Stephania and Antonio's Wedding

It was a gorgeous day for a beautiful wedding of a stunning couple!  Our original plans after the wedding ceremony were to go to Homer's Pond, but Djaman, the best man, suggested Heritage Park so off we went.  Little did we know that a carriage ride was in the works to take the bride and groom and LaNayla to their wedding reception at the Opera House.  As you can see by the images below, orange and gray were the wedding colors and they were very striking colors to say the least.  I have included my favorites from this beautiful wedding for your viewing pleasure.  Enjoy!

Heron nabs frog - Weak stomachs BEWARE!

 I have been waiting for the day to photograph a heron that often visits our property.  They are so skittish and practically impossible to photograph!  It was windy, rainy and cloudy but it made for some rich Autumn background colors of the scene of the heron as it took its time to catch a frog for lunch! I took these images from inside the studio using a 100-400mm lens.  I was having a hay day photographing this heron that was stalking its prey!  You can imagine my excitement when I looked up from the camera and the heron had caught a frog and was washing it before finally swallowing it.  In the last image below, you can see the lump in the heron's neck as the frog goes down the heron's throat!

Cute Donkey and Horse Closeups

Using a 20mm wide angle lens, I photographed Sally, our donkey, and Reese and Ace, our horses, last Saturday during sunset.  They thought they were getting a treat so they came real close to the camera and allowing me to capture their expressions of curiosity.  The 20mm lens makes for some cute, distorted images and I use it when I want to have some photo fun!  I have included my favorite images from the outdoor session and hope you get a good laugh at their cute expressions!

Darlisa and Leslie's Wedding

Darlisa and Leslie were united in holy matrimony on Saturday, September 20, at 1 pm, at Faith Tabernacle Church. Their reception was held in Riddle Hall which was beautifully decorated with the colors of royal blue and black and where they served American and Haitian food.  There were lots of friends and family in attendance to celebrate this marriage union that I was privileged to photograph. I have included my favorite images that were captured at this event and have included them for your viewing pleasure. And by the way, I had the added benefit of feasting on the best tasting Haitian food on this side of heaven!!!

Savannah House's gorgeous flower garden

When we go to Branson, Missouri, we like to stay at the Savannah House, and for many reasons, one of them being the gorgeous flowers that they have in their flower garden. And this year again they did not disappoint--the flowers were as beautiful as ever!  Here are my favorites from photographing Savannah House's gorgeous flowers!  Enjoy!!!

 

I love sunflowers!!!

It was so terribly hot last week when I decided to photograph the sunflowers in our pasture.  Before heading out to photograph the sunflowers, I soaked myself with the garden hose and drove the truck out to our shed where the best batch of sunflowers decided to grow this year on our property.  I knew I would be exhausted from the heat and would not want to carry the tripod back to the house afterwards. :)  The last sunflower below was taken in the studio before heading outside to get the rest of the sunflower images.  Hope you enjoy these lovely flowers of Kansas!