In the United States, June 14th is Flag Day, which commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United Stares. Flag day is not an official federal holiday but was established in 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson and in 1949 by an Act of Congress.
I pulled this shot of “Stars and Stripes” flying over … Read More
“Every time I have some moment on a seashore, or in the mountains, or sometimes in a quiet forest, I think this is why the environment has to be preserved.” — Bill Bradley
I made a photo-trip to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park this weekend. It’s hot there, much like it’s been here, and … Read More
I made this photo during a recent walk in a nearby park that has a small pond. These water plants were growing along the edge providing sharp lines and contrast against the softer background of foliage and water. In post processing, I played around with the image in color, never feeling quite right about it. … Read More
I’m going to be spending time this week doing some general cameras and lens cleaning. The sensor self-cleaning functions of the Nikon D300/D700 seems to do a pretty good job but I’ve been noticing a few dust spots with my D700 that aren’t going away even with repeated cleanings. My lens could probably also use … Read More
This photo is one of my wife’s flower compositions. Love the bright colors against the dark background and the slight backlighting.
I’m looking at doing some shooting in the Smokey Mountains this coming weekend. I’m picking a few choice spots and then I’ll leave the rest to chance. Of course I’ll travel where chance could … Read More
There were many thoughts going through my mind as I chose this particular photo. It’s a sunset over the Gulf of Mexico shot on Marco Island, FL, a little after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, but before anyone knew the true extent of the oil leak or how bad the situation would become over the weeks … Read More
“Shadow-gulls,” a sub-species of the common Sea Gull which can only be photographed with the aid of longer exposure times. This particular pair were found flying over a beach in the general direction of the late evening sun, already low over the horizon. While simple to photograph in the day, Shadow-gulls are almost impossible to … Read More
With a week of heavy rain and thunder storms everything here is indeed green. Our yard was mowed Tuesday and it’s looking as if it may require mowing again this weekend.
Now of course this photo isn’t from our yard, it’s wet but hasn’t reverted to swamp or wetlands yet. This is another photo from … Read More
Hard to believe it’s June already. The 2010 SoFoBoMo project is now underway but I’m certainly not ready to begin, heck, I’m not even feeling very inspired about it at this point. Perhaps it’ll come to me.
Today’s photo is of “Spanish-moss,” but come to find out it’s not even a true moss. It’s an … Read More
