Charred logs can make an interesting background for macro photo subjects. The wood tends to take on interesting textures when burnt. Sometimes the pattern is repetative, sometimes it’s not, but it can be quite spell […]
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It’s All About Texture
With my favorite lens for wildlife photography out for repair I recently went on a search for macro subjects. However, this isn’t the time of year for finding a lot of wild flowers so I […]
Shackleford Banks Wild Horse Video
I’m not a “video guy.” It’s not something I consider myself good at. But, like many other photographers, I dabble in it a little. A few months ago I purchased a little video camera… a […]
Cape Lookout Lighthouse
Usually when I visit the Cape Lookout National Seashore it’s to observe and photograph the Mustangs living on Shackleford Banks. The other morning, however, I visited Core Banks instead to get a few photographs of […]
Potato Vine, Morning Glory
A member of the Morning Glory family the Potato Vine flower is a fairly commong sight along eastern North Carolina country roads this time of the year. I couldn’t resist taking a few shots of […]
Picture Perfect Doesn’t Always Mean a Perfect Picture
When I’m shooting flower images I’m usually looking for one of two things: An absolutely flawlessly perfect bloom or a flower past it’s prime with drooping or twisted petals that add interest to a photo. […]
Black Eyed Susans
Sometimes you don’t have to explore too far or work too hard to find nature’s wonder. The Black Eyed Susans pictured below are a great example. I found these flowers along the side of a […]
Smoke on the Water
It’s been an interesting early summer around the Crystal Coast. Many mornings I wake up to find a thick covering of smoke and fog. To the northeast of us a forest fire has been burning […]
Abandoned
It doesn’t take long for nature to take back that which man leaves behind. Here is an old wooden boat abandoned in a canal along a local marsh. Without question it is quickly being reclaimed […]