Something New

"Glass Orb"

I have never been one of those photgraphers to do much manipulation to my images, but after learning a very simple PS trick I had to dig thru some old images to find one to play with. The original image I took during a wedding shoot last summer of an arch the brides family made for the ceremony. With a few clicks the result is kind of neat.

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OBX Snow on Snow

"OBX Winter Day"

Well some believe in global warming, some believe in nothing, I choose to believe in the wonderful blessings of life no matter what the temp. Here is an image I captured yesterday as the winter is in full cold mode here on the Outer Banks. The migrating snow geese will be here for a few more weeks till they move north again giving way to spring time temps. I for one will miss these special times when we get a glimps of the white rain known as Snow. Even though the accumalation amounts are low here, still it allows for some scenic sights along the way.

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Duck Hunting

"Five Heads are Better Than One"

Ah the middle of winter and it is very cold here on the Outer Banks. There are a few critters who migrate here every year that have no problem with these temps, such as the above pair of ducks a male redhead and a male lesser scaup. I shot this image yesterday as we got a little sunshine and blue skies which seems to be a rare state of late. It did give me the oportunity to capture some killer reflections along with the ducks stirring the water to allow for the bobbing head effect. Hope everyone is staying warm if not grab you camera's and let's go duck hunting.

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Good Night Moon

It's winter, it's cold, and it's bald eagle nesting season. One of my favorite birds to photograph and with the moon rising and a little patience I got off the shot I was waiting for. Photographing nature and it's many inhabitants can be challenging but also very rewarding.

Don't forget to give thanks for all things that are good.

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Cleveland is oh so cold!!!

"My Grandson & His Mama"

My wife and I are up in Cleveland visiting our grandson and his parents of course, also here for the Wedding Expo at the IX Center for OBWA. Nice timing huh ! I'm playing around with my 50 mm lens all day with this being my morning shot wide open f1.2 no flash. I find this lens very moody since it gives a warm milky feel to the subjects. On the other hand outside from a distance the lens is very sharp and clean. Both images taken with a Canon 5D MkII full frame camera body. I think I need to give this lens much more camera time during this years wedding season.

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Some days your the windshield / Other days your the bug !!!