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Cormorant in Blue

January 03, 2019 - Apparently there is so much oil in the skin of a Cormorant that water just rolls off there body.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2019!

December 31, 2018 - A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CLIENTS!
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Strike a Pose

December 28, 2018 - Perched Heron on Jordan Lake.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS

December 24, 2018 - Have a Holly Jolly Christmas! Holly is a genus of about 480 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and...
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Blue Bird 2

December 16, 2018 - For those of you that felt the last image wasn't your cup o tea, here is a straight shot. This image was taken at the hi...
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Blue Bird MOD

December 12, 2018 - This could have been a very nice picture of a Blue Bird, but I really liked this more abstract version.
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Winter Green

December 11, 2018 - Life Cycle.
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Nut Hatch

December 06, 2018 - Shot at 5000 ISO.
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Winter Flower

December 02, 2018 - Shot at the NC Botanical Gardens in December.
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Surf Search

November 29, 2018 - I like the feel the water gives of intensity.
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Three Strange Bedfellows

November 20, 2018 - Interesting group.
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Fall Caterpillar

November 15, 2018 - Did this one in my backyard. I did help him get to prettier leaves (no caterpillar was harmed in the shooting of this pi...
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Pollen Drop

November 11, 2018 - Apparently the bee dropped his load, pollen that is.
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Sensual Flower 2

November 09, 2018 - Shot during my Macro Seminar Location Shoot.
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Fly in the Mix

November 08, 2018 - Saw the fly on the flower and really liked his orange eyes. Shot during my Macro Seminar location shoot.
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Sensual Flower

November 06, 2018 - This was a small flower. Shot during my Macro Seminar.
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Beeutiful

November 04, 2018 - Liked the complementary colors. I'm guessing the orange is pollen.
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Iddy Biddy

October 31, 2018 - The interesting aspect of this image is that the flower was about 2 inches wide so the moth was about 1/32 of an inch....
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

October 31, 2018 - Don't get spooked by this little cutie! Including legs he was only about 5 inches long. Hope you have a fun safe Hallowe...
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Pollen Pleasure

October 28, 2018 - Insect is less than a half inch long. Shot during my Macro Photography location shoot.
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Tranquility

October 09, 2018 - Thought I'd save a special one for a special day. Imagine this view. The calmness of the water. The moon and sun creatin...
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Birds Comedy

October 08, 2018 - A few interesting things about this shot. Normally, I do not take many pictures of Sea Gulls and Pigeons. The interestin...
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Bliss

October 07, 2018 - Nice romantic stroll down the beach.
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Myrtle Beach 2nd St. Pier

October 04, 2018 - The larger the image the more you can see the interesting patterns of the waves motion.
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Myrtle Beach Dawn 2

October 01, 2018 - Just reminds me of how much I like the beach.
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Wind Surfing

September 30, 2018 - Normally I don't do many pics of Sea Gulls, but really liked the perspective on this one. It was interesting that there...
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Myrtle Beach Dawn

September 30, 2018 - Just couldn't believe how deep a color was coming from the sun.
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He and She

September 29, 2018 - Found this angle so that you could see the front and a back of the flower at the same time.
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Colored Sky 2

September 27, 2018 - Nothing fancy, just beautiful.
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Butterfly Star

September 18, 2018 - I liked how the light, Plant and Butterfly combined to make a star shape.
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Lace White Flower

September 18, 2018 - Felt this flower had a very soft lace like quality.
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Hibiscus

September 16, 2018 - Just a pretty flower with a nice hot pink.
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Pitcher Perfect

September 14, 2018 - For various reasons explained in my Lens Seminar, I used 70mm to take this shot. I liked the way the top of the Pitcher...
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Eno Mask

September 07, 2018 - Really liked this little rapids, but I mainly liked the smooth rock to the right. The rock looks like a face. I've been...
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Hurried Heron

September 04, 2018 - The Heron kind of used his wings to hoist himself up out of the water and onto the rock. I liked the balance of the yell...
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Planter Rocks

August 30, 2018 - Nothin fancy, I just like the textures and shadowing on the rock.
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Eno Green

August 29, 2018 - Just a really beautiful setting on the Eno. I love this landscape. The bird is just extra.
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Natural Rock Abstract

August 27, 2018 - I did enhance the saturation to bring out the colors a little more, otherwise it's a straight shot.
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Hungry Heron

August 26, 2018 - He had just spotted food.
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Hey Guys....What's Up?

August 26, 2018 - Title has two different meanings. If you can think of a better one to go with the picture....post it in my messages/comm...
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Eno Heron

August 24, 2018 - I liked the angle of looking down the river.
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Fun Fungus

August 22, 2018 - All types of nature can be beautiful. Found this fungus along a path at Eno. Really liked all it's color.
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Heron Eyes

August 20, 2018 - He was definitely checking me out!
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Southeastern Five-lined Skink

August 20, 2018 - This little guy still had all his tail! I liked the way the pine pieces pattern resembled the Skink's.
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Mid Day Heron

August 18, 2018 - Even Herons need a little shade to cool off.
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Mushroom Split

August 16, 2018 - Figure this one out!
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Blue Crowned Hanging Parrot

August 15, 2018 - I like the texture and shapes.
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Model Abstraction

August 12, 2018 - I feel the abstraction made the image seem more urban.
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Look of Lemurs

August 11, 2018 - Pretty cool that these two variations can get along so well together.
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Levitating Chimp

August 11, 2018 - Funny Monkey.
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Fairy Bluebird

August 08, 2018 - In this case, I felt the best angle was from the back of the bird. Pic was shot at ISO 3200.
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Gorilla

August 06, 2018 - Image looks better large. Liked the way this looks with artistic brushes.
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Flamingo

August 05, 2018 - Really liked the light on this beautiful bird.
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Wild Sweet Pea

August 01, 2018 - This flower was about a 1/4" to 1/2" big and easy to pass hiking through the woods. Saw this while hiking through the En...
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Eno River Rock

July 30, 2018 - I doubt there are many places that look like this. It's unique.
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Wild Hibiscus Seaforth Jordan Lake

July 28, 2018 - Lots of these flowers blooming in a semi-swampy area.
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Caught the Wave

July 27, 2018 - It feels like your at the top of the wave with him.
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Lily in the Dark

July 27, 2018 - Just a pretty flower with pretty light.
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Moments Peace

July 24, 2018 - I liked the water reflection, the light, the Dragonfly, the texture of the leaves and the positive/negative space....
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Heron's View

July 22, 2018 - I went wider on this shot. I think it gives more of a feel to the birds surroundings.
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Sun Lines

July 22, 2018 - I could have just taken a normal picture of the boat on the blue ocean, but I wanted a more dramatic light for not only...
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Lily Under Glass

July 20, 2018 - Close up of a Water Lily.
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Eno River Few's Ford

July 20, 2018 - Beautiful day in the sun!
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Silhouette

July 19, 2018 - And Transparency.
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Two Faced

July 16, 2018 - Do you see the two faces? Well, one as two. So, if you were walking by an outdoor orchestra, would you have seen this?...
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Heron Glide

July 14, 2018 - Paying attention to your background is Important.
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Dragonfly 3

July 12, 2018 - Like the eyes.
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4th Fire

July 08, 2018 - Yep, through thunder, lighting rain and mosquitoes...I got my shot. LOL
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Surfin the Chop

July 07, 2018 - Fun Sport!
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Ruffled Heron

July 05, 2018 - You don't see that everyday.
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We the People

July 04, 2018 - Caught just the right wind. Happy 4th of July!!!
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Dead End 2

July 03, 2018 - Which one do you like better (from the previous blog post)?
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Dragonfly Detail

July 01, 2018 - I like the way you can see the hairs on his neck.
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Sensual Light

June 29, 2018 - You could turn this photo in any direction and still have it look like something.
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Heron Flight

June 28, 2018 - Just the right light.
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Dead End

June 27, 2018 - Not often you see a snail on top of a plant.
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Lilly and Leaf

June 26, 2018 - I found the leaves as interesting as the flower. They also gave more dimension to the picture.
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Dragonfly

June 25, 2018 - Liked the colors on this guy.
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Male Yellow Finch

June 22, 2018 - Hey...don't put that in your mouth!
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Lucky Strike

June 19, 2018 - Shot after the ball game with my Phone Camera.
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Blue Bird

June 18, 2018 - Always liked these little Blue Guys.
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Silhouette

June 17, 2018 - Actual colors from the water. Artistic brushes used.
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Titmouse

June 14, 2018 - Cute little guy.
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Jessica 8

June 14, 2018 - New Hair Style.
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Leaf Design

June 12, 2018 - Ordinarily, this would be just a picture of leaves, all be it...interesting leaves, but with interesting light, it provi...
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Jessica 7

June 12, 2018 - Found this tree an interesting spot for the model. The image also represents one "look" of nature in the US.
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Jessica 5

June 10, 2018 - Like the light reflecting off of the drops.
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Female Yellow Finch

June 09, 2018 - Back lighting.
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Jessica 4

June 07, 2018 - Nice shell.
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Nuthatch

June 06, 2018 - Had others, but the light caught him just right in this one.
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Jessica 3

June 04, 2018 - Was a beautiful day on Lake Jordan.
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Iris 3

June 03, 2018 - Really liked how the sun made the petals iridescent in spots of the flower.
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Jessica

June 01, 2018 - One from a recent model Shoot.
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Sunbittern

May 27, 2018 - Interesting bird. Reminds me of a Guinea Hen.
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Jessica

May 25, 2018 - Just a little bit artistic.
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Lynx

May 25, 2018 - Gotta love those ears!
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Purple and Orange

May 22, 2018 - These flowers were about an inch or less.
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Cardinal and the Hand

May 21, 2018 - Really liked the lighting.
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Liz and Dale?

May 19, 2018 - Communication?
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Leaf Design

May 19, 2018 - Really like the shadowing and depth.
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Yellow Mushrooms

May 17, 2018 - Really! They are yellow mushrooms!
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Flicker

May 17, 2018 - Woodpecker
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Purple Flowers 2

May 16, 2018 - Really interesting Flower.
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Iris

May 15, 2018 - Beautiful Lines.
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Common Sparrow

May 14, 2018 - Shallow depth of Field.
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ELI FUN T

May 13, 2018 - For some reason, elephants are always fun to abstract.
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Lion Eyes

May 11, 2018 - Really liked the lighting on this one.
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Mallard

May 06, 2018 - Shot at ISO 3200.
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You Lookin at Me?

May 05, 2018 - Can you feel him staring at you?
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Scarlet Ibis

May 03, 2018 - Shot at 3200 ISO
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Eclectus Parrot

May 03, 2018 - Shot at 3200 ISO.
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Golden-crested Mynah

May 01, 2018 - Shot at 3200 ISO.
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Flamingo

May 01, 2018 - Liked the lighting and positive and negative space.
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Kudu

April 30, 2018 - Cute little Feller.
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Same to You Buddy

April 29, 2018 - Well Rock...at least mine is a real Gorilla.
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Reflections

April 25, 2018 - Framed
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Ocelot

April 25, 2018 - Big Kitty.
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Blue Bird

April 23, 2018 - Pretty Bird.
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Tulip Triage

April 21, 2018 - Straight shot with colored Lights.
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Shadow Image

April 20, 2018 - Time to use your imagination? I was walking into OCC and saw this interesting shadow.
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Run It Up

April 19, 2018 - I don't know...I just liked the perspective and the flag design.
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Dogwood Bouquet

April 18, 2018 - The Dogwood was just completely covered with all these blooms.
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Carborro Play

April 17, 2018 - Just kinda goofing around with long exposures.
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NC Spring Tree

April 15, 2018 - Just thought they were really nice flowers for a tree.
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Flow of Leaves

April 13, 2018 - Just a really nice flow of lines.
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Girl, A Dog and a Stick

April 12, 2018 - Color is not always the best way to go.
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Spring Break

April 10, 2018 - I like the design pattern that the ferns make, but at the same time representing new life, Spring or from the old comes...
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Cacstract

April 06, 2018 - I liked the abstract forms made by the shadows.
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Globe on a Stick

April 05, 2018 - Found this to be a very pretty and unusual flower.
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Cardinal Couple

April 03, 2018 - Gee....I wonder what he did wrong?
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HAPPY EASTER!!

March 31, 2018 - Happy Easter to All! Even the non-religious can appreciate the celebration of a new day...a new beginning.
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Water Bud

March 30, 2018 - Really liked the translucence of the emerging flower.
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Cardinal Conundrum

March 30, 2018 - Oh yeah....Fooled me. He's not even red!
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Amongst the Leaves

March 29, 2018 - The two mixed together well.
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Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

March 27, 2018 - Poor little guy got named "the Lesser".
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Buds Red

March 26, 2018 - Loved the way the leaves curl around the stem and buds.
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Yellow Finch

March 25, 2018 - Shot at NC Botanical Gardens.
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Purple Illusion

March 25, 2018 - Never really was to fond of this type of flower. However, with a closer look into the center I found something of intere...
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Tiny Treasure

March 22, 2018 - Light and Angle.
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Daffy Dill

March 20, 2018 - Spring fresh!
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Columbine 2

March 20, 2018 - Just simple.
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Cross Flowers

March 19, 2018 - Interesting translucent flowers.
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Columbine

March 18, 2018 - Columbines are out already.
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Early Bradford Pear On Phone Camera

March 14, 2018 - Just fillin break time with pictures on phone.
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SIDES

March 10, 2018 - There is generally a little misconception upon fist View of the image. The image is from the backside of the flower whic...
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Spotted Flowers

March 08, 2018 - Interesting little green spots at the tips. The flower itself was only about a half inch tall.
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Yellow Bursts

March 08, 2018 - Nice spring flowers on trees.
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Tulips

March 05, 2018 - Beautiful Lighting.
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Tulip Magnolia - Phone Camera

March 01, 2018 - I Took this with my Phone Camera this past week while on break from teaching Basics at Mount Olive College.
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Grunge 2

February 28, 2018 - Just wanted to capture a real rough look that was half sexy and half aggro.
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No Parking

February 27, 2018 - Signs,Signs...everywhere Signs.
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Light Design 5

February 26, 2018 - In this case, I took the original photo and digitally altered the original design.
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Music in Color 2

February 25, 2018 - I hope you enjoy this small "Series" of abstract patterns of light.
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Light Design 3

February 24, 2018 - More Light play!
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Music in Color

February 23, 2018 - Light Painting. Music is made out of waves. This is an actual photograph, not a computer generated design.
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A Night at the Armadillo

February 22, 2018 - During a class shoot we had a nice street person volunteer to model for us. This picture is kind of opposite the last. M...
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Doorway to Wonderland

February 21, 2018 - An abstraction we learn in Fine Art Photography class.
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Doing the Armadillo

February 20, 2018 - A Broadway play right on the footsteps of the Armadillo! LOL
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Sunflower Imagined

February 18, 2018 - There are many ways to represent a subject, this past week are but a few examples.
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Depth of a Sunflower

February 17, 2018 - The interesting thing to me...is seeing all those tiny threads attached to all those tiny seeds. The seeds get smaller a...
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Sun Flower Dark Design

February 17, 2018 - Was kinda partial to this one.
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Sun Flower

February 16, 2018 - Different Angle, different Lighting.
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Sun Flower Design

February 15, 2018 - Yet another way to look at this Multi-dimensional flower.
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Sunset Sunflower

February 14, 2018 - In contrast.
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Sun Up Sunflower

February 12, 2018 - Liked the light and shadows.
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Sunset Snow

January 29, 2018 - Really liked the rays coming through the trees to make the snow sparkle and a sun star.
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Raggedy Snow Ann

January 26, 2018 - Just thought it was a fun picture. This snow Ann is way raggedy. Plus I thought it was a nice background of the lake....
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Snow Glow

January 25, 2018 - This is from the day after the snow. The sun light was passing threw the trees and creating a glow around the snow....
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Snowman

January 24, 2018 - I was kinda going for a Norman Rockwell type of look.
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Snow Gulls

January 23, 2018 - What makes this picture unique to me is that this is the first time I have ever seen Sea Gulls in snow. Not even sure ho...
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Bummer

January 21, 2018 - So...what do you do when you loose your ride? The wind was blowing the snow off of the lake, which was immediately to th...
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White Road

January 21, 2018 - I was shooting some trees and turned around to look up the road and saw mother and daughter coming home from sledding. T...
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White Pines

January 18, 2018 - Snow had just covered the pines and I found the channel of the trees and depth interesting.
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Snow Cap

January 17, 2018 - Hey...dog's gotta stay warm too! Lucy...rockin her snow cap! LOL
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Looking Glass Falls

January 17, 2018 - Tried to balance out the foreground with the background with the rushing water.
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Interesting Facades

January 14, 2018 - Interesting combinations.
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Dimensional Train

January 13, 2018 - I wanted to give the feeling of movement and crossing of dimensions.
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Heron on Grass Edge

January 11, 2018 - Another Heron from Jordan Lake, NC
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Star Fireworks

January 10, 2018 - I don't know...just because I liked it.
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All Teed Up

January 09, 2018 - Just can't help thinking of Golf. LOL This is a combination of two individual fireworks.
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Sunrise

January 07, 2018 - With this picture I feel both Serenity and Excitement.
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Dancing Bars

January 07, 2018 - Here again...I like the fireworks, but what makes it interesting is the smoke that is with the fireworks.
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The Runner

January 06, 2018 - I like the design the fireworks made, but more importantly is the figure that I see in the smoke. A woman. In the upper...
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Lucy 1st 2018 Snow (Phone Camera)

January 05, 2018 - Please sir....let me in! It's cold outside! (fyi...she only was out to pee) LGG4
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PC Abstract

January 04, 2018 - Just havin a bit of fun with geometric abstracts.
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