Friday's Bible Verse

The end of the week and the first day of spring. Time for nature to start to wake up from winter. Today's verse is Luke 5:6. The catfish eating bread was snapped at the Westminster Community Pond.

Nature

We stayed at one of the Disney sites during our trip to Disney World.
I was taking pictures of nature as we were checking in. There had been a shower and water droplets were on the flowers and plants.
Fort Wildness was great. We parked at the cabin and didn't drive again until we left for Jacksonville, three days later.
The bus picked us up and took us to the dock for the ferry that dropped us at the front gate of the Magic Kingdom.
I like the outdoors, so the cabin was perfect. As a photographer the area was picture perfect.
The campgrounds were laid out around trees and water. There was Spanish Moss hanging from the trees.
I was able to shoot nature as soon as we got unpacked. The frogs in the area had a concert going. A walk around the drive brought me to a spot that offered a few images. First to catch my eye were the frogs. I thought I was looking for one or two frogs like at home, there were hundreds.
Next I pointed my camera at a lizard that was watching me work.
The plants in the water got my attention next.
There were birds everywhere and the crane-type white birds liked the lizards that seemed to be everywhere.
I checked out the spot the next three morning, but nothing topped the first day.

At Last

This is something I should have started before now.

I spent over 34 years in the newspaper business. Most of the time I was in photography. I also worked in Sports, was the City Editor and most recently the Photo/Special Sections and Production Editor. I took the time to understand how a newspaper was put together, which explains the title of my last position.

I want to share some of my photography and thoughts on photography. My other interests will come through over time. The items I tend to aim my camera at are sports-mainly NASCAR, nature, fishing and weather.

I believe that in todays world people are in a hurry and don't take the time to see the obvious, which I like to capture. Now that I am not at a newspaper, this is where I get to share my images.

The majority of my work has been done in Carroll County, Maryland. I also travel around the rest of the state of Maryland, along with Pennsylvania, Virginia and North Carolina. I love to shoot in Gettysburg and Williamsburg and this is a special week as I get to shoot in both.

I also have an interest in history. In Carroll County, the community of Gamber is named after my great-great grandfather. So sit back and relax and enjoy the images.