Jan 29
I just added a new Gallery page here, but for those that only follow the blog, I wanted to touch on it here.
This new project was created at the beach during our trip last week. As I was looking at the various pieces of driftwood on the beach, I began to find faces and familiar shapes – so of course I began to photograph it. Here are a few of my favorites.
The Demon
Land Shark
Starship
There are more images and a better description here.
These are the images from my trip to the coast that didn’t seem to fit into the other categories.. but I still wanted to share.
This “sand castle” is a giant sculpture that makes up the side of a tourist gift shop that faces the main road through Corpus Christi and onto the Island.
This crab was having a great time sitting in the surf and shoveling things into his mouth every time a wave washed over him. He was about 4 or 5 inches across, so he was good size.
No, we didn’t really find a treasure chest.. we actually staged this for another purpose (more on that later).. but I liked this one.
A couple of sand dollars.. one broken, one not
Lastly, I put these three images together as a nice little triptych.. thought it worked really well in B&W.. there is a color version, too.. as well as the individual images.
I already posted the great sunset shot from early in the week last Friday, but here are a few others that I really enjoyed.
Even though I was on vacation, I did get up one morning to catch the sunrise over the Gulf of Mexico. Lost a contact on the beach, though.. that was no fun, but found a nice lady at the mall who helped get me a replacement right away.
Loved the way the sun was shining through this palm frond..
Enjoyed this great silhouette of a couple playing with their dog at sunset.
I pointed my camera at breaking waves a bunch of times over the week and captured this on one of the last days. Its a lot more challenging than it looks to get a great wave shot.
We had major fog for a day and a half of the trip, so I used it to my advantage capturing this image of the historic line camp inside the Padre Island National Seashore (a national park just south of where we stayed).
As you probably already know, my wife and I got a much needed vacation last week down to Corpus Christi, TX – North Padre Island to be exact. Of course, I take the camera everywhere and it was the perfect opportunity to add some art pieces with a coastal feel to the collection.
This is the first set of the best images from the trip.. the wildlife: birds and deer
Black Skimmer
Six Point Buck
Royal Tern
Brown Pelicans
Jan 22
I am back from a much needed week long break in Corpus Christi, Texas. While there, I worked quite a bit at recharging my creative energies and I think I was pretty successful. There are some new ideas at hand.. and some modifications of some old ones.
In the meantime, enjoy this sunset shot on my trip..
Jan 19
I saw another photographer do a similar photo to this one a while back and decided I wanted to improve on it a little. I had the perfect deck to work on my Corpus Christi trip, so I gave it a shot…
Jan 15
I first met David’s parents on a contract job back in my programming days.. over the last 13 years, I’ve watched him and his brothers grow up. As an Eagle Scout myself, I was honored to write a recommendation letter for David when he was submitting his application for his. Next week, I’ll be honored again to be a part of his Eagle Scout Court of Honor where he will be officially awarded the badge.
For those that don’t know, Eagle Scout is a tremendous accomplishment and can only be achieved through years of hard work and planning. Along the way you learn not just scouting skills, but leadership, academic, and personal ones. Only the most dedicated make it to the end of that road.. and now David is among us.
He came into the studio this week for some portraits for his ceremony/invitations/announcements… this was an “outtake” of sorts.. he called it his “Facebook” face.. and he’s already set it as his avatar over there.
Jan 12
Here’s a sneak preview of the next Greeting Card we’ll be adding. This will also be sold through KnittingFairy as a Get Well card.
The doctor said you needed more fruit and fiber in your diet…
Jan 9
My friend Jade (who also happens to be my favorite makeup artist) is expecting her second child in May. We’ve been working on a series of images chronicling her progress and I really liked how this one came out…
(The name is pronounced JAH-dee, btw .. she’s American Indian.. Creek, if I remember right.)
After some requests, I’ve decided to start offering some images as free wallpapers to download. They will be available on the Art & Décor/Free Wallpapers link above or you can go straight there with this link.
To kick it off, I offer this new image – shot for just this purpose.
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