This morning I took a photo walk inside the Opryland Hotel in Nashville Tennessee. There are three atriums in this building and each has it's share of waterfalls and vegetation. The constant sound of falling water fills each of these areas making it a very peaceful place.
I saw this shot through the viewfinder and pressed the shutter. Ok that happens to me a lot, but I saw this image of my smokin' hot wife standing outside of Lipuma's in Rochester and put the camera to my face, made no camera adjustments, and just took the shot so I wouldn't miss it. The background was a bit over exposed, but after viewing it on the screen I really liked the affect. I quickly adjusted my settings and took another shot but it was no where near as genuine and the look and feel of the shot was bland. I like my accidental capture much more and I think I just might incorporate it in some of my future shots.
An organization that is near and dear to my heart is the Make-A-Wish foundation. They came to our home and asked what our daughter wanted. Anything in the world. Ok, no mortgage payments or home improvements, but all else was fair game. Who did she want to meet? Where did she want to go? What did she want to do? My daughter wanted to meet the princesses at Disney World, and so the wish was granted. A limo pulled up to our home, picked us up, took us to the airport, and off we went to Disney World. We had an amazing time where we were able to forget the chemo and all the treatments and just be kids (the entire family.) It was royal treatment and something I will never forget.
In the process of observing where the light was falling from, I saw the rich read color on this wall and had to capture it last week at the Georgia Aquarium.
More than one person recommended this place to me when I was in Alabama, so I had to try it. The BBQ sauce was amazing at this place and the sandwiches were terrific. I wish I had tried the ribs, but I had to leave something to try the next time I'm in the area. If you get a chance, find a Dreamland BBQ and get some amazing southern BBQ.
This photo was taken outside of the World of Coca-Cola museum in Atlanta Georgia. I thought this angle of the statue made for a great photo. It shows John Pemberton (the inventor of Coke a Cola) holding his creation.
My goal was to capture a sunset, but what I didn't anticipate was the amazing view from the Bald Rock Trail in the Cheaha State Park. This is the highest point in Alabama with a breathtaking view of the state perched high above on some white (bald) rocks of the Appalachians mountains.
Today was a travel day and I found myself bending over to capture this photo while traversing from one plane to another. As I was bent over taking this shot (with my butt blocking the walk way) , the man that was waiting for me to finish said "that's a new one on me" as he walked by. I suppose I interrupted his travel for 10 seconds, but the shot was worth it. Sorry traveler dude, hope you made your plane.
On the 4th I brought my camera and tripod to the Lake Orion fireworks display. I was hoping to get a shot with multiple explosions in the air, but due to budget constraints this year the fireworks only went off one at a time. So instead of getting the shot that I was hoping for (which often happens) I altered my plan and put the zoom lens on to capture closeups of the explosions.
On May 15, 2008 I took a photo walk at the Meadowbrook Mansion and discovered this awesome fountain. At the time I was alone and wish I had a couple there to photograph the fountain. So during Samer and Kelly's portrait session yesterday I just had to get this shot, and I am very pleased with the result. This is the shot that I visioned over a year ago, and it finally came to existance. That's the evolution of many of my photographs. I have many photographs stored in my brain waiting for the right moment to present itself.
Welcome to my daily photo blog. This is where I experiment with different types of photography or display some of my non-commercial work. The goal for this site is to keep my mind thinking creatively.
