Although there is a succession of fireflies here in Tennessee from March through early October, their peak season is winding down now in mid summer. I found this one just as it spread its wings to fly, its abdomen curled up with a slight glow as it prepared to launch. […]

Shortly after getting back from a recent trip to Atlanta, a brief but violent late afternoon summer storm left a thick veil of mist in its wake. Since the sun came out right away and it was burning off quickly, I went for a walk and found a large leafy […]

Being in Georgia in the middle of summer, Hotlanta lived up to its hot and humid reputation. One way to cool off is the fountain in Centennial Olympic Park. I shot the traditional photos of the fountain show and close up water shots, but decided a better view would be […]

Lullwater Preserve is a wilderness oasis in the middle of Decatur, Georgia. It is surrounded by Emory University, who own the property, along with the CDC and the Veteran’s Administration Hospital. The preserve is centered around the impressive Lullwater House, a Tudor-Gothic house built in 1926, home to Emory’s President. […]

This stainless steel concave dish by Anish Kapoor, an untitled work from 2010 at the High Art Museum in Atlanta, uses triangular patterns based on fractals to split the viewer and anything else nearby into many kaleidoscopic versions. As a photographer, it was incredibly fun to see my camera reflected […]

This is a charming angora goat found at the Atlanta History Center, where his barn is part of the reconstructed 19th century Smith Family farm. Angora goats are the most efficient fiber-producing animals. They are usually sheared twice s year, in spring and fall, yielding up to a quarter of […]

The Atlanta Botanical garden currently has an exhibit by the artist Bruce Munro. The Light in the Garden has hundreds of miles of fiber optic cables to power the amazing sculptures and installations. This photo shows the Forest of Light consisting of 30,000 glass lights which glow from the inside […]

This turtle was at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta. It may be the only turtle that lives solely in brackish water as most species also spend time in either oceans or freshwater. Because of their limited habitat they have developed some special ways to get fresh water. […]

Whale sharks are the world’s largest fish. They are named for both their large size and habit of filter feeding like some whales. I unfortunately had to crop the tail off the lower shark because of Instagram’s squareness, but no sharks were harmed in the making of this photo. Though […]