at home, before leaving tomorrow (weather permitting ) when I will tackle the last segment of the National Road.  I was able to get caught up on and post some photos I had not gotten to from the previous days. Enjoy.


Brownsville afternoon

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Brownsville afternoon by b.poulter
Brownsville afternoon, a photo by b.poulter on Flickr.

Phillip Girand and Paul Ruane chew the fat outside an auto repair shop in West Brownsville, PA. (iPhone photo)


“insanity please”

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insanity please by b.poulter
insanity please, a photo by b.poulter on Flickr.

Graffiti scrawled on the wall of the Central Indiana State Hospital Power Plant, formally the Central Indiana Hospital for the Insane. (iPhone photo)


Ms. Firecracker

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Ms. Firecracker by b.poulter
Ms. Firecracker, a photo by b.poulter on Flickr.

Cayla Maurer holds a giant container of fireworks near the Fireworks Outlet where she works summers in West Terre Haute, Indiana. (iPhone photo)


close shave

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close shave by b.poulter
close shave, a photo by b.poulter on Flickr.

Felix Ferrell cuts the hair of Tim Pearison in the shop Ferrell owns and operates in downtown Marshall, Ill. (iPhone photo)


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