A Hitchin

At a wedding I shot before Christmas..

The Birds

The Birds, originally uploaded by marticagle.

The blurs are popcorn and if you look close, he caught one in his mouth!

Sunrise at Kure Beach

Sunrise at Kure Beach, originally uploaded by marticagle.

I love early morning sunrises, even if I don't love getting out of bed at 4 AM....

Arlie Gardens - Flowers

Arlie Gardens - Flowers, originally uploaded by marticagle.

I took this outside with my cam on a pod, a flash w/extension and gold reflector. I really like the way it makes the back ground black..

I like bird butts..

The Birds, originally uploaded by marticagle.

I can't deny.... LOL

Wilmington NC

Wilimington NC, originally uploaded by marticagle.

This past weekend I went to a photo workshop. One of the things we did was "art with light". Here, the model posed during the long exposure and was "lit" by a flash light for a few seconds then she ran out of the pic. It gives her a ghostly look!

carnivorous plants

carnivorous plants, originally uploaded by marticagle.

Feed me Sea-more! We went to Wilmington this past weekend for a photo workshop and found this really cool garden growing behind a school. It was FULL of venus fly traps and pitcher plants!

Oh I get by..

my friends, originally uploaded by marticagle.

With a little help from my friends... LOL I love my friends!

The Biltmore Estate

DSC_0081, originally uploaded by marticagle.

SO, yes, everyone gets this shot, but I am still amazed that this was (is) a single family home...freakin' awesome!

what came first?

DSC_0088, originally uploaded by marticagle.

SOOOO this is where small humans come from!

It was a black and white day

DSC_0093, originally uploaded by marticagle.

This is the actual look of the day

Old Church in Sophia, NC

Old Church in Sophia, NC, originally uploaded by marticagle.

Another shot of this church. From the side you can see how it is about to fall in.

Old Church in Sophia, NC

Old Church in Sophia, NC, originally uploaded by marticagle.

I wanted to get this shot (and a few more) before it totally falls in...

Fountians

DSC_0088, originally uploaded by marticagle.

One of the many lovely features of the Biltmore House..

gargoyles

DSC_0145, originally uploaded by marticagle.

One of the many strange ones on Biltmore House in Asheville. Seems they even had a warped sense of humor in the late 1800's!

Reflections of....

DSC_0142, originally uploaded by marticagle.

I am looking for your help. I want to enter a NC photo contest and I have narrowed down to these pics in my collection Photo Contest..I would appreciate it if you would go to this link and comment on your favorite pic in each of the 5 sets. Thanks bunches!

albino gator

albino gator, originally uploaded by marticagle.

This is one freaky alligator!

Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium

Pine Knoll Shores, originally uploaded by marticagle.

Jellyfish anyone?

LOOK!

And open for business, originally uploaded by marticagle.

You can get them laundered!

Jamie's Wedding

Jamie's Wedding, originally uploaded by marticagle.

I am in no way a professional but a friend asked for a favor so I shot her wedding. It was kinda fun!