‘Picture This!’ Picture Exhibit | WOSU Public Media

From historic lighthouses and landmarks to structure and state parks, there are many nice sights to see throughout Ohio’s 88 counties – many only a brief drive away.

Members of the Western Reserve Photographic Society share their favourite spots from across the Buckeye State for “Picture This! A Road Trip Through Ohio.” The exhibit is on view via May 10 at Penitentiary Glen Reservation in Kirtland.

“If you have someone who can’t make it around the entire state of Ohio but still wants to see fabulous images of what this state has to offer, that was what got this started,” mentioned Wendy Pittenger, exhibit naturalist at Penitentiary Glen Nature Center.

Visitors can see a wide range of coated bridges in Ashtabula, seasons altering at Holden Arboretum and the solar setting over Lake Erie.

They would possibly even get a number of concepts for his or her subsequent weekend journey, Pittenger mentioned.

“Places that people may not get to in Ohio are represented here. So, people can still say, ‘Oh wow, that’s cool. Maybe we should go there and see what our state has to offer,’” she mentioned.

Some photographers took photos only a brief drive away from their properties whereas others hit the freeway to discover a brand new metropolis. Whether targeted on structure, nature or wildlife, every photographer shares their very own perspective on what makes the state so nice.

Bountiful bridges

Mentor resident Nancy Murnyack is a retired artwork instructor and taught every thing from portray to drawing to images. A local of Chautauqua, New York, she’s lived in Ohio since 1998 and loves exploring the surroundings together with her digital camera.

“There are some things … just 20 minutes away that I’d never even realized – a waterfall here and a beautiful rock formation there, old barns that are falling down that are really fun to take pictures of,” Murnyack mentioned.

She additionally enjoys photographing the 19 historic coated bridges scattered all through Ashtabula County. On Thanksgiving Day final 12 months, she ventured out together with her husband to about 10 of the bridges, most of that are named after the roads that they’re on.

The day ended on the Benetka Road Bridge, simply as the colours of a sundown have been starting to unfold throughout the sky.

“I was so amazed because I’ve been trying to take pictures in the summertime … and you can’t get really good pictures, there are just so many leaves,” Murnyack mentioned. “It was a beautiful day and nothing was hiding the bridge, so I was able to get a really neat shot of the expanse of the bridge.”

Hitting the street

Aaron Knight lives in Madison and is the latest member of the Western Reserve Photographic Society. Though he works in IT as a community administrator, his ardour has been images since buying his first digital digital camera at age 9.

Knowing {that a} street journey via the state can be the theme for this exhibit, Knight traveled to Columbus and Toledo to scope out the scenes. He had a basic thought of what he would possibly prefer to {photograph}, however loads was left as much as probability.

“I had never done photography like this before,” Knight mentioned, including he “got lots of different shots that I would have never expected to get that were just waiting out there for me.”

While strolling throughout the Rich Street bridge in Downtown Columbus, Knight observed a bronze sculpture of a deer leaning over the rail, wanting on the skyline. It’s a part of a public artwork challenge alongside the Scioto Mile, a stretch of trails and parks alongside the Scioto River.

“I thought it was looking like the deer was being contemplative, maybe even a little sad about how things have developed,” he mentioned. “This giant city is where its natural environment might have been at one point.”

In Toledo, Knight visited the Glass City Metropark and snapped {a photograph} of the Beacon Tower, an artwork set up that represents each the pure magnificence and industrial historical past of town.

From his visits to different cities, Knight mentioned he realized how various Ohio is and loved seeing issues he usually wouldn’t have seen.

“I think it’s really worthwhile if you get a chance to go travel yourself,” he mentioned.