— I have often enjoyed photographing ladybugs, but I have to admit they are not the most cooperative subjects I have photographed. The hardest thing is to get them to stay still. Although I have enjoyed capturing them on different … Read More

— According to PhotographyLife website, black and white photography is defined as “the art of using different tones of gray, ranging from white to dark, to create compelling images.” It is not as easy as one might think. A lot … Read More

— Imagine my surprise when I looked out my kitchen window and noticed a different bird was drinking from the hummingbird feeder. The surprise got even better when I realized I was looking at a couple of Baltimore Orioles. I … Read More

In most art forms, primary colors (or “pure colors”) are known to be red, yellow, and blue. They are called primary because they cannot be mixed from other colors. It is from primary colors that we make other colors. For … Read More

— Everyone who knows me is aware I go to nearly all races at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA), here in Austin, Texas. Although I do not know much about cars at all, there is something exhilarating and exciting … Read More

— A few years ago, we decided to do a major change in our yard. Instead of grass, we began replacing that with native plants. One of the plants we added to our front yard was the Texas Red Yucca. … Read More

— Is there something familiar when you look at the fruit above? If it does not ring a bell, don’t be fooled by the red fruit you see (there’s also a smaller, green fruit behind the red one on the … Read More

–Although this image was captured in 2001, our beloved pet named Bear still has a strong presence in our lives. He passed away three years after this photo barely a month before his fifteenth birthday. He lived a long and … Read More

— Unbound, liberated, unconfined — those are words that come to mind when I think of the architecture in Brazil. Buildings, such as the ones you see in Brasília, the nation’s capital, also clearly give a viewer a sense of … Read More

— Two things I am certain of that I am not good at: cooking and still-life photography. Both are as foreign to me as eating seafood. So, why am I posting a story about inspiration in the kitchen? Read on, … Read More