Today I took my family to the UC-NC State game.  My daughter is a big UC fan and she had never been to a UC Basketball game before.  Since I will be leaving for Germany in a week, I wanted to take her to a game before my schedule got crazy.  The game started off slow with less than exciting basketball but when the second half started, it seemed like we were watching a whole different team with freshman Deonta Vaughn scoring 25 points in the game.  I would love for this team to prove the skeptics wrong and break into the Top 25.  While the game was great my photos did turn out as well so most of this gallery ended up being photos of the cheerleaders and dance team.  You can the photos here.  

After the game we walked around Clifton Heights and had a late lunch at Lenhardt’s Restaurant.  I have always enjoyed the urban fabric of and grit of this neighborhood and should have photographed it a long time ago.  While I am not a fan of the gloom that filled the sky today, it seemed to compliment the neighborhood well.  Right before completion of my neighborhood set I was greeted by four Cincinnati Bearcat ballplayers who I convinced to pose for me.  Thanks guys for the photograph.  You can see their photo and the rest of the Clifton Heights set here .

I received some positive feedback for one of the photos I had recently taken.  It is a photo of the Cincinnati skyline taken from the Covington riverfront where the lights from the skyline are reflected off the Ohio River.  After looking through that set I decided to post another photo from that set that didn’t originally make the cut of photos to post online.  It provides a closer view of the Roebling Bridge with the three prominent skyscrapers PNC Tower, Carew Tower & Scripps Center.  You can view the photo here.

Over-the-Rhine has always fascinated me.  I find the buildings of this neighborhood to be some of the most beautiful architecture in the city.  There are very few cities in the Midwest that have a historic urban neighborhood like Over-the-Rhine so intact.  After breakfast I headed to Findlay Market to photograph the people and the architecture of the market.  Upon arrival I was reminded that I don’t visit the market enough and there aren’t many places in the city that offer such a great combination of people watching, shopping and eating.  After out mid morning stroll through the market we made our way downtown to enjoy some ice-skating.  The square was packed again with over an hour wait at times for skate rentals. The renewed energy in the square is great to see.  You can view the Findlay Market gallery here.