A large moth found its way onto my porch yesterday. View the full size image to see the details of its wings.

I captured this dive in 5 shots over the course of about 1.5 seconds. That was the easy part. Blending the images took an additional 2 hours of fiddling in Hugin and Gimp.

Here is the result:

The shot features the finale of the pirate dive show from the 2009 Texas State Fair.

My trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was an excellent opportunity to do more camping photography.

The following images are interesting in that the first required a tripod, getting my shoes muddy and fending off bugs. While the second image was a quick snapshot during our train ride. I am pleased with both.

Two of my favorite photos from this past weekend’s festivities:

Surprisingly firework photography is easier than it seems. And since this was my first time shooting fireworks I followed the tips from How to Photograph Fireworks Displays.

My take from all the tips I read was to use a tripod, keep the shutter speed between 1-3 seconds and set the focus to infinity. After your camera is configured, shoot as many photos as possible.

A photo of a dragonfly from last November at the Trinity River Audubon Center.

Recently at the Texas Discovery Gardens’ preview of their new butterfly facility, I was able to capture this image of a Passion Flower.

The lighting was excelling, however I did not have my tripod handy to give it the “tack sharp” feeling.

This squirrel kept a watchful eye at all times. These were taken near the ponds at my apartment complex.

A duck foraging at The Lakes.

Close up shot of our Christmas tree’s needles.

Here I was playing with our new 105mm Micro-Nikkor lens for the first time. This photo is amazingly crisp even with the dim living room light.

Quick shot of our Winnie the Pooh ornament.

A photo of a tree’s bark which, in this light, appears to have a bluish color.

This is a picture of the campfire from my November camping trip to Mineral Wells State Park.

After taking hundreds of fire photos on multiple camping trips, this one caught my eye. Fire is a tricky beast to capture in image form.

Walking around the Lakes at night rendered this image of Christmas decorations. This is a shot of trees wrapped with white Christmas lights. It was also an excuse to use my tripod this winter.

The lights look warm despite a temperature in the 30’s that night. This pic would have benefited from white balance adjustments, which I am now starting to learn.

Photo of a sparrow who is oddly comfortable with people.

This was one of the first shots with my new Nikon D80 earlier this year.

The rusty exterior of the Audubon Center outside of Dallas. Is it blending in with nature?

Shot of shady water at Lake Daingerfield in Daingerfield State Park. The deep blue color and pools of green reflections make the photo.

A picnic intruder.