Fort Myers Fl.

So I was in Fort Myers for a friend's wedding at the Ritz Carlton, and got a chance to snap a couple of pictures. The first one is of children playing in the surf at sunset. They were a couple of kids from the wedding party, and kept running into all of the shots so I decided to captured them.



The second shot shows the temporary gazebo they used for the service. This shot at sunset a splash of light through the canopy as the sun went down.



The next two pictures show the bridal party leaving the ceremony.




The next picture is of two of the guests at the wedding doing a couples photo.



The final picture is of a wine glass on the beach. What is better than wine, surf, and sunset.

Union Camp Falls, Tn

So last week I visited Union Camp Falls last week with a friend of mine that was visiting. Unfortunately, it hadn't rained in a few weeks, and this leaves the waterfall running at barely a trickle. Well, I figured I'd give it another go this weekend since it's been raining all week. It's not surprising, but the results were significantly more impressive. (As always, click on the pictures to see a bigger version.)

If you're looking to check out this water fall go ahead and visit: http://www.cs.utk.edu/~dunigan/landforms/m.php?wpt=MAF002
It's right off of Union Camp Rd in Lafayette. Take a left onto Woodward Rd. into the old Baptist Church parking lot. The road isn't labeled on this end, and it is a dirt road.

Hangzhou, China

So it's been pointed out that I haven't posted anything in over a month and a half. I'll lay most of the blame on the fact that I just started a new job, and moved to a new city.

Well, the point is, here is a set from the second small village I went to. Granted this was still a city over 6 million people, but that's a village over there. Russ and I took the train down to Hangzhou so that he could do a two day business trip, and I could just look around.

Hangzhou is known as the most beautiful city in China. The main feature of the city is the lake situated on the western side of town. We stayed within walking distance, and I spent the majority of the first day there. The entire lake was set up for tourists and visitors. You could rent multiple types of boats around the lake to take romantic cruises on. Along with this the entire lake had bicycle paths around it, gazebos and restaurants to hang out in.

The first two picture show the walking paths around the lake, and two of gazebos that were on the water.




The next set shows pictures of the different gardens around the lake. There were multiple gardens spread throughout the lake complex, and they were fantastically designed.






The next picture shows the level of detail that was involved in the design of everything around the lake. This was one of the columns that surrounded the entire lake.



The final set shows a Buddhist temple that was above the city. It was called The Peak That Flew here, and was on the side of the mountain overlooking the lake. The temple complex involved a series of buildings with two story Buddha statues, and some amazing artwork. Outside of the temple there were multiple statues and figures carved directly into the walls of the mountain, and the caves.

Tn Model: Looking back

Since I'm moving back to Tennessee next week I figured I'd post some older photos from a model I used to work with back in west Tn. Heather Lyn B was a great model to work with. She had a wonderful sense of humor, a natural poser, and she was comfortable in many situations. I'm posted some pictures from the different shoots we did while I lived in Jackson.

The first set of photos is from a swim suite set we did:








The second set of photos comes from our first shoot together near a train museum in Jackson, Tn:




The last set of photos are from a few different fashions outfit shoots:







If you like this work please visit her site at Heather Lyn B.

Suzhou, China

Suzhou is a city to the south west of Shanghai which sits on the Grand Canal, and is one of China's canal cities. Kind of like Asian Venice, but with a lot more roads. this system grew out of the trade with Shanghai. The city of 6 million is a short train ride from Shanghai, and I took a day trip to visit the city. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the trip.

China Teaser

I'm still going through all of the pictures I've taken in China (2,500 of them), but here are a few teasers from the trip. Since I don't have a Panoramic fisheye lens, I have put these together in photoshop. I've also shrunk them down to a very small size relative to what they actually are, so if you have trouble seeing the details let me know. As always click on the picture to open it up in a new window and see it larger.

The first picture is the nighttime view from Russ and Julie's apartment in Shanghai. They are on the 18th floor, and have really lucked out to have a large expanse of short buildings between them and a pretty impressive skyline.



The second two pictures are from the Forbidden Palace. The first one is from within the city. I was in The Hall of Preserving Harmony, and looking out at the next section of the city. The second picture is taken from the highest viewpoint of the imperial garden, which looks out over the entire Forbidden Palace.




The wall of dragons was part of Bei Hai Park near the Forbidden City, and was pretty impressive. The structure was over ten feet tall, and had nine three-dimensional dragons carved out of stone on it.



The last two pictures come from around Shanghai. The first one is a picture of the Bund business district. This was the first region of China that was allowed to freely trade with the west, and is now one of the richest areas of China. It is marked by some great skyscrapers, all of which are less than 15 years old. The second area is right off of the People's Park, it had a large fountain, and areas for citizens to relax and socialize.




I hope you liked these photos, and they have whet your appetite for what is to come. More soon!!

Prague, Czech Republic

The final city from my European tour is Prague. Prague was an amazing city, which truly does have an amazing amount of history. I could have spent months there trying to get the perfect picture of every building and bridge in just the right light. Unfortunately, I only had four days there. Of all of the cities I went to during this trip, Prague is the one I definitely want to return to. We were there in March while it's still pretty cool to cold. Next time I'm going in early summer when the city explodes with live music and patio bars.

The first five pictures are of the castle complex itself. It sits on the side of a hill above the city itself on the other side of the river. It is the largest castle complex in the world still in existence, and was pretty impressive to walk around. The black steeples are St. Vitus Cathedral. There is also a church and set of stairs from around the castle.







Prague is known as the city of 1,000 steeples, and when you get a high view, you can tell why. The city has hundreds of steeples and domes in every direction you look in, and it makes for a great photo op. I took some pictures from the bridge tower, and the old town hall tower. The first picture is Paza tin dalla torre, and the rest are random spires and domes.







The next set of pictures focus on the Charles Bridge and the areas around it. The first picture of the set is Prague's version of Venice, which in on the castle side of the bridge. These areas include the Kafka region which has a lot of art shops and little botiques. The other pictures include one of the bridge statues and a boat.






The next three photos were the Astronomical Clock on the side of the old town hall. Every hour the clock would strike, and a little skeleton guy would come out and dance around. It was a really neat set of two clocks, and well worth the pictures.





The last two photos were taken on my last day in Prague. I spent all day wondering around the castle and city by myself taking photos. As the day came to a close I camped out at an outdoor cafe on the river side. As night fell I took some photos of the Charles Bridge with a slow shutter speed to slow down the river and pick up some more light. These were the two photos I got that I liked the most.