We love you Trouble. Rest in peace.
Above are a selection of images that I came across whilst snooping through my old photo folders. They were my attempt at being artistic with a toy camera.
Displayed here are a set of snake images, some from the zoo, some from the wild, and some are from my own collection. Some are venomous and some are non-venomous. Let me stress that I have a lot of experience dealing with snakes, and that i do not recommend that the average person should approach any snake, especially if they do not know the species.
As a note of interest: The last picture is of a Wood Stork. This is a bird that is Native to Florida, and other parts of the South Eastern US. It is a year round resident here, and breeds locally. There is a small colony at the Jacksonville zoo that consists of wild storks that have chosen several trees in the African Savannah section as nesting sites. As I stated, they are wild animals that are not a part of the zoo's collection.
This image goes as far back as I do with digital, 2003 in fact. It's hard to believe that it has been seven years!
This is actually one of my favorite shots ever, and one that I am always proud to share.
These two images were shot 5 years ago, there about. We were sitting at her kitchen table and I was just snapping pictures of her randomly. She is quite a character, and even though I asked her to ignore the camera, she couldn't help posing for me.
The first image has a somber feel to it, but the mood at the time could not have been more light hearted, as the second one shows very well.
I love you Nana!
Looking over some portraits I came across it and just had to share it.
Sarah and I met at the library where we worked together, and we became fast friends. She has been a big part of my life over the last few years, and despite our differences we have a strong bond of friendship. Emma was a bonus! Sort of a, buy one get one half off deal. But you'll never find a better farmville buddy, no sir.
Obviously I didn't do that (I don't think I could!). I just filed them away and though I have looked over them a few times since then I never touched them. However, this time I felt a bit different, and I was able to look at them from a another angle. There are actually a few I really like. I worked up a few last night, so I figured I'd pop them up on here.
I wanted to shoot him there and then, but he had a few kids huddled around him cooing over his dog. By the time I made it back to him the sign was put up, but I still feel the image has a certain power to it. It's really all in his face I think. At any rate this picture is a bit of a return for me to shooting candid portraits on the street. It's a form a of photography that I love and plan to do more of in the future.
