To Everything Tern, Tern, Tern

Jekyll and the costal islands of Georgia are the place to be for watching birds (not The Byrds).  We took a trip around the island with an avid watcher and saw everything from Sanderlings to Bald Eagles.  Some of these shots of fresh water pond birds are from the Harris Neck NWR just a short drive up the coast.  The last shot is of a guy doing some birding of his own.

Driving Ms. Daisy

I had the most wonderful afternoon driving around the with my beautiful daughter, Daisy.  She teaches at Charlottesville High and is herself a photographer who possesses "the eye".  She recently invited me to join her for a day of capturing whatever we could find in nature (and otherwise) around the area of Staunton, Va.  Not many fathers get such opportunities, and I tried to make the most of it.  Daisy, you cannot imagine how much I appreciated the day with you.

Wing Walker Wife

I bet my wife that she would not stand on the wings of that antique biplane.  She agreed to do it if I would clean up the kitchen for a month.  Here she is doing a wing walker act at 150mph stuck to the plane with abc bubblegum on her tennis shoes.  She must hate to do dishes.

Try Scissors...

The guy wanted to cut the ribbon between the two posts....so he flew his airplane upside down and used the tail.  I would have offered scissors, but he seemed to know what he was doing.  As did the other pilots in this small air show at New River Valley Airport last month.  I photographed with a 70-200mm zoom and shot at a shutter speed around 1000.  The clouds were beautiful as a front was blowing through.

Chairman of the Board

I always wanted to be the Chairman of the Board when I was younger.  Now I have resigned myself to be chair man of the bored.