Lighthouse

This is the Cape Hatteras Light Station located in Hatteras, NC. It is the tallest Lighthouse in all of North America standing at 298.4 feet. It is also made entirely of brick and is the largest brick lighthouse in the world. I love the monochrome "candy cane" colors of the light station and thought it made an excellent subject. Higher contrast and saturation settings really helped make the image seem "hand drawn".

Another Happy Customer!

A craving for Mussels and Lobster drove us to "Uncle Pauly's Seafood Restaurant" while on our 4th of July vacation in Outer Banks, NC. The oceanside, family-owned restaurant is well-known in the Avon/Hatteras area and has a very "beach town shack" feel to it.

(This place had the best Mussels I have ever eaten in my life!)

This is a picture I took when we were done eating and leaving the restaurant to head out to the beach.

Duracell

This is the first image I ever clicked using my new 580EX flash. The flash needed some batteries so I grabbed some out of my bedside table, and left the empty box lying on my bed.

The room was very dark and I thought I would attempt to use vertical bounce off the white ceiling (something I couldn't do with my built-in Eos 30D flash) to capture this one.

I like the end result. I am already beginning to fall in love with this new flash!!

Trouble makers

This is one of the better candid shots that I have taken.

The kids knew about the nest site (because their mom was yelling at them while I clicked this), but couldn't help but be mischievous. They were soon grabbed by their father and taken away, so I had time for only one attempt at capturing this shot. Love the way it turned out.

This one makes me smile..

Spring is in the Air

I love spring.

Vibrant colors, fresh air, great lighting on a clear day...it's every photographer's dream. These are some of the tulips that were planted in my front yard this year. I wanted to make the image seem endless so I used a very shallow depth of field. Great colors in this one.

Waking Tulip

I took this one at 7:00 am on a saturday morning. I think the tulip and I were both half asleep through this one, so I had to shoot 4-5 shots to make sure I was able to capture the tulip's waking state.

I love how prominent the texture of the petals are. It makes you want to just reach out and touch it.

Loki (The Norse God of Mischief)

This is my new Kawasaki Ninja 650R. (I named the bike Loki, after the Scandinavian god of mischief)

I wanted to capture the feeling I get right before I go out riding on a perfect summer day. I took this one when doing a pre-ride inspection before heading out for a 150 mile ride.

The bike was parked in my garage and just waiting for me to warm her up.

I love the diffused lighting in the shot.