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Peace-2. I tend to spend a lot of time here as time itself permits. Thanks for looking.

"I can fully understand why... .."
"A peaceful place.."
"I agree, this is a very peacef.."
"I can understand why you would.."
"Relaxing comes to mind..."


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Cathedral Falls.

"Although it may not look like .."
"Great work! More please!.."
"Thanks! I've got several more .."
"Simply beautiful!.."
"Lovely shot pret,looking forwa.."
" Absolutely magnificent! .."
"Ditto....."
"WoW! Photo of the year materia.."


Shot near Pearl Buck's birth place in Hillsboro WV. Some of the most beautiful country in the state, surely this must be God's country. Later I'll post shots of the actual house Pearl Buck was born in and some of the beautiful scenery surrounding the..(more)

"Blissful..."
"Dreamy !.."
"Super. I'm weird, but I see an.."
"LMAO we must be weird together.."
"Silky smooth. Nice!.."
"Wow! I love the lines .."
"Nice job Pret, love the reflec.."
"For sure he is there. Nice wor.."
"I didn't know Pearl Buck was b.."
"The water is awesome!.."


This is one of the most photographed subjects in our state, I tried very hard to go off the beaten trail and shoot it from some angles I've never seen done by anyone else. Hope I did it at least some justice. Thanks for looking.

"Everything about the situation.."
"I think you did a great job. I.."
"Thank you Graves. I have some .."
"Your photos are always worth t.."
"Thank you rawgerz, if you want.."
"I'm glad you went through the .."
"Justice? I think you earned y.."
"Beautifully done..."
"a well captured old mill .."
"Thank you all! :) sandman2869.."


Billie Jo-2. Lighting conditions were a bit better here as you can see. I was actually pretty pleased with this one. More to come. I'm saving the best for last. ;) Another shoot scheduled for tomorrow and yet another Tuesday. Thanks for viewing.

"Landscapes and babes, it's a b.."
"It just don't get much better .."
"Things are looking up with the.."
"Oh yeah, this looks really gre.."
"Can I help and come to visit t.."
"She is a beautiful model..."
"Nice work..."
"Nice shot with a nice bab.."
"Lucky man! :).."
"Absolutely beautifull!.."


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Magical lens. :) Something a little different. Thanks for the view.

"Fabulous idea..."
"pretty. novel. a little corpor.."
"not sure i'd color the frame...."
"Very nice and very different!.."
"Nice job. Cool concept work..."
"I like magical glasses! ... :).."
"Brilliant!.."
"Withdrawn. My boo-boo.."
"Creative & way cool. Nice work.."
"this is the first selective co.."


Mother Natures Silhouette

"n1.."
"Ahhhh......gorgeous..."
"That is really nice.."
"Beautiful.."
"Marvelous! Simply amazing!.."
"Gorgeous!.."
"Great capture.."
"Breathtaking.."
"One helluva gorgeous image!.."
"i love this sunset with t.."


Quite the little wind and snow storm. I've been roaming around deep forest back roads recently and found some interesting old subjects I'd like to present to you, some with a little twist to them and not all of them have the snow. If you watch closel..(more)

"I like it, keep 'em coming!.."
"brrr ... color at the window a.."
"Neat framing. Looks like that .."
"I like the look of icy cold an.."
"Wow! That remember me so .."
"I really like the mood and the.."
"Show off!......I want some sno.."
"Thank you folks, I really appr.."
"Great job, it really looks lik.."
"Great shot!!!.."


Life Is Good! Sometimes we need to just stop what we're doing and take a good look around us, admire the beauty we take for granted so often, and ENJOY IT! :)

"This image is not so much focu.."
"Sharp, detailed, and beautiful.."
"Something I need to do! btw, w.."
"An excellent philosophy and so.."
"You are ABSOLUTELY right! Grea.."
"Amen!.."
"This is gorgeous all the way a.."
"Well said.......and a very coo.."
" Incredibly well done!.."
"Nice sentiment and a very nice.."


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Eeriness! I dunno if it had something to do with the solar flare that occurred just days before these shots or what, but the sky was different on this shoot than I'd ever seen it. This is from yesterday in the bone chilling temps and high winds, this..(more)

"Real Eerie, and amazing colour.."
"H O L Y $)&^#@!!!.."
"That's wild .."
"I'd say that's eerie! I'd say .."
"The color here is killer!.."
"the color in the sky and in th.."
"Wow!.."
"Pretty nice.."
"Awesome.."
"Almost like a "Fire in the Sky.."


Here comes the sun! I just wanted to lay in the grass and watch it happen, but it was just far too cold. Thanks for looking.

"For anyone who gives a hoot, I.."
"Wow...Very very nice! I love t.."
"Hell yeah!.."
"Very nice; I especially like y.."
"Ya know, I been getting a litt.."
"Marvelous:) Love the reeds in.."
"Very nice..."
"This really is a great shot. .."
"Another WOW!.."
"Yet another W0W!.."


Ghostly!! This is a post processing technique I've been working on for about six months now, though the first image I've posted here with use of this technique. I think I almost have it where I want it but still a lot of fine tuning to master yet, it..(more)

"Very surreal. Awesome..."
"Very cool! I like this. When d.."
"Thanks for the comments. I t.."
"Yeah, that new bridge should b.."
"Please do! I'd love to see it,.."
"some interesting effects going.."
"This is a pretty cool techniqu.."
"Nice concept..."
"Well done exposure .."
"Awesome look. It would be int.."


The last of the sunrise series, actually this was one of the first before the sun came up. I hope someone got as much joy out of them as I did capturing them. Thanks again for looking.

"This one might make a nice wal.."
"A glorious feast for the eyes .."
"Fun from your series? Yes, lo.."
"Outstanding!.."
""This one might make a nice wa.."
"I hope you had your significan.."
"Thanks for the comments folks,.."
"Very unique..."
"What a heavenly morning it was.."
"Wow! Very beautiful!.."


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Liquid Light?

"welll....i can't figure that o.."
"30 second exposure. How the? T.."
"He is a wax figure, the only e.."
"Great show. Possibly he did a.."
"Lol, yes, a delayed flash was .."
"This was an experiment I've be.."
"Ingenious,bravo..."
"You, sir, are a master of the .."
"A while back I posted some lon.."
"Forgot to add - Nice shot!!.."


Flying East. I keep saying I'm not going to post anymore from this location but keep getting hammered with PM's for more and everyone wanting to know if I have any more from here so yep, here you go! I rather liked the way this one came out, it is on..(more)

"And your not on it? hah! Super.."
"do I see gnome in the distance.."
"I hope you've got these up for.."
"lol not in this one, unless he.."
"Thank you Noe_1, I've actually.."
"One of your best sunsets pics..."
"Thank you. And yup, that noise.."
"That red, streaking through th.."
"There's so much going on... gr.."
"Another screamer....."


HDR Christmas Sunset 06. Winds 60+ mph made this an interesting shot as the winds was nearly laying the grass down flat at times. This is extremely close to the way my eyes saw it as it was getting very dark very fast. Hope you enjoy it, and a Very M..(more)

"A spectacular shot! Love all .."
"Cool, bet you froze your butt .."
"Thank you! Yes it was extremel.."
"stunning, no other words to de.."
"Very nice! Sure wish I could g.."
"This is magnificent - it's ali.."
"You have a flair for the drama.."
"FANTASTIC SHOT. .."
"Whew, the composition on this .."
"Your very finest to date. Stun.."


Farming Gone WRONG! lol

"Not only is the image a super .."
"Thank you JKK. I was talking w.."
"I love this! LMAO.."
"Very creative! Well done..."
"ROTFL..great capture!.."
"Excellent edit!.."
":) Great stuff here .."
"I love it..."
"This is great! Excellent edit!.."
"LoL. This is now my new favori.."


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Mother natures artwork. Thank you for viewing.

"top shelf work!.."
"Holy... Amazing!.."
"This takes my breath away!.."
"Top to bottom gorgeous!.."
"artwork that is very well capt.."
"Amazing shot.."
"Dude! this is cool, great colo.."
"That is beautiful! :).."
"Gorgeous shot.."
"An incredible awe-inspiring im.."


Everything you see here (almost) is merely a reflection of reality. ;) Thanks for view.

"Very trippy. I like it!.."
"Interesting effect...like shot.."
"I love it also looks like one .."
"It reminds me of a dream....."
"Very interesting shot! nice ef.."
"Yes it is! :) It's actually on.."
"Ahh very cool, my memory isn't.."
"Yup, that be the ones, they pr.."
"Just incredible!.."
"One of the most interesting re.."


I pulled out VERY early this morning on another atv adventure to capture some sunrise pics, it was a bone chilling cold ride to get to this area but I think it may have paid off. I was pleased with most of the images I captured and this next short se..(more)

"Fantastic capture!.."
"Lovely!!To experience stillnes.."
"The rising sun, the moon, moon.."
"Another of Mother Nature's won.."
"Thank goodness for early riser.."
""Oodles of light, What a beaut.."
"Bullseye!.."


Here she comes!

"I meant to post this a long ti.."
"The perfect album cover for on.."
"**sigh** I wish I could do lan.."
"Perfect shot !!.."
"Maybe it's time to start risin.."
"Wow...just....wow.."
"Beautiful.."
"WOW! It is always a pleasure t.."
"Amazing..."
"I guess I missed this one back.."


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HDR-H20-3A. I wasn't going to post this one, but from the response the last one got I thought you may want to see what the scene looked like as it was quickly fading away. Not as intense as the last shot but I still thought it turned out pretty good...(more)

"Very cool series!.."
"I LIKE this one. .."
"The reflection in the water is.."
"Must view this original size f.."
"Jawdropping..."


Serenity. So peaceful I believe you could have heard a pin drop from the other side. Thank you for viewing.

"Been away for a while, here bu.."
"great orange work >:-{).."
"Beautiful colors!.."
"I love it. I want to be there..."
"Nice Start! .."
"I love the clouds! Beautiful c.."
"A masterpiece to behold..."
"My kind of place. Its a beauti.."
"Indeed, a beautiful scene to b.."
"Glad your back,and what an ima.."


The calm before the storm.

"Nice job!.."
"Those ominous looking clouds m.."
"Perfect title, great shot and .."
"A feast for the eyes!.."


WARNING!!! VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED!!! Fallen - 7. Continuing with the gruesome Fallen series. As has happened too many times IRL in our area. This time it's an elderly gentlemen that appears to have been hanged by a younger man as he smokes a cigar..(more)

"good creativity here, I had a .."
"WOW! Killer image..."
"Passive-aggressive expression .."
"just hangin' around, killin' t.."
"lol@TexasGuy, am I going to re.."
"Overall I think you did a fant.."
"One more little suggestion... .."
"lol very observant Rdavs, I wa.."


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Another from the Hillsboro area shoot. That late evening sun is my favorite source of light, I love the shadows it produces as well. This was about 1 mile from the Pearl Buck birthplace structure.

"I like the composition, but it.."
"Thanks, actually the under exp.."
"Fantabulous!.."
"Very beautiful. I just found o.."
"Very nice capture. Work in Pro.."


Thanksgiving sunrise 06. This is a repost of one I ruined in post-processing before and thought it was worth saving. Hope you find it pleasant. Thanks for viewing.

"Most definitely worth saving...."
"It's a keeper and how could on.."
"Would make a gorgeous painting.."
"The word Glory comes to mind..."
"Pleasant? More like heavenly:.."
"Oh so nice!.."
"Yet another fabulous capture!.."
"All I can say is WOW!!! An e.."
"You really positioned the came.."
"Nice rescue. A powerful, mag.."


Sailors warning!

"I always try to go back to thi.."
"Every color in the spectrum..."
"wowza!!!.."
"What's that saying,"The early .."
"Dayum! Amazing!.."
"THank you folks. It has some c.."
"Red sky at night, sailor's del.."
"That shot is like looking out .."
"Surreal!.."
"That is some red sky! I would .."


It reminds me once again, it's not the equipment that always counts, but sometimes just having the eye and being at the right place at the right time. Took my little Z3 out for a stroll this evening, and this is what I captured with it. Thanks for vi..(more)

"It's beautiful :) absolutely b.."
"Thank you sandman2869, I tried.."
"Wow! Golden sunset it is. very.."
"Outstanding beauty..."
"Excellent!!!From the look of t.."
"Yes, extremely hot! :) I think.."
"Your caption says it all. Gre.."
"Oh, so heavenly!.."
"Very Nice!.."


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In a distance. Just something about this photo I liked. Thanks for looking.

"There is something unique abou.."
"Beautiful photo! It reminds me.."
"Cool shot and what a lovely vi.."
"I just love rustic scenes. Esp.."
"Fantastic, as always:).."
" Gorgeous shot..."


This will be the last one from this area, I wasn't going to post anymore from the lake, but so many requests, so here is another. I hope my image can produce the beauty my eyes seen on this morning. Thanks again for viewing.

"Wow, I really like the blue wi.."
"Wow ! This is amazing .."
"This might be my favorite one..."
"Ker-Pow! Ya nailed it mister..."
"Just pure beauty, that whole s.."
"Wow! Great....."
"Great work, sir!.."
"Outstanding.."
"Another stunner!.."
"Turquoise heaven.Great,great w.."


This will be my last shot of my short lake series. At least until I can go back and catch the conditions the way I wanted them. Three trips there now and still was never what I wanted. But I'll make 300 more trips there if thats what it takes. :) Tha..(more)

"Saving the best for last I see.."
"Aw, you just wanna go fishing .."
"A brilliant shot!.."
"Gorgeous!.."
"Perfection.."
"Love those rays..."
"I agree with Older dog, what c.."
"Wow~! Very nice!.."
"Holy crap pretorious, that's b.."
"if the conditions were not rig.."


Taking it off. PO'd attitude look again. :)

"ok I promise more of a smile a.."
"It's not fair, why you always .."
"For 3/4 body shots you should .."
"yeah!...what Psicop said! LOL.."
"This is very very nice!!!!!!!!.."
"Pret,to make the model more co.."
"Actually yes, yes I was! lmao .."
"Yes. I can see the reason for.."
"Awesome eye candy;).."
"Lucky him .."


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Thanksgiving Sunrise 06 3D. A little later in the morning. Thanks for looking.

"Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.."
"It's my turn to say 'Holy Shii.."
"Breathtaking!!.."
"excellent capture, great color.."
"Some of my favorite colors - j.."
"Almost seems other-worldly; ve.."
"All I can say is OMG!!!.."


Sharpness! And a play on the mind. ;)

"The background of this image, .."
"Simple yet complex beauty port.."
"I love the muted colors. This.."
"Interesting.."
"Thank you all. I kept wanting .."
"Sensational!.."
"It turned out absolutely beaut.."
"Man I love this photo..."


aahhhHHHH SUEY!!! :P

"A little haloing but I wanted .."
"Holy....! This is awesome!.."
"dude!.."
"kool,,, sure beats a cat pic a.."
"lol - I love the look on that .."
"Really fun image! Beautiful su.."
"Someone needs a shave! Love t.."
"Why the long face?.."
"Love the shot, so much persona.."
"That's one great image for sur.."


From the Fall 06 shoot a few weeks ago, not as pretty as my last entry but maybe it'll do? Thanks for view.

"The background works well with.."
"Always pretty:)!!!.."
"Yes...Always gorgeous stuff! I.."
"Very pretty, like that sky!.."
"Oh wow! Greatness times two..."


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Someone requested a smile, heres one, and one that made me smile in return. :)

"You'll no doubt get a lot of p.."
"What he ^ said..."
"Thanks guys, shes a real treat.."
"Heck. Even I think she's hot,.."
"The reflective cloth isn't doi.."
"and what he ^ said!!!.."
"I agree ryzst, she wanted to s.."
"You suck and I want to be you .."
"LOL!.."
"Now I recognize her - Natalie .."


End Of Day/s. You'd think I would have had enough of this from my recent past but I find these days in this fast paced world we live in that sometimes these places are a very relaxing and peaceful place.

"I too find these locations rel.."
"Superb!.."
"Love this shot. Cant explain w.."
"Wonderful! You are so right ab.."
"What a wicked looking sky,with.."
"The lighting with the clouds m.."
"Wow, those are amazing colors..."
"Wonderful capture. So serene -.."
"Man have I missed seeing your .."
"WoW! Fabulous shot..."


And the last of the old mill series, I've definitely got to return to this place, hopefully at an earlier time of day when the lighting conditions are more favorable. I hope something in this short series was pleasing. I'll post one of the other wate..(more)

"I swear I have seen this in a .."
"WOW.."
"Very nice stuff bro! I only se.."
"Thanks all! I was surprised t.."
"Great work!.."
"You got a picture of my house .."
"Another amazing shot!!!.."
"I love this shot....."
"Wow! A real masterpiece..."