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Huntsville Botanical Gardens - 2009

Descanso Gardens - 2008

Huntsville Botanical Gardens - 2009

Sweet Magnolia

As mentioned before, four beautiful women gave me the opportunity to photograph them with a sleek powerful Mustang. One of these ladies was Raven. She had modeled years before and been a performer, but several children interrupted things a bit.



( Maturity does not dim beauty )

Om Nom Nom
Huntsville Botanical Gardens - 2009

Back in October, I got the chance to photograph four extraordinary ladies. Lindsey is a new comer to pin-up but she's got amazing potential.



( Petite beauty )

Huntsville Botanical Gardens - 2009

Tennessee River Wander - 2009
Remember, summer looks something like this

Huntsville Botanical Gardens - 2009

It snowed several days ago here. Now we've gotten thunderstorms, hail and torrential downpours today and tonight. Thunderstorms in December?!

Descanso Gardens - 2008

Green Mountain Park - 2009

SNOW! I got up this morning to find 1/2 inch of snow on the ground. We had a flurries last night that weren't expected to accummulate. It did :D.

Descanso Gardens - 2008

Cullman - 2009

Abandoned and empty for over 25 years, the Lyric (built in 1908 as a Vaudeville House) and it's adjacent office building are now in a state of arrested decay. The theater was purchased for preservation by a non-profit which owns the nearby and restored Alabama Theater. This summer, two assistants and I recieved permission to extensively photograph both theaters and the office tower adjacent to the Lyric. Using studio lights to illuminate the gloom, these are some samples.



( Show must go on [5 behind the cut] )

Huntsville Botanical Gardens - 2009

My good friend Kira found this video done by the staff at St Vincents Hospital for breast cancer awareness. This is brilliant!

Post Turkeyday rumblings and other digestive noises
Without any doubt, I ate far too much. In fact, I can safely say that I probably outdid myself on the size and scope of this year’s Thanksgiving meal. We had good cause to celebrate and be thankful. I have a loving and very caring girlfriend who understands my needs, my warped sense of humor, who doesn’t create drama for drama’s sake and who deeply cares about my youngsters. This isn’t to say or even suggest that others previous to Wendy were bad; she’s just a better fit.

( A recipe )