Barn Hook
This sits at the corner of the barn, I’m not exactly sure what it would have latched onto…
Old, Rusted Window Latch
Though the house was built in the 1920’s, I’m not sure when the windows were installed. Their latches look like they haven’t been touched since the seventies, and the spiders have made their homes around them.
Sheep House
We thought this was a goat house, but after talking with some of the neighbors it turns out that the previous owners had raised sheep. I shot this as the sunset in Greenfield Indiana.
Book Burning
We burned an old brush pile and as the flames were dying down I spotted some old pages of a book that had been burned, unbeknownst to us. I couldn’t get too close to the pages with the camera because of the intense heat, but I did manage to snap a few shots.
Goat House
On my in-laws new property is this old goat house. I’m not sure what draws me to it, but it turned out to be pretty photogenic.
Long Shadows and Frozen Pond
The sun was just about to reach into the golden light hour when I took this photo. At the time, I didn’t really appreciate the long shadows that it was casting, but afterwords, when I was looking at it on the screen, I was really drawn to this shot in particular.
Tree Rings
This may be one of my favorite nature photos that I’ve taken to date. For some reason, when this tree was knocked over (by a storm or another natural occurrence) the break happened like stair-steps across the rings of the tree. It made this really interesting pattern, both organic and nearly symmetrical at the same time.
Powdered Snow
I took a walk on the fresh powdered snow. I love winter in Michigan when it looks like this.
Neptune
Definitely one of the grungiest photos I’ve ever taken. This was the logo on one of the valves, buried in the back room of my church.
Reaching Plants
As I walked across the bridge at Lake Erie Metro Park I saw these plants reaching up through the bridge.
Leaf Droplets
I took this photo right after a rain storm in Jackson Mississippi. To get close to the subject I used a lens extension tube.
Vine and Droplets
I noticed these water droplets as we were walking through the Cypress Swamp near Jackson Mississippi after a rain storm.
Tiger Lily
This photo was taken using a lens extension tube for increased depth of field and the ability to get really close to the flower. No Photoshop enhancements were made, apart from a small color correction tweak.
Skeleton Key
I found this key in my grandmother’s house. I’m not sure that it actually goes to anything, but it looked good against the window cill.
Tropical Plant Seeds
Among the many plants at the office I found one that is apparently half palm tree, half regular plant. The light coming into the window allowed me to emphasize just this part of the plant. A co-worker, Brandon, pointed out that it looked like a sea anemone and I completely agree.
Backlit Praying Mantis
My wife and I were on a walk the other day when I spotted this praying mantis. I don’t think it really appreciated having its photo taken, but since it was a praying mantis it could only show disdain by looking at me crossly. Apparently I’m turning into an insect and arachnid photographer, which is probably beginning to worry everyone else I know.
Sunset Over the Corn Field
We were in the middle of this corn field, trying to find our way out of the maze when the sun was setting. I stopped long enough to take a few pictures before we continued our efforts to escape.
Sunset Behind the "Cotton-Candy Lily"
Another shot of the same flower, at a different time of the day. This time the sun was almost directly behind the flower, filtering the light a little bit.
Sunflowers
This field of sunflowers was just outside of Wilmore Kentucky. I went just as the sun was coming up to take this photo.
White Mushroom
Seconds before we left Georgia yesterday I snapped this photo. I had been eying the mushrooms on this hill for a few days but had never been around them with the camera. Thankfully I got to it when the sun wasn’t straight above my head, which is always helpful.
Spider in the Light
This spider was building his web over my station, I took some photos before I released him into the wild.
Tattered Grass
I often overlook the mundane things… this photo sat in my library for I don’t know how long. When I saw it again, it just hit me how there was so much detail on something I see everyday, a piece of grass.
Resting Husky
Our Siberian Husky, Temuco, resting beneath Andrew Wyeth’s painting entitled “Master Bedroom.”
Sunrise at Estes Chapel
I went out on a foggy morning and shot some photos of Asbury Seminary’s campus. This is one of my favorites, sunrise over Estes Chapel.
Backlit Blossoms
I stopped to take photos of the Queen Anne’s Lace and realized there was a lot more going on than it appeared. As I started taking photos one of the ants fell off the plant and was caught in mid drop by another ant. It was actually rather dramatic, as far as ants go.
Pink Daisy
When someone I know receives flowers I typically take photos. I was particularly happy with this photo.
Red Bushes and Ginkgo Trees
I had taken photos of this bush before, but I thought the yellow Ginkgo trees in the background added something to the photo.
Lemons at Shaker Town
After breakfast at Shaker Town in Kentucky I took this photo. I couldn’t resist the lighting on this one.
Tattered Leaves
I took this photo in Kentucky just before the leaves started changing colors for the fall.
Rubble
Spotted from the train from Chillan, Chile to Santiago, this must have been an old, decaying wood processing plant. It looked like it hasn’t been operational in ten years. Lots of really cool textures though, would love to wander through it some day.
Leaning Tree
The way this tree was leaning in the middle of the wheat field struck me as very interesting.
Tracks at Night
The second time I crossed the tracks was at night, in the back of the same pickup truck. Thankfully he slowed the truck down just enough for me to shoot without blurring.
Posters
Shot in Temuco Chile, I liked how these posters lined the walls as if they were trying to wall-paper the old building.
Chilean Fruit Stand
Fruit stands like this were all over Temuco Chile. The fruit is really amazing, worth the trip on its own.
Oleos
I’m not sure why this door says “Oils”, but I thought it was interesting enough. I took this on a random walk through the city of Temuco, in southern Chile.
Ladder
Atop the hotel in Santiago I spotted this ladder, just leaning up against the wall of the open-air restaurant.
Crosses
I saw the cross and stained glass window composition in a Chilean church and couldn’t pass it up.
Bamboo Graffiti
For me, this was a new take on Graffiti. I saw this wall of bamboo at the zoo in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Fern
I love the texture of leaves, when leaves are backlit it’s one of my favorite combinations. I took this photo in Monteverde, Costa Rica.
A Yellow Lilly
I took this picture in the summer of 2004 in my back yard. For this photo I used my Fujifilm S5000 digital camera.
Crocodiles
I saw these two Crocodiles at the Newport Aquarium in Kentucky. I used my Fujifilm S500 digital Camera for this shot.
Jessamine Creek
I took this photo at Jessamine Creek in April 2005. I used my Fujifilm S5000 digital camera.
Matches
I was bored so I took some photos of this box of matches. For this shot I used my Fujifilm S5000 digital camera.
Lighter
Believe it or not I took this picture of Yi Jien holding a lighter without the use of a tripod. I used his Nikon D70 digital camera for this picture
Ginkgo Leaf
This leaf was attached to a tree right outside of the business office of Asbury Seminary in Kentucky. It was taken right before sundown. This photo was taken using my Fujifilm S5000 digital camera.
The Bell Tower at Asbury College
This picture of Asbury College’s bell tower was taken from my neighbor Yi Jien’s window. I used my Fujifilm S5000 digital camera for this shot.
Guapiles Hills
I took this photo from the edge of the road in Guapiles Costa Rica. There was a pretty heavy storm rolling in and so I had my host father stop the car for a minute. This photo was taken using my Fujifilm S5000 digital camera.
Sailboat
I saw this sailboat on spring break to Playa Tamarindo in Guanacaste Costa Rica in February of 2004. For this picture I used my Fujifilm S5000 digital camera.
Wheat Sunset
I took this photo of my Nicaraguan host parents from the back of a horse during my visit in February of 2004. For this photo I used my Fujifilm S5000 digital camera.
A Holy Water Basin
I saw this holy water basin when I was visiting the church in Managua Nicaragua. I took this photo with my Fujifilm S5000 digital camera in February of 2004.
David, Elsewhere