I thought I would share some images from the Statesville North Carolina Balloon Festival this weekend.  My first time at this event, and...

Shot taken with 1 year old and now obsolete camera. Sorry for being slow on posting this week.  My primary income is trading and the po...

My last post of the Barred Owl from the Carolina Raptor Center Shoot was an exercise in getting a decent image from an exposure taken in...

Saturday was the Photo Wild event at the Carolina Raptor Center.  It's really a fund raiser that helps their efforts to save damaged...

On the recent Zoo trips I've tried to do some new things.  As I've said before, when you experiment, sometimes things work out, ...

Ways to revitalize your photographic MoJo?  Experiment, try a shot that really shouldn't work once in awhile.  Maybe you get somethin...

How important is plain old luck in the process of nature photography?  My own feeling is that it can be a major factor, but only rarely ...

Today I'm thinking about ways of looking at things.  It's a question about what we're trying to accomplish as photographers....

Rocktop Trail in Crowders Mountain State Park North Carolina is one of the more interesting hikes near Charlotte.  There are three popul...

Recently I've been thinking about new gear, mostly cameras and lenses.  This is an agonizing and frustrating process.  It provides t...

Not every photo expedition is going to work out perfectly.  Yesterday I decided to make a trip to Forty Acre Rock.  It's a large gra...

Sigma 120-400@400 - f/5.6 - ISO 320 I'm reviewing some shots from earlier in the year, trying to decide where my best effort shou...

One of the finer points of landscape photography is that mother nature is on her own schedule, and no matter how much planning you do, s...

This little image is one of my favorites from this year.  It's nothing spectacular, no great mountain or ocean vistas, but it comes ...

Something a little different today.  These frames are from a recent street festival that I went to on the off chance of getting a sh...

#2 - 1/500 - 2:11:19 They say a picture is worth 1000 words.  So this post will have a minimum of words, and enough images to illustra...

This morning's excursion was a return trip to Riverwalk.  According to the weatherman there should be 30% cloud cover, which should ...

200mm - f/5.6 - ISO 100 - 1/500 I've found a magic place for action photography.  The National Whitewater Center outside Charlotte...

There are some nice shots to be had without having to bushwhack for miles.  The Hemlock Nature Trail in South Mountains state park is ab...

Today's images are all about color.  These were taken at a local Labor Day Fair with at least some of the atmosphere of a traditiona...

Here's the thing... you never know what you're going to luck into.  Saturday evening I go out for some Chinese with a photo budd...