PELICAN FLIGHT

During a recent visit to South Beach in Miami, I took this shot of a pelican out on its daily fishing jaunt. These birds look so graceful as they fly 8-10 inches above the water. What I find so amazing is the force they hit the water with during a fishing "dive bomber" attack, yet never seem to get hurt. I watched them do this dive from 30 feet up, into water that was only 8-10 inches deep. How they keep from breaking their necks is beyond me. Oh well, I'll just watch as they gracefully fly around.

SUNRISE IN NEWARK

Last week I saw an incredible sunrise in Newark. As I stopped to take the photo, I noticed quite a few passengers observing me, and then I saw the cameras come flying out of the bags/purses/luggage, etc. It was kind of funny because so many passengers were watching me for when and where to take the shot. Every time I took a shot, they did too, and when I put my camera down, they did too. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, do I look that much like a photographer????

VISITING WITH A MOONWALKER!!

Recently I was able to meet with one of the last people to ever walk on the moon, Dr. Harrison "Jack" Schmitt. It was especially thrilling since he is originally from New Mexico as am I. When he came on our bus for the tour of the Kennedy Space Center, we were really surprised as their were four other buses for him to get on! He seemed to be pretty happy that he had two fellow NEW MEXICANS with him Carroll Evertson and myself)!!! Dr. Schmitt was the last of the astronauts to set foot on the moon............he was the 12th of 12! Pretty cool...........and he certainly is an amazing individual! Thanks for the visit Dr. Schmidt!

13 IS MY LUCKY NUMBER!

Well, I was notified today that my 13th photo was used in the USA Today newspaper today (Friday, July 15th)!!! I can't believe how well they've received my work! Unfortunately, I've been sick for the past three weeks, so it may be a while before I can submit any more. At any rate, here's the shot!

DORMANT VOLCANO

During my recent flight to San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO), on departure, we were lucky enough to fly over a "semi-dormant" volcano. You can see the steam rising from the volcano, with an inactive volcano in the background. It really is neat to see how nature relieves itself of hot air. Too bad our politicians can't do the same thing! ;-)