Deadly Beauty

Springtime has brought many new photo opportunities.  Almost daily, I come across spiders, ants, crickets, lizards, snakes, etc... nature has sprung and along comes many creepy crawlies.  I'd like to share my latest.

She waits for an unsuspecting prey

It can be a real challenge doing close-up and macro work, particularly when your model is dangerous.  All it takes is one unexpected malfunction to distract you and off goes your fang equipped, poison filled creature.  I hope you enjoy.  All comments are welcome.

So ugly that it's cute

Last night, as I checked the house before bedtime, I found this critter in my garage.  I knew that I wanted to photograph him so I saved him in a box for the night and shot this morning.

My wife commented that it doesn't look too happy.  I think it might have one of my "grumpy" traits.  Enjoy!

Summertime Memories

As a young boy, I recall and cherish the summers away from school.  We did not need high tech games for fun.  We simply made our own fun as we explored what was around us.  This image reminds me of those days.

The sepia processing really enhances boyhood memories.... it was incredibly hot and the sun was so intense that it "seemed" to bleach away the color on everything around us.  We'd find an old railroad trestle, climb up, and wait for a train to cross above us.  As the noisy train crossed, we'd yell as loudly as possible.

We never felt the urge to say "I'm bored!"  I hope this brings back your childhood memories.  Why not write and share those memories with others?  Thanks for coming by.

More sights from Washington DC

These images are nothing to "write home" about but I like them and they are my personal souvenirs from a recent trip to Washington DC.

Thanks for viewing and your comments are very welcome.

Space Shuttle Discovery

Last week, my wife and I were sightseeing in Washington DC and were fortunate enough to see the final flight of the space shuttle Discovery on her way to the museum at Dulles Airport.  The shuttle arrived piggyback on a NASA 747, made three passes over downtown DC and then landed at the airport, which is northwest of town.  I'm very disappointed that I did not capture a quality photo but I did manage to get a decent "snapshot" of this historic event.  Let me share it with you.

I served with the United States Air Force for 20 years and have worked around a lot of aircraft but this sight was awesome to see!

Decay and Abandoned

I love photographing old forgotten and abandoned buildings that are full of decay.  As you view the artwork, it calls upon your memory to younger days when things were lively and vibrant.  You admire the rugged construction of these decaying items because they are still surviving.... the rust and peeling paint seem to provide a layer of "character."

Recently, while visiting Okmulgee, Oklahoma, I came across an old abandoned gasoline station.  One of the more interesting images that I captured was this compressed air line.  Present day construction would have created this item with plastics and it certainly won't have "character" in 40 years.... it's not even likely that a modern day item will survive that long.  How sad that we live in an age of cheap materials, shoddy trade work, and disposal of our property after a very short life.

They just "don't build things like they used to."  Here's my decaying compressed air station.  I hope you like it.

You're welcome to visit my online gallery to examine and view a larger image.

Crane Fly

I just want the opportunity to share a new image that I just shot.  You can either like it or hate it.... I'm quite happy with the result.  Does anyone else like close-up or macro work of insects?

It's stored in my "Recent Additions" gallery if you'd like to have a closer look.  Just click the link on the right side for "My Online Photo Gallery."