North Carolina Note Cards

I've got my photos available as note cards through Shutterfly.

12/$15.00

http://www.shutterfly.com/pro/JillWLang/NoteCards/CardsNorthCarolina

These are great for sending to your customers!

These are white dogwood blooms.  The American Dogwood is North Carolina's state flower.

Color and The Queen City: A Wise Color Choice

Color and The Queen City: A Wise Color Choice: "image Yes there are owls here in the Queen City. Actually, I've heard them at night in my own town of Waxhaw and even spotted one in the ..."

Thomas Polk Park

This is a really neat place in uptown Charlotte. Right on the corner of Trade and Tryon Streets. A place to relax and enjoy the fountains.

Photo is in HDR

Charlotte Images

Here's a slideshow of my Charlotte photos. These can be downloaded and used for designs or purchase prints for your offices.

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.

Winter Scene

Winter wonderland in North Carolina! This is the front yard of my parent's house near Charlotte.

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Song lyrics to this famous Christmas Carol.

Hark! the herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King
Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!"
Joyful, all ye nations rise;
Join the triumph of the skies;
With angelic host proclaim
"Christ is born in Bethlehem!"
Hark! the herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"

Christ, by highest heaven adored;
Christ the everlasting Lord;
Late in time behold Him come,
Offspring of the favored one.
Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see;
Hail the incarnate Deity
Pleased as man with men to dwell,
Jesus, our Emmanuel
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King"

Hail! the heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hail! the Son of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings,
Risen with healing in His wings.
Mild He lays His glory by,
Born that man no more may die;
Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born to give them second birth
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King"

Cute Toys

Christmas Toys!

Daniel Stowe Gardens at Christmastime

This is the Canal garden lit up for Christmas with the visitor's pavillion in the background.

Wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas week!!

Christmas Garden

This is a photo of a Christmas tray....Santa's Christmas Garden.

Christmas Bells

Another favorite subject to shoot... Christmas decorations!

Charlotte Framed Skylines on Sale

If you're in the Charlotte/Matthews area, stop in at Village Emporium and see my skyline shots. I've got some framed and matted prints.

Village Emporium is at the corner of Sardis Road North and Monroe Road beside the Harris Teeter.

McAdenville House

This is one of the homes lit up for Christmas in McAdenville.

Christmastown USA

McAdenville is known for their Christmas lights. This is a must visit place to see all the lights....just roll down the windows, listen to the Christmas music and enjoy!

They've got a small lake in the town, with a fountain and all the trees lit up in lights.



Here's the link to their town for directions. Near Gastonia.

Christmas Decorations

Beautiful piano with the Christmas decorations reflected. This was inside the Daniel Stowe Garden visitor center last year.

Arch Fountain

This is the Arch Fountain at Daniel Stowe Gardens at Christmas.  You can walk under the water!  The gardens are a beautiful place to see Christmas lights.  This shot was taken last year.

Orchid Christmas Tree

This is the Orchid Christmas Tree at Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens (last year) in Belmont, NC.  The tree is made up of live orchids that are just beautiful!

Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens

Their Christmas lights are great.... a must see! I plan on visiting again this year.

Christmas Season

From Thanksgiving right into the Christmas Season.  I love it!

I've made some new Christmas desktop wallpaper.  I hope you enjoy!

Free Christmas Desktop Wallpaper

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

Autumn Decorations

Wishing everyone a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving week!

Pretty Fuchsia Blooms!

Here's my Fuchsia still blooming! I've had this flower since May and it has been blooming the best ever this month. I knew this flower liked cooler weather....

Mums!

This is part of a display at Rountree Plantation. Beautiful Mums! A great place to shop for flowers, plants, statuary and garden decorations.

HDR

The Leonids - November 17th & 18th

Just some info for the people that enjoy watching the night skies.

November 2010 has been a great month for meteors so far. Next up ... the famous Leonid meteor shower. They'll be best after moonset - on the mornings of November 17 and 18.

November 17, 2010 Leonids
Historically, the Leonids have produced some of the greatest meteor storms in history, with rates as high as many thousands of meteors per hour. These storms sometimes recur in cycles of 33 to 34 years. Most years, the Lion whimpers rather than roars, producing a maximum of perhaps 10-15 meteors per hour. Although the waxing gibbous moon shines till after midnight, the Leonids will likely be at their best after the moon sets for the night. Like the October Orionids, the Leonids ordinarily pick up steam after midnight and put out the greatest meteor numbers just before dawn. So here’s our suggestion for 2010. Try watching between midnight and dawn on November 17 and November 18. The most Leonids will probably fly in the wee hours before dawn, or after moonset.

EarthSky Leonids

Tall Panoramas

I've started doing some new panoramas that are tall instead of wide. Let me know what you think!

This is uptown Charlotte from Elizabeth Avenue.

Deer Ate my Pansies!

I just got my flowers planted on Saturday afternoon and the deer ate my pansies in one of the big pots I have at the front door. Overnight they're gone!

UPDATE!  I found out that putting dryer sheets in your pot/soil will keep them away.  It's working so far.

Another Beautiful Day!

I finally got around to planting my pansies, trimming the roses, butterfly bushes and putting away my perennials.

Now I'm pooped!

Streets in Charlotte

This is autumn in Charlotte right now. Shot taken yesterday around the Freedom Park area.

Charlotte in Autumn

Charlotte skyline shot taken this week. Caught all the fall color and Carolina blue skies!

This includes the two new towers that went up in 2010. The Duke Energy Center Tower and the Bank of America Office Towers are new this year.

Happy Veterans Day

Veterans Week

This is Veterans week and I'm very thankful for what our military does for me, my family and this country.

God Bless America!

Autumn Dogwood

The Dogwood tree is beautiful in the Fall!

Pumpkin Patch

Pretty orange pumpkins and haystacks. This image is great for graphic designs. Download the jpeg file.

Large Elk

Vote!

Get out and vote tomorrow!

Bugling!

Here's the big bull elk bugling! I think he has at least 12 points on him.

Elk in the fields

Notice the large elk in the middle...entering the picture. He's huge!

Check back for close up shots of him.

Elk

Here's a young male elk with his antlers. Pretty guy!

Elk in Cataloochee

Video of the elk in Cataloochee. This young male looked like he was going to bugle but changed his mind.

More to come...

Country Roads

This is a shot of the road near our house.

Herrin Gap

Get out and enjoy the NC mountains this fall! Beautiful time of the year.

Butterfly Fun Facts

Here's a great website on Butterfies! Enjoy!

Desktop Wallpaper

I have added a free desktop wallpaper page to my website!

I've got some autumn wallpaper scenes now.

I'll be adding to the page... so bookmark.

Whitewater Falls

Fall color at the Falls

Looking Glass Rock

Here's the rock from the Blue Ridge Parkway at Log Hollow Overlook. Pretty oranges!