Flees Photos Blogs

Spring elk in a field I find it peculiar that the only time you can capture an elk broadside, unaffected by your presence is during the off season, after hunting is complete for the year. I had to laugh and joke “where’s my gun when I need it”. ... 

Toon Chicago.This image is a rendering of two famous skyscrapers in Chicago, Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) and 311 S. Wacker Drive. Willis Tower is the second tallest building in the United States. This image was shot and then rendered as p... 

Trail view Colorado Springs. I am once again revisiting some of my images from Colorado Springs. For me Colorado was a unique place full of mystery and adventure. A place to explore and dream. Although I only spent a week or so there on this trip I c... 

Old Man Sea Fishing. Anyone who knows me knows that it would be rare for me to call someone “old man”. I had talked to this gentleman and that’s what he claimed his name was. At any rate after swimming with my family for quite some time and observing... 

The Cattleya orchid is category which includes 113 different species of orchids which originate from Costa Rica and South America. The category is named after Sir William Cattley. This specific one in our image is a c.bicolor variety. The colors are ... 

A group of giraffes. The scientific name for a Giraffe is Giraffa camelopardalis . The are found in the wind in Africa. There is 6 subspecies of giraffe the subspecies is identified by the patterns in its fur. The subspecies are West African, Rothsch... 

Garden view garden of the gods. This is a pretty serene place in Colorado Springs. WE walked from glen Eyrie to this place. I had heard rumors of this place when I was back on the east coast but seeing is believing. While I was there I saw many... 

The sticker in the snow. I love the snow; in West Virginia where this image was taken snow is a fleeting thing. Itll snow some then quickly disappear. As a matter of fact not that snow is rare but it only happens a few times during the cold winters. ... 

The Psychedelic Duck. Every photographer has that one image that one point in time that they can point to and say this is where it all started, this is where the decision was made to go from hobbyist to professional. I had shot professionally in a st... 

A Fall Morning in the Country. It was a very interesting morning I was up most of the night with a good friend waiting and attempting to shoot images of shooting stars from the meteor shower that was suppose to be happening the night before. While we... 

What is it about a black bear that creates fear or at least reverent respect on the viewer? Is it their size, brute strength, or what? One thing is certain they can be a force to be reckoned with. Native has specific names for black bears, those n... 

Dororthy Falls is a waterfall in Colorado Springs, CO. It is on private land so the waterfall is not visited often. It’s fed by a natural spring and creek. When there is a lot of rain it really flows but most of the time the water flow is as seen. ... 

The turkey tail tree fungus is an interesting colored and textured tree growth that breaks down dead and dying trees. This example is probably the best that I had seen on that day. Not that I went our specifically looking for tree growth. I actually ... 

Power unleashed the waterfall is a stop motion shot that shows the power that a waterfall whether man made or natural actually has. There is quite a bit of power when water is in motion. This shot happens to be an image of a man made waterfall. The e... 

The hollow log is an interesting specimen. I am not all that sure what the draw to this specific log is. Could it be nature’s fine art could it be that it is unusual that a stream of water is running through it, in either case I am not sure exactly w... 

I love watching performers particularly this one she was pretty amazing. Think about it you’re a performer for the circus, you are 100 feet in the air, no net no safety nothing to stop you from plunging to the ground except a solitary “silk sheet”. Y... 

What can I say I like nature photography.More following that genre even father animals and landscapes. My portfolio is full of them. Now this shoot was different than anything I had previously done. The shoot was done from a moving train. I took a... 

This is the image that restarted it all. It had been years since I picked up a camera and began shooting anything but family snapshots. I missed Photography but at the same time the professional work I did somewhat burnt me out. A close friend, Bob M... 

One of the things a person must do when on an outing is expect and look for the unexpected which is the case with this image of the baby donkey. We were winding down the day, found and shot several choice images and was getting ready to call it quits... 

I have to say this is one of the few places I miss from the WV/KY area. This place is one of my families favorite day trip getaways. This cascade waterfalls at Carter Caves is really a hidden place stuffed behind some trees and 2 creeks. The only way... 

This was an interesting shoot for me a gorilla and her baby. The image goes to show that love transcends all creatures whether human or animals. It was shot at the zoo, unfortunately a safari is quite out the question for me right now. So this is as ... 

The New River Gorge is in the heart ofWest Virginia. New River Gorge is also home to some of the country's best whitewater rafting. The focus of this rafting is in the New River Gorge from the Cunard put-in to the Fayette Station take-out. The river ...