SAY WHAT? Yeah you heard me, this app would almost make me switch from a Android based phone to a kool aid drinking iphone. So what is the app? It’s called CameraAwesome and its a free camera app from my favorite photo sharing site – Smugmug CameraAwesome website Do you have to be a Smugmug client to use the app? Nope..only two features are SM specific and they are truly optional features. I’m not kidding when I say that this...

It’s the simple pleasures that matter most and when your four year old wants to sit on the deck with you and take pictures of simple birds as the sun sets in the West…how can life get any better? The birds are Female House Finch, Male House Finch and a White Breasted Nuthatch Ami if your reading this your Nuthatch looks much better than mine but it’s funny that we captured one on the same...

Wind and Cool weather forced us to play inside today. So we decided to make it a black and white kindof day. Jack with Bailey and Willow our two male havanese dogs. Bailey is the black one and Willow is the white one. Bailey is Jack’s favorite, but Willow loves Jack more… funny how that works...

Today before the front moves in and the temperatures drop and the rain sweeps in, I tried out my new chair stand that is big enough to fit myself, tripod and camera (even Jack came in for a short visit). The blind worked very well as the birds came and went and didn’t seem to mind the occasional shutter noise. The blind is compact and can quickly be setup or taken down. Here are the shots I took...

I had the chance today to go to the Nashville Zoo and take a animal art photography class with Christian Sperka, he is the official photographer for the Nashville Zoo. Mr Sperka is about to move to Africa so I jumped at the chance to take at least one of his classes (hoping to go to his advanced class in March). The day was very cold with temps in the low 30s with strong winds, but that didn’t damper our spirits as we enjoyed the...

Jack’s bear Einstein sure does wish there was snow. When we watched Doug’s video of the snow he got in Omaha, 12 inches to be exact, we got envious. We need at least one good snow so we can go out and make a snow man. Until then, Einstein and Jack will have to keep...