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I Want One of Each, August 27, 2008
Nikon and Canon have both recently released or announced new digital S.L.R. models - Canon the 15-megapixel 50D and Nikon the 12.3-megapixel http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/technology/personaltech/28pogue.html?hp">D90. I recently sold my 6.3-megapixel Digital Rebel and am currently digital camera-less - and likely to stay...

Shoot All You Want, We'll Take More, June 5, 2008
Fox5 television in Washington D.C. had a report last Friday on how security guards at DC's Union Station are telling photographers that taking pictures isn't allowed there. The security guards are wrong, of course. Photography is allowed in Union Station....

Hot Air Over Tennessee, March 3, 2008
I snapped this cellphone photo of a hot air balloon shortly after it landed Saturday at the corner of Highway 96 and Mack Hatcher Parkway in Franklin, Tennessee. Hot air balloons often dot the skies over Williamson County on...

A Franklin Weekend, March 3, 2008
If you ever find yourself in downtown Franklin, Tennessee, around dinnertime, do stop in at the Red Pony Restaurant. I had an excellent monkfish entree. The Red Pony Restaurant is at 408 Main St. Call ahead and request upstairs...

Divine Painting, November 16, 2007
I photographed this fall scene Nov. 8 along Mack Hatcher Parkway in Franklin, Tennessee....

Hydroplane Blogging, November 14, 2007
A view at the lake that was 21st Avenue just after the torrential rain and hail slacked off enough to see the road from my office window....

Flickriffic, October 16, 2007
If you're a photographer - even an amateur photographer with decent skills - you should have a Flickr page. Why? Well, today I got an email from someone with the publisher of the Lonely Planet travel guides asking for a...

Red Truck, October 13, 2007
On Gentry's Farm, Franklin, TN, October 11, 2007....

At the Biltmore, October 13, 2007
A statue outside the Biltmore House in Asheville, N.C., photographed in early October 2007....

Walnut Street Bridge, Chattanooga, July 15, 2007
The Walnut Street Bridge is now a pedestrian and bicycle bridge spanning the Tennessee River and linking downtown Chattanooga with the North Shore community and Coolidge Park, one of the nicest urban parks you'll find anywhere. In this photo...

More Photos From My Recent Trip to DC, July 15, 2007
The first three of these photos were taken at dusk, July 3, from the rooftop of the new Newseum under construction on Pennsylvania Avenue. The Capitol Building. The Capitol Building The Washington Monument. Inside the Smithsonian's National Air and Space...

Reflecting Freedom, July 5, 2007
Fireworks over the Washington Monument, reflected in the glass exterior of the Newseum, taken from the rooftop terrace of the Residences at the Newseum, which are extremely nice. Update: Glenn Reynolds posted yesterday about severe storms causing the National...

The Hill, July 2, 2007
The U.S. Capitol Building, today. Perfect weather in Washington today - low 80s, low humidity. 700,000 expected on the Mall Wednesday for the July Fourth festivities and fireworks....

Exit Full, May 27, 2007
Leaving Merridee's....

Shadows, May 27, 2007
Not exactly a comforting sight on your first deep-sea dive. I only managed the one shot before he glided off into the darkness....

Cheeseburger in Paradise, May 17, 2007
McDonald's, Downtown Nashville....

Lucky Guy, May 16, 2007
And everyone else too....

Signs of Progress, April 12, 2007
As seen in front of Al Gore's Lynwood Boulevard mansion in Nashville's posh Belle Meade neighborhod this afternoon. I wonder if Gore himself will be at the zoning board meeting to make the case for why he should be...

Along the Road, March 30, 2007
Along Holly Tree Gap Road in Williamson County, Tennessee, yesterday as the morning fog lifted....

For the Birds, March 23, 2007
Above: Australian lorikeets at the Nashville Zoo. For a dollar you can get a little cup of nectar to feed them and, often, they'll land on your hand to feed. Below: Some kind of duck living in the lorikeets...

At the Nashville Zoo, March 22, 2007
I took my children to the Nashville Zoo today and spotted the three Republican presidential frontrunners. That's McCain on the right....

"No More Noble Missions", March 18, 2007
"Puppies for Peace" was my favorite hand-scrawled sign among those held by the 100-150 antiwar protesters who marched through downtown Nashville Saturday. It was carried by a man with a dog on a leash. The dog's true feelings about the...

Wreck on the Highway, March 17, 2007
If you were headed south on I-65 south of Nashville this afternoon and tried to exit at Highway 96 at around 3 p.m., this is why the traffic was so jammed up. Well, that and the to right lanes...

Rainy Day in Nashville 2, March 16, 2007
March 15 was a rainy day in Nashville. That's the Woodmont Christian Church spire, with Woodmont Baptist in the foreground. Woodmont Christian Church's architecture is a beautiful thing. But on a rainy day like yesterday I think it's spire...

Rainy Day in Nashville, March 15, 2007

Evening Sky, February 27, 2007
I shot this photo in southern Williamson County, Tennessee, a few days ago with my new cellphone. That's pretty good color and resolution for a tiny 1.3 megapixel camera....

Fields of Gold, February 22, 2007
The colors of winter are more subtle than spring or autumn. Photographed along Highway 96, Franklin, Tennessee, Feb. 22, 2007. (Click for larger version. Also posted at Flickr.)...

The Road Not Taken, February 22, 2007
Natchez Trace Parkway overpass, Williamson County, Tennessee, Feb. 22, 2007. (Click for larger version. Also posted at Flickr.)...

This Old House, February 16, 2007
This pre-Revolutionary War structure stands near the corner of Route 252 and Rose Tree Road in Delaware County, Pa.. I don't know much about its history other than that....

Broadway, December 9, 2006
Downtown Nashville, Dec. 7, 2006....

Barn, December 7, 2006
I photographed this barn south of Franklin, Tennessee, about a year ago. It's located at the corner of Coleman Road and Highway 31, sandwiched on a narrow piece of farmland between Highway 31 and a CSX railroad track. Click...

Brilliant Sunset, December 6, 2006
I took these photos Sunday afternoon along Highway 31 between Franklin and Spring Hill, Tennessee....

Sunset, November 18, 2006
Sunset, photographed Oct. 31 along Highway 31 between Franklin and Spring Hill, Tennessee. See more of my photos at Flickr...

Blogging the Creation, November 11, 2006
Imagine being there at the creation of the world's newest island. Imagine having a digital camera and an email connection and blogging it for the world to see. These folks did just that, witnessing the volcanic emergence of a new...

Fall Scenes, November 1, 2006
Fall scene, along the road in southern Williamson County, Tennessee, Oct. 31, 2006. Click to enlarge. More at Flickr....

Halloween Rainbow, November 1, 2006
Yesterday afternoon's rainstorms broke just long enough over parts of Williamson County for this brilliant rainbow to appear as the sun set, with part of the rainbow disappearing behind a gray cloud. It actually looked better than this -...

Fall Colors, October 30, 2006
Click to enlarge. More fall colors at Flickr....

Roofers, October 29, 2006
More than six months after the April 7 storms that dropped a deadly tornado on Sumner County and pummeled parts of Maury and Williamson counties with damaging hail, we're having our roof replaced (because of hail damage), just like...

Hill, October 25, 2006

For the Birds, October 1, 2006
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Lee of Conshohocken, September 23, 2006
I spotted this old item at a local junqtique store recently. Now, I grew up about 20 miles from Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, so I was intrigued and wondered who or what "Lee of Conshohocken" was. Googled it. Found that Lee...

Policy Man, September 22, 2006
As photographed at my favorite junktique store on Lewisburg Pike near downtown Franklin, Tennessee. I'm not sure what "Policy Man" was advertising - i'm guessing an insurance company. The wardrobe seems a bit too modern for it to have...

Pleasantly Surprised, September 7, 2006
A few days ago while hiking at Fall Creek Falls State Park, I slipped and my camera took a brief dip in the water. I was pretty sure the camera, a Canon Digital Rebel with this Canon 28-135mm zoom lens...

Fall Creek Falls, September 3, 2006
I took my daughter to Fall Creek Falls State Park yesterday and we hiked down to the base of the falls. Fall Creek Falls is one of the highest waterfalls east of the Rocky Mountains, plunging 256 feet into a...

One Last Look, August 13, 2006
One last look at Pensacola Beach, shot just before we got in the car to head home. For this and other photos from the trip, see my Flickr page here....

Post-Hurricane Photo Blogging, August 13, 2006
On Pensacola Beach, Florida: At first it looks like a misplaced pier. Then you realize it is all that remains of what was someone's beach house before Hurricane Ivan washed it away. Then you see the "For Sale By...

I Could Live There, August 12, 2006
The Portofino Island Resort & Spa, Pensacola Beach, Florida. Six days there wasn't enough. But vacations have to end....

White Sands, August 10, 2006
White Sands *For those of you confused by skb's comment below, the non-horizontally corrected version of this photo is here....

Pensacola Beach and Bay, August 10, 2006
On Pensacola Bay Here is a selection of photos that I've taken while on vacation at the Florida Gulf Coast. There is a selection of photos of damage leftover from Hurricane Dennis (2005) and Hurricane Ivan (2004), in the...

Pensacola Bay, August 8, 2006
Sailboat on Pensacola Bay. Click this one to see it big....

Yesterday's Sunset, August 8, 2006
Sunset on the bay. I was so focused on the beautiful sunset I didn't notice the people in the picture until I opened up the file in Photoshop....

Aaaahhhhh...., August 7, 2006
The view from where I am today... Update: There seems to still be a lot of damage left over around here from Hurricane Dennis, which struck this part of Florida more than a year ago- July 10, 2005, and...

They Don't Build 'Em Like This Much Anymore, August 2, 2006
The old bell tower of Nashville's First Baptist Church on Broadway....

Splash!, July 29, 2006
A day at the pool. Click to enlarge. See more of my photos at Flickr....

Stir Fry, July 27, 2006
Click to enlarge. See more of my photos at my Flickr page....

Irony in Black and White, July 26, 2006
As seen today on the table formerly occupied by the Junk Store Angel... More photos at my Flickr page....

Happy Birthday America, July 5, 2006
Here are a few shots of the July 4th fireworks visible from our front sidewalk and back patio - our subdivision's, er, collaborative and not-exactly-legal fireworks display. The photos were taken with a Canon Digital Rebel set on 800 ISO,...

Open-Source Fireworks Photoblogging, July 4, 2006
I managed to snap a few shots of last night's July Fourth Eve open-source fireworks display in my subdivision. These were all taken with my camera hand-held and on the "bulb" setting meaning the shutter was open for a few...

Horses, July 2, 2006
Lady Nacho See other photos of mine at Flickr....

Hay!, June 29, 2006
As seen off Old Hillsboro Road in Williamson County, Tennessee, this morning. Click image for larger version....

My Friend Flickr, June 24, 2006
This and more photos on my Flickr page, including more horse photos, if you like that sort of thing....

Yesterday on Music Row, June 23, 2006
Some guy sitting on top of his van, playing his guitar, on Music Row, where the record labels have their HQs. Only in Nashville....

Waiting For Break Time to End, June 18, 2006
See more of my photos at my Flickr page....

One Tree Hill, June 18, 2006
Photographed along Hillsboro Road in Williamson County, Tennessee. See more of my photography at my Flickr page....

Mall Fair, June 16, 2006
It's baaaack. Every year, this dinky little carnival sets up its rickety-looking rides at the local mall. Every year my children want to go. Every year we spend two weeks trying to avoid driving within visual range of the...

Tracks, June 13, 2006
Train tracks where the railroad cross Lewisburg Pike near downtown Franklin, TN. See this and more of my photos at my Flickr page, including the black-and-white version of this shot....

Angel Waiting, June 13, 2006
I shot this at a junk store on Lewisburg Pike in Franklin, TN. The angel statue is priced at $35. I'm hoping nobody buys it anytime soon because I'd like to photograph it some more, at different times of...

Child's Dream For Sale, June 8, 2006
An old Huffy bicycle, photographed outside a store in Franklin that sells old junk. More new stuff at my Flickr page....

Junk Store Angel, June 8, 2006
Photographed outside a store in Franklin that sells old junk. More new stuff at my Flickr page....

Franklin Skyline, May 26, 2006
The steeple of the Franklin Cumberland Presbyterian Church that was blown off in a storm in 1908 was replaced yesterday. For 98 years it looked like this....

The View From Here Is Incredible, May 19, 2006
Photographed a few days ago at Bethlehem United Methodist Church, Franklin, TN. Click image for larger version. See more of my photos at Flickr....

Tempting Fate, May 11, 2006
Flaunting this bumper sticker seems especially risky during severe storms season......

Photoblogging, May 9, 2006
Adrian Constant has been doing some amazing photograpy around Nashville lately, including one titled meth lab fire. Also, Blake Wylie visisted the Jack Daniels Distillery in Lynchburg, with his usual good photographic results....

Cup Holder, May 8, 2006
Sign high above the local Cingular store. I don't know how the cup got there. Also, I've posted another sign of the times over at Flickr....

Barn Blogging, May 1, 2006
I took this shot a few weeks ago along Wilson Pike in Brentwood, TN. It also looks cool in black-and-white....

Progress, December 30, 2005
Fun with Photoshop. Click the image for an explanation....

High Over Texas, December 29, 2005
A shot from my most recent travels. More at Flickr....

Where's the Beef?, December 21, 2005
Nick & Wendy's, Nashville, TN, December 2005. They both serve beef, but there the similarities end....

Photoblogging in Texas, December 18, 2005
Road construction, Austin, Texas. I'm currently in Austin, Texas. I haven't had much time for photography, but I've managed to take a few. This is one of the overpasses of a new turnpike under construction high above I-35 north...

Digital Camera Carnival, December 14, 2005
Glenn Reynolds has posted his digital camera carnival. If you're thinking about getting into digital photography, you will benefit by spending a lot of time reading through all the posts he links to....

Digital Camera Advice, December 13, 2005
Glenn Reynolds is hosting a "digital camera carnival" to round-up blogosphere opinion on various digital photography products. Here's my little piece of advice: If you buy Canon's digital SLR, don't get the standard lens that comes in the kit. Instead,...

Barnucopia, December 12, 2005
The stretch of U.S. Highway 31 (Columbia Pike) running from the southern edge of Franklin, Tennessee, to Spring Hill, is a cornucopia of barns that, increasingly stand out ironically because they are being increasingly surrounded by the rapidly multiplying subdivisions...

Old Church, December 11, 2005
Franklin Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Franklin, TN, Dec. 10, 2005 Franklin Cumberland Presbyterian Church is one of the four oldest church buildings in Williamson County. The Gothic architectural style building was constructed in 1876 for $8,000. The architect, Hugh Cathcart...

Lights, Camera, Nashville!, December 10, 2005
Downtown Nashville, dressed up for Christmas, Dec. 9, 2005. Click for larger version or download at Flickr. I also took this photo the same night. It's funny because of the date it was shot. I bet tickets are cheap!...

Numbered Days, December 5, 2005
The Barn at Inglehame Farms, Brentwood Tennesse, Dec. 3, 2005. [Download this photo in various sizes on Flickr.] The Barn at Inglehame Farms sounds like a perfect name for an old barn refurbished into a community clubhouse for an...

Liberty Church, December 3, 2005
Liberty United Methodist Church, Liberty Church Road, Brentwood, TN, Dec. 3, 2005. Five years ago, a few months before we got married, I took my fiance on a drive to what I hoped would be a happy surprise -...

Flickriffic, November 29, 2005
I've joined the Flickr craze. I'll be uploading more photos soon, although I only aspire to be as good a photographer as Blake Wylie....

Barn Blogging: Texas Edition, November 26, 2005
Along Highway 183, 28 miles north of Austin, Texas, near Leander. Here's another view:...

It's the Little Things That Count, October 21, 2005
I took this picture yesterday afternoon. The trees to the left and right of the sidewalk are all maples, all planted at the same time. The trees on the left turned to autumn colors more than a week ago,...

Out and About, October 20, 2005
A little slice of perfection... On a road south of Franklin, Tennessee... Just three minutes from suburbia. Click images to enlarge....

Sky High, September 29, 2005
This was the morning sky yesterday at about 7 a.m.over Brentwood, Tennessee, just south of Nashville. It looked about the same this morning. First person to ID the building in the picture gets a free subscription to BillHobbs.com. Click...