Hummingbirds

There must be four or five pairs of hummingbirds living on my property. One day they were buzzing around from my live oaks to this tallow tree in my front yard. They wouldn't sit still long, but I managed to snap a few shots (over about 30 minutes). These guys are fast! (and if you're wondering, they are Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Archilochus colubris) Enjoy!

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Blog Stalking

I wanted to use this post to take some time to recognize other photographers' blogs that I regularly (we're talkn' daily) visit. Each of these photographers inspire me and I always come away from a post learning something. So take a look:

My wedding photographer, Mary Beth Tyson, who inspired me to pursue photography:

http://www.marybethtysonblog.com

Jasmine Star. This girl is amazing and she is totally open to giving advice and helping other aspiring photographers:

http://www.jasminestarblog.com/

The Image is Found. An amazing couple that shoot some cool pics and have a great sense of humor:

http://www.theblogisfound.com/

Jessica Claire. Talented photographer and creater of the ShootSac (check it out, I'm holding back from splurging on one):

http://www.jessicaclaire.net/

Another photographer who offers advice, Becker:

http://www.beckersblog.com/

So those are just a few of my favorites. Check them out.

And to add a few pics, here's a few of my fiance Bill while we were in college that always make me smile.

Look how skinny!

Kicking butt in the log birling competition at the Mississippi State conclave

Sporting the Man Capris just prior to the birling competition

And dancing at our first Conclave at Clemson. He thought he was so cool. We didn't start dating for another year. I'll let you imagine why:

And I Simpsonized us a few weeks ago. This is so accurate, he's just missing the full beard, but it still looks just like him. I love it!

Really Big Tree

It's been a while since I've posted. And I wish that I could say that's because I've been so busy shooting, processing, etc. But unfortunately no. I've been swamped at work. Fuunn stuff. Plus I've been finalizing my wedding plans. So that's pretty much been all of my free time right now.

Anyway, I took these pictures last weekend near our house, in LaCrosse. Bill did some research and found the location of the largest live oak in Florida. So we drove there Saturday afternoon. Check out the pictures. I even threw in one of me next to the tree giving it some scale. And there's one or two of Bill. Much to his dismay I made him sit still while I got some portrait practice.

I love how this one turned out. It kinda looks like I used a fisheye. But it was just the curve of the tree.

What a happy camper. Can you see me?! That tree was huge!

Bill actually took this one and he is super proud of it, so I have to give him credit for it.

The Santa Fe River

The Santa Fe River is right down the road from our house, and is one of our favorite places. We really try to go out on the river every weekend if we can. So here's some pictures.