Return to the Beach I wanted to try to capture water in motion again on this trip. Just like the last shoot, I targeted 1/4 second exposures, but this time I used a 14mm super wide-angle lens. The problem using this lens is the desire to get as close to the subject as possible. The…

The newest images taken at Marineland, Florida Every time I go to the beach I try to capture something different. Many times I will go there planning on making long exposures of the water, and some that are minutes long. This time, instead of making the water look milky and calm, I wanted to capture…

Done a quick photo shoot of Milo, the chihuahua for Independence Day! He was a little less cooperative on this shoot than he has been for others. On the first shot, he wouldn’t sit up straight, and would slouch. I was finally about to give up when he decided he was going to do things…

Freedom isn’t free.  Freedom has been paid for with the ultimate sacrifices of many Americans, both here at home and abroad. Today is a day of remembrance to honor all those who died in the service of this great nation.  Let us never forget! A quick photo-shoot meant for the 4th of July, but used…

Gaillardia are blanket flowers that are common along Florida’s beaches. This time of year they are the prettiest and most prevalent. On this evening I saw a blanket of flowers in front of a dead tree stump. I took a few pictures but wasn’t happy with the outcome so I focused on a single flower…

Capitol Reef National Park The second trip to Utah was the last trip that we had taken as a family. Instead of traveling place to place like we had done in the past, we decided to camp and explore one area without relocating. It was the off-season so we were able to set up our…