Birds of Florida

Sniff © 2011 . All rights reserved.

After reading Captured by Moose Peterson and following his blog for a year or so, I finally decided to rent some pro glass and spend some time putting his advice to practice.  I picked up a 600mm f4 from Robert’s … Continue reading

Swamp Frog

Swamp Frog © 2011 . All rights reserved.

I have to admit.  I have no clue what kind of frog this little guy is.  I’m learning the photography side and it looks like I need to learn about the critters I shoot as well.  Hopefully some frog expert … Continue reading

Italy: Tuscan Vistas

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I’m ready to go back to Tuscany.  The views even on a rainy day were phenomenal.  Tuscany is on the short list of ‘places I could live’.  Maybe next time, we’ll get to do some cycling and touring the other small … Continue reading

Italy: Walls

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Here’s a collection of interesting walls that I shot while on vacation in Italy.  I love the use of various colors against the rustic stone.  That screams Tuscany to me.  The featured image at the top is from a residence … Continue reading

Gay Head Cliffs

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The Gay Head area on Martha’s Vineyard was one of the highlights on me and my wife’s day-trip to Martha’s Vineyard.  We rented a scooter and ‘raced’ to the other end of the island at a top speed of 28 … Continue reading

Italy: Produce

Fruit Stand in Rome © 2011 . All rights reserved.

Here is a sampling of some of the most amazingly fresh produce around different cities in Italy.  It didn’t seem to matter which city we were in; there was always a fresh produce stand.  Everything looked perfectly ripe, brightly colored, … Continue reading

Winter Stream

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Indiana in the winter time is generally pretty blah.  Occasionally there is some decent snow and the scene changes dramatically.  The rest of the time it’s bare trees and gray skies.  It took a fair amount of motivation to drag … Continue reading