A few local autumn sample images I’ve collected this week while being out-and-about. While there’s…
Yesterday I began photographing selected local churches for a calendar the non-profit organization I…
I’d travelled to photograph the raptors at the Carolina Raptor Center with a very conservative…
This was weekend was the “Fall PhotoWILD” event at the Carolina Raptor Center in Huntersville, NC…
A change up today from posting autumn photos — this image of backlit Brazilian Agate. It appears…
This website/blog is possessed! That’s about the only answer I have left after trying for five days…
In past years my eyes and brain have accepted a 3:2 aspect ratio for photos is “normal” – whatever…
It’s interesting shooting a scene along side another photographer whose work you respect. It…
We escaped to the cloudy, foggy, misty, rainy, sunny North Carolina mountains this weekend with…
“I love the sounds and the power of pounding water, whether it is the waves or a waterfall.” ~ Mike…
“With time and experience comes a different perception of what’s going on around you.” ~ Chris…
A nice surprised awaited me this morning — an article and the above photo was publish online by an…
Back in June of this year I successfully built a PC to run Apple’s OS X operating system on. These…
While the dam and often waterfalls are main attractions of the Cooleemee River Park, a walk above…
A couple more photos of the water cascades from Mondays visit to “Bull Hole” / Cooleemee River Park…
This past Monday I did a couple of things I hadn’t done for a long while, I visited Bull…
I was hoping to have many more nature photos to post today — but of course at this point I had to…
An enjoyable afternoon walk along wooded paths at nearby Sloan Park definitely displays signs of…
I’ve been working on a slideshow of my best photos from our recent Italy trip for after dinner…
As election draw closer the road sides are full of “VOTE FOR” signs these days. However, yesterday…
It was an interesting sky this morning at sunrise as I was walking our dog. A cold front pushed…
The street scenes captured in these photos remind me life is not as complicated as we would believe…
Benches aren’t always the best place to be in a park. On hot humid days finding a spot under a…
A recent photo of a small pond located amongst woods at a nearby park. This pond has only an…
The mystique and attraction of wine and wine tasting extends beyond the bouquet and taste of wine…
“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” ~ Henry…
Now don’t you just know if it was the Democratic National Convention being held in Tampa Bay, FL…
One lifetime can encompass a great deal of social, technological and environmental change. My late…
Almost every morning begins with our dog Maggie and I walking around the neighborhood. She loves…
From La Specia we drove northward through the Liguria and western Emilia-Romagna regions, crossing…
“The Cinque Terre is a rugged portion of coast on the Italian Riviera. It is in the Liguria region…
Several months ago I received an email from a representative of the Arbor Day Foundation stating…
Our next destination was to visit the Cinque Terre coast of Italy but for the best logistics we…
We had scheduled a tour of the Castello di Brolio and then nearby dinner for our last evening in…
If you’re a vegetarian you may want to skip this post. Established in 1700, the “Antica Macelleria…
People travel to Italy for no other reason then to visit the Tuscany (Tuscana) region, of which…
My photographing windows and doors didn’t stop at Venice. I continued to be fascinated and to…
Captured with my iPhone while driving into work this week — Love and Peace, all…
“Florence (Italian: Firenze), Italy, is famous for its history…It is the most populous city in…
The drive from Venice, Italy, to Florence, Italy was our first real introduction to the rural…
When first announced in February 2012, I’d placed an order for a Nikon D800 to replace my Nikon…
With all the alleyways and passages in Venice, Italy, there are thousands of interesting windows and…
Venice, Italy After landing at Milan we rented a car and drove about three hours to the Hotel…
First and foremost for all following posts on our trip to northern Italy — we had a grand time…