We had a fun 4th of July neighborhood BBQ today. Lots of food, good conversation, and kids running up and down the block. And then when the sun went down, of course it was time to take some fireworks pictures. I didn’t actually go over to the freedom fest, as I can see the firework pretty good from the balcony on the back of our on-post housing. I pretty...

This was originally posted last year (2009), but as I’m getting my tripod out, and charging up my camera batteries in preparation for tomorrow, I thought it might be appropriate to bring it back to the front page of the blog. I hope you find it helpful. With the 4th of July Holiday coming tomorrow, I bet quite a few people are planning to go out and try to...

I was vaguely aware of the fact that we have Tarantulas here in Central Texas, and more specifically, right on Fort Hood. However, up until recently I hadn’t actually seen any of them myself. For the past couple of weeks, Justin has actually been telling me about the tarantulas that he sees along the path on his way to and from the skateboard park …...

I love sunsets, and since my house is right in the Honolulu International airport approach path, we constantly have planes overhead. So, it’s a natural picture combination.That being said, like any picture, sometimes these sunset airplane shots need a little help to become a bit more interesting. After playing around for a little while with this one, I...

Today’s Hawaii Picture of the day is one of my favorite sights here in the Islands … a nice full rainbow.This is one of the reasons I like to take my camera with me to work. I spend most of my time keeping up with the weather forecast, and briefing all the helicopter pilots. But, every now and then, I can’t resist the urge to stick my head out...

We had some big thunderstorms in the area again yesterday afternoon. None of them made it all the way over us, but in this case I think that worked out well for my pictures. A couple of well developed thunderstorms were off in the distant horizon right at sunset … Going in reverse order, this is the last picture I took, but also the one I like the best. ...