My Other "hobby"

Been pretty busy with work (my real job .... the one that pays the bills) and haven't had much opportunity to do any photography lately. My intent has been to also post some of my older work here. Somehow I got off track with that and hope to get back ontrack very soon.

In the meantime, I do make ink pens. I do it as a hobby, but also as a budding business. A big part of marketing the pens is being able to take pictures of them. So, I though I would post a fe picture of some pens.

I have found that a white background works best for most pens. It keeps the emphasis on the pen. I have played around with some other backgrounds though.

Memorial Day

These are a few pictures from the Andersonville National Cemetery. These were taken on May 30th at the annual ceremonies there to honor those who have given all for our country. Each year the Boy Scouts place flags on each of the over 18,000 graves that are there. The first three shots are simply quiet reflections of the price paid. The last photo while maybe not significant photographically is of the utmost significance in every other way. This is a picture of the vets in our motorcycle group. They were blessed with life and I am forever grateful to each and every one of them.

Memorial Day Weekend

Summer is here and it is Memorial Day Weekend. I will be participating in Star Chapter 111's 8th Annual Andersonville Memorial Day Weekend Event. Hopefully when the weekend is over I will have some good photos to share/ The trip to the Andersonville National Cemetery and POW museum will offer plenty of photo opportunites.

Please remember what Memorial Day is about. It is a day set aside to honor those who have paid the ultimate price to protect our freedom and way of life. So while you are cooking your burgers and hot dogs, or whatever you do on this coming long weekend. Take a moment and remember all those who have died in service to our country. From the American Revolution soldier who fought for out independence to the soldier most recently killed in the Middle East defending freedom...remember them all.

Have a great weekend and look for pictures after the holiday.

Outer Banks 2010

Last October we did a week in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. What a great trip that was. We enjoyed a fantastic weekend with good friends in a great location. Of course I took pictures. A lot of pictures. There is plenty there to photograph. Everything from seashore to animals to lighthouses and more. I think you could easily spend months there doing nothing but taking pictures. This is just a few of several differnt things that I shot. Over the next few days I will add some more of the pictures I took there.

Road Trip 5/21/11

Yesterday we made a trip to south/central Georgia to finalize some details on our upcoming Memorial Day motorcycle event. As always I had my camera along. The area is heavy in peach and pecan orchards. This would be a great area to spend a day shooting orchards, farmland, old building and a lot more. Maybe one weekend I will go back and do just that. For now these are a few shots taked at a peach packing plant.