July-August Newsletter Online

My July-August Newsletter is now online at http://www.tomhaxbyphotos.com/Newsletter/July-August_2010_Newsletter.htm Next week (August 7&8) is the Sutton's Bay Art Show.

Navy Blue Angels

The Navy Blue Angels visited the National Cherry Festival on the 4th of July for the annual air show.

Wow, what a splendid day for an airshow. It must be something to pilot those babies. You cannot have an "off day" with the kind of flying these guys do.

Photographed with a Nikon 500 mm F4 lens. It was great at getting really sharp images.

Moonrise over Traverse City

On the second night of the full moon, I captured this image of the moonrise over Traverse City. There were some high clouds partially obscuring the view of the moon.

May Newsletter Online

My May Newsletter is now available online at http://www.tomhaxbyphotos.com/Newsletter/May_2010_Newsletter.htm

Columbine

I have been planting native wildflowers in my yard for a few years now. Some are doing quite well. Who needs to mow grass when you can grow flowers? Of course they become models for my camera when they look their best. This columbine was just outside of my back door. The dark background was part the dark area under my deck and part a few tweaks in Photoshop©.

More Pickney Birds

My father was the one who lead me to Pickney Wildlife Refuge. Thanks dad. Fantastic place for nesting birds. Here is another from there - a tricolor heron. Shot early in the day while the light was still soft.

Pickney Wildlife Refuge Birds

If it weren't for some excess vegetation I would really like the image of a tricolor heron at the Pickney Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina. Quite an amazing place. Next up is a green heron. Beautiful bird striking a good pose for the camera. The last is a great egret carrying a stick for a nest building project.