almost there!!!

I have finished the post production of the images from the George L. Smith shoot but I have been in transition between two web-sites so bare with me and I hope to have the images up soon....They will be worth the wait I do believe!! I'm trying to get my stock and prints site up and running....crazy stuff!!!

Canada Geese

The geese had left a public pond and started feeding in an old field that used to be planted in corn. I was concentrated on the ones that were preening and stretching their wings in the afternoon sunlight when I looked over and saw three sitting down in the grass taking it easy...had to get the image ...beautiful birds!! Beautiful setting!!

King of the jungle!!

I captured this image of a beautiful African male Lion in captivity.
He used to be the man!!, King of the jungle!!, until an injury forced him to give up his reign as king. He was taken into captivity to be given medical attention and remains there because the caretakers feel if they released him back into the wild it would be certain death. He would no longer be accepted into the pride.

(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
"Lions live for ten to fourteen years in the wild, while in captivity they can live longer than twenty years. In the wild, males seldom live longer than ten years, as injuries sustained from continual fighting with rival males greatly reduce their longevity. They typically inhabit savanna and grassland, although they may take to bush and forest. Lions are unusually social compared to other cats. A pride of lions consists of related females and offspring and a small number of adult males. Groups of female lions typically hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates. Lions are apex and keystone predators, although they scavenge as opportunity allows. While lions do not typically hunt humans, some have been known to do so.
Wild lions currently exist in Sub-Saharan Africa and in Asia with a critically endangered remnant population in Gir Forest National Park in India, having disappeared from North Africa and Southwest Asia in historic times.
The lion is a vulnerable species, having seen a possibly irreversible population decline of thirty to fifty percent over the past two decades in its African range. Lion populations are untenable outside designated reserves and national parks. Although the cause of the decline is not fully understood, habitat loss and conflicts with humans are currently the greatest causes of concern. Lions have been kept in menageries since Roman times and have been a key species sought for exhibition in zoos the world over since the late eighteenth century. Zoos are cooperating worldwide in breeding programs for the endangered Asiatic subspecies".

I could see the longing for the wild in this lion's eyes, a chance to relive younger days perhaps, as he lay gazing off into the walls that are now his home and safety from the outside world.

as the clouds roll in!!

Clouds can make some very beautiful shapes!!! They are a wonderful work of art from God, The master himself!

Mr Osprey finally shows himself !!

An osprey is capable of reaching speeds of about 40 miles an hour while flying. They are primarily fish hunters and will dive straight down into the water toward their prey, reaching speeds of nearly 80 mph! Just before hitting the water they pull up, plunging in talons first, the unlucky fish that ventured too close to the water's surface has no warning.


Finally!!! after a lot of long hours and hard work I finally managed to get him to pose for me close enough to get a nice composition. It happened about 4:30 Sunday afternoon...I waited for the rain to clear out and set up a about four hours prior to this. he made a high pass earlier circling the river for fish then left. I had all but given up hope and was preparing to leave for the afternoon when he came out of nowhere... I only had seconds to respond...wow!!! it was exciting!!!

White-tailed gossip!!

These two girls were feeding side by side then all of a sudden they looked to be involved in some sort of gossip. Their darker color is starting to come in for the winter-time.

New fall images from the smokey mountains!!!

Here is just a couple of the new images on the website in the Mountain Bliss Portfolio!!! Ck it out!!! click on the first photo...it will take you to the website light room...click on the photo again and it will take you to the portfolio that these photos are in.



This past weekend I was at Townsend Tennessee shooting the fall colors....the colors were not in peak yet....a little late this year..east Tennessee had a dry spell that caused a lot of it's leaves to fall before time but it was still breathtaking as always. There are a few more images from this shoot to come.