Okie Rumble XIII, September 2009

Picked tomatoes and eggplants before leaving

Illinois

Experimenting with infrared filters around Buckingham Fountain, Chicago.

The first photo in the above row was taken with visible light; the last one a similar composition with an 850 nm infrared filter, focused with the filter off. It is the only instance of the transparency or so-called X-Ray effect I’ve ever noticed since I started taking infrared photos in 2005 -- the camera sees right through my clothing and me, so that the railing is visible behind me. Unlike actual X-rays of course, no internal (or external) organs are visible. ;-) The other photos in the above row were taken with a wide-angle lens, so that there is some vignetting.

950 nm filter, holding blue jacket and black cotton shirt	850 nm filter, holding blue jacket and black cotton shirt	Visible-light control picture wearing same black cotton shirt	720 nm filter, wearing black cotton shirt
720 nm plus UV-blocking filter, focused without filters	Same, using 850 nm filter	Buckingham Fountain closeup	Buckingham Fountain squirting, and Sears Tower

Fog and live palm trees along Lake Michigan

Getting to the Okie Rumble

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Arriving early, I check in at the former hotel used for the Rumbles, the notorious Habana Inn.

Riding the 18.82 km from the Habana Inn to the Okie Rumble at the airport Four Points

On the Mats at the Okie Rumble 2009

Nick vs. Adron

For a detailed, captioned and illustrated blow-by-blow description of this match, see the LB vs. NZ match on bearhugger.net.

Hospitality and Registration area

Hanging out between matches

Who’s that guy by the pool?

Nick vs. Adron, Round 2

A bit of rug burn on my left knee after going off the mats and not stopping. ;-)

Gene vs. Adron

Heading Home

Oklahoma City

Santa Fe Station, Oklahoma City

Texas