The Oak at Fountain Oaks

I know - sunsets are overdone, and I have a weakness for them. This is one of the great trees in Atlanta (technically Sandy Springs) and we sat under it in 1996 to watch the Olympic Torch relay head into the city.

Merry Christmas

The driftwood Christmas Tree is a tradition on St Simons Island, Georgia.

 

One of the bikes that rode in Atlanta's 7th Annual Santa Ride in Honor of Warren Bruno.

 

 

Atlanta Beltline - Westside

Most of the Beltline is still undeveloped or unpaved, but there is artwork sprinkled all along the corridor.

Exploring Atlanta's Beltline Trail

Atlanta's Beltline project will take years to complete. Right now only a portion is paved, but you can mountain bike much of the dirt and gravel paths that run along old rail track beds.

 

Riding the Rails

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Chattahoochee River

I was lucky to get a spot in a one-day class with National Geographic photographer Peter Essick. We spent the day - sunrise to sunset - at McIntosh Reserve Park on the Chattahoochee south of Atlanta.



Celebrating Halloween in Piedmont Park

The hula-hoopers and musicians are there most Saturdays, but these spooky danse-macabre puppeteers also arrived on the scene when I happened to be wandering the farmers' market.





Watkins Mill Bridge - Georgia

Watkins Mill State Park lies about 20 miles east of Athens near Comer. The Watkins Mill Bridge was built in 1885, and, with a span of 229 feet, is the longest covered bridge in Georgia.

Georgia once had over 200 covered bridges - today there are less than 20. This bridge is also notable because it was designed and constructed by Washington (W.W.) King, son of freed slave and famous covered-bridge builder Horace King.



Georgia Backroads

I love driving and cycling the backroads of Georgia. Recently I've been exploring the countryside near Athens.

 

Election Season

Harvest Time

Action Shots - Cross Country

I spent most every fall weekend last year photographing high school cross-country meets. Missing it this year.

 




 

History in Kodachrome - Charles Cushman

I heard a great piece on NPR this morning about the collection of 14,500 Kodachrome slides taken by Charles W. Cushman starting in 1938, now housed at Indiana University. He was an "early adopter" of color film technology, and this treasure trove contains some of the earliest color shots of that era.

As a "witness to his times" he traveled constantly, criss-crossing the country on driving trips, shooting everywhere. A lifetime of photographic work in 14,500 slides? A lot of photographers in these digital times take that many every year. But are we taking better pictures?

You can see and hear the piece on the NPR site: //www.npr.org/news/specials/2012/cushman/.

Providence Waterfront

Providence is my photography hometown. I love going back and walking the waterfront, College Hill, Swan Point or the North Burial Ground. There is always something interesting to photograph.

Powerplant

Upstream

 

Alcovy Trestle Bridge, Newton County, Georgia

The Alcovy Trestle Bridge, which carries a CSX rail line over the Alcovy River, has a long and bloody history. It is believed that the stone pilings are the remains of an earlier bridge that Sherman burned down during the Civil War. During the 1940's the bridge was the scene of several lynchings of young black men from the area. The bridge is rumoured to be haunted by the ghost of one of the victims. A longer and more detailed story about these events is on the Covington News website.

Alcovy Trestle Bridge

Alcovy Trestle Bridge

Piedmont Park - Atlanta

Piedmont Park, in the Midtown section of Atlanta, is the city's largest public greenspace. From morning to night there is always has something interesting happening here.

 

Training Partners

I have more Piedmont Park photos here.

Analog Archives

I'm on what is likely to turn into a multi-year project to scan my negative and transparency archive, stretching back over 30 years. It's fun re-discovering some of these images.

On The Fence

Academical Village

At the beach

Cell phone shot. Proving once again the best camera is the one you have with you.

 

Bumper-Car Go-Carts

 Currituck Lighthouse - Corolla, NC:


To The Sky

 

Saint Simons Island

I've been visiting St Simons Island, one of Georgia's Sea Islands, for 30 years and never get tired of walking East Beach.



Cemetery Photography Project - 2

My Grave Grounds blog has hundreds of photos from dozens of cemeteries in the US. These are some of my favorite color shots.

Marietta National - Marietta, Georgia

Sardis Church and Cemetery - Atlanta, Georgia

Crest Lawn - Atlanta

Alta Vista - Gainesville, Georgia

Cemetery Photography Project - 1

Over the last two years I've been working on a cemetery photography project and blog at www.gravegrounds.com. These are some of my favorite B&W shots from that project.

Westview, Atlanta

Holy Rood - Washington DC

Rose Hill - Macon, Georgia

Rose Hill - Macon, Georgia