fun with b&w at the dome home...

dew on green...

just cause i like water and the color green.

crown of thorns.snow bush.
vw bug.

around the fire barrel...

there is nothing like hanging with family and friends around a warm fire barrel on a cold night...

the full moon above...hot, hot, hot!
Oogie Boogie...
stirring it up...
aerating the barrel helps it burn...
faces in the fire...

a science day...

today i took a trip to G-Wiz, a local hands-on science museum, with my nephews. it was good times.

the roof
fun with the plasma lamp...
spinning sand...

black and white: uniformity & structure

using plants to show uniformity and structure in black and white photos:

black and white: contrast

a few black and white photographs to show contrasts in natural light.

a sparkling new year...

in celebration of the coming new year, we lit sparklers and fireworks... which looks totally awesome when the shutter lens is left open.
HAPPY 2009!!

round and round...

you know how sometimes you notice something, like a shape or color, and then the next thing you know it just keeps popping out at you? for me, the last few days have been filled with circles, mentally and physically. the craziness of the holidays twirled together with circular shapes of things all around. so i thought i'd share a few that caught my eye.

black and white: textures

black and white photographs can take away the object of a photograph leaving only the texture on display.

depth :: surface :: consistency :: feel

Party @ the Dome

this past weekend was the 3rd annual fall music fest at the dome home in gainesville... it was an awesome time, full of cool people, good music, and warm fires.

scenes from the dome home:

hen and chicks

art glass by somewhere glass

the spider over the door...

the woods stage

twirling green flame

the ones to blame

campfire flamessomewhere glass buschanging leaves