Hi folks. I know it’s been slow around here lately. After my drive back from Norfolk last week, my tooth that had been bothering me a bit took a serious turn for the worst, dragging me down root canal lane. Things aren’t exactly fixed over here, but I did see a professional and I’m actually not in pain. If you have ever had a toothache, you know that it is damn near impossible to do anything until the pain goes away. That includes photography.
My travels this week took me down to Norfolk, VA. I go there a couple of times a year to photograph some of the ships in the area. On the way back, I tried to stop at a place called President’s Park – an amazing little attraction with massive presidents’ heads. I was dismayed to learn that the park apparently had to shut down for financial reasons. It would be a very short fence to hop and go in, though… perhaps on a subsequent (warmer) trip, I will do a little trespassing. In the meantime, I snagged some photos from beyond the fence.
A very gracious local photographer invited me out to his camera club‘s meetup yesterday in Bowie, MD at the beautiful and expansive Temptation Horse Farm. I’d never photographed horses, but I’m always up for a new adventure, particularly one that involves photography. It turned out to be a seriously amazing opportunity to photograph something I normally have no access to. I spent the afternoon in the cold and quiet winter sun, photographing beautiful horses and their riders. A big thank you to the club for letting me come out and join in the fun and learning!