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On all of my hiking and birding adventures, I’ve always loved it when I come across old train tracks, and especially old train tracks with old railcars detached and unused. I love it even more when these abandoned railcars are covered in graffiti. The graffiti...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					Jan 10, 2020 | Photography, Random Thoughts, Travel/Places to Visit
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge…a magical place.  About an hour north of Allen lies a wonderful little wildlife refuge.  I refer to it as one of my “happy places”.  It is a protected area on Lake Texoma filled with trails to hike, roads to...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					Nov 23, 2018 | Photography, Random Thoughts
Senior photo shoots just might be my new favorite type of photography.  A while back, one of the teachers at my children’s school emailed me and asked me if I did Senior Photo Sessions.  The question caught me a bit off-guard… I do take a lot of photos,...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					Jul 12, 2018 | Photo Journal, Photography, Random Thoughts
My first official photo shoot with my Sony A7R III is one I won’t soon forget!  It all began when my niece’s boyfriend called me to tell me that he planned to propose to my niece, and he asked if I would like to take pictures of the proposal! How...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					Apr 5, 2018 | Photography, Random Thoughts
Under the lights sports photography for me meant shooting my daughter’s soccer game in the dark.  Hmmm…  Sounds like a nice challenge, but I’m not sure if I’m up to shooting at night-time or not. I packed my camera bag and my soccer star,...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					Mar 8, 2018 | Photography, Random Thoughts, Travel/Places to Visit
Another great day lost with my camera, Midnight, and this time I found myself in Melissa, Texas.  I had set off on another adventure looking for barns, churches, birds, or anything else fun to photograph, and this adventure landed me right in the middle of Melissa....