I have been photographing early morning landscapes for some time now with some friends in Florida. Recently, during one of these outings, I noticed a pair of sandhill cranes taking flight. I shot the image when I had the cranes in the place that I wanted them in the frame. When I reviewed the image later, I did not want …
When I started photography in 2009, my plan was to take photographs and use them for my paintings. Little did I know how much I would love photography. I am always trying to find new ways to combine my photography with my painting and recently I found a new approach. Instead of painting the scene, I decided to try a …
This image entitled “Early Morning Glow” was taken at sunrise near Webster, Florida. Jim and I were invited to join a couple of friends, Ron Caimano and Wayne Bennett from the Orlando Camera Club, to go out and take some shots of tree canopies. Ron and Wayne have been to this same location several times before and thought that we …
Several days ago, we were invited to go out and take some photos of a couple of small waterfalls that are very near to our home. We were amazed by the sprinkling of fall colour all over the green moss. This photo was taken at the smaller of the two falls. It was a cloudy day which is perfect for taking …
Along the side of our house, we have a long row of Hydrangea bushes. We planted them believing that they were for a shade garden. It turns out that our hydrangea prefer the sun. It is quite funny to see our garden each year. The hydrangea on the outer edges have beautiful large blossoms and the middle never really matures. But, I …
While Jim and I were in Florida last Winter, we attended a wonderful presentation by Susan Francis who is a professional photographer in Orlando, Florida. Susan and her husband John own and operate Harmon’s School of Photography. During the meeting, Susan showed everyone how to use a scanner to create interesting and beautiful photographs. Susan is an amazing photographer/artist and …
