back porch wildlife

This was taken practically on the back porch steps of my in-laws place.  I like this picture because of the crane, if the crane wasn't in this picture, it'd be a pretty boring picture.

...this misty morning

Another from the series of photos I shot from Louisiana. Hope you guys are loving them as much as I am.

tree fog

I love how fog separates a subject away from all distractions. Behind these trees was a field and a tree line way off in the background, and by day the other trees would be competing for attention within the frame of the photo, but in the hi-key background that is this early morning fog, these two get there due portraits taken. Much like a Rorschach test, or an abstract piece of modern art, they evoke a little more interest than just a simple photograph of two mossy trees, but they are at once mysterious and creepy. Again, I love this.

love bugs

Working for my day job, a friend of mine and I found these two moths going at it, we assumed. So, being slightly immature, but just slightly, we photographed them. The result, quite honestly is a very handsome portrait of nature blending in with it's surroundings. This shot reminded me a lot of another photographer's work, Art Wolfe's book Vanishing Act. The book has awesome pictures of animals simply disappearing into their environment. I'm no Art Wolfe, but hey, can't blame a photographer for trying.

bass pro shop

I realize I may be revealing a little more of myself than I should, but-yes-on my recent trip home to Louisiana I visited the new Outdoor World a.k.a. the new huge Bass Pro Shop that recently opened near my hometown. I will also confess another truth: it really is an amazing building...for those of you that may hunt or fish or do other outdoorsy things.

I find this funny: ducks flying away from a giant word reading "HUNT".
I stared down this wild boar, and won.
This is a mountain lion I captured on my most recent hiking trip (ignore the exit sign).
The place is covered with mounted animals, all surrealy placed in the midst of clothes, shoppers, fishing gear, outdoor grills, etc.

Aahhh, nothing better to bring families together than the bass pro shop. I hope you enjoyed my small photographic tour.