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Welcome to McLaughlin Creative
Enjoy the pictures, poems and musings of Al McLaughlin
The CTRH Richard Thomas Horse Show 2010
Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding and Horsemanship is a non-profit organization that provides riders with problems such as CP, MS, Autisim and others an opportunity to do horseback riding as therapy. It is one of the non-profits where heart touching miracles occur every day. For some, the movement of the horse under them is as close as it comes to walking. Others have actually started to walk on their own after the riding therapy.The photos in this gallery show generations of families, volunteers, and staff coming together for the show. If you see the pictures, and are touched by them, please support CTRH. Find out how you can help by going to the CTRH web site. See pictures of the show here.
August 27,2010
Cars are Cars
I was walking through Newport, KY last Sunday, shooting photos for a Northern KY contest, when I stumbled upon a true photographer's treasure trove, a classic car show. Muscle cars, Model A vintage autos, old Crosleys, Vettes, T-birds, even an old Pinto that hadn't exploded. My favorite was a '57 Chev Bel Air, candy apple red. Trucks, cars busses, they are all right here.
Caesar and Serenity
Had an opportunity to take photos of a Cincinnati Police Canine Officer named Caesar. Then I took a "serenity walk" through part of Sharon Woods. The pictures of Caesar were for a Calendar of myriad dogs for a fund raiser for the Accelerated Cure organization, a group that raises money to find an immediate cure for MS. The handler for Caesar the morning of the shoot was Billie Mendoza, whose son has MS. I will post more aboout the when and where of the calendar sales later. ENJOY THE SHOTS
Lily Fest Redux 2010
A perfect evening all the way around. Seems the best way to describe Lily Fest 2010. Frank and Laura Kovacs once again opened their pastoral paradise at Chanticleer Farms for an afternoon and evening of flowers. food and frolic; all to support Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding and Horsemanship. Generations shared the evening as grandparents, parents, children and grandchildren played games, ate great picnic food, marveled over beautiful horses, went fishing and bought beautiful lilies. Take a look at the Lily Fest Redux, 2010 gallery. The slideshow lasts under eight minutes, and gives an idea of how pleasant the evening really was. Lily Fest Gallery
Wedding Daze one, two, and three. My son Dylan and his new wife Jennifer got married on June 19th. Check out the photos.
May 22
Saturday afternoon, down the street.
Great jazz combo playiing at Digg's Plaza. Neighborhood folks listenin', goofin' and shakin' loose. ENJOY
May 20
ZOO DAZE
The Cincicnnati Zoo is within healthy walking distance from my home. It provides a rich,diverse environment for photographers. Between people and animals,one's head might be on a swivel.
All those life forms. Had a particularly good day shooting. See what you think...
April 22, 2010
SPRINGBURST
A collection of favorites from Spring 2010 at the Cincinnati Flower Show, The Cincinnati Zoo,The Krohn Conservatory and varied Cincinnati Neighborhoods.Take a look
April 11, 2010
ZOOMIN" BLOOMIN"
A riot of color from the spring flower display at the Cincinnati Zoo, with a few animules thrown in, doing what zoo animals do.To take a look click here
February 17th, 2010
The Ice is Nice side of Paintbucketing
Cold winter, Ice and Snow, I wonder what would happen if water froze in colors, or the snow fell painted by rainbows? See here
February 1, 2010 - Dale Chihuly Gallery (not for sale)
Linda and I bundled up and braved the cold last Sunday, put Charlie in the car and drove up to Columbus. We wanted to stir our senses with two exhibits of Art Glass by Dale Chihuly. I'm sharing my visual impressions of Chahuli's mind-bending work.
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January 25, 2010 - New Mah Jongg Gallery
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It's ALIVE!!! It's ALIVE!!!
This site is a living breathing place, in the sense of making changes, adding some new rooms now and then, and the possibility of major re-designs down the road. Way down the road.
Through the help of NetCrafters' Randy Weeks and Jane Pugliano, I am able to perform changes on a daily basis. I can add and delete photographs and copy without using cumbersome codes and other geek apparatuses.
So if you come to the site this week, and see or read something that interests you. come back next week, and more will be added.
Realistically, I will probably be adding pictures, poems, and musings once a week, probably on Mondays. Below are examples of what I am talking about:
Peviously Featured
December 3,2009
A Poem: Arlington Cemetary
September 21,2009
August 29th, 2009
August 17,2009
A poem:Dalai Lama
A poem:The Sixties
August 4, 2009
A Poem: Baying at 3AM
A Poem: Surf Fishing
July 25,2009:
Findlay Market and Baby Steps
July 19.2009:
The Dayton Air Show: See Galleries
How long I continue to make the effort to keep this a vibrant, living site depends on you.
If I get feedback from pictures, poems, musings, or any other part of the site, then I will respond accordingly.
This is my site. But your feedback can make it our site. Contact me if you want me to include a url that's important to you. If you have feedback about some of my work, I can put it on the site for others to see and respond.