I was so blessed to be part of the teaching team for the inaugural Homebuilders Gulf Coast retreat! Plus, the retreat was held at Camp Baldwin, a wonderful facility in Elberta, AL.  On the first night there, the sunset was only so-so.  I did HDR in the photo above to give it a more dramatic feel. This is overlooking Wolf Bay.

I've been here a lot lately, but I wanted a short trip and an opportunity to use my 10 stop ND filter.  The above photo was taken with two shots.  One for foreground and one with the 10 stop filter to make the waterfall and water silky smooth.  The waterfall ended up being a 4 minute exposure.

Bud.... Weis.... Hey, where is Er?!?! On my way down to catch some photos of flowers and scenery, I saw these two frogs hanging out around a pond.  These frogs are HUGE!  I almost thought they were fake!

Today I visited the Old Mill in North Little Rock for the first time.  What a cool place!  Unfortunately I was shooting in broad daylight, Still though, it was beautiful as the dogwoods and azaleas were at peak bloom!

  I had been wanting to shoot some waterfalls with all this rain we've been having and I finally had a chance on Friday.  I made the 2 hour drive out to Mount Magazine.  After all these years in Arkansas, this was my first trip to this place.  It's beautiful!  The big problem I had though was that there wasn't a cloud in the sky.  Nothing messes up a good waterfall picture like direct sunlight.  Oh well.  The picture above is the only real keeper from the bunch in my opinion.  I hope to go back on a nice overcast day to get some better photos.  These first pictures are from...

There is a beautiful barn on the way to my parents' house that I've wanted to shoot for awhile.  I finally set out for a sunrise yesterday.  I think I'll give it another shot too at sunset so I can catch some golden hour rays on the barn front.  I love this place!  Notice the super-cool cross.

Today's photo trip was extra special because I was joined by my daughter, Brooke.  She was out for Spring break so she joined Dad on this journey.  

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I took a short trip to Glenwood yesterday to have lunch with a friend and he gave me the tip on this cool location.  The Caddo River flows under this old trestle.  I don't like shooting in broad daylight, but I didn't want to pass up the opportunity while I was there.