Queen of the Night

Once a year Queen of the Night blooms. It blooms during the night and only last until sunrise. It is so spectacular, I wish I could share with everyone. This is the only way I can show you, but I wish you could smell the fragrance, better that magnolia.

Day at the Market

Saturday, May 22 I worked at the Farmer's Market doing a Master Gardener demo for the Extension. I couldn't resist taking images of products farmers brought to sell.

Fired up in Seagrove

The New York Times had a challenge for the world. They wanted photographers to capture a "Moment in Time" on Sunday, May 2, at 11:00 a.m. EST. I decided to use pottery to represent North Carolina. Daniel Johnston was awesome to work with and displayed a 40 gallon jar in from of a 40' kiln, designed after an ancient Thailand kiln. Daniel uses local clay to make his pottery and also wood in the kiln.

A Family Affair

The Lind Family was a beautiful family to photograph. It was especially fun working with a newborn, although he is sleeping in this photo.

Valentine Fountain

The Fearrington Inn in Pittsboro, North Carolina has a beautiful courtyard featuring this fountain. The Inn is only 1 hour away from Asheboro and features Belted Galloway Beef cattle.

NASCAR Banking 500

I had the opportunity to go the NASCAR Banking 500 on Saturday and had a great time using a 70-200 mm lens.  Despite the noise, I had a great time and captured some interesting images.

Canon EOS 50D

Focal Length  130 mm

Exposure Time 1/60

F/3.2

ISO 800

Beautiful Pottery

The Fall Festival was this weekend in Asheboro.  I strolled around with my camera and captured these beautiful pottery vessels.  The pottery is very similar to Daniel Johnston's which is my favorite.

Canon EOS 50D

Focal Length  92 mm

Exposure Time 1/125

F/4.0

ISO 320