Chicky’s Pumpkins!

My little Dante with his first two garden grown pumpkins!

15th Annual Daniel Nimham Pow Wow

This past weekend marked the 15th annual Daniel Nimham Intertribal Pow Wow.  It also marked year 7 for me as the Nimham Mountain Singers’ photographer.  Since 2010 I have shot for the Nimham Mountain Singers, who are quite simply some of the best and kindest people on the planet.  Thanks to them I even had one of my photos published in the New York Times!  Over the past seven years I have greatly improved in my skill and learned a lot about depth of field and event photography.  I’ve met some amazing people and made lifelong friends through this pow wow.  I can’t thank Gil and Penny Tarbox enough for giving me this opportunity.  As a Cherokee and as a photographer I can say this is truly my favorite event, both to attend and shoot.  Thanks for another awesome weekend, guys.  I can’t wait for next year!

First Pumpkin

Happy… August?

Broad Winged Hawk

Look who came to visit the dying birch!

Also, my son is adorable.  He loves our new kitties, Jon Snow and Danerys.  Not the best photos but still cute.

Moonlight

Tonight is a blue moon.  As I wandered outside to enjoy the beauty of a still summer night, I was inspired.  There stood my brand new sunflower, bathed in moonlight.  After months of waiting it opened this morning, the last of them to bloom.  It’s as if it had waited for just the right time and I’m glad it did.

I thanked the flamboyant floral giant and made my way back up to the porch.  Again my eye was caught as I noticed my beloved papyrus plant.  I thought, ‘what better time to capture its exotic beauty?’  So I set up again and two shots in I had what I wanted.  Looking at its feathered top, one can almost forget its New York location and imagine a time long ago, on the banks of the Nile.

These photos were shot at ISO 800, f/4.0, at a thirty second exposure.  I hope you’ll enjoy them as much as I enjoyed shooting them.