Sunrise at Big Meadows – Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

photo of Sunrise at Big Meadows - Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Sunrise at Big Meadows – Shenandoah National Park, Virginia I wanted to capture Sunrise at Big Meadows in Shenandoah National Park.  When we planned the trip we had planned on camping inside Shenandoah National Park, but when we arrived all the campsites were taken. After a brief bit of panic we found a private campground [...]

Posted on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 Read More »

The Lonely Dragon – Stone Arch Bridge – Hebei, China

Photo of a A Dragon boat resting under a Chinese Stone Bridge in City Park in North China

The Lonely Dragon – Stone Arch Bridge – Hebei, China This is the first take from my first sunrise shoot in China. I was able to take a cab to cover the couple of kilometers from our University to the park. I woke up at 5 expecting to leave and have lots of time to [...]

Posted on Saturday, 11 May 2013 Read More »

2nd Avenue Pier – Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

long exposure photo of the2nd Avenue Pier - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

2nd Avenue Pier – Myrtle Beach, South Carolina The waves lapping on the empty beach, break the still silence of  an  October morning. The memories and worry of hurricane Sandy are still fresh in our mind. But the ocean was calm, just days after the storm passed, morning broke clear and clean. A peaceful ocean, [...]

Posted on Thursday, 2 May 2013 Read More »

Myrtle Beach – Under the Pier

Photo of sunrise over the ocean in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina from under the Pier

Myrtle Beach – Under the Pier We stopped at Myrtle Beach last fall the day after Hurricane Sandy passed by in the Atlantic. The night we were there the waves were still rather high, so I really didn’t have an opportunity to get out and look for interesting places. The second evening we were able [...]

Posted on Monday, 15 April 2013 Read More »

Wet Willie’s – Savannah, Georgia

Photo of Wet Willie's Bar Savannah Georgia

Wet Willie’s I found Wet Willie’s on the riverfront in Savannah Georgia. There is something about a well decorated interior that draws my attention. Wet Willie’s was decorated for Halloween and it all seemed to be perfect for making an interesting image. I asked the person behind the counter if I could take a shot, and got [...]

Posted on Sunday, 31 March 2013 Read More »

Marble Staircase – Supreme Court, Washington DC

Supreme Court Staircase

We visited the supreme court building while we were in Washington, DC on vacation in October. It is an amazing building, Marble everywhere. There is a lot of amazing history that has taken place in the building. Of course it is packed with people touring the building and learning about everything that has gone on [...]

Posted on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 Read More »

U505

Photo of the U505 submarine at Museum of Science and Industry - Chicago

U505 Our first stop on vacation last fall was at the Museum of Science and Industry and Chicago. It is an amazing place with all kinds of character. They do an amazing job with the cinematic lighting, and then make it extremely difficult to capture it by banning tripods. I took hundreds of photos, and [...]

Posted on Sunday, 10 March 2013 Read More »

PF Changs – Destin, FL

Photo of PF Chang's Destin, FL

By the time you are reading this post my family and I will be just beginning our next adventure. We are moving to China to teach English in a Local University. We love to travel and explore and experience new places and cultures. You can follow our adventures as I have time to post about [...]

Posted on Sunday, 3 March 2013 Read More »

Savannah Riverfront

Photo of a staircase in the riverfront area of Savannah, Georgia

Staircase, Savannah Riverfront, GA When planning our fall road trip this summer we knew we wanted to see and explore Savannah, Georgia. We did not plan out our camping site in advance, so we had a  little trouble finding a place to camp. However we did find a place and were able to spend a [...]

Posted on Sunday, 24 February 2013 Read More »

Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountian National Park

Photo of Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountain National Park from near the Dan Lawson cabin

Cades Cove,  Great Smoky Mountain National Park While driving around  Cades Cove,  Great Smoky Mountain National Park, We stopped to wander through the historic Dan Lawson place. This is the view looking away from the Dan Lawson cabin across the center of the Cades Cove.  This was taken early in the morning,  in the middle [...]

Posted on Sunday, 17 February 2013 Read More »

Laurel Creek, Great Smoky Mountains

Photo of Laurel Creek in the Great Smokey Mountains

Laurel Creek, Great Smoky Mountains When you drive through Great Smoky Mountian National Park, it is tempting to stop at every bend in the stream. It is tempting to grab the tripod, camera and ND Filter, and take a couple of long exposure shots, or a full bracket of images to process into an HDR [...]

Posted on Sunday, 10 February 2013 Read More »

Foggy Morning – Cades Cove – Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee

Photo of a Foggy Morning in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountain National Park

Foggy Morning – Cades Cove – Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee I woke my poor family up at 5am to get this shot of a foggy morning in Cades Cove on the west end of Great Smoky Mountain National Park. We were staying with family in Knoxville, TN so we had about an hour [...]

Posted on Sunday, 3 February 2013 Read More »

Berry College Architecture – The Archway Revisited – Berry College – Rome, Georgia

photo of the Berry College Architecture, the arch between the admissions office and the Ford Alumni Office

Berry College Architecture – The archway revisited Sometimes you come upon a scene and every angle seems to be just as interesting and amazing as the last. That is the way it was with this archway at Berry College, in Rome, Georgia. I started with from the perspective, that I showed last week, and worked [...]

Posted on Sunday, 27 January 2013 Read More »

Berry College Architecture

Photo of Berry College Archway

Berry College Architecture Berry College Architecture is is the 3rd in the series from Berry College in Rome, Georgia. This is the walkway between the Ford Alumni Office and the Admissions office. I was so enthralled with the grand scale of the buildings and the reflecting pools I almost forgot to walk over and take a [...]

Posted on Sunday, 20 January 2013 Read More »

Berry College Admissions and Ford Alumni Office

Photo of the Admissions office and the Ford Alumni Office at Berry College, Rome GA

Berry College Admissions and Ford Alumni Office This is the Berry College Admissions and Ford Alumni Office, the second in a series from Berry College in Rome, Georgia, I spent a couple of hours there over a couple of different days while on vacation this fall. It seemed like everywhere I turned there was another angle [...]

Posted on Sunday, 13 January 2013 Read More »

Ford Dining Hall Colonnade – Berry College – Rome, GA

Photo of the colonnade to the Ford Dining Hall - Berry College, Rome GA

Ford Dining Hall – Berry College – Rome, GA We Spent some time in Rome, Georgia on our road trip this fall. While there I was introduced to this amazing place, Berry College. The architecture on the main campus is absolutely stunning. We took a quick walk through the campus one afternoon, but the light [...]

Posted on Sunday, 6 January 2013 Read More »

Gandalf’s Chair – Skidaway Island State Park, Georgia

Photo of a bench and a tree in Skidaway Island State Park, Georgia

Skidaway Island State Park We camped at Skidaway Island State Park this fall on our east coast road trip. We took a sunset walk along one of their nature trails. I really love the look and feel of the area, the trees are all covered in hanging wisps of moss. there are marshes covered with [...]

Posted on Sunday, 30 December 2012 Read More »

Kooser Run at Sunset – Kooser State Park, Pennsylvania

Photo of Kooser Run at Sunset, Kooser State Park, Pennsylvania

 Kooser Run at Sunset There is something relaxing and inviting about a small mountain stream, winding through the valley. Sunset filters its way through the trees adding a red orange glow, leaving you feeling warm and secure. The leaves are falling in brilliant orange and red colors carpeting the ground, covering the path, hiding the [...]

Posted on Sunday, 23 December 2012 Read More »

Sunset Road, Beatrice Nebraska

Photo of a barn and a road leading to the sunset, near Beatrice, Nebraska

Sunset Road Take a drive with me down Sunset Road, on sunset road the sun is always glowing just above the horizion.  The grass is green and lush on both sides of the fence. The air is clear and fresh, a gentle breeze blowing from the south.  Horses graze in pastures behind barbwire fences along [...]

Posted on Saturday, 15 December 2012 Read More »

Sunrise at Chickahominy Riverfront Park, Virginia

Photo of a foggy sunrise at Chickahominy Riverfront Park

Sunrise, I was awakened by the sound of oars in the water of Gordon Creek. I got up and out just in time to miss a local rowing team gliding by on the motionless fog shrouded waters, Five minutes earlier and I could have had a shot of them gliding by. The park sits in [...]

Posted on Monday, 3 December 2012 Read More »