Photo of the Week #14: Gulf Coast
We spent the past week in Florida enjoying some sun and sand. The heavily developed gulf coast doesn’t really offer a lot in terms of nature photography but here is one shot I managed to get that I kind of like. Unfortunately you can’t really see the ocean, but I still like the mood...
Read MorePhoto of the Week #13: Dead Tree
Saturday I took Eily hiking at a nearby conservation area. While it certainly did not compare to the area I visited last weekend it was still nice to get out and enjoy the spring, especially since I had my baby girl in tow this time! This photo is a massive tree that apparently died and fell over...
Read MoreHercules Glades Wilderness
This past weekend I did some hiking in an area not far from here that I have never visited. It’s called Hercules Glades Wilderness Area and it’s located east of Forsyth in Taney County, MO. The area has about 30 miles of trails and we planned on doing a roughly 7 mile loop but getting...
Read MoreCanon 135 f/2 L Lens Review
Here are some recent shots of the girls out in our yard enjoying the nice weather (which of course has not been as nice the past few days). These were taken with my newest lens acquisition, the Canon 135mm f/2L. It’s one of those lenses that is only useful for one thing, and that is...
Read MorePhoto of the Week#11: Virgin Bluff
Virgin Bluff is a large rock face approximately 300′ tall and 1000′ long above what used to be the James River prior to being turned into Table Rock Lake. Legend has it that an indian girl leapt to her death when her father refused to allow her to marry a european explorer that...
Read MorePhoto of the Week #10: Night Sky
The other night I walked out and noticed a clear sky with a few scattered low clouds. The low humidity and cool temperature seemed to make the stars shine unusually bright between the patches of clouds so I got out the camera and took a photo. Night photography always makes light pollution more...
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