This enormous praying mantis prop stands quietly waiting for next year’s Mardi Gras parades. The prop is approximately 12′ – 15′ tall.
Red-Winged Blackbird
Algiers Facade
Cypress Dawn
Evening Campsite
Peacock
This resident of the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana, freely mingles with visitors. Earlier in the day I photographed the peacock with his tail spread wide but that image seemed too cliche. Later during our visit he hopped up on a nearby wall. Looking at the front of the peacock, rather than focusing on his well known tail feathers I was amazed by the deep blue plumage covering most of its body.
Solitary Cypress
This cypress tree stands alone, out in the water. I shot this picture at sunrise from about 300 yards away. The fog drifted around the tree as the sun slowly swept it away. As the light and fog were continually changing, I kept shooting and ended up with this image, where most of the fog is between the tree and the shoreline, highlighting it’s isolation.