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Wreck in Sauhurita, AZ. The dust swirled up as they poured sand down to absorb the fuel spill.

Snow On The Huachucas

Snow On The Huachucas
Sierra Vista, Arizona

The Way Ahead

The Way Ahead
Douglas, Arizona

Waiting

Waiting
McDonald Cemetary
Coronado National Forest
Douglas, Arizona

Patience

Patience
Magnolia Springs State Park
Millen, Georgia

Riveting Flight

Riveting Flight
Gila Wilderness
Silver City, New Mexico

Liquid Water

Liquid Water
Magnolia Springs State Park
Millen, Georgia

Bisbee, Arizona

Bisbee, Arizona

Having a little fun with Photoshop these days!

Argh! The dither on the sky is annoying....something to do with the way Blogger and Picasa thumbnail the image....DISCLAIMER: I really like this image, and I am going to keep it on here...however, just know that the original doesn't have this dither problem....

Okracoke Light (Saturated)

Okracoke Light (Saturated)
Okracoke Island, North Carolina

I live the old-time, post card feel of oversaturated photos!

Silver Lillies

Silver Lillies
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Folkston, Georgia

Moss - Rock - Water

Moss - Rock - Water
Nantahala River
Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina

Industrial Revolution

Industrial Revolution
Bryson City Rail Yard
Bryson City, North Carolina

Rhododendron Falls

Rhododendron Falls
Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina

Rural Rush Hour

Rural Rush Hour
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina

Smoky River

Smoky River
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina

Coy Girl

Coy Girl
Dearing, Georgia

Storm Crossing

Storm Crossing
Steephollow Road
Stapleton, Georgia

Mamma! They're Lookin' At Me!

Mamma! They're Lookin' At Me!
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Folkston, Georgia

Shining Star

Shining Star
St. Simon's Island Light
St. Simon's Island, Georgia

Okracoke Light

Okracoke Light
Okracoke Island, North Carolina

Empire Cienegas

Empire Cienegas
Las Cienegas National Wildlife Refuge
Sonoita, Arizona

Menace To The Species

Menace To The Species
Ogeechee River Shoals
Glascock County, Georgia

Diane is a menace to all species of fish. However, today her catch went from large, to small...to smaller...to smallest...

But as they say, a bad day fishing is better than a good day working...and all-in-all any day I fish with Diane is a good day....

Mated Pair
Louisville, Georgia

Admittedly, this is not the best shot I have ever made. Diane and I were driving home from a day fishing in Midville, when we came across these two Bald Eagles feeding on a fish. By the time we stopped, we had to backtrack across a pasture to get these shots. The light was fading and I was still about 200 yards away. With their "eagle eyes" they spotted us sneaking up on them and decided to make a hasty exit.

At least we got photographic proof that we saw a mated pair of Bald Eagles right here in central Georgia. That is not a sight you see everyday!

Bald Eagles mate for life. This is a VERY good sign for Diane and I - or at least that is how we see it!

Westward

Westward
Benson, Arizona

Diane and I had just left a cookout at Miller Adams' house in Pomerene, Arizona and were on the way back to Bisbee when we noticed that the sunset was going to be a stunning one. In Arizona, beautiful sunsets are common. Almost every day there is a phenomenal glow to the west, but this one was special. The oranges, the purples and the blues were coming together to make this a rare sunset. A sunset that stands out among the numerous other beautiful sights in southeast Arizona. We joke that each of them are "just another beautiful Arizona sunset". This one wasn't.

I found a railroad trestle that gave me a good view of the sky to the west and started shooting. This is the way to end a fantastic day! (We did have to dodge two Union Pacific trains while we were standing there in awe)

There was a rain shower off to the south, along the Sonora border that produced the only orange rainbow I have ever seen. I tried to get that on camera, but it was just too faint....

Wow!

Tom's Tired

Tom's Tired
Diane's First Day Shooting with D-70
Cedar Key, Florida

Dancing With Myself

Dancing With Myself
Hixtown Swamp
State Route 14
Near Shady Grove, Florida

Cedar Key Local

Cedar Key Local
Channel Bridge
Cedar Key, Florida

Top Cover

Top Cover
Big Dock
Cedar Key, Florida

Feed The Bird

Feed The Bird
Channel Bridge
Cedar Key, Florida

X62

X62
Elberton Rail Yard
Elberton, Georgia

Automatic

Automatic
Elberton Rail Yard
Elberton, Georgia

DEWD

DEWD
Ogeechee River Bridge
Midville, Georgia

The Angler

The Angler
First Nikon D-70 Shot!
Ogeechee River Bridge
Midville, Georgia

Blue Green

Blue Green
Saguaro National Park
Tucson, Arizona

ICG

ICG
Sandersville Rail Yard
Sandersville, Georgia

Night Light

Night Light
Tybee Island Light
Tybee Island, Georgia

Round The Bend

Round The Bend
Steephollow Road
Stapleton, Georgia

Ghost Swamp

Ghost Swamp
McCroan's Bridge Road
Jefferson County, Georgia

Night Strike

Night Strike
High Lonsome Road
Cochise County, Arizona

Eye Of The Flock

Eye Of The Flock
Okracoke Island - Cedar Island Ferry
Pamlico Sound, North Carolina

Stars and Bars Redux

Stars and Bars Two
Okracoke Island - Cedar Island Ferry
Pamlico Sound, North Carolina

Open Space

Open Space
NM State Highway 338
Cloverdale, New Mexico

Hatteras Light

Hatteras Light
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Buxton, North Carolina

Homeport

Homeport
Chesapeake Bay
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Littoral Texture

Littoral Texture
Chesapeake Bay
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Littoral Texture Two

Littoral Texture Two
Chesapeake Bay
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Pelican Motion

Pelican Motion
Okracoke Island - Cedar Island Ferry
Pamlico Sound, North Carolina

Diane

Diane
Juliette Mill Dam
East Juliette, Georgia
(filming location for Fried Green Tomatoes)

Laminar Flow

Laminar Flow
Juliette Mill Dam
East Juliette, Georgia
(filming location for Fried Green Tomatoes)

Its Fancy, Honey

Its Fancy, Honey
Copyright 2005 David Daniel

Closure

Closure
Copyright 2005 David Daniel

OkefenokeMe

OkefenokeMe
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Folkston, Georgia

Fresnel

Fresnel
Tybee Island Light
Tybee Island, Georgia

Waiting For St. Francis

Waiting For St. Francis
Mission San Xavier del Bac
"White Dove of the Desert"
Near Tucson, Arizona

Window Light

Window Light
Copyright 2005 David Daniel

Lowell Picture Show

Lowell Picture Show
Downtown Lowell
Bisbee (Lowell), Arizona

Round About

Round About
Tybee Island Light
Tybee Island, Georgia

Beach Tao

Beach Tao
San Fernadina Beach, Florida

Dip

Dip
San Fernadina Beach, Florida

Stars and Bars

Stars And Bars
Copyright 2005 David Daniel

Idle Hours

Idle Hours
Copyright 2005 David Daniel

Idle Hours

Just Outside the Douglas Unit of Coronado National Forest
Extreme Southeast Corner of Arizona

Diane and I had made a long circle through the Douglas Unit of the Coronado National Forest. We headed up to Portal, New Mexico and then over to Animas, New Mexico before turning west just north of the Mexican border. The southwest corner of New Mexico/southeast corner of Arizona is some of the most remote country in the United States. You are about as far from "civilization" as you can get in this day and age. Along this road are a very few, far-flung ranches. Things around these parts have not changed for a hundred years. This is what the old west must have felt like.
Just past one of these ranches, a small creek flowed through a stand of trees. I was driving at least 20 miles an hour (autobahn fast on these roads) and something in the trees caught my eye. I went past it by a hundred yards or so and then turned around. Diane asked me what I had seen...and all I said was, "Just wait, you'll see."
The chair under the tree just called out to me...and to Diane as well. This was a place I could see just sitting and pondering the world - just like the old rancher who lived there. After a hard day's work with the herd, I am sure that he just sat in this chair with a glass of tea and put the universe all in perspective.
This is one of the very few times when I knew immediately that, beyond the shadow of a doubt, I had made a good picture.
When Diane and I looked at it, she could only say two words, "Uncle Bill." Her uncle Bill Sides would take a chair like this out to Cape Cod and sit on the top of the dunes and take it all in - for hours on end. Bill's son commented, "Yep, looks like my Dad's chair - or one that he had 'acquired' from the school where he was the principal."
I really do hope that you can find yourself - or even your own "Uncle Bill" in this image...I know I can.

Equal Door Knob

Equal Door Knob
Copyright 2005 David Daniel

Cloverdale, New Mexico

Cloverdale, New Mexico
Copyright 2005 David Daniel

Monet In Arizona

Monet In Arizona
Copyright 2005 David Daniel

The Work Continues

The Work Continues
Copyright 2005 David Daniel

Canadian Creek

Canadian Creek
Copyright 2005 David Daniel

Morrissey Is Dead

Morrissey Is Dead
Copyright 2005 David Daniel

Blue And Gold

Blue And Gold
Copyright 2005 David Daniel

Broken Red Line

Broken Red Line
Copyright 2005 David Daniel

Sunflower Series One

Sunflower Series One
Copyright 2005 David Daniel

Bridge O'Whisp

Bridge O'Whisp
Copyright 2005 David Daniel

What Light...

What Light...
Sparta Train Depot
Sparta, Georgia

San Pedro Gold

San Pedro Gold
Copyright 2005 David Daniel

Window Vine

Window Vine
Copyright 2005 David Daniel

The Door To History

The Door To History
Sparta Train Depot
Sparta, Georgia

Soon after we moved to Georgia, Diane and I went on a tour of old abandoned buildings/houses. Good thing it was winter, the snakes and other critters left us pretty much alone.

This is the depot in Sparta, Georgia - a wonderful building that takes you back in time with the first step inside. From a look around, no one had been in this building (functionally) since the early 1980's. You could see the old safe, the signaling levers - which I tried and they still work! - and the rooms where the train crews would sleep while waiting for their trains.

The floors creaked with every step. You could see the ghosts of the folks busying themselves with the work that envelopes a train station. The manifests and invoices were laying on the desks, right where they were when the last shift left the building.For a train buff, which I am, this was priceless!

The two of us walked out on the platform and I looked down the tracks: I could see the station manager sticking his head out of the door and checking his watch, feel the trains rumbling into the station, hear the clatter of luggage being unloaded by the porters...it was truly a step back into the 1940's....I want to take it over and over again.

Bisbee, AZ 85603

Bisbee, AZ 85603
Copyright 2005 David Daniel

Alone On The Prairie

I walked around this windmill for about 30 minutes, looking at the cows, the grass, the sky - everything. Made dozens of shots from all perspectives....and yet it was only when I got home and started looking at the day's images that my fiance said something like, "Oh I am so glad you got that bird's nest in your image!"

Um....yes...it was my incredible eye that saw that nest...yep...sure....ummmm.....that was....unexpected.....

Magic Eye

Magic Eye
Apache Power
Willcox Dry Lake Bed, Arizona

I love to ask people to figure out how I made this image. It is unretouched.Once you know how I made it, you cannot help but see it.

Diane and I were driving up toward Willcox when we went past a sign that said "Wildlife Viewing Area Next Right". We were actually trying to figure out a way to get out on the dry lake, which the Army Air Corps used as a bombing range for B-17s in WWII. Needless to say, the Air Force doesn't want you wandering around unexploded ordnance. This viewing area is about the best vantage point to look out over the lake (except for the guy whose driveway we went down, but he wasn't too happy about trespassers).

The birds out here are phenomenal! This is one of the "must see" attractions for the birdwatching crowd. I don't know any of the ones we saw, but there were literally thousands of them...fantastic....and a fantastic day for a road trip!

Impact

Impact
Copyright 2005 David Daniel

A Frond Of Mine

A Frond Of Mine
John White's Driveway
Green Valley, Arizona

It was a beautiful day to go for a ride in Southern Arizona and Diane and I made the best possible use of it. We headed out of Bisbee on Highway 92, out of Sierra Vista and over to Sonoita and Patagonia. The day was FANTASTIC, the drive was FANTASTIC, the company was FANTASTIC, the scenery was FANTASTIC - did I mention that it was a FANTASTIC day?!At Patagonia, we cut down to Duquesne, Lochiel and over to Nogales. The ride was presenting image after image of overwhelming Arizona landscapes! Eventually, we made it to Interstate 19. Normally, I hate interstate driving, but I-19 is different. The sun was hitting the mountains and making them sparkle. This is a light that comes only rarely in most parts of the world, but in Arizona, it comes about once a week - and I was here for it.

The western states have one beautiful thing in common - the particular hue of blue that we get that just isn't found anywhere else. I think (and I may be wrong on this one) that it is the lack of humidity that brings this unique color of blue out of the sky. When you see it, you cannot help but think that it is "too blue" for nature - or that all other natural blue is somehow "tainted" (the latter being my personal feeling)

The contrast of Diane's father's palm trees with this particular blue was astounding. The greens and the blues were just unnatural. Did I mention that it was a FANTASTIC day?

Ready To Rumble

Ready To Rumble
Washington Town Square
Washington, Georgia

Okay, not all of my shots have some deep personal story behind them. This is the left fender of a 1962 Austin Healy 3000 Mark III - one of my all time favourite cars...It truly is "Ready To Rumble".

Sunday, Diane's two cousins, Amanda and Nat, stopped by on their way from Arizona to Maine. We took them up to Washington, Georgia for brunch at The Fitzpatrick Hotel's restaurant, Watchmakers. After a fine brunch (as usual) we walked outside to take a stroll around Washington's square. This car was parked outside of the hotel - its owner was right inside his antique shop next door to the hotel. I introduced myself as a fellow Alabamian (as the Austin had Alabama plates) and that I was sorry that I had dragged these "damn Yankees" to Georgia. He pointed out to Nat the fine armoire, noting that it was "made somewhere up there, like Boston perhaps." The owner then told us the real reason that this fantastic piece of furniture was not in his own home, "...don't want the Yankee ghosts coming in..."

I think that up until that point, Diane's cousins were taking him seriously in his light hearted ribbing of the Yankees...but then again, he might not have been joking...

Silhouette Of A Nation

Silhouette Of A Nation
Southern Arizona Veteran's Memorial Cemetery
Ft. Huachuca, Arizona

The Veteran's Memorial Cemetery at Ft. Huachuca, Arizona is a place of many contrasts. The graves of the fallen, the dry grass of the High Chaparral and the Huachuca Mountains forming a backdrop present so many stirring images that it is hard to capture one that speaks to the entire experience.

After a frustrating day of work at the fort, I decided to take a slight detour through the cemetery. I had no intentions of making any pictures - I just wanted to unwind and I figured that the cemetery would at least be quiet. As I walked though the graves of the service men and women, it dawned on me that no matter how frustrating my job is, it is worth it. These people did what it took to get the job done. Our country is what it is - right or wrong - because of these people's sacrifice. My job is just a continuation of that struggle. I may not have bullets being fired at me on a daily basis, but my job of making the Army's computer networks better directly impacts those who do.

The dead spoke to me. The living owe it to them to keep their dreams of America alive.

Wind At Work

Wind At Work
Las Cienegas National Wildlife Refuge
Sonoita, Arizona

This is one of my favorite photos. Diane and I were driving back from her father's house in Green Valley, AZ (outside of Tucson) and took the back roads back to Bisbee.Diane had always told me about the Cienegas (Spanish for Marsh), but I had never taken the time to drive through. It is about a 10 mile loop from Elgin to Sonoita - and well worth the drive.The picture was made in September, so the grass had already changed from the lush green that suprises most first time visiors to Arizona, to the golden brown that lasts for most of the year.We parked by a windmill to get some shots of the cows grazing near the tank. I tried a few angles on the cows, but none seemed right. Just as I was about to give up, the wind came up out of the south and the windmill began to turn. The loud creaking as the blades came to life caught my attention. The pump arm began to slide up and down with another creaking that took just a slightly separate tone, so the two noises were able to play off of each other to form an impromptu symphony of groans, creaks and squeaks. The water then added the remaining depth as it was choked to the surface.This little breeze caused all of this work to be done, all of the sounds, the smells...everything. The wind does truly work in mysterious ways.