Dave Head Photography

Some kind of flower I found at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens.

I made a purchase at my local music store and the item was put into a bag that had like sheet music all over it. I scanned the bad into Photoshop and use the music along with onOne Photoframe Free to do these two photos…

Elizabeth

Skylar

She is four months old….

This is something Sky started without anybody showing her. I think the first time she ever picked up a ball she started twirling it…

Caught this image while taking some driveway fireworks photos.

Ghost People

Went to the beach today to see if any oil/tar balls had appeared. The beach looked great and the clean-up crews were out in force.

Henderson Beach State Park, Destin, FL

Henderson Beach State Park, Destin, FL

Henderson Beach State Park, Destin, FL

This photo was taken at the camp grounds on Eglin AFB, FL. Played around in Photoshop and some plug-ins to make the gloomy effect.

Gloomy

Cute little man isn’t he.

Found this little feller getting some lunch on a Lantana flower.

Butterfly at lunch

Butterfly at lunch

I find that Kmart and other retail centers to be great places to take flower photos. I haven’t been told “no you can’t take pictures here” or been run off yet.

Flower

Flower

Flower

Flower

Flower

Flower

Flower

Flower

Flower

The passion flower vine outside our kitchen window is blooming. Pretty soon the butterflies will show up to lay eggs…

Passion Flower

This excerpt is from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passion_flower
Popularly, passion flowers and especially passion fruit are frequently used with sexual or romantic innuendo, giving rise to such uses as a one-time soft drink named Purple Passion. The “Passion” in “passion flower” does not refer to sex and love, however, but to the passion of Jesus in Christian theology. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Spanish Christian missionaries adopted the unique physical structures of this plant, particularly the numbers of its various flower parts, as symbols of the last days of Jesus and especially his crucifixion:
The pointed tips of the leaves were taken to represent the Holy Lance.
The tendrils represent the whips used in the flagellation of Christ.
The ten petals and sepals represent the ten faithful apostles (less St. Peter the denier and Judas Iscariot the betrayer).
The flower’s radial filaments, which can number more than a hundred and vary from flower to flower, represent the crown of thorns.
The chalice-shaped ovary with its receptacle represents a hammer or the Holy Grail
The 3 stigmas represent the 3 nails and the 5 anthers below them the 5 wounds (four by the nails and one by the lance).
The blue and white colors of many species’ flowers represent Heaven and Purity.
The flower has been given names related to this symbolism throughout Europe since that time. In Spain, it is known as espina de Cristo (“Christ’s thorn”). German names[11] include Christus-Krone (“Christ’s crown”), Christus-Strauss (“Christ’s bouquet”[12]), Dorn-Krone (“crown of thorns”), Jesus-Leiden (“Jesus’ passion”), Marter (“passion”[13]) or Muttergottes-Stern (“Mother of God’s star”[14]).
Outside the Christian heartland, the regularly-shaped flowers have reminded people of the face of a clock; in Israel they are known as “clock-flower” (שעונית), and in Japan they are called tokeisō (時計草, “clock plant”). In Hawaiian, they are called lilikoʻi; lī is a string used for tying fabric together, such as a shoelace, and liko means “to spring forth leaves”.[15]
In India, blue passionflowers are called Krishnakamala in Karnataka and Maharashtra, while in UP and generally north it is colloquially called “Paanch Paandav”. The flower’s structure lends itself to the interpretation along the lines of five Pandavas, the Divine Krshna at centre, and the opposing hundred at the edges. The colour blue is moreover associated with Krschna or Krshna as colour of his aura.
In northern Peru and Bolivia, the banana passionfruits are known as tumbos. This is one possible source of the name of the Tumbes region of Peru.

I do not know who originally authored this but it sure hit home. I like to thank Russ a good friend of mine for sending this to me.

And it’s winter before we know it.

You know, time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years.

It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and embarking on my new life with my mate. And yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all…

And I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams… But, here it is.the winter of my life and it catches me by surprise… How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my babies go? And where did my youth go?

I remember well. seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that winter was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like… But, here it is…my friends are retired and really getting gray…they move slower and I see an older person now. Lots are in better shape than me. but, I see the great change… Not like the ones that I remember who were young and vibrant… but, like me, their age is beginning to show and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we’d be.

Each day now, I find that just getting a shower is a real target for the day! And taking a nap is not a treat anymore…it’s mandatory! Cause if I don’t on my own free will..I just fall asleep where I sit!

And so, now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that I wish I had done but never did!!

But, at least I know, that though the winter has come, and I’m not sure how long it will last…this I know, that when it’s over…its over….Yes , I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn’t done ,,,,,things I should have done, but indeed, there are many things I’m happy to have done. It’s all in a lifetime.

So, if you’re not in your winter yet…let me remind you, that it will be here faster than you think. So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your life please do it quickly! Don’t put things off too long!!

Life goes by quickly. So, do what you can today, as you can never be sure whether this is your winter or not!

You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life…so, live for good today and say all the things that you want your loved ones to remember…and hope that they appreciate and love you for all the things that you have done for them in all the years past!!

“Life is a gift to you. The way you live your life is your gift to those who come after.

Make it a fantastic one.”

LIVE IT WELL!!—-ENJOY TODAY!!!!—–DO SOMETHING FUN!!!—-BE HAPPY!!!—-BE THANKFUL!!!!!

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I need to work on my photography skills, not so much the technical but the art of seeing. This could be like teaching an old dog new tricks.

Later

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Location:Niceville, FL

I shot my first wedding on may 1, 2010. It was for some friends of mine and it was a low key wedding. Myself and a good friend of mine Gerald shot the wedding. Here is one photo that was made for the couple. I will post more on the wedding about what I learned.