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Des-0253 My energetic niece, taunting me this afternoon at her brother's birthday party. Normally one to ham it up for the camera, she was being a bit mischievous today and tried to hide ...

2009-11-12T14:56:05Z

James Hill
Des-0253 My energetic niece, taunting me this afternoon at her brother's birthday party. Normally one to ham it up for the camera, she was being a bit mischievous today and tried to hide ...

It's still hot, and I didn't shoot anything today, so this is another shot from the archives. And in an ultimate showing of laziness, I'm pulling it straight from one of my first galleries ...

2009-11-12T16:17:37Z

James Hill
It's still hot, and I didn't shoot anything today, so this is another shot from the archives. And in an ultimate showing of laziness, I'm pulling it straight from one of my first galleries ...

Grass-1452 A shot of Dad's lawn from a bug's perspective, looking into the setting sun. The soft-focus was achieved by shooting through the grass which was between the lens and the b ...

2009-11-12T14:55:38Z

James Hill
Grass-1452 A shot of Dad's lawn from a bug's perspective, looking into the setting sun. The soft-focus was achieved by shooting through the grass which was between the lens and the b ...

Cherry Blossoms Had dinner at Mom and Dad's house tonight and as I drove up to the house I was amazed by their flowering cherry trees, which as you can see were in full bloom. The weathe ...

2009-11-12T16:08:56Z

James Hill
Cherry Blossoms Had dinner at Mom and Dad's house tonight and as I drove up to the house I was amazed by their flowering cherry trees, which as you can see were in full bloom. The weathe ...

Cabin-0461 This is what home looked like early Monday morning. The trees, especially the two corkscrew-willows, were simply amazing with all the wet snow clinging to them. Since I don't ...

2009-11-12T14:56:02Z

James Hill
Cabin-0461 This is what home looked like early Monday morning. The trees, especially the two corkscrew-willows, were simply amazing with all the wet snow clinging to them. Since I don't ...

PollenMaker-3503 Shot this today while on a break from mowing the yard. I hate mowing so I keep the camera handy as a diversion just in case I run across anything interesting. And, as l ...

2009-11-12T14:41:58Z

James Hill
PollenMaker-3503 Shot this today while on a break from mowing the yard. I hate mowing so I keep the camera handy as a diversion just in case I run across anything interesting. And, as l ...

Well, are you coming or not? Stopped by to visit with these neighbors of mine this evening, just as a brief thunderstorm was breaking up. They were both soaking wet and covered in pollen ...

2009-11-12T16:08:20Z

James Hill
Well, are you coming or not? Stopped by to visit with these neighbors of mine this evening, just as a brief thunderstorm was breaking up. They were both soaking wet and covered in pollen ...

Vertigo, anyone? Trying to break out of the norm and see things from a new perspective. This is a relatively new pedestrian bridge that crosses the Eno River and leads into the city park ...

2009-11-12T16:12:48Z

James Hill
Vertigo, anyone? Trying to break out of the norm and see things from a new perspective. This is a relatively new pedestrian bridge that crosses the Eno River and leads into the city park ...

Hoverfly feeding on pollen which had collected on my lens shade. I shot this guy during the same outing where I shot the damselfly from two posts back. Just like the damselfly, I first n ...

2009-11-12T16:07:44Z

James Hill
Hoverfly feeding on pollen which had collected on my lens shade. I shot this guy during the same outing where I shot the damselfly from two posts back. Just like the damselfly, I first n ...

Truck-0356 This old guy is a fixture in my neighbor's front yard. I've probably shot 50 images of him since moving in here and this is the first one that I actually like. It's a little ...

2009-11-12T14:56:00Z

James Hill
Truck-0356 This old guy is a fixture in my neighbor's front yard. I've probably shot 50 images of him since moving in here and this is the first one that I actually like. It's a little ...

20090225--0118 Shot as an additional piece I needed for another image today - I liked it all by itself. It's been a while since I've submitted anything to the dailys, but hopefully I ...

2009-11-12T14:56:07Z

James Hill
20090225--0118 Shot as an additional piece I needed for another image today - I liked it all by itself. It's been a while since I've submitted anything to the dailys, but hopefully I ...

Survey-7886Copy Sunday Morning Comic Relief A few of you asked, so here is my take on what a pig wearing lipstick might look like. My Photoshop skills are average, and I'm certainly ...

2009-11-12T14:56:13Z

James Hill
Survey-7886Copy Sunday Morning Comic Relief A few of you asked, so here is my take on what a pig wearing lipstick might look like. My Photoshop skills are average, and I'm certainly ...

Filtered Cherries Sometimes I wish I could paint. Mostly when I have a really hard time getting what I want with a particular photograph. I mean it would be so much easier to just add l ...

2009-09-07T01:26:16Z

James Hill
Filtered Cherries Sometimes I wish I could paint. Mostly when I have a really hard time getting what I want with a particular photograph. I mean it would be so much easier to just add l ...

Medium carbon steel, quenched & tempered. At least that's what the three bars stamped into the top of this bolt indicate to people who have reason to know such things. This is basically ...

2009-11-12T16:18:20Z

James Hill
Medium carbon steel, quenched & tempered. At least that's what the three bars stamped into the top of this bolt indicate to people who have reason to know such things. This is basically ...

Extremely Rare Animals (only one of each has ever been captured on film (or pixels)) I managed to sneak up on these two fascinating creatures at the Festival for the Eno this weekend. Th ...

2009-11-12T14:41:54Z

James Hill
Extremely Rare Animals (only one of each has ever been captured on film (or pixels)) I managed to sneak up on these two fascinating creatures at the Festival for the Eno this weekend. Th ...

Japanese Maple More grey skies, more rain, and more maple. (see yesterday's shot if you didn't get that last bit) This time it's a Japanese Maple from my folks yard, where I had a few ...

2009-11-12T16:08:34Z

James Hill
Japanese Maple More grey skies, more rain, and more maple. (see yesterday's shot if you didn't get that last bit) This time it's a Japanese Maple from my folks yard, where I had a few ...

Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) This little guy apparently wanted his picture taken. He landed on my lens hood while I was shooting some wildflowers this evening. I though ...

2009-11-12T16:07:47Z

James Hill
Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) This little guy apparently wanted his picture taken. He landed on my lens hood while I was shooting some wildflowers this evening. I though ...

Anyone care to guess what kind of weather we had today? 70-200 f/2.8 with a 36mm extension tube. Unless something better comes up, I'll have another one with some color to post tomorrow.

2009-11-12T16:08:55Z

James Hill
Anyone care to guess what kind of weather we had today? 70-200 f/2.8 with a 36mm extension tube. Unless something better comes up, I'll have another one with some color to post tomorrow.

Spidey-2070 Day 6 of the extension tube experiments. This shot was made with the 70-200 and 56mm of extension tubes. I caught this guy moving out of the corner on my eye while I was ...

2009-09-07T01:26:21Z

James Hill
Spidey-2070 Day 6 of the extension tube experiments. This shot was made with the 70-200 and 56mm of extension tubes. I caught this guy moving out of the corner on my eye while I was ...

John Dee Holeman putting out a fire. Thanks for all the comments on yesterday's daily, even though I really goofed on the guitar info. I should have realized that wasn't John's new one ...

2009-11-12T16:08:51Z

James Hill
John Dee Holeman putting out a fire. Thanks for all the comments on yesterday's daily, even though I really goofed on the guitar info. I should have realized that wasn't John's new one ...

“What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt - it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn't want to go anywhere else.” -- Hal Boyle

2009-08-22T06:02:23Z

James Hill
“What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt - it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn't want to go anywhere else.” -- Hal Boyle

Young Whitetail Doe Watching Me Through The Cabin Window. You ever get that feeling someone's watching you while you work? I had that feeling last week and looked up to see this girl che ...

2009-08-22T06:02:22Z

James Hill
Young Whitetail Doe Watching Me Through The Cabin Window. You ever get that feeling someone's watching you while you work? I had that feeling last week and looked up to see this girl che ...

Drive-by shooting. This is a shot I took through my windshield while sitting at a stoplight about a month ago. The backlit trees caught my eye due to them all being in various stages of ...

2009-11-12T16:07:43Z

James Hill
Drive-by shooting. This is a shot I took through my windshield while sitting at a stoplight about a month ago. The backlit trees caught my eye due to them all being in various stages of ...

Water guns and garden hoses... After eating lunch with the family today, my nephew decided he wanted to go have a water gun fight. As usual with water gun fights, it didn't take long bef ...

2009-09-01T13:17:18Z

James Hill
Water guns and garden hoses... After eating lunch with the family today, my nephew decided he wanted to go have a water gun fight. As usual with water gun fights, it didn't take long bef ...

Camera-shy

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
Camera-shy

Buzzed Out Found deceased in my shoe. Shot hand held using a 60w bare bulb for light. SOOC except for sharpening and slight crop. Update: Since a few of you have mentioned it, yes ...

2009-11-12T16:08:00Z

James Hill
Buzzed Out Found deceased in my shoe. Shot hand held using a 60w bare bulb for light. SOOC except for sharpening and slight crop. Update: Since a few of you have mentioned it, yes ...

Contemplating the next BIG step. I was going to post an asparagus abstract, but I have an awful lot of green in my dailies right now so here's a cool little bug. He appeared to be though ...

2009-11-12T14:42:12Z

James Hill
Contemplating the next BIG step. I was going to post an asparagus abstract, but I have an awful lot of green in my dailies right now so here's a cool little bug. He appeared to be though ...

March 30, 2009 Wow, it's hard to believe March is gone already. I've been cleaning out tons of image folders all day, so I didn't even pick up the camera except to put the batteries on ...

2009-11-12T14:42:13Z

James Hill
March 30, 2009 Wow, it's hard to believe March is gone already. I've been cleaning out tons of image folders all day, so I didn't even pick up the camera except to put the batteries on ...

My Neighbors Garden-2460 This guy will be a part of dinner Monday night - a few of his older brothers made the table tonight.. Anyone care to guess what it is? Edit: Yes, it's a yello ...

2009-11-12T16:25:47Z

James Hill
My Neighbors Garden-2460 This guy will be a part of dinner Monday night - a few of his older brothers made the table tonight.. Anyone care to guess what it is? Edit: Yes, it's a yello ...

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) This young guy hung out with me during a downpour this afternoon. I had seen him land on the swing a few times this week but he never stuck aroun ...

2009-09-01T13:17:18Z

James Hill
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) This young guy hung out with me during a downpour this afternoon. I had seen him land on the swing a few times this week but he never stuck aroun ...

Dogwood Blossom This is from the dogwood tree growing right beside the cabin. It's a beautiful tree but surrounded by so much clutter that I haven't been able to get a wide shot that I l ...

2009-11-12T16:08:22Z

James Hill
Dogwood Blossom This is from the dogwood tree growing right beside the cabin. It's a beautiful tree but surrounded by so much clutter that I haven't been able to get a wide shot that I l ...

Eggland's Best Eggs Love 'em or hate 'em, there's no denying the EB guys have left their mark, quite literally. Personally, I like the EB eggs and usually have a carton on hand, but eve ...

2009-09-07T01:26:16Z

James Hill
Eggland's Best Eggs Love 'em or hate 'em, there's no denying the EB guys have left their mark, quite literally. Personally, I like the EB eggs and usually have a carton on hand, but eve ...

20091005-2827 Dried Pears I've had these pears drying on my window sill for quite a while, waiting, shrinking, accumulating strange growths; essentially begging to be a photo. Little did I ...

2009-11-12T14:42:28Z

James Hill
20091005-2827 Dried Pears I've had these pears drying on my window sill for quite a while, waiting, shrinking, accumulating strange growths; essentially begging to be a photo. Little did I ...

And it rained... quite heavily at times. I thought briefly about running to the car to take a few of those artistic blurry shots through the windshield that everyone but me seems to get ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
And it rained... quite heavily at times. I thought briefly about running to the car to take a few of those artistic blurry shots through the windshield that everyone but me seems to get ...

Calla Lily Rose Gem - Zantedeschia aethiopica It rained almost all day today but finally stopped before dinner, which Mom had invited me over for. She mentioned that she had bought some ...

2009-11-12T16:07:45Z

James Hill
Calla Lily Rose Gem - Zantedeschia aethiopica It rained almost all day today but finally stopped before dinner, which Mom had invited me over for. She mentioned that she had bought some ...

Just playing around in front of the mirror tonight. I took way too many exposures and couldn't decide on a single one to post, so you get my top 6. Hope everyone has a great weekend! ...

2009-11-12T14:55:51Z

James Hill
Just playing around in front of the mirror tonight. I took way too many exposures and couldn't decide on a single one to post, so you get my top 6. Hope everyone has a great weekend! ...

20080819-Survey-4642 It's Monday morning, so off to work I go. Thought I'd post a photo from a job site we work at somewhat regularly. This is from a very exclusive, gated community ...

2009-11-12T14:56:27Z

James Hill
20080819-Survey-4642 It's Monday morning, so off to work I go. Thought I'd post a photo from a job site we work at somewhat regularly. This is from a very exclusive, gated community ...

John Dee Holeman-0711 2009/03/11 A quick snap of John Dee that I grabbed on the front porch during a break in the music at the Forty Acres house concert from last Saturday. The house ...

2009-11-12T14:55:54Z

James Hill
John Dee Holeman-0711 2009/03/11 A quick snap of John Dee that I grabbed on the front porch during a break in the music at the Forty Acres house concert from last Saturday. The house ...

What is the key to good music photography?(asked by James Sharpe in this ePHOTOzine article while interviewing Stuart Leech, a UK music photographer who's work I've admired since reading tha ...

2009-11-12T16:18:34Z

James Hill
What is the key to good music photography?(asked by James Sharpe in this ePHOTOzine article while interviewing Stuart Leech, a UK music photographer who's work I've admired since reading tha ...

Bogey-7084 Not a new capture, but a new take on what was a boring shot. Playing around with Low Key portraits for a change. Window light from Bogey's favorite portal to the outside worl ...

2009-11-12T14:55:59Z

James Hill
Bogey-7084 Not a new capture, but a new take on what was a boring shot. Playing around with Low Key portraits for a change. Window light from Bogey's favorite portal to the outside worl ...

The view out my back door... There are five whitetail deer who visit my yard just about every morning and evening. When sitting in my recliner with the back door open, I can often times ...

2009-11-12T16:07:50Z

James Hill
The view out my back door... There are five whitetail deer who visit my yard just about every morning and evening. When sitting in my recliner with the back door open, I can often times ...

It's the little things. Something rare for me - a still life shot. Mom collected quite a few shells and other odd marine items while at the beach last week. One reason (among many) that ...

2009-11-12T14:42:50Z

James Hill
It's the little things. Something rare for me - a still life shot. Mom collected quite a few shells and other odd marine items while at the beach last week. One reason (among many) that ...

Since the weather feels like February again, I thought I'd dig out a shot I took back then. This was one of the first daffodils to pop up in the yard. I didn't like the angle of the shot a ...

2009-11-12T16:08:48Z

James Hill
Since the weather feels like February again, I thought I'd dig out a shot I took back then. This was one of the first daffodils to pop up in the yard. I didn't like the angle of the shot a ...

Another day, another buck or two. I had a yard full of deer again this evening. The fawns still haven't made an appearance, but the oldest doe was being very protective of the area in th ...

2009-08-22T06:02:23Z

James Hill
Another day, another buck or two. I had a yard full of deer again this evening. The fawns still haven't made an appearance, but the oldest doe was being very protective of the area in th ...

Corkscrew Willow Two curly little leaves on one of the corkscrew willow trees beside the cabin. There's a story behind the misfocused state of this shot, (isn't there always?) but I th ...

2009-09-07T00:49:18Z

James Hill
Corkscrew Willow Two curly little leaves on one of the corkscrew willow trees beside the cabin. There's a story behind the misfocused state of this shot, (isn't there always?) but I th ...

Hanging out in the shadows. Found this little spider hanging out on some ferns the other day. Another one of my experiments with an extension tube on a wide angle lens. I'm still lo ...

2009-09-07T00:49:18Z

James Hill
Hanging out in the shadows. Found this little spider hanging out on some ferns the other day. Another one of my experiments with an extension tube on a wide angle lens. I'm still lo ...

Fractured I ran into a tow truck which was blocking the road tonight. No, not literally. Well, I didn't actually hit it at least. The truck was blocking the road I live on, while unloa ...

2009-11-12T14:43:11Z

James Hill
Fractured I ran into a tow truck which was blocking the road tonight. No, not literally. Well, I didn't actually hit it at least. The truck was blocking the road I live on, while unloa ...

Chair_HDR3 Some first attempts at HDR Photography inside one of my favorite buildings. White Furniture Company closed it's doors in 1993 and its most interesting buildings have collected du ...

2009-11-12T14:56:31Z

James Hill
Chair_HDR3 Some first attempts at HDR Photography inside one of my favorite buildings. White Furniture Company closed it's doors in 1993 and its most interesting buildings have collected du ...

I said, "why the long face?" Stopped by to see the horses again this evening. I only had a few minutes to shoot before sunset and I surely didn't end up with anything as nice as yesterda ...

2009-11-12T16:08:17Z

James Hill
I said, "why the long face?" Stopped by to see the horses again this evening. I only had a few minutes to shoot before sunset and I surely didn't end up with anything as nice as yesterda ...

Spring Hearts New leaves and a (slightly OOF) seed pod from one of the redbud trees in my folks backyard. The leaf in the main image is about an inch across. The leaf in the upper inset ...

2009-11-12T14:43:24Z

James Hill
Spring Hearts New leaves and a (slightly OOF) seed pod from one of the redbud trees in my folks backyard. The leaf in the main image is about an inch across. The leaf in the upper inset ...

20090810 - Touch of gold for Tuesday. Day three of the household abstracts. This one is a cheat. I got sidetracked yesterday and didn't get to shoot what I had planned, so this is anoth ...

2009-09-07T01:26:13Z

James Hill
20090810 - Touch of gold for Tuesday. Day three of the household abstracts. This one is a cheat. I got sidetracked yesterday and didn't get to shoot what I had planned, so this is anoth ...

Bunch of Green Grapes-2431 More from My Neighbor's Garden. This bunch was just hanging around and looking all photogenic the other evening while I was out watering the parched garden. H ...

2009-09-07T01:26:16Z

James Hill
Bunch of Green Grapes-2431 More from My Neighbor's Garden. This bunch was just hanging around and looking all photogenic the other evening while I was out watering the parched garden. H ...

Where's a ladybug when you need one? Had a chance to walk around a little this afternoon and look at the wildflowers which are starting to burst through the knee-high grass in the field n ...

2009-11-12T16:07:57Z

James Hill
Where's a ladybug when you need one? Had a chance to walk around a little this afternoon and look at the wildflowers which are starting to burst through the knee-high grass in the field n ...

Blues man gets a new guitar. Happy 80th Birthday, John Dee Holeman! The Music Maker Relief Foundation threw a party last night and the guest of honor was wearing a grin from ear to e ...

2009-11-12T16:08:52Z

James Hill
Blues man gets a new guitar. Happy 80th Birthday, John Dee Holeman! The Music Maker Relief Foundation threw a party last night and the guest of honor was wearing a grin from ear to e ...

Meet Dakota He's my other part-time pet. (he owns my dad) Unlike Bogey, who will sit and pose for me almost indefinitely, Dakota is camera shy. He normally refuses to look at me or eve ...

2009-11-12T16:08:09Z

James Hill
Meet Dakota He's my other part-time pet. (he owns my dad) Unlike Bogey, who will sit and pose for me almost indefinitely, Dakota is camera shy. He normally refuses to look at me or eve ...

Spring-2633 This is a closeup of the most abundant flower in my yard right now. I'm not telling what kind of flower it is but, if you really want to know, my alternate for today should g ...

2009-11-12T16:08:49Z

James Hill
Spring-2633 This is a closeup of the most abundant flower in my yard right now. I'm not telling what kind of flower it is but, if you really want to know, my alternate for today should g ...

A followup to yesterday's mysteriously misfocused image. (BTW, for those who wish to skip all the text below - the focus on this image? I meant to do that. I think.) I've been hav ...

2009-11-12T14:55:13Z

James Hill
A followup to yesterday's mysteriously misfocused image. (BTW, for those who wish to skip all the text below - the focus on this image? I meant to do that. I think.) I've been hav ...

C'est la vie... Cleaning out the "almost was" bin tonight and I ran across this shot from last summer, taken while I was supposed to be working. The location is the same place as this pr ...

2009-11-12T16:08:26Z

James Hill
C'est la vie... Cleaning out the "almost was" bin tonight and I ran across this shot from last summer, taken while I was supposed to be working. The location is the same place as this pr ...

Blueberry Bokeh-2382 Another shallow DOF closeup, this time of the blueberries growing in the front yard. Blueberries are my favorite "super food" and, according to studies referenced on ...

2009-09-07T01:26:16Z

James Hill
Blueberry Bokeh-2382 Another shallow DOF closeup, this time of the blueberries growing in the front yard. Blueberries are my favorite "super food" and, according to studies referenced on ...

A Surprise Welcome Home After being away for several days, I went to the cabin to mow the lawn today. I hate mowing so I had the camera with me just in case I found a diversion. (probab ...

2009-11-12T16:08:04Z

James Hill
A Surprise Welcome Home After being away for several days, I went to the cabin to mow the lawn today. I hate mowing so I had the camera with me just in case I found a diversion. (probab ...

Green Green Grass I finished sorting through more horse shots from yesterday and have added them to my What's New gallery, for those who were interested in looking through them. This ...

2009-11-12T16:08:16Z

James Hill
Green Green Grass I finished sorting through more horse shots from yesterday and have added them to my What's New gallery, for those who were interested in looking through them. This ...

Black Iris I took just a few minutes to wander around my neighbor's yard this afternoon before another thunderstorm rolled in. The many varieties of irises they have lining the drive and ...

2009-11-12T16:07:54Z

James Hill
Black Iris I took just a few minutes to wander around my neighbor's yard this afternoon before another thunderstorm rolled in. The many varieties of irises they have lining the drive and ...

2009-Eno Festival-0784 Peter Holsapple playing his cigar box guitar. One of the nicest looking cigar box guitars I've ever seen. Interesting tid-bit from the linked wikipedia page: Ci ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
2009-Eno Festival-0784 Peter Holsapple playing his cigar box guitar. One of the nicest looking cigar box guitars I've ever seen. Interesting tid-bit from the linked wikipedia page: Ci ...

Saturdays in Springtime It's Saturday and I'm dog sitting, so I thought I'd remind the dog owners out there that your pooch probably wants to go for a run! Especially if they're looking ...

2009-11-12T16:08:13Z

James Hill
Saturdays in Springtime It's Saturday and I'm dog sitting, so I thought I'd remind the dog owners out there that your pooch probably wants to go for a run! Especially if they're looking ...

20091017-3513 - Three of a kind beats two pairs... and trying to claim three pairs could lead to trouble, or at least that's what I've been told. I don't know for sure because I don't play ...

2009-10-17T14:41:57Z

James Hill
20091017-3513 - Three of a kind beats two pairs... and trying to claim three pairs could lead to trouble, or at least that's what I've been told. I don't know for sure because I don't play ...

2009-Eno Festival-1160 Hehe. I put up the cigar box guitar last night and I'll put a banjo tomorrow and then this kid will forever be surrounded by banjo music in my daily gallery. Fo ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
2009-Eno Festival-1160 Hehe. I put up the cigar box guitar last night and I'll put a banjo tomorrow and then this kid will forever be surrounded by banjo music in my daily gallery. Fo ...

Pushing Limits (inspired by Jeff Groves' digital pinhole portrait) I hand held this 8 second, exposure last night in an effort to recreate my vision of what a multiple exposure shot might ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
Pushing Limits (inspired by Jeff Groves' digital pinhole portrait) I hand held this 8 second, exposure last night in an effort to recreate my vision of what a multiple exposure shot might ...

Blueberry Blossoms The two blueberry bushes in the front yard are just covered with blossoms - hopefully a good indicator for a heavy fruit crop come summer. The season was winding down ...

2009-11-12T16:08:46Z

James Hill
Blueberry Blossoms The two blueberry bushes in the front yard are just covered with blossoms - hopefully a good indicator for a heavy fruit crop come summer. The season was winding down ...

Safe! And it wasn't even close... Ok, fair play is fair play. I posted another shot at the beginning of the season where a bad call was made against my nephew's team and I had photo evi ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
Safe! And it wasn't even close... Ok, fair play is fair play. I posted another shot at the beginning of the season where a bad call was made against my nephew's team and I had photo evi ...

WUNC-BPM-5413 Last one for the week from my concert series. This shot shows just two of several beautifully detailed and unusual statues which sit looking out the windows of Bay 7 at t ...

2009-11-12T14:55:42Z

James Hill
WUNC-BPM-5413 Last one for the week from my concert series. This shot shows just two of several beautifully detailed and unusual statues which sit looking out the windows of Bay 7 at t ...

Expecting. The oldest doe of the five deer which visit the yard almost daily. She's likely carrying twins and I think she's about to give birth any day now (if not already, I didn't see ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
Expecting. The oldest doe of the five deer which visit the yard almost daily. She's likely carrying twins and I think she's about to give birth any day now (if not already, I didn't see ...

Another member of the expectant deer population around the cabin. I've named this one Hobbles. She has an injured hind leg on her right side, which she doesn't put any pressure on while st ...

2009-09-01T13:17:19Z

James Hill
Another member of the expectant deer population around the cabin. I've named this one Hobbles. She has an injured hind leg on her right side, which she doesn't put any pressure on while st ...

All American Kid I shot this picture at the Festival for the Eno* on July 5, 2004. I do not know the kid or who I presume is his mom, but the pure joy on his face that day is something w ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
All American Kid I shot this picture at the Festival for the Eno* on July 5, 2004. I do not know the kid or who I presume is his mom, but the pure joy on his face that day is something w ...

Survey-4526 Part of a job site from last month. This is another property with many really interesting photo ops. The property is mostly wooded and just full of trails, many of which ev ...

2009-11-12T14:56:15Z

James Hill
Survey-4526 Part of a job site from last month. This is another property with many really interesting photo ops. The property is mostly wooded and just full of trails, many of which ev ...

George Sings the Blues 80 year old George Higgs performing on the Grove Stage at the 2009 Festival for the Eno. Link goes to new gallery, not yet filled but working on it.

2009-09-01T13:17:16Z

James Hill
George Sings the Blues 80 year old George Higgs performing on the Grove Stage at the 2009 Festival for the Eno. Link goes to new gallery, not yet filled but working on it.

2009-Eno Festival-1737 Well, I said yesterday I was putting up a banjo shot today. I didn't realize when I made that statement that I didn't really have a good banjo shot from this year' ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
2009-Eno Festival-1737 Well, I said yesterday I was putting up a banjo shot today. I didn't realize when I made that statement that I didn't really have a good banjo shot from this year' ...

20091016-3368 - Face off Seems the deer are more regular than I am with this daily thing. : ) These two showed up to feed in the yard at the same time last night. They've been spending m ...

2009-10-16T22:38:13Z

James Hill
20091016-3368 - Face off Seems the deer are more regular than I am with this daily thing. : ) These two showed up to feed in the yard at the same time last night. They've been spending m ...

WUNC-BPM-5384 Another concert shot from the archives. This one was inside Bay 7 of the American Tobacco Campus in Durham. The event was sponsored by WUNC Radio as part of their Back Por ...

2009-11-12T14:55:43Z

James Hill
WUNC-BPM-5384 Another concert shot from the archives. This one was inside Bay 7 of the American Tobacco Campus in Durham. The event was sponsored by WUNC Radio as part of their Back Por ...

20091006-2995 - Some kind of squash (not a pumpkin.) Thanks for all the feedback on the pears. (btw, the pears haven't completely dried yet, so they're still a little squishy) This shot i ...

2009-10-06T14:38:06Z

James Hill
20091006-2995 - Some kind of squash (not a pumpkin.) Thanks for all the feedback on the pears. (btw, the pears haven't completely dried yet, so they're still a little squishy) This shot i ...

Alright, this one is going out on a limb for me, as I don't usually shoot birds. Not that I wouldn't like to, I just don't have the glass for it. This was shot with the 70-200 at 200. I ...

2009-11-12T16:08:53Z

James Hill
Alright, this one is going out on a limb for me, as I don't usually shoot birds. Not that I wouldn't like to, I just don't have the glass for it. This was shot with the 70-200 at 200. I ...

June 14, 2009 After 10 days with very few daylight sightings, two bucks finally showed themselves this evening. Their visit was very brief and they were skittish due to some activity in ...

2009-08-10T03:20:56Z

James Hill
June 14, 2009 After 10 days with very few daylight sightings, two bucks finally showed themselves this evening. Their visit was very brief and they were skittish due to some activity in ...

Anyone else think that maybe these deer are becoming just a bit too comfortable with me pointing a camera at them? Un-pixelated version and many other G-rated shots are in my Daily Visito ...

2009-11-12T16:07:40Z

James Hill
Anyone else think that maybe these deer are becoming just a bit too comfortable with me pointing a camera at them? Un-pixelated version and many other G-rated shots are in my Daily Visito ...

Diffusion Another one I took while playing in the weeds yesterday. : ) Shot with a 50mm and 63mm extension tube. A few different looks, including one from inside looking out are in ...

2009-11-12T16:08:31Z

James Hill
Diffusion Another one I took while playing in the weeds yesterday. : ) Shot with a 50mm and 63mm extension tube. A few different looks, including one from inside looking out are in ...

A bunch of multicolored grapes. Same bunch as last week, shot at roughly the same angle and time of day, but with a totally different look. I don't know if this bunch will make it throug ...

2009-09-07T01:26:13Z

James Hill
A bunch of multicolored grapes. Same bunch as last week, shot at roughly the same angle and time of day, but with a totally different look. I don't know if this bunch will make it throug ...

This one's hot... Just a little contrast to the cool-blue abstract from a couple days ago. Anyone care to guess what's on fire here? Update: I see I can't fool most of you guys. Y ...

2009-11-12T16:08:24Z

James Hill
This one's hot... Just a little contrast to the cool-blue abstract from a couple days ago. Anyone care to guess what's on fire here? Update: I see I can't fool most of you guys. Y ...

Winged Trio in a Holly Tree After Dad treated us to a meal out for Easter (thanks Dad!) I spent part of the afternoon chasing a daily photo at my folks house. They have two holly trees w ...

2009-11-12T16:08:39Z

James Hill
Winged Trio in a Holly Tree After Dad treated us to a meal out for Easter (thanks Dad!) I spent part of the afternoon chasing a daily photo at my folks house. They have two holly trees w ...

My Daily Vegetables More garden goodies for dinner tonight. I didn't really get any photos that I liked well enough on their own, so I played around with some filters and a "stylish" bor ...

2009-09-01T13:17:16Z

James Hill
My Daily Vegetables More garden goodies for dinner tonight. I didn't really get any photos that I liked well enough on their own, so I played around with some filters and a "stylish" bor ...

AU-1955 Day 5 of the extension tube experiments. I'm really liking this macro stuff. :) What you are looking at is a very small piece of decomposed rock with some bling. The part pho ...

2009-11-12T14:55:32Z

James Hill
AU-1955 Day 5 of the extension tube experiments. I'm really liking this macro stuff. :) What you are looking at is a very small piece of decomposed rock with some bling. The part pho ...

I ran across the receipt for my first SLR today, which I purchased just over 10 years ago, so I decided to pull out some 10 year old images to see what I was up to back then. This one is fr ...

2009-11-12T16:25:05Z

James Hill
I ran across the receipt for my first SLR today, which I purchased just over 10 years ago, so I decided to pull out some 10 year old images to see what I was up to back then. This one is fr ...

Durham Warehouse Blues Series-4015 A closeup shot of Andy Coats playing his National steel guitar. This shot is from a different Warehouse Blues Concert gallery - one that I've neglected ...

2009-11-12T14:55:45Z

James Hill
Durham Warehouse Blues Series-4015 A closeup shot of Andy Coats playing his National steel guitar. This shot is from a different Warehouse Blues Concert gallery - one that I've neglected ...

CrimeScene_HDR2 Some first attempts at HDR Photography inside one of my favorite buildings. White Furniture Company closed it's doors in 1993 and its most interesting buildings have collect ...

2009-11-12T14:56:30Z

James Hill
CrimeScene_HDR2 Some first attempts at HDR Photography inside one of my favorite buildings. White Furniture Company closed it's doors in 1993 and its most interesting buildings have collect ...

My nephew warming up in the on-deck circle. The sun was fighting me towards the end of the game, making it rather difficult to to get any more decent shots of the batters, so I decided ...

2009-11-12T16:07:41Z

James Hill
My nephew warming up in the on-deck circle. The sun was fighting me towards the end of the game, making it rather difficult to to get any more decent shots of the batters, so I decided ...

Eastern Redbud - Cercis canadensis A scraggly redbud growing wild in the same patch of woods as my last post. There are likely hundreds of neatly pruned specimens within a mile or two, ...

2009-11-12T16:08:41Z

James Hill
Eastern Redbud - Cercis canadensis A scraggly redbud growing wild in the same patch of woods as my last post. There are likely hundreds of neatly pruned specimens within a mile or two, ...

Albannach Albannach rocked the Meadow Stage today at the Festival for the Eno. They are a Scottish 'Pipes & Drums' band, with attitude. The first show at 1:00 was fantastic, and it drew ...

2009-09-01T13:17:16Z

James Hill
Albannach Albannach rocked the Meadow Stage today at the Festival for the Eno. They are a Scottish 'Pipes & Drums' band, with attitude. The first show at 1:00 was fantastic, and it drew ...

Mock strawberry - Potentilla indica Just three quick shots of the mock or false strawberries that are growing all over the place around the cabin. As I mentioned before, they're pretty m ...

2009-09-01T13:17:19Z

James Hill
Mock strawberry - Potentilla indica Just three quick shots of the mock or false strawberries that are growing all over the place around the cabin. As I mentioned before, they're pretty m ...

SOLD!!! I was going to make up a funny story about buying this place for an April Fools Day post, but I'm totally beat right now and not feeling very witty, so let your imaginations run ...

2009-11-12T14:42:52Z

James Hill
SOLD!!! I was going to make up a funny story about buying this place for an April Fools Day post, but I'm totally beat right now and not feeling very witty, so let your imaginations run ...

Final day of my extension tube experiment / self challenge. Thanks goes to Karina who's recent healthy food challenge gave me the idea. And thanks to everyone who commented on this weeks p ...

2009-09-07T01:26:18Z

James Hill
Final day of my extension tube experiment / self challenge. Thanks goes to Karina who's recent healthy food challenge gave me the idea. And thanks to everyone who commented on this weeks p ...

Just hanging around...Whoa, what? I decided to shoot dandelions today since there is a virtual forest of them growing in my yard. Patches of it looked as if it had snowed this morning. ...

2009-11-12T16:08:32Z

James Hill
Just hanging around...Whoa, what? I decided to shoot dandelions today since there is a virtual forest of them growing in my yard. Patches of it looked as if it had snowed this morning. ...

Mystery Plant American Mayapple - Podophyllum peltatum Rain again today, but at least it's washing the pollen from everything and providing for some nice daytime light. I found an entir ...

2009-11-12T16:08:44Z

James Hill
Mystery Plant American Mayapple - Podophyllum peltatum Rain again today, but at least it's washing the pollen from everything and providing for some nice daytime light. I found an entir ...

This is another shot from the same Warehouse Blues Concert Gallery as yesterday. Meet Chris Turner. Chris is quite the accomplished harmonica player (and composer) who plays at such a hi ...

2009-11-12T14:55:46Z

James Hill
This is another shot from the same Warehouse Blues Concert Gallery as yesterday. Meet Chris Turner. Chris is quite the accomplished harmonica player (and composer) who plays at such a hi ...