Patriotic Palace – Abandoned Amusement Park in TN

Patriotic Palace, TNAbandoned places are some of my favorite photographic subjects, and the Patriotic Palace was not a disappointment.  Through the dirt and neglect, you can usually imagine what a place used to be, but there seems to be more mystery surrounding this one, an  I have so far been unable to reconstruct it’s history.

When my family and I passed this Abandoned Amusement park on our way to Chattanooga, we made a note to stop and visit it on our way home.  The Patriotic Palace is located on Interstate 75, exit 141, a lonely and sad reminder of….what?  I’m really not sure, as I have been unable to find any specific information regarding this amusement park.

And not that I spent a crap ton of time on google or anything, but the few searches I did on this lonely little “amusement park” turned up nothing but posts by other people who stopped to take photos, just as I did, or stories of the adjacent Fireworks Superstore burning down in 2014.

If anyone knows the history of the amusement park side of this place, I would love to hear it.In the mean time, here are several photos

Patriotic Palace, TN

Patriotic Palace, TN

Patriotic Palace, TN

Ferris Wheel Close up, Patriotic Palace, TN

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Tressie Davis is a blogger and photographer located in Chelsea, MI.

Tiny Planets App

Tiny Planets App – this fun little gem does some pretty cool things with your images.

Yes, I know how to use PhotoShop, but sometimes I don’t want to break out the “big guns” to play around with an image, and yet I want more than a couple of muddy filters.

I have used my most recent vacation pics as examples, check this out:

Coliseum Comets (Tiny Planet option)

Coliseum Comets Pre-Juv 2016
Coliseum Comets Pre-Juv 2016 as a Tiny Planet

The city of Portland, Oregon at night (Rabbit Hole option)

Portland, Oregon - Tiny Planets App
Portland, Oregon – Tiny Planets App

Portland, Oregon in the daylight

Tiny Planets App
Portland, Oregon – Tiny Planets App

A Geocaching site, taken as a panorama on my iPhone

Tiny Planets App
iPhone Panorama, edited with the Tiny Planets App

And the “Video Planet” option that I have had mixed success with.  Here is what it looks like using the Coliseum Comets

Look like fun and have an extra 99 cents?

Get the iOS version HERE .  I couldn’t find an Android version by the same developer, but there are several similar apps.

Have fun!!

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Tressie Davis is a blogger and photographer located in Chelsea, MI.

Perfection in a Photograph?

What defines perfection in a photograph?

It seems that the photos I am most proud of or cherish the most are never “technically” perfect – at least not in the conventional measurements of composition, focus, clarity, story, art or whatever.  However, they are perfect in a way that those measurements could never describe.

This image of Multnomah Falls was taken on a whirlwind trip to Portland, Oregon to watch my daughters synchro team.   Continue reading “Perfection in a Photograph?”

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Tressie Davis is a blogger and photographer located in Chelsea, MI.

A Faceless Portrait

A Faceless Portrait - My Story
A Faceless Portrait – My Story

A Faceless Portrait.

I created this image as part of the Dogwood 52 photo challenge, for the week 7 theme “Portrait: Faceless” with a description of “Tell someone’s story without showing their face”.

I was not feeling terribly inspired, Continue reading “A Faceless Portrait”

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Tressie Davis is a blogger and photographer located in Chelsea, MI.

Review: CASE Remote (original)

Review: CASE Remote (original)

First let me state that I was NOT given a free or discounted product in return for this review.  I received the CASE Remote for Christmas from a family member, and decided to write down my first impressions and overall opinions in this blogpost, to provide more information to anyone on the fence about buying this device.  This review is for the CASE Remote (original)
and not the CASE Remote Plus  (which I now want!!).  The Amazon links are affiliate links.

Case Remote (original) charging under my iMac
The Case Remote (original) charging under my iMac.

Getting Started

Opening the package I found Continue reading “Review: CASE Remote (original)”

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Tressie Davis is a blogger and photographer located in Chelsea, MI.