The thing that bothered me most about hurricane Gustav was the fact that it turned out to be a big non-event.  I know that its good for the populace of Louisiana & Texas and such.   When days and dollars are spent on such an event you build this expactation of the raw power of nature being unleashed apon you and in the end, when that doesn’t happen there is this sense of dissapointment.  None the less Gustave did leave me with a few rare colors in the sky and for that I am gratefull.

I have this thing about snails…. I love them when their population isn’t exploding in my fish tank. This particular snail was a terrestrial type that was crawling up a plant on my porch. What makes this shot unique is that its one of my first shots using an off camera flash. As I’ve entered the world of the strobist I’ve had to start the learning curve all over again.

This duckweed was taken at Chicot State park at around noon. It was hot with no wind out but the photo demanded to be taken…

So here we go, round 3 with WordPress. I keep coming back to WordPress again and again. They must be doing something right. This image was taken at Chicot State park in Central Louisiana near Bunkie. A lot of photoshop work later this was the end result and I have to say I really like the dark moodiness of it.

At a recent event I had the opportunity to photograph a young christian band.  This is one of the images from that event.  Others will follow over time.   What made the series interesting is that the images were all blurry.  However when I came back to the collection some time later and got creative with the Photo Shop filters I came up with the settings you see now.   All in all I’m quite pleased with the end results.   One failed photo session brought back to life.

In early December 2007 I was to be found walking a small loop trail over at Raymond B. Diaz State Park in Eastern Texas. Much to my surprise I found a pair of water Moccasins. One was Male and one was female. This one decided to pose for me while the other (larger) one was running away.. I used the 300mm lens and had some distance between me and the critter before I started shooting.

Taken while working at Fort Lewis, Washington.  The landscapes out there are awesome and I have to go back someday during the summer.

A flower that was photographed at the Texas ren fest. I wish I could identify it and grow some at my place. But I as of yet have not figured this one out.

The picture doesn’t really need any explanation.

By far one of my favorite images from my collection.  Taken off of the Dam at Toledo Bend