Candid Shots

Here are some candid shots. This is a good week to remember to hug your kids...no matter how old they are!

Some things are just black and white....

The Web

I spent a foggy Sunday morning out for a walk

 If you will just slow down a bit you can see God's beauty all around you..even on a foggy morning.

 These next two are posted to show you the contrast between light and dark. It is two pictures of the same web.

I am fast becoming a big fan of Black and White Photos!

 You got it ...there is always a square one in the bunch!!

Just Black and White

Last weekend I was in Harlingen Texas and spent some time in a great State Park along the border

Estero Llano

. http://www.theworldbirdingcenter.com/estero.html

One of the best birding sites in South Texas.

 This northern shoveler drying her wings

 My shadow said hello!

 This little guy is a baby eastern screech owl

and a common South Texas resident the great kiskadee

This weeks photo contest was to find something YELLOW.....

Some of you may have seen this first shot before!

 This was taken in Vermont in early October...

Silhouettes Contest

The latest contest I have entered is silhouettes. I am working with these pictures for this entry.

 This hawk was taken last week.

 The Big Horn sheep were taken in Colorado

 The muley was also taken in Colorado just east of the Garden of the Gods
The shot below placed 5th out of 53 entries!

OK here are a few more of the fall fashions!

 This is dairy country...

 Looking out over Lake Champlain

Fall Fashion!

These were taken in New York and Vermont

Fall is a wonderful time of year "up north"

Shuttle Endeavour Hitchin a Ride

 The shuttle Endeavour coming into Houston on its last flight...if that doesn't give you goose bumps...well check your pulse!

 Rest Stop..Ellington Field

This cat has seen some HEAT!

God Bless America!

So the story goes we filled the feeder early yesterday morning with out much activity. When we got home from work it was empty! My wife asked do you think it has a leak? We got our answer very soon!
The migration is ON!

Latest Photo Contest Entries

My latest two entries in contests are below. First is entered into Floral Still Life

 This picture below is a first place winner!
It was entered in to a contest called the letter H.
This is my second "Gold Medal" in these contests. I have progressed from beginner to intermediate in the rankings...

 This is a one of Houston's most photographed spots. The water wall near the Williams Tower. I am working with a very wide 10mm lens

 These shots of the Williams Tower show you just how wide an angle you can get with this lens

Kids and Dogs

We caught the above sequence on a river in Ga. it seems every one was ready to jump!

 Even the dogs were getting into the act!