After the Storm
After a storm that knocked the power out and destroyed a huge tent we had in the back yard, the setting sun lit the underside of the clouds in pink. It was beautiful! Location: Gretna, Va Settings: f/4.0, ISO 250, Shutter Speed 1/20 of a second.
You wanna fight!?
Caught this praying mantis in full on warning mode trying to fend off a cat. It was quite an impressive display and he got away.
Homemade Doughnuts
MMMM! Hot, yummy doughnuts. The best thing about them is that they were made with love by my Granny! Below is a picture of her. Please note that that great big pile of doughnuts was only about half of what was made. The other half was already residing in out bellies and I had to
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Simpson’s Recreation Center
Simpson’s Rec was the place to go on a hot summer day when I was growing up. I learned to swim in its massive(larger than an Olympic size) pool. It had a diving board in the deep end as well as a slide. The bottom of the pool had cartoon characters painted on the bottom.
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Aged old
I went with my Fiancée and her family to Williamsburg this winter and while I was there I found a stash of really old pictures… Or I just made the pictures I took there look really old 🙂 I couldnt help watching the period costumes and horse drawn carriages and wondering what a super old
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Holy Carp…
Spent a long weekend at Smith Mountain Lake and had a great relaxing time! Got some great shots at a marina where there was a feeding frenzy of carp! They were huge and there were a ton of em! The local dog got a little annoyed that the carp kept stealing his pop corn. This
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All over the place
So I have been taking pictures but not a ton in one single place so in this post you will get a smattering of shots from the country, but not just from good ole Gretna, VA country. I was lucky enough to be able to snap some shots from the Semora, NC country too! Enjoy!
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Down on the Farm
So I went back to Gretna again and as usual I have come back with some fun shots. All of these were taken from my grandparents farm. Their farm is about 1/4 a mile away from my parents house and they are our next door neighbors, haha. Simpson’s Recreation Center was run by my grandparents
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Ahhhh Spring!
So spring as come to the south and I finally had a chance to capture it. And what better spot to capture it than Grenta! I was a little disappointed as the clouds began to roll in the first afternoon I was there. I thought I wasn’t gonna be able to see much color in
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