Power Line Maintenance The Asplundh Tree Service Company has been on the property the last two days doing power line maintenance. There seems to be a bit of a change with the equipment […]
Category Archives: camera shoots
A Cameras View of Scenery Around Falls Lake
Falls Lake Scenery Here are some pictures of the birds and scenery around Falls Lake the last couple of days. The lake level is fairly low, showing that we really are in a bit […]
Snow in Durham 1-17-18
Snow in Durham 1-17-18 First – Birds in the Snow Here are some pictures I took as the birds were super active in the snow Next days pictures And these are some landscape snow scenery […]
Photography Hike in Steamboat Springs – 12-3-17
Photography Hike In Steamboat Springs Colorado I am in Steamboat Springs to go skiing. But the snow conditions are not the best, and I decided to use this first day of good weather to take […]
Magnolia Plantation Wildlife
Magnolia Plantation Wildlife A trip to the Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in late November did not offer much in the way of prime time gardens or flowers at this time of year. But the wildlife […]
A Trip to Charleston
A Trip to Charleston, SC We decided to spend the long Thanksgiving weekend by taking a trip to Charleston, SC. Voted one of the most beautiful cities in the US, there were certainly plenty […]
Beach Renourishment in Myrtle Beach
Beach Renourishment In Myrtle Beach Beach renourishment, or beach replenishment, is the practice of adding sand or sediment to beaches to combat erosion and increase beach width. Something a little different on this Blog. I’m […]
Rooftop Pictures Of The Raleigh Skyline – 10-20-17
Raleigh Skyline 10-20-17 I have been hoping to get back on the roof for some more Raleigh Skyline pictures like I did in early May of this year. Link- (Nightscape shots of Raleigh) I […]
Adjusting exposure and flash with flowers on a cloudy day
Flowers and Flash I had some time to go out with the camera today. It was a cloudy day with very poor light. So I decided to play around and experiment by under exposing the […]
NCSU Dog Olympics
Dog Olympics at NCSU Veterinary School – October 2017 Just a quick post of some pictures I took at the annual event of the Dog Olympics at the North Carolina State University Veterinary School […]
Sand Hill Cranes
Sand Hill Cranes Door County Wisconsin – September 2017 While in Wisconsin I traveled the back roads checking the farm fields for Sand Hill Cranes. Southwest of Sturgeon Bay, I found them. At first I […]
Little Green Heron
Little Green Heron Photo Shoot This Little Green Heron was so cooperative and gave me so many good shots, I decided to devote a blog page just for this one bird. Moving and posing […]
Vagabond Hiker Photo Shoot
Vagabond Hiker Photo Shoot It is called the Vagabond Hiker Photo Shoot because my nephew agreed to be my model to practice some things I’ve been wanting to try. He has hiked the Appalachian […]
New Wildlife Cam
New Wildlife Cam A new wildlife cam has been added to my arsenal of camera accessories recently. A hunter type waterproof camera, it most importantly has a motion sensor. When set […]
Raleigh Sunflower Field at Sunrise
Raleigh Sunflower Field at Sunrise I decided to check out the Raleigh Sunflower Field at sunrise today. My wife and I headed out at 4:30 for the 45 minute trip to be there well ahead […]
Crystal Energy
Crystal Energy This pic I call Crystal Energy is just something from an interesting idea I had. It took a studio setup to make this happen. Nikon D750 with a Nikon 50mm 1.8D lens. A […]
Weekend in Wildwood New Jersey
Weekend in Wildwood New Jersey — 2017 This was actually our annual family reunion weekend in Wildwood, NJ. (The above sign is plural representing 3 areas, Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, and North Wildwood.) It was […]
Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, NC
Sylvan Heights Bird Park I took a trip to the Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, NC. This is an 18 acre site reported to have the largest waterfowl collection in the world. The […]
Dinosaur Fantasy — Now I’m just playing and having fun.
Dinosaur Fantasy These Dinosaur Fantasy shots were set up at the base of a Cypress tree among the ‘Cypress knees’. It was mid-day daylight. There might have been better light if I had waited to […]
Photography class location shoot with a model.
A location shoot with a model The photography class I’m taking hired a model for a location shoot the other day. The location was at the North Carolina Botanical Gardens in Chapel Hill, NC. Not […]