Grasshopper on 2nd-story ledge surveying the neighborhood 

Pentax K-x, 55mm, 1/400 sec. at f/9, ISO 400

Manual focus; shot through window screen 

Sunrise in the fog on Village Drive 

Sony DSC-R1, 70.4 mm, 1/800 sec. at f/14, ISO 400

Anticipating October 

Sony DSC-R1, 51.2mm, 3 sec. at f/7.1, ISO 800, tripod-mounted

Fallen tree...still retaining some grandeur 

Pentax K-x, 21.2mm, 1/800 sec. at f/10, ISO 400

Perfume bottle in afternoon window light 

Sony DSC-R1, 30mm, 1/60 sec at f/7.1 

Leaves and acorns of the Chestnut Oak 

Pentax K-x, 40mm, 1/500 sec. at f/6.3, ISO 400

At the Thompson's Station Fall Festival 

Pentax K-x, 47.5mm, 1/180 sec. at f/8, ISO 400

"Besties" 

My daughter (on right) and friend Melissa before IHS Homecoming game 

Pentax K-x, 30.6mm, 1/25 sec. at f/7.1, ISO 800, on-camera flash 

My son and some friends are classing up Independence High School a bit tomorrow for Homecoming.

Sony DSC-R1, 14.3mm, .6 sec at f/5.6, ISO 400, tripod-mounted

Mellow Mushrooms 

Pentax K-x, 80mm, 1/50 sec. at f/6.3, ISO 1250

IHS JV Cross Country runners before race at Harlinsdale Farm, Franklin, TN 
(My son Oliver in the black socks) 

Pentax K-x, 138mm, 1/400 sec. at f/9, ISO 640

Pentax K-x, 50mm, 1/100 sec. at f/8, ISO 1000, manual focus through windshield 

Church Graveyard 

Thompson's Station, TN 

Pentax K-x, 57.5mm, 1/200 sec. at f/10, ISO 800

Building across from Williamson County soccer fields, Franklin, TN 

Pentax-Kx, 105mm, 1/1600 sec. at f/7.1, ISO 400

Ready for the game 

Sony DSC-R1, 42mm, 1/15 sec. at f/4.5, ISO 1600

Fueling up 

Pentax K-x, 50mm, 1/640 sec. at f/8, ISO 640

Ants snacking on aphids 

Pentax K-x, 200mm, 1/160 sec. at f/6.3, ISO 1000

Writing Spider (Argiope aurantia) 

Pentax K-x, 55mm, 1/200 sec. at f/8, ISO 800, manual focus

Son Ben, looking dapper and getting some "air" 

Pentax K-x, 30.6mm, 1/400 sec at f/13, ISO 1250

Pentax K-x, 42.5mm, 160/sec. at f/6.3, ISO 640 

Franklin, TN 

Adjacent to Los Grocery Store and Los Coin Laundry... 

Pentax K-x, 40mm, 1/1600 sec. at f/8, ISO 800

Fall Colours - starting on the "trash" bushes, trees and weeds on the fence line at the back of the property. 

Pentax K-x, 42.5mm, 1/160 sec. at f/7.1, ISO 1250

Clock Movement 

Sony DSC-R1, 37mm, .40 sec. at f/8, ISO 800, tripod-mounted

Converted to B&W in PS Elements 6

Keep out! 

Old house on Harlinsdale Farm, Franklin, TN 

Pentax K-x, 57.5mm, 1/640 sec. at f/8, ISO 800 

Converted to B&W in PS Elements 6

A Fig Cake for Fall 

Sony DSC-R1, 70mm, 1/10 sec. at f/4.8, ISO 400; Tripod-mounted

Wet Hummingbird 

Pentax K-x, 200mm, 1/80 sec. at f/6.3, ISO 2000

The vise - an essential workshop fixture 

Sony DSC-R1, 71.5mm, 1/13 sec. at f/4.8, ISO 400, manual focus, tripod-mounted 

Converted to B&W in PS Elements 6

Son Oliver 

Night shot, lit by exterior entrance-way light, camera resting on deck rail 

Pentax K-x, 47.5mm, .3 sec. at f/5.6 

Converted to B&W in PS Elements 6

Artist's Tools 

Pentax K-x, 47.5mm, 1/100 sec. at f/6.3, ISO 800

The stampede at the start of a Williamson County middle school cross country race at Page Middle School, Franklin, TN 

Pentax K-x, 95mm, 1/250 sec. at f/9, ISO 640