Ballpark Frank Photography

This is where I'll share links to products available through Redbubble which display photographs I've taken.

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Adventures in Bay City-Land

Adventures in Bay City-Land

Just before the show started – viewing from the east bank of the Saginaw River toward Veterans Memorial Bridge, Bay City, Michigan. Last night (Thursday, June 30) was the first night of the three-day Bay City (Michigan) Fireworks Festival – twelve minute displays on Thursday and Friday, then a roughly 30-minute grand finale on Saturday. This festival, celebrated for more than 50 years, is touted…

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Scouting the Territory (Part Three of 3)

Scouting the Territory (Part Three of 3)

My final recap of viewing locations for the Parade of Sail, the official opening of the Bay City Tall Ship Celebration. In my first post of this set I tried covering sites along the south and east banks of the Saginaw River, extending from downtown Bay City to Essexville (there are a few private property locations farther on, but I didn’t mention them since access would be restricted or…

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Good Migrations

Earlier this year, there was the announced rumor that a self-proclaimed business genius was interested in purchasing a social media platform – a little known one called Twitter – for a mere $44,000,000,000.00.I, along with many other people (including, apparently that same self-proclaimed business genius) assumed it was a joke. However as word spread, it became less and less of a rumor, and more…

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What do you mean "What film?"

Exactly what it’s asking. This is a little thing I started posting online several years ago – sporadically, but in a loosely organized format. Quite often, while watching a newly acquired film or TV show, there will be a shot which simply looks amazing – or is just plain… silly. When that happens, I tend to instinctively grab a screenshot of it and post it on Facebook, Twitter, Mastodon, or…

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for the @guardian review

p.s. you can now pre-order my new book of science cartoons: links here

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‘Monarch on the Throne’ by Francis LaLonde

Monarch butterfly, inside a “butterfly house” set up at Bay City (Michigan) Mall. • Millions of unique designs by independent artists. Find your thing.

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‘Weathered Wenonah’ by Francis LaLonde

Wenonah Park, Bay City, Michigan. To the right is Friendship Fountain. The building in the background is Delta College Planetarium • Millions of unique designs by independent artists. Find your thing.

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‘Speckled Wings’ by Francis LaLonde

Butterfly – I believe it’s a Cosmopolitan (Painted Lady) – inside a “butterfly house” set up at Bay City (Michigan) Mall. • Millions of unique designs by independent artists. Find your thing.

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‘Islander's in the Stream’ by Francis LaLonde

Bay City (Michigan) Boat Lines’ sightseeing vessel Islander heading down Saginaw River. Veterans Memorial Bridge is in the background. • Millions of unique designs by independent artists. Find your thing.

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‘Tobico Thicket’ by Francis LaLonde

A thicket of trees at Tobico Marsh near Bay City (Michigan) State Park. • Millions of unique designs by independent artists. Find your thing.

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‘Ring Around the Stars’ by Francis LaLonde

Friendship Fountain at Wenonah Park in downtown Bay City, Michigan, The orange colored building visible through the sculpture is Delta College Planetarium. • Millions of unique designs by independent artists. Find your thing.

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‘Tobico Threshold’ by Francis LaLonde

View from an access point to Tobico Marsh, Bay County, Michigan. • Millions of unique designs by independent artists. Find your thing.

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‘Curving Path to a Crooked Bridge’ by Francis LaLonde

Viewing from Lafayette Bridge (Western span) down the Western branch of Saginaw River toward the World’s Most Crooked Bridge – part of the Riverwalk / Railtrail, Bay City, Michigan. • Millions of unique designs by independent artists. Find your thing.

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‘Berth of Winter’ by Francis LaLonde

View from Liberty Bridge (Bay City, Michigan) of the East bank of Saginaw River. To the right is the schooner Appledore IV, our local tall ship, docked at Wenonah Park. • Millions of unique designs by independent artists. Find your thing.

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‘Clock on the Corner’ by Francis LaLonde

Bay City Hall, Bay City, Michigan. This is a Richardsonian Romanesque style government building which was completed in 1897. • Millions of unique designs by independent artists. Find your thing.

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‘Bridging the Foggy Abyss’ by Francis LaLonde

Railroad bridge down Saginaw River from Liberty Bridge, Bay City, Michigan. This was late on Christmas Day, when warm temperatures caused fog to roll in. • Millions of unique designs by independent artists. Find your thing.

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‘Christmas Haze Gaze’ by Francis LaLonde

Bay City (Michigan) Christmas Tree, at Wenonah Park, framed within Friendship Fountain. This was late on Christmas Day (2019), when the temperatures caused fog to develop. • Millions of unique designs by independent artists. Find your thing.

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