Got It Goin On!

Well finally after to much rain, my neighbors cattle wandering through, the ground hog that lives in our barn, deer and rabbits the garden is coming into it's own. These critters are lucky we're vegetarians!! This was taken with my 12-24mm lens which I'm really liking. Well we're all packed, I've gone over my camera equipment a thousand times and we're just waiting for my wife to work two 12 hour shifts and we're outta here. I've got a question for everyone whats your favorite photography book or books. I read alot of Scott Kelbys stuff and really like him. Has anyone read '' The moment it clicks''?

Bass Harbor Lighthouse

We're heading out next Wed for two weeks on Mt. Desert Island. Acadia National Park makes up most of the island and it's a place of magnificent beauty. It's really West Virginia by the sea because the mountains come right down to the sea. We spent two weeks there last year and decided to go back. I'm armed with my new 12-24mm lens and plan on getting some of those great landscape shots. One of the places we're staying in has an internet connection so I should be able to post some of the time that I'm there.

Thomas, WV

Thomas, WV is a relic from the past as you can see by the multiple layers covering this house. Almost a ghost town now but in the early 1900's it was a lumbering center. It was said that after the lumbermen left there wasn't enough standing timber left to make a match stick. Today the area has recovered and is one of the most beautiful places in WV.

Bald Knob

Here's Clara having arrived at the summit of Bald Knob in her new hiking boots! There's quite a view up there at 4000+ feet. The knob is also a great destination in the winter on XC skis. Hope everyone is having a good summer. I miss my daily posts and reading yours. We're taking off for Maine July 2 and I think where we're staying has internet connection. So I should be able to post from daily from up there.

Mary and Clara

In June we celebrate 2 anniversaries . June 14th,2000 was the day Mary called me to come over and fix her faucet. I'm not sure if I ever fixed the faucet or not! On June 5th,2004 we were married. I just feel so lucky to have her in my life. We also celebrate Clara's birthday, she just turned 14 and an honor roll student. The photo was taken in the Dolly Sods wilderness in WV on Red Creek. For the next 10 weeks I won't have an internet connection so I'll be posting when ever I have access to one. I hope everyone has a good summer and thank you for your comments!!

Evil Elephant

I posted this one from the Georgetown Photowalk since Andy put some of his storefront shots up. I wanted to make it evil and sinister. This is the kind of things nightmares are made of. Please don't show it to any kids!! Hey I've got a lens question for people. Sometimes I feel like I wish I had a longer lens for wildlife and sports but don't want to spend $5-10,ooo bucks on it. I mostly use a 18-200mm nikon vr. Either that or has anyone come up with a good excuse to their spouse as to why the bank account is $5-10,000 dollars short? Any suggestions?

Garden Road

I spent today working in our garden. My wife and I love to grow our own grub and this is the road from the house to the garden. This year has had it's share of frustration with to much rain followed by my neighbors cattle wandering through it. But today is a new day , the cattle are in their pen and the rain has finally moderated. It was a glorious day!!

Blackwater Canyon

I've been going to Blackwater canyon since 1965. As a forestry major at WVU I spent the better part of 3 summers hiking in it looking for genetically superior trees. We would mark the superior trees and come back later and either shoot some branches out or climb the trees to collect the seeds. The seeds were planted in a nursery and studied for a lifetime. Now, I work near by at a ski resort in the winter time teaching skiing and snowboarding. I love the place!! Checkout photowalking.org for a photowalk at 6pm August 22 starting at the Lincoln memorial.

Jackie O's Driveway

This past spring I stopped in Middleburg, Va and found Jackie O's driveway. When JFK was president he and Jackie maintained a house in Middleburg. It was a great getaway for them from the Washington DC grind.

Parks Hollow

I I live in Parks Hollow but I call it Hooter Hollow because you can hoot all night and howl all day and no one cares. The legend is Mr Parks was the first settler in the area and one night while he was building his cabin he decided to sleep in a tree. It was that night the indians came looking for him to take his scalp!

Ocracoke Sunrise

I've been going to Ocracoke since the 60's with my parents. In the 70's I went there and spent a week on a deserted island where I fought off mosquitoes the entire time. My wife and I spent our honeymoon there and last fall went back for her birthday. It's a beautiful place!!!

Canaan Valley

There's only one way to describe Canaan Valley and that's beautiful. At 33oo' it's the highest valley on the east coast. This shot is of the headwaters of the Blackwater River.

Tripods

I've been following the whole tripod ordeal that photographers have to go through. I took this shot in 1968 at a peace demonstration in DC. As you can see there was no problem with having a tripod then and you could even shoot naked!!! Where is this country headed? Can we bring back the good old days?

Summertime

One of my favorite times is summertime. Long days,warm nights,gardening,hiking,vacationing and loafing.

Olivia's Shoes

This past weekend I went on my first photowalk with a group of about 50 photographers. One of those was Mike Palmer who encouraged me to start this blog. These are the shoes of his daughter Olivia.

Pic of Hippy Bob

Hippy Bob

This is my first post! Just wanted to post a pic of me taken in 1976. I changed a little bit now that I'm 61! I'm sitting in my 1953 Ford 3/4 ton pickup with my transistor radio hanging from the rear view mirror. To the right you can see my bicentenial bouquet.