Wednesday, August 31, 2011

The Heritage Middle School Hornet waiting in line at the football game 
Pentax K-x, 95mm, 1/200 sec. at f/10, ISO 320

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Robber Fly 
Pentax K-x, 200mm, 1/640 sec. at f/9, ISO 400

Monday, August 29, 2011

Open house at the middle school...son Harold's art, in "Rasta" colours 
Panasonic DMC-LZ8, 5.2mm, 1/40 sec. at f/5, ISO 1600 

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Black Buzzard 
Thompson's Station, TN 
Pentax K-x, 200mm, 1/640 sec. at f/9, ISO 320

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Friday, August 26, 2011

Butterfly and Thistle 
Thompson's Station, TN 
Pentax K-x, 180mm, 1/800 sec. at f/5.6, ISO 250

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Japanese Eggplant 
Pentax K-x, 37.5mm, 1/125 sec. at f/6.3, ISO 800

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

End-of-season Harvest 
Pentax K-x, 55mm, 1/2500 sec. at f/6.3, ISO 2000 
Watercolor filter in PS Elements 

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

The iron rabbit returns...playing around with shadows from window light. 
Pentax K-x, 40mm, 1/200 sec. at f/9, ISO 800

Monday, August 22, 2011

Pentax K-x, 32.5mm, 1/50 sec. at f/8, ISO 800, tripod-mounted, in-camera HDR

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Gulf Fritillary Butterfly on Marigold 
Pentax K-x, 55mm, 1/400 sec. at f/7.1, ISO 800

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Sunflower
Sony DSC-R1, 42.4mm, 1/200 sec. at f/7.1, ISO 800

Friday, August 19, 2011

Dragonfly 
On Alexander Trail, Thompson's Station, TN 
Pentax K-x, 200mm, 1/640 sec at f/7.1, ISO 800

Thursday, August 18, 2011

1968 Lost-in-Space Robot by Remco toy company 
It'd be worth something if I hadn't taken motor the out of it when I was a kid...
Sony DSC-R1, 29mm, .30 sec. at f/8, ISO 800; Tripod-mounted 
Noise added in PS Elements 

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Aviator Snips 
Sony DSC-R1, 58mm, .5/sec at f/8, ISO 400, Tripd-mounted; Fluorescent and tungsten light

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Homework (low-tech and hi-tech) 
Pentax K-x, 42.5mm, 1/500 sec. at f/6.3, ISO 400 
37.5mm, 1/25 sec. at f/6.3, ISO 400 

Monday, August 15, 2011

Mr. and Mrs. Barry Alexander at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new Alexander Trail in Thompson's Station.  The Alexanders donated generously towards the construction of the trail.
Pentax K-x, 80mm, 1/1000 sec at f/7.1, ISO 640

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Trail head kiosk at south end of Thompson's Station Park, marking trail head of new Alexander Trail, which connects TS Park and Heritage Park at Heritage Middle School.  As his Eagle Scout project, my son Oliver managed the project to build and install two of these signs, one at each end of the trail.  See http://www.outdoorencounter.org/Projects.html
Pentax K-x, 28mm, 1/160 sec at f/8, ISO 200

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Tunnel on walking trail, Crockett Park, Brentwood, TN 
Pentax K-x, 23mm, 1/50 sec. at f/7.1, ISO 1250

Friday, August 12, 2011

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Son Oliver running 5K race at Vaughn's Gap, Nashville 
This is the first race that Independence High School runs each season, an informal race, just for fun (which explains the socks...) 
Pentax K-x, 105mm, 1/250 sec. at f/6.3, ISO 800

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Charlotte's new Moccasins 
Pentax K-x, 50mm, 1/250 sec at f/9, ISO 640 

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Monday, August 8, 2011

Ticket Booth at Williamson County Fair 
Franklin, TN
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ8, 6.5mm, 1/13 sec at f/6.3, ISO 400

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Sculptures outside Frist Museum of Visual Art, Nashville
Pentax K-x, 28mm, 1/200 sec. at f/8, ISO 250
Converted to B&W in PS Elements 6

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Texting...LOL
Pentax K-x, 47.5mm, 1/400 sec. at f/8, ISO 640

Friday, August 5, 2011

Untitled (Girl and Watermelon)
Pentax K-x, 32mm, 1/40 sec. at f/7.1, ISO 1250

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Son Ben's "Running Man" sculpture 
Sony DSC-R1, 31mm, 1/60 sec at f/7., ISO 1600

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Painting 
Sony DSC-R1, 36mm, 1/50 sec at f/9, ISO 400, on-camera flash at -.3

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Healthways, Inc. Headquarters Building 
Franklin, TN
HTC T7380, 4.7mm, f/2.5 at 1/16 sec., ISO 131

Monday, August 1, 2011