Madagascar! Sunset

I snapped this photo leaving work the other day. Having an iphone really makes taking more pictures an easy task. Instagram is a great way to share photos more easily as well.

Flamingo Pink

Red Panda

Aquarium Interactions

One of my favorite things about the Ocean Voyager tank at Georgia Aquarium (besides the whale sharks, mantas, and tons of other beautiful creatures) is the sheer size of it. The HUGE viewing window allows visitors to almost interact with the fish swimming by. They can get eye to eye with sharks and rays. It not only gives you a sense of scale of these amazing creatures but I get to watch faces light up when a huge manta comes gliding by. This is where conservation and appreciation of nature starts.

I could sit in front of this window all day. There was also a family who was in there for a very long time. The 2 boys had one of the fish guides in hand and followed sharks and rays back and forth across the window the entire time I was there. Another boy was always spread his hands wide and watched as the fish swam past his outstretched arms.

Long Shot

This is the closest I could come to fitting an entire whale shark in my frame...

Manta Ray

Cruising Speed

Tropical Diver Tank @Georgia Aquarium

About 25% of this wall is live coral. This takes extraorindary amounts of care to keep alive and beautiful. There is a sky light above the tank as well as UV lights. 6000 gallons of water dump into the tank every 2 minutes to keep the water aerated. They also have to feed the corals plankton & add calcium and other minerals to the water to help the corals grow.

Giant Pacific Octopus

Eye to Eye at the Georgia Aquarium

Whale Shark

Eagle Ray

African Penguin

This is the most patriotic picture I've ever taken. In NYC, we are forced to remember today for better or for worse.

The Stables on the Hill at Sunset

I was busy planning with my cousin's son and sent Ben out to take photos of the Stables on the Hill. He did a great job.

Wedding Flowers

DMB Caravan

Dave Matthews Band Caravan made its third stop of the summer at Governor's Island on Friday. It was supposed to be a 3 day festival like the rest of the stops but Hurricane Irene changed those plans. I did get to attend the fest all day on Friday. I started the day on the 10am ferry to help set up the WCS booth for the ecovillage. When gates opened at 1 we got to watch the festival ground fill up and feel the energy level rising. I got to watch most of Soulive, OAR, and all 3 hours of DMB. The average attendance at the other dates was 40k a day, and I'm sure we got close to that.

I was afraid I wouldn't be allowed to bring the larger camera so I found the old Canon Powershot from 4 years ago. I'm happy to have some pictures of the day even if they are lower quality. If the dates are rescheduled and I am able to attend, I will definitely bring our T2i.

Hope everyone weathered the storm ok. Nothing to report here!

Ebony Langur

Dinosaur!

Perfect Dinner

Last weekend we had the pleasure of attending a close friend's wedding in Albuquerque, NM. Friday we were invited to attend the rehearsal dinner at Papito's which apparently is an ABQ staple for anyone famous who comes through town. The dinner was amazing, the margaritas even better, and homemade pie the best! Here's what I like to see at the end of any dinner with friends.

Petrified Redwood

Shot with our Canon EOS Rebel 2Ti at iso1600,, f/5.6 & 1/20 shutter speed with our 50mm fixed lens.

Petrified

TBM@ Mercury Lounge

It's been crazy busy and stressful since last time I posted, hence the HUGE gap. I'm going to try to get back on track though... So starting back up with a photo from the last time I took photos a full month ago.

We've had a wide angle lens for a while now but I resisted using it for the longest time. The past few months I've been pulling it out more and more to experiment with while I've been shooting.