Found another one.
There must be something special about the clusters of small blooms. This one would hover for some time over the abundance
of flowers before it would descend on only the clusters of small flower blooms. Hummingbird Moth.
World of Color
Shot this and several of it's cousins while waiting for the hummers to show up again. The birds never showed. So I maid lemon-aid.
For the inquiring minds: Nikon D810, Nikon 28-300mm, Hand Held 1/1000, F/5.6, ISO 2500 + .7 at 300mm. Process in Photoshop with some Topaz filters.
Atlanta Skyline, Stone Mountain Sunset
Atlanta skyline from Stone Mountain.
Knowledge, Friends, and Memories
Created this image to try out my staging skills and story telling. All the lighting is by one window using light diffuses, softeners and reflectors. No artificial light used. Created 21 stacked images with some Photoshop magic. Hope it tells a story that will resonate with you.
Dolphin Play
Dolphin cruse in the gulf near Pensacola Fl.
The Arbor Walk
Entrance to wine tasting room belated anniversary trip 2007.
Looking For A Tasty Treat
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Sunday Drive
Lake Unicoi fed by Smith Creek juet below Anna Ruby Falls just north of Helen Ga.
Old Faithful Geyser
Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park. No matter how many pictures or video clips you may have seen of the geyser, nothing is as thrilling as standing a few hundred feet away when it puts on one of Mother Nature’s best shows.
Relaxing Day At The Lake
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Long Shadows
The shadows grow longer as the sun drops behind the mountains near Eagle Nest a village in Colfax County, New Mexico situated on the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway. Eagle Nest is a small summer-home and resort area. The town is located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains (a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains) in northern New Mexico near the Colorado-state line.
Cardinal
Spring is here. The birds are very active. This one was a challenge. Had to used a long lens with a tete-converter. He kept hiding in the tree branches.
Sunday On The Square
Relaxing Sunday afternoon in the shadow of the James Oglethorpe Monument, on one of the many squares in Savannah Ga.
Cockspur Island Lighthouse
Cockspur Light was once firmly on Cockspur Island at the entrance of the Savannah River. With many years of rising water levels the light now sits in the South Chanel of the Savannah River.
Snow Day
Waiting turn at the bird feeder in the front yard.
Evening Light
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. This is one of some of my first images I took in the Refuge. It is really an amazing and beautiful area.
Darien Sunset
Darien Georgia
Calm Night
Darien Georgia
Moon Rising
Darien Georgia
Days End, Home Safe
Darien Georgia
The Drummers
Armstrong University Savannah Ga.
A Safe Place
This barn in North Carolina some where on a farm road off of Hwy 64 is still protecting man and beast or maybe a tractor from the elements.
Nacoochee Mound
Early morning mist from the Chattahoochee River begins to surround the Nacoochee Mound just outside of Helen Georgia at the intersection of Georgia State Route 17 and Georgia State Route 75. Although the site has been steeped in a rich history of folklore and legends it still remains a colorful bit of Georgia history.
Birds Of A Feather
Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge near Birchwood Tennessee.
Birds Of A Feather
Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge near Birchwood Tennessee.
Cardinal bracing against the cold.
Cold windy snowy day at the bird feeder. All fluffed up trying to stay warm.
The Spring House
Callaway Gardens Pine mountain GA.
After Lunch Nap
After Lunch Nap. Upon arriving home from work one day I discovered a family of three deer, a Doe and two fawns, enjoying the apples that had fallen from the tree in my neighbor’s yard. I park the car and went into the house which did not seem to disturb the trio. I gathered up my camera and went out the back door so I could approach the trio without being very obvious. It must have worked because the three were reclining on the lawn after the day’s meal. The hill they had chosen to lay on and enjoy the late afternoon sun sloped away from me so that the second fawn could not be seen. They seemed to be relaxed and somewhat secure. I have seen them on other occasions in the neighborhood.
Travel Days Gone By
This rail car or coach, an impressive industrial marvel of engineering for its time, is really bleak compared to the one I remember riding in to Macon to see my father one weekend sometime in the 50’s.
Dad, a traveling salesman in the city of Macon, thought it would be a great adventure if mom and I rode the train down from Atlanta and spent the weekend with him, so we boarded the Nancy Hanks II in Atlanta to go visit.
The train was a wonderful sleek diesel powered passenger train with all the least. The trip is only a shadow of a memory but I still admire the amazing steel rocket of my child hood and have a great fondness of trains that was instilled in me by my father’s love of trains.
Playing Hard To Get
Found this one on Cockspur Island near the family pick nick areas adjacent to Fort Pulaski National Monument. I was quite some distance away and some what concealed by bushes and undergrowth. He knew I was there , I was only able to get one image and he was gone.
Village Green
Helen to the Atlantic Balloon Classic June 4, 2015
UP Up And Away
Helen to the Atlantic Balloon Classic June 4, 2015
On The Links
Callaway Gardens Golf Links March 2015
Evening Light
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Life Journey
January 2015 in Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge near Birchwood Tennessee.
Lotus Flower
Perry's Water Garden June 2015.
Family Outing
July, 2017 Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge.
Going to the Chapel
The Ida Cason Callaway Memorial Chapel. Callaway Gardens Pine mountain GA.
Bells will ring, Sun will shine
The Ida Cason Callaway Memorial Chapel seems as if it was built especially for intimate Weddings. Callaway Gardens Pine mountain GA.
Make way for the Team.
St Patrick's Day Parade Tybee Island 2017.
Tara House
Tara House, Burt Reynolds Former Home. The day was kinda dreary.
Garden Path, Walk By The Lake
Local Park Garden Walk Fall 2019.
Fast Water, Slow Rock
Nantahala River Fall of 2015
She's Like The Wind
A warm summers Sunday afternoon and lots of blue sky. Local aviator and a full tank of gas. Exhilarating.
I see you!
Found this big guy at the Oatland Island Wildlife Center. This section of the enclosure where the bison are kept was made of very large post the size of a telephone pole placed close together like a picket fence with openings about six inches between each post. As I was positing my self to make this image I could see his eye following me. I think this may have been his opinion of my intrusion on his space.
Golden Silk Orb Weaver
Spring of 2018 found this beauty out side my sun room window. The larger is the female and the small one the male Golden Silk Orb Weaver. They stayed around for several days.
The Garden Path
This image was made on the Grist Mill garden path Stone Mountain Park on a crisp February after noon in 2007. A wonderful area for a short walk. If you want more you can continue onto Indian Island and the historic covered bridge and walking trails.
Ready For Breakfast
Made this at Stone Mountain Park early on a June morning in 2015. Doe and fawns some of the many deer that run wild with in the boundaries of the park year round. Can be seen most often early morning or late evening.