Daily Photos

20091020-3835 Oops, I thought I added this to my daily gallery a while back with my other shell shots. Seems it never made it out of hiding. I really liked the way the patterns mimicked t ...

2009-11-04T02:41:22Z

James Hill
20091020-3835 Oops, I thought I added this to my daily gallery a while back with my other shell shots. Seems it never made it out of hiding. I really liked the way the patterns mimicked t ...

20091019-3757 Continuing the shell game with a little different look from yesterdays shot. I tried the same lighting as the previous shot and it didn't work for this particular shell. The ...

2009-11-12T14:55:34Z

James Hill
20091019-3757 Continuing the shell game with a little different look from yesterdays shot. I tried the same lighting as the previous shot and it didn't work for this particular shell. The ...

20091018-3716 Furthering my lighting studies with a weathered and worn shell I picked up from Mom's today. She has plenty of them, and I've been looking for a long-term project, so you'll ...

2009-10-18T13:36:11Z

James Hill
20091018-3716 Furthering my lighting studies with a weathered and worn shell I picked up from Mom's today. She has plenty of them, and I've been looking for a long-term project, so you'll ...

20091017-3513 - Three of a kind beats two pairs... and trying to claim three pairs could lead to trouble, or at least that's what I've been told. I don't know for sure because I don't play ...

2009-10-17T14:41:57Z

James Hill
20091017-3513 - Three of a kind beats two pairs... and trying to claim three pairs could lead to trouble, or at least that's what I've been told. I don't know for sure because I don't play ...

20091016-3368 - Face off Seems the deer are more regular than I am with this daily thing. : ) These two showed up to feed in the yard at the same time last night. They've been spending m ...

2009-10-16T22:38:13Z

James Hill
20091016-3368 - Face off Seems the deer are more regular than I am with this daily thing. : ) These two showed up to feed in the yard at the same time last night. They've been spending m ...

20091008-3095 - Perfect Red Pepper? Not really. Picked a bunch of peppers last week. (not enough for a peck and they were not pickled, sorry) I planned to do some red/green groups but thi ...

2009-11-12T14:55:26Z

James Hill
20091008-3095 - Perfect Red Pepper? Not really. Picked a bunch of peppers last week. (not enough for a peck and they were not pickled, sorry) I planned to do some red/green groups but thi ...

20091006-2995 - Some kind of squash (not a pumpkin.) Thanks for all the feedback on the pears. (btw, the pears haven't completely dried yet, so they're still a little squishy) This shot i ...

2009-10-06T14:38:06Z

James Hill
20091006-2995 - Some kind of squash (not a pumpkin.) Thanks for all the feedback on the pears. (btw, the pears haven't completely dried yet, so they're still a little squishy) This shot i ...

20091005-2827 Dried Pears I've had these pears drying on my window sill for quite a while, waiting, shrinking, accumulating strange growths; essentially begging to be a photo. Little did I ...

2009-11-12T14:42:28Z

James Hill
20091005-2827 Dried Pears I've had these pears drying on my window sill for quite a while, waiting, shrinking, accumulating strange growths; essentially begging to be a photo. Little did I ...

20090922-0046 So I'm a little behind on my dailies (monthlies??)... at least I'm not uploading another deer shot for a daily photo. Instead, I put those in with my other deer gallery. : )

2009-10-04T12:40:24Z

James Hill
20090922-0046 So I'm a little behind on my dailies (monthlies??)... at least I'm not uploading another deer shot for a daily photo. Instead, I put those in with my other deer gallery. : )

Well I didn't plan on following up the fawn with another deer photo but since there were close to a dozen in the yard again tonight, what the heck. My pear tree is dropping a lot of fruit a ...

2009-09-10T12:15:37Z

James Hill
Well I didn't plan on following up the fawn with another deer photo but since there were close to a dozen in the yard again tonight, what the heck. My pear tree is dropping a lot of fruit a ...

20090909-9813_Fawn_vertical_reflection I've not picked up my camera for a month and although I was really starting to miss the dailies, almost everything outside has been pretty drab lookin ...

2009-09-09T12:26:20Z

James Hill
20090909-9813_Fawn_vertical_reflection I've not picked up my camera for a month and although I was really starting to miss the dailies, almost everything outside has been pretty drab lookin ...

20090810 - Touch of gold for Tuesday. Day three of the household abstracts. This one is a cheat. I got sidetracked yesterday and didn't get to shoot what I had planned, so this is anoth ...

2009-09-07T01:26:13Z

James Hill
20090810 - Touch of gold for Tuesday. Day three of the household abstracts. This one is a cheat. I got sidetracked yesterday and didn't get to shoot what I had planned, so this is anoth ...

20090810 - Monday's Macro Mayhem Second in a week-long series of abstracts from everyday household items. I had a lot of fun with this subject. I have no idea exactly what it's used for ...

2009-09-07T01:26:13Z

James Hill
20090810 - Monday's Macro Mayhem Second in a week-long series of abstracts from everyday household items. I had a lot of fun with this subject. I have no idea exactly what it's used for ...

20090809 - Sunday's Stainless Steel Triptych First in a series of abstracts for the week. All images will be everyday household items, viewed from a slightly different perspective. I'll ...

2009-09-07T01:26:13Z

James Hill
20090809 - Sunday's Stainless Steel Triptych First in a series of abstracts for the week. All images will be everyday household items, viewed from a slightly different perspective. I'll ...

I ran across the receipt for my first SLR today, which I purchased just over 10 years ago, so I decided to pull out some 10 year old images to see what I was up to back then. This one is fr ...

2009-11-12T16:25:05Z

James Hill
I ran across the receipt for my first SLR today, which I purchased just over 10 years ago, so I decided to pull out some 10 year old images to see what I was up to back then. This one is fr ...

A bunch of multicolored grapes. Same bunch as last week, shot at roughly the same angle and time of day, but with a totally different look. I don't know if this bunch will make it throug ...

2009-09-07T01:26:13Z

James Hill
A bunch of multicolored grapes. Same bunch as last week, shot at roughly the same angle and time of day, but with a totally different look. I don't know if this bunch will make it throug ...

What is it? Hints: 1) It's food. I ate it right after shooting it. 2) The colors are accurate, and the OOF highlights are from the texture of it's surface. 3) It's a product made fro ...

2009-09-07T01:26:13Z

James Hill
What is it? Hints: 1) It's food. I ate it right after shooting it. 2) The colors are accurate, and the OOF highlights are from the texture of it's surface. 3) It's a product made fro ...

Eggland's Best Eggs Love 'em or hate 'em, there's no denying the EB guys have left their mark, quite literally. Personally, I like the EB eggs and usually have a carton on hand, but eve ...

2009-09-07T01:26:16Z

James Hill
Eggland's Best Eggs Love 'em or hate 'em, there's no denying the EB guys have left their mark, quite literally. Personally, I like the EB eggs and usually have a carton on hand, but eve ...

Filtered Cherries Sometimes I wish I could paint. Mostly when I have a really hard time getting what I want with a particular photograph. I mean it would be so much easier to just add l ...

2009-09-07T01:26:16Z

James Hill
Filtered Cherries Sometimes I wish I could paint. Mostly when I have a really hard time getting what I want with a particular photograph. I mean it would be so much easier to just add l ...

My Daily Vegetables More garden goodies for dinner tonight. I didn't really get any photos that I liked well enough on their own, so I played around with some filters and a "stylish" bor ...

2009-09-01T13:17:16Z

James Hill
My Daily Vegetables More garden goodies for dinner tonight. I didn't really get any photos that I liked well enough on their own, so I played around with some filters and a "stylish" bor ...

Bunch of Green Grapes-2431 More from My Neighbor's Garden. This bunch was just hanging around and looking all photogenic the other evening while I was out watering the parched garden. H ...

2009-09-07T01:26:16Z

James Hill
Bunch of Green Grapes-2431 More from My Neighbor's Garden. This bunch was just hanging around and looking all photogenic the other evening while I was out watering the parched garden. H ...

Blueberry Bokeh-2382 Another shallow DOF closeup, this time of the blueberries growing in the front yard. Blueberries are my favorite "super food" and, according to studies referenced on ...

2009-09-07T01:26:16Z

James Hill
Blueberry Bokeh-2382 Another shallow DOF closeup, this time of the blueberries growing in the front yard. Blueberries are my favorite "super food" and, according to studies referenced on ...

My Neighbors Garden-2460 This guy will be a part of dinner Monday night - a few of his older brothers made the table tonight.. Anyone care to guess what it is? Edit: Yes, it's a yello ...

2009-11-12T16:25:47Z

James Hill
My Neighbors Garden-2460 This guy will be a part of dinner Monday night - a few of his older brothers made the table tonight.. Anyone care to guess what it is? Edit: Yes, it's a yello ...

Young Whitetail Doe Watching Me Through The Cabin Window. You ever get that feeling someone's watching you while you work? I had that feeling last week and looked up to see this girl che ...

2009-08-22T06:02:22Z

James Hill
Young Whitetail Doe Watching Me Through The Cabin Window. You ever get that feeling someone's watching you while you work? I had that feeling last week and looked up to see this girl che ...

Lightnin' Wells performing on the Grove Stage at the 2009 Festival for the Eno. Straight from Lightnin's myspace page: "Mike "Lightnin'" Wells breathes new life into the vintage tunes o ...

2009-09-01T13:17:16Z

James Hill
Lightnin' Wells performing on the Grove Stage at the 2009 Festival for the Eno. Straight from Lightnin's myspace page: "Mike "Lightnin'" Wells breathes new life into the vintage tunes o ...

Vertigo, anyone? Trying to break out of the norm and see things from a new perspective. This is a relatively new pedestrian bridge that crosses the Eno River and leads into the city park ...

2009-11-12T16:12:48Z

James Hill
Vertigo, anyone? Trying to break out of the norm and see things from a new perspective. This is a relatively new pedestrian bridge that crosses the Eno River and leads into the city park ...

2009-Eno Festival-0458 Boo Hanks performing on the Chimney Corner stage at this year's Festival for the Eno. Boo recorded his first album a couple years ago at the age of 79, after playi ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
2009-Eno Festival-0458 Boo Hanks performing on the Chimney Corner stage at this year's Festival for the Eno. Boo recorded his first album a couple years ago at the age of 79, after playi ...

2009-Eno Festival-1737 Well, I said yesterday I was putting up a banjo shot today. I didn't realize when I made that statement that I didn't really have a good banjo shot from this year' ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
2009-Eno Festival-1737 Well, I said yesterday I was putting up a banjo shot today. I didn't realize when I made that statement that I didn't really have a good banjo shot from this year' ...

2009-Eno Festival-1160 Hehe. I put up the cigar box guitar last night and I'll put a banjo tomorrow and then this kid will forever be surrounded by banjo music in my daily gallery. Fo ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
2009-Eno Festival-1160 Hehe. I put up the cigar box guitar last night and I'll put a banjo tomorrow and then this kid will forever be surrounded by banjo music in my daily gallery. Fo ...

2009-Eno Festival-0784 Peter Holsapple playing his cigar box guitar. One of the nicest looking cigar box guitars I've ever seen. Interesting tid-bit from the linked wikipedia page: Ci ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
2009-Eno Festival-0784 Peter Holsapple playing his cigar box guitar. One of the nicest looking cigar box guitars I've ever seen. Interesting tid-bit from the linked wikipedia page: Ci ...

What is the key to good music photography?(asked by James Sharpe in this ePHOTOzine article while interviewing Stuart Leech, a UK music photographer who's work I've admired since reading tha ...

2009-11-12T16:18:34Z

James Hill
What is the key to good music photography?(asked by James Sharpe in this ePHOTOzine article while interviewing Stuart Leech, a UK music photographer who's work I've admired since reading tha ...

July 7, 2009 - Look who came to dinner. It's been a little over three weeks since I've taken any pictures of my local deer. I started to make up an entertaining story about stalki ...

2009-08-22T06:02:23Z

James Hill
July 7, 2009 - Look who came to dinner. It's been a little over three weeks since I've taken any pictures of my local deer. I started to make up an entertaining story about stalki ...

George Sings the Blues 80 year old George Higgs performing on the Grove Stage at the 2009 Festival for the Eno. Link goes to new gallery, not yet filled but working on it.

2009-09-01T13:17:16Z

James Hill
George Sings the Blues 80 year old George Higgs performing on the Grove Stage at the 2009 Festival for the Eno. Link goes to new gallery, not yet filled but working on it.

Extremely Rare Animals (only one of each has ever been captured on film (or pixels)) I managed to sneak up on these two fascinating creatures at the Festival for the Eno this weekend. Th ...

2009-11-12T14:41:54Z

James Hill
Extremely Rare Animals (only one of each has ever been captured on film (or pixels)) I managed to sneak up on these two fascinating creatures at the Festival for the Eno this weekend. Th ...

Albannach Albannach rocked the Meadow Stage today at the Festival for the Eno. They are a Scottish 'Pipes & Drums' band, with attitude. The first show at 1:00 was fantastic, and it drew ...

2009-09-01T13:17:16Z

James Hill
Albannach Albannach rocked the Meadow Stage today at the Festival for the Eno. They are a Scottish 'Pipes & Drums' band, with attitude. The first show at 1:00 was fantastic, and it drew ...

"Not a Ken & Barbie Event" - (Alternate = "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Grill") With NO apologies to Billy Ocean. I shot 701 images today so I have a lot to choose from (and ed ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
"Not a Ken & Barbie Event" - (Alternate = "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Grill"**) **With NO apologies to Billy Ocean. I shot 701 images today so I have a lot to choose from (and ed ...

It's still hot, and I didn't shoot anything today, so this is another shot from the archives. And in an ultimate showing of laziness, I'm pulling it straight from one of my first galleries ...

2009-11-12T16:17:37Z

James Hill
It's still hot, and I didn't shoot anything today, so this is another shot from the archives. And in an ultimate showing of laziness, I'm pulling it straight from one of my first galleries ...

“What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt - it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn't want to go anywhere else.” -- Hal Boyle

2009-08-22T06:02:23Z

James Hill
“What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt - it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn't want to go anywhere else.” -- Hal Boyle

Sunset #14,610

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
Sunset #14,610

Safe! And it wasn't even close... Ok, fair play is fair play. I posted another shot at the beginning of the season where a bad call was made against my nephew's team and I had photo evi ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
Safe! And it wasn't even close... Ok, fair play is fair play. I posted another shot at the beginning of the season where a bad call was made against my nephew's team and I had photo evi ...

On to the tournaments! Not a new photo, but one I've been saving. The boys and girls both made it into the tournaments in their respective *ball sports, and just in time for the heatwave ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
On to the tournaments! Not a new photo, but one I've been saving. The boys and girls both made it into the tournaments in their respective *ball sports, and just in time for the heatwave ...

All American Kid I shot this picture at the Festival for the Eno* on July 5, 2004. I do not know the kid or who I presume is his mom, but the pure joy on his face that day is something w ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
All American Kid I shot this picture at the Festival for the Eno* on July 5, 2004. I do not know the kid or who I presume is his mom, but the pure joy on his face that day is something w ...

Medium carbon steel, quenched & tempered. At least that's what the three bars stamped into the top of this bolt indicate to people who have reason to know such things. This is basically ...

2009-11-12T16:18:20Z

James Hill
Medium carbon steel, quenched & tempered. At least that's what the three bars stamped into the top of this bolt indicate to people who have reason to know such things. This is basically ...

For Sale: Used Honda, Needs Work. This daily photo thing is really starting to affect my judgment. This image is the result of taking someone else's idea and going too far with it. Ever ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
For Sale: Used Honda, Needs Work. This daily photo thing is really starting to affect my judgment. This image is the result of taking someone else's idea and going too far with it. Ever ...

June 14, 2009 After 10 days with very few daylight sightings, two bucks finally showed themselves this evening. Their visit was very brief and they were skittish due to some activity in ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
June 14, 2009 After 10 days with very few daylight sightings, two bucks finally showed themselves this evening. Their visit was very brief and they were skittish due to some activity in ...

Pushing Limits (inspired by Jeff Groves' digital pinhole portrait) I hand held this 8 second, exposure last night in an effort to recreate my vision of what a multiple exposure shot might ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
Pushing Limits (inspired by Jeff Groves' digital pinhole portrait) I hand held this 8 second, exposure last night in an effort to recreate my vision of what a multiple exposure shot might ...

Pushing Limits (inspired by Jeff Groves' very cool digital pinhole portrait) Jeff, HELP!!! I made a digital pinhole camera and took a bunch of shots with it tonight but something is wron ...

2009-11-12T14:55:29Z

James Hill
Pushing Limits (inspired by Jeff Groves' very cool digital pinhole portrait) Jeff, HELP!!! I made a digital pinhole camera and took a bunch of shots with it tonight but something is wron ...

Fractured I ran into a tow truck which was blocking the road tonight. No, not literally. Well, I didn't actually hit it at least. The truck was blocking the road I live on, while unloa ...

2009-11-12T14:43:11Z

James Hill
Fractured I ran into a tow truck which was blocking the road tonight. No, not literally. Well, I didn't actually hit it at least. The truck was blocking the road I live on, while unloa ...

Midnight Monsoon A few of you already know the story, but I'll elaborate for the others. I had fun sitting in the cabin on Wed. night posting wisecrack comments to my facebook page about ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
Midnight Monsoon A few of you already know the story, but I'll elaborate for the others. I had fun sitting in the cabin on Wed. night posting wisecrack comments to my facebook page about ...

Camera-shy

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
Camera-shy

A followup to yesterday's mysteriously misfocused image. (BTW, for those who wish to skip all the text below - the focus on this image? I meant to do that. I think.) I've been hav ...

2009-11-12T14:55:13Z

James Hill
A followup to yesterday's mysteriously misfocused image. (BTW, for those who wish to skip all the text below - the focus on this image? I meant to do that. I think.) I've been hav ...

Corkscrew Willow Two curly little leaves on one of the corkscrew willow trees beside the cabin. There's a story behind the misfocused state of this shot, (isn't there always?) but I th ...

2009-09-07T00:49:18Z

James Hill
Corkscrew Willow Two curly little leaves on one of the corkscrew willow trees beside the cabin. There's a story behind the misfocused state of this shot, (isn't there always?) but I th ...

Water guns and garden hoses... After eating lunch with the family today, my nephew decided he wanted to go have a water gun fight. As usual with water gun fights, it didn't take long bef ...

2009-09-01T13:17:18Z

James Hill
Water guns and garden hoses... After eating lunch with the family today, my nephew decided he wanted to go have a water gun fight. As usual with water gun fights, it didn't take long bef ...

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) This young guy hung out with me during a downpour this afternoon. I had seen him land on the swing a few times this week but he never stuck aroun ...

2009-09-01T13:17:18Z

James Hill
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) This young guy hung out with me during a downpour this afternoon. I had seen him land on the swing a few times this week but he never stuck aroun ...

And it rained... quite heavily at times. I thought briefly about running to the car to take a few of those artistic blurry shots through the windshield that everyone but me seems to get ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
And it rained... quite heavily at times. I thought briefly about running to the car to take a few of those artistic blurry shots through the windshield that everyone but me seems to get ...

Another day, another buck or two. I had a yard full of deer again this evening. The fawns still haven't made an appearance, but the oldest doe was being very protective of the area in th ...

2009-08-22T06:02:23Z

James Hill
Another day, another buck or two. I had a yard full of deer again this evening. The fawns still haven't made an appearance, but the oldest doe was being very protective of the area in th ...

2009 Softball-0565 What a great night for softball. The weather was perfect and the two teams were perfectly matched. So well matched that, after the first game, they played again to de ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
2009 Softball-0565 What a great night for softball. The weather was perfect and the two teams were perfectly matched. So well matched that, after the first game, they played again to de ...

Another member of the expectant deer population around the cabin. I've named this one Hobbles. She has an injured hind leg on her right side, which she doesn't put any pressure on while st ...

2009-09-01T13:17:19Z

James Hill
Another member of the expectant deer population around the cabin. I've named this one Hobbles. She has an injured hind leg on her right side, which she doesn't put any pressure on while st ...

2009 Softball-9976 Just a quick addition to my dailies. I've been swamped editing baseball and softball pics for the last week, so I haven't really shot much else. It's been a lot of fu ...

2009-08-22T06:02:23Z

James Hill
2009 Softball-9976 Just a quick addition to my dailies. I've been swamped editing baseball and softball pics for the last week, so I haven't really shot much else. It's been a lot of fu ...

Hanging out in the shadows. Found this little spider hanging out on some ferns the other day. Another one of my experiments with an extension tube on a wide angle lens. I'm still lo ...

2009-09-07T00:49:18Z

James Hill
Hanging out in the shadows. Found this little spider hanging out on some ferns the other day. Another one of my experiments with an extension tube on a wide angle lens. I'm still lo ...

Contemplating the next BIG step. I was going to post an asparagus abstract, but I have an awful lot of green in my dailies right now so here's a cool little bug. He appeared to be though ...

2009-11-12T14:42:12Z

James Hill
Contemplating the next BIG step. I was going to post an asparagus abstract, but I have an awful lot of green in my dailies right now so here's a cool little bug. He appeared to be though ...

Mock strawberry - Potentilla indica Just three quick shots of the mock or false strawberries that are growing all over the place around the cabin. As I mentioned before, they're pretty m ...

2009-09-01T13:17:19Z

James Hill
Mock strawberry - Potentilla indica Just three quick shots of the mock or false strawberries that are growing all over the place around the cabin. As I mentioned before, they're pretty m ...

Destiny hits a double! With the holiday over, it looks like ballgames will be about the only thing I shoot for the next several days. The girls played tonight on a wet field, under threa ...

2009-08-22T06:02:23Z

James Hill
Destiny hits a double! With the holiday over, it looks like ballgames will be about the only thing I shoot for the next several days. The girls played tonight on a wet field, under threa ...

Red Clover - Trifolium pratense While mowing today I noticed the yard was littered with what I thought were tiny wild strawberries. Remembering there was an impostor plant that looked ve ...

2009-11-12T16:21:09Z

James Hill
Red Clover - Trifolium pratense While mowing today I noticed the yard was littered with what I thought were tiny wild strawberries. Remembering there was an impostor plant that looked ve ...

Expecting. The oldest doe of the five deer which visit the yard almost daily. She's likely carrying twins and I think she's about to give birth any day now (if not already, I didn't see ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
Expecting. The oldest doe of the five deer which visit the yard almost daily. She's likely carrying twins and I think she's about to give birth any day now (if not already, I didn't see ...

Air horn and steam pipes. A shot taken last year in the White Furniture building where my first two HDR dailies were taken. I didn't process this one the same way since I still haven't r ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
Air horn and steam pipes. A shot taken last year in the White Furniture building where my first two HDR dailies were taken. I didn't process this one the same way since I still haven't r ...

Blueberries! I managed to get a few shots of the blueberries that I'm somewhat happy with this evening. I had a hard time picking one from my top ten, so the 9 finalist are all in my Wha ...

2009-09-07T00:49:18Z

James Hill
Blueberries! I managed to get a few shots of the blueberries that I'm somewhat happy with this evening. I had a hard time picking one from my top ten, so the 9 finalist are all in my Wha ...

The Last Blueberry Bloom This was shot a while back. The actual berries are quite full now and I've been trying to get a shot I liked of their current state but, so far I haven't been ha ...

2009-11-12T16:07:39Z

James Hill
The Last Blueberry Bloom This was shot a while back. The actual berries are quite full now and I've been trying to get a shot I liked of their current state but, so far I haven't been ha ...

Anyone else think that maybe these deer are becoming just a bit too comfortable with me pointing a camera at them? Un-pixelated version and many other G-rated shots are in my Daily Visito ...

2009-11-12T16:07:40Z

James Hill
Anyone else think that maybe these deer are becoming just a bit too comfortable with me pointing a camera at them? Un-pixelated version and many other G-rated shots are in my Daily Visito ...

My nephew warming up in the on-deck circle. The sun was fighting me towards the end of the game, making it rather difficult to to get any more decent shots of the batters, so I decided ...

2009-11-12T16:07:41Z

James Hill
My nephew warming up in the on-deck circle. The sun was fighting me towards the end of the game, making it rather difficult to to get any more decent shots of the batters, so I decided ...

Storm's a blowing in. Another shot from My Neighbor's Garden. This beautiful Japanese red maple was blowing in the wind just before a thunderstorm rolled in last week. The light was per ...

2009-11-12T16:07:41Z

James Hill
Storm's a blowing in. Another shot from My Neighbor's Garden. This beautiful Japanese red maple was blowing in the wind just before a thunderstorm rolled in last week. The light was per ...

Drive-by shooting. This is a shot I took through my windshield while sitting at a stoplight about a month ago. The backlit trees caught my eye due to them all being in various stages of ...

2009-11-12T16:07:43Z

James Hill
Drive-by shooting. This is a shot I took through my windshield while sitting at a stoplight about a month ago. The backlit trees caught my eye due to them all being in various stages of ...

Hoverfly feeding on pollen which had collected on my lens shade. I shot this guy during the same outing where I shot the damselfly from two posts back. Just like the damselfly, I first n ...

2009-11-12T16:07:44Z

James Hill
Hoverfly feeding on pollen which had collected on my lens shade. I shot this guy during the same outing where I shot the damselfly from two posts back. Just like the damselfly, I first n ...

Calla Lily Rose Gem - Zantedeschia aethiopica It rained almost all day today but finally stopped before dinner, which Mom had invited me over for. She mentioned that she had bought some ...

2009-11-12T16:07:45Z

James Hill
Calla Lily Rose Gem - Zantedeschia aethiopica It rained almost all day today but finally stopped before dinner, which Mom had invited me over for. She mentioned that she had bought some ...

Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) This little guy apparently wanted his picture taken. He landed on my lens hood while I was shooting some wildflowers this evening. I though ...

2009-11-12T16:07:47Z

James Hill
Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) This little guy apparently wanted his picture taken. He landed on my lens hood while I was shooting some wildflowers this evening. I though ...

Happy Mother's Day! A couple different looks at this flower and a lot more in My Neighbor's Garden.

2009-11-12T16:07:48Z

James Hill
Happy Mother's Day! A couple different looks at this flower and a lot more in My Neighbor's Garden.

The view out my back door... There are five whitetail deer who visit my yard just about every morning and evening. When sitting in my recliner with the back door open, I can often times ...

2009-11-12T16:07:50Z

James Hill
The view out my back door... There are five whitetail deer who visit my yard just about every morning and evening. When sitting in my recliner with the back door open, I can often times ...

Another Iris from next door. I made a discovery today... I have some irises in my yard too! I wasn't sure what they were going to be until today when the first bloom opened up. I'm not ...

2009-11-12T16:07:52Z

James Hill
Another Iris from next door. I made a discovery today... I have some irises in my yard too! I wasn't sure what they were going to be until today when the first bloom opened up. I'm not ...

Black Iris I took just a few minutes to wander around my neighbor's yard this afternoon before another thunderstorm rolled in. The many varieties of irises they have lining the drive and ...

2009-11-12T16:07:54Z

James Hill
Black Iris I took just a few minutes to wander around my neighbor's yard this afternoon before another thunderstorm rolled in. The many varieties of irises they have lining the drive and ...

White Fringetree - Chionanthus virginicus This tree was battered by the heavy rain we had last night and looking a little droopy today, but boy did it smell good. I'm going to blame the ...

2009-11-12T16:07:56Z

James Hill
White Fringetree - Chionanthus virginicus This tree was battered by the heavy rain we had last night and looking a little droopy today, but boy did it smell good. I'm going to blame the ...

Take two... This is very similar to a shot I posted in the Honest Feedback and Critique community a few days ago. I shot it again, exact same flowers, in a little different light, and wi ...

2009-11-12T14:55:23Z

James Hill
Take two... This is very similar to a shot I posted in the Honest Feedback and Critique community a few days ago. I shot it again, exact same flowers, in a little different light, and wi ...

It's the little things. Something rare for me - a still life shot. Mom collected quite a few shells and other odd marine items while at the beach last week. One reason (among many) that ...

2009-11-12T14:42:50Z

James Hill
It's the little things. Something rare for me - a still life shot. Mom collected quite a few shells and other odd marine items while at the beach last week. One reason (among many) that ...

Where's a ladybug when you need one? Had a chance to walk around a little this afternoon and look at the wildflowers which are starting to burst through the knee-high grass in the field n ...

2009-11-12T16:07:57Z

James Hill
Where's a ladybug when you need one? Had a chance to walk around a little this afternoon and look at the wildflowers which are starting to burst through the knee-high grass in the field n ...

Spring Hearts New leaves and a (slightly OOF) seed pod from one of the redbud trees in my folks backyard. The leaf in the main image is about an inch across. The leaf in the upper inset ...

2009-11-12T14:43:24Z

James Hill
Spring Hearts New leaves and a (slightly OOF) seed pod from one of the redbud trees in my folks backyard. The leaf in the main image is about an inch across. The leaf in the upper inset ...

Buzzed Out Found deceased in my shoe. Shot hand held using a 60w bare bulb for light. SOOC except for sharpening and slight crop. Update: Since a few of you have mentioned it, yes ...

2009-11-12T16:08:00Z

James Hill
Buzzed Out Found deceased in my shoe. Shot hand held using a 60w bare bulb for light. SOOC except for sharpening and slight crop. Update: Since a few of you have mentioned it, yes ...

Out!! - and it wasn't even close... well, maybe it was close, but still... Here's one of the bad calls I referenced 4 days ago under the photo of the pretty "umpire." The call was "safe" ...

2009-11-12T16:08:02Z

James Hill
Out!! - and it wasn't even close... well, maybe it was close, but still... Here's one of the bad calls I referenced 4 days ago under the photo of the pretty "umpire." The call was "safe" ...

A Surprise Welcome Home After being away for several days, I went to the cabin to mow the lawn today. I hate mowing so I had the camera with me just in case I found a diversion. (probab ...

2009-11-12T16:08:04Z

James Hill
A Surprise Welcome Home After being away for several days, I went to the cabin to mow the lawn today. I hate mowing so I had the camera with me just in case I found a diversion. (probab ...

Today's PSA (photographer service announcement) I spent all day Saturday shooting kids baseball and softball. It was a whole lot of fun and I came away with a lot of great images. Hopef ...

2009-11-12T16:08:07Z

James Hill
Today's PSA (photographer service announcement) I spent all day Saturday shooting kids baseball and softball. It was a whole lot of fun and I came away with a lot of great images. Hopef ...

Meet Dakota He's my other part-time pet. (he owns my dad) Unlike Bogey, who will sit and pose for me almost indefinitely, Dakota is camera shy. He normally refuses to look at me or eve ...

2009-11-12T16:08:09Z

James Hill
Meet Dakota He's my other part-time pet. (he owns my dad) Unlike Bogey, who will sit and pose for me almost indefinitely, Dakota is camera shy. He normally refuses to look at me or eve ...

"Sitting in the catbird seat." - Red Barber, American Sportscaster (February 17, 1908–October 22, 1992) Catbird seat From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "The catbird seat" is an i ...

2009-11-12T16:08:12Z

James Hill
"Sitting in the catbird seat." - Red Barber, American Sportscaster (February 17, 1908–October 22, 1992) Catbird seat From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "The catbird seat" is an i ...

Saturdays in Springtime It's Saturday and I'm dog sitting, so I thought I'd remind the dog owners out there that your pooch probably wants to go for a run! Especially if they're looking ...

2009-11-12T16:08:13Z

James Hill
Saturdays in Springtime It's Saturday and I'm dog sitting, so I thought I'd remind the dog owners out there that your pooch probably wants to go for a run! Especially if they're looking ...

Green Green Grass I finished sorting through more horse shots from yesterday and have added them to my What's New gallery, for those who were interested in looking through them. This ...

2009-11-12T16:08:16Z

James Hill
Green Green Grass I finished sorting through more horse shots from yesterday and have added them to my What's New gallery, for those who were interested in looking through them. This ...

I said, "why the long face?" Stopped by to see the horses again this evening. I only had a few minutes to shoot before sunset and I surely didn't end up with anything as nice as yesterda ...

2009-11-12T16:08:17Z

James Hill
I said, "why the long face?" Stopped by to see the horses again this evening. I only had a few minutes to shoot before sunset and I surely didn't end up with anything as nice as yesterda ...

Well, are you coming or not? Stopped by to visit with these neighbors of mine this evening, just as a brief thunderstorm was breaking up. They were both soaking wet and covered in pollen ...

2009-11-12T16:08:20Z

James Hill
Well, are you coming or not? Stopped by to visit with these neighbors of mine this evening, just as a brief thunderstorm was breaking up. They were both soaking wet and covered in pollen ...

Dogwood Blossom This is from the dogwood tree growing right beside the cabin. It's a beautiful tree but surrounded by so much clutter that I haven't been able to get a wide shot that I l ...

2009-11-12T16:08:22Z

James Hill
Dogwood Blossom This is from the dogwood tree growing right beside the cabin. It's a beautiful tree but surrounded by so much clutter that I haven't been able to get a wide shot that I l ...

This one's hot... Just a little contrast to the cool-blue abstract from a couple days ago. Anyone care to guess what's on fire here? Update: I see I can't fool most of you guys. Y ...

2009-11-12T16:08:24Z

James Hill
This one's hot... Just a little contrast to the cool-blue abstract from a couple days ago. Anyone care to guess what's on fire here? Update: I see I can't fool most of you guys. Y ...

C'est la vie... Cleaning out the "almost was" bin tonight and I ran across this shot from last summer, taken while I was supposed to be working. The location is the same place as this pr ...

2009-11-12T16:08:26Z

James Hill
C'est la vie... Cleaning out the "almost was" bin tonight and I ran across this shot from last summer, taken while I was supposed to be working. The location is the same place as this pr ...

Seedy Abstract in Blue. - Criticisms and critiques are welcome. (as they always are) I didn't shoot anything today since I didn't feel like rolling around in the pollen coated yard. All ...

2009-11-12T16:08:29Z

James Hill
Seedy Abstract in Blue. - Criticisms and critiques are welcome. (as they always are) I didn't shoot anything today since I didn't feel like rolling around in the pollen coated yard. All ...

Diffusion Another one I took while playing in the weeds yesterday. : ) Shot with a 50mm and 63mm extension tube. A few different looks, including one from inside looking out are in ...

2009-11-12T16:08:31Z

James Hill
Diffusion Another one I took while playing in the weeds yesterday. : ) Shot with a 50mm and 63mm extension tube. A few different looks, including one from inside looking out are in ...

Just hanging around...Whoa, what? I decided to shoot dandelions today since there is a virtual forest of them growing in my yard. Patches of it looked as if it had snowed this morning. ...

2009-11-12T16:08:32Z

James Hill
Just hanging around...Whoa, what? I decided to shoot dandelions today since there is a virtual forest of them growing in my yard. Patches of it looked as if it had snowed this morning. ...