Visit North Carolina: Asheville Named Top Place To Visit In 2011

Visit North Carolina: Asheville Named Top Place To Visit In 2011: "As if a presidential vacation and the title of 'Beer City, USA' weren't enough, Asheville has received another accolade from a top travel pu..."

A Color Specialist in Charlotte: Where are the "New” Colors?

A Color Specialist in Charlotte: Where are the "New” Colors?: "I must say, I'm highly disappointed in the 'next' color prediction by Color Marketing Group. Gold - really? How old is that? Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..."

Mini Donkeys

Look at these cute mini donkeys! The one in the field is pregnant and her baby is the bottom photo.

Visit North Carolina: 100 Wineries... And Counting!

Visit North Carolina: 100 Wineries... And Counting!: "It's official! North Carolina is now home to 100 wineries. Governor Beverly Perdue announced the state's viticultural accomplishment Thursd..."

Look out for the Cat!

Here's one of my favorite videos of Oliver. Hope you enjoy!



Oliver is my 8 year old African Grey.

Scott Kelby

This is a great photography blog!  If you want to know more about Photoshop, read this regularly.

Scott Kelby's Photoshop Insider

Jean Purse

This is a jean purse that I photographed from the store Village Emporium. I used my little pocket Canon with the miniature effect. Sweet little camera!

Orchids

Visit Daniel Stowe during their Orchid Spectacular showing at the Conservatory. January 14th through March 14, 2011.

Here's a link to their website: http://www.dsbg.org

Visit North Carolina: Diners' Delight

Visit North Carolina: Diners' Delight: "If you're going to be in the Charlotte or Raleigh areas later this month, you may want to prepare your taste buds for a little indulgence. ..."

Visit North Carolina: Ghostly NC Photo Makes Headlines

Visit North Carolina: Ghostly NC Photo Makes Headlines: "A new North Carolina ghost story is making the rounds, and this one has a ghostly photographic apparition to go with it. It happened at the..."

Queens College

This is the Evans Clock Tower at Queens University.  This shot was taken last spring.  The Magnolia tree is in bloom.

Red-Tailed Hawk

Here's a young red-tailed hawk from last weekend.  We see him just about every day.  Fun to watch!

Possum

Here's an opossum I spotted in the woods. He was pretty big... the closest I've ever come to one.

Antique Sepia Tone

This is our street when it snowed this week.  Sepia tones look nice when there's a lot of snow and trees contrasted.

Lensbaby

Here are some more shots taken with my new Lensbaby. This lens has a little bit of a learning curve. As with all photography....practice, practice, practice.

Gardenias and Ice

We've got about 1/4 inch of ice on everything outside.  Here is my gardenia bush bending over snow and ice covered.  I was going to get out and walk around a lot but decided against it.... I might break my camera!

Shot taken with my new Lensbaby Composer.

Tree Trunks

Tree trunks and snow make for good contrasty photos.

Cardinal

Here's a cardinal that is enjoying the suet.

Red-Bellied Woodpecker

It's snowing today!  Here's our male red-bellied woodpecker in the snow, perched on the tree.  He has just gotten some food from our feeder and I guess he's storing it in the tree.

Snow

They're forecasting snow again!  I got some new boots so I'm hoping it does snow pretty good and I can get out.

Free Desktop Wallpaper

I've added some more wallpaper photos. Hope you enjoy!

http://www.jillwlang.com/wallpaper.html







Petunias in HDR

Charlotte, North Carolina

Here's a few of my Charlotte photos...

Happy New Year!

Wishing everyone reading this blog a wonderful 2011.  I know I'm making lists of things I want to get done and things I want to improve on.  It never ends.

I hope you'll click the "Follow Me" button!  Would love to have your support this year.

Feel free to list any of your new years resolutions here.