MBeck Photography

We had a freak storm here in GA this year.   We ended up getting around 6″ of snow across over half the state.   I heard that it was the first time in recorded history that all 48 continental states had snow in them on the same day.   And the worst part is that I am supposed to be moving tomorrow.  But for now, fun in the snow.  I hope you enjoy the pictures.

Red Tree (HDR)

So I was across town at my family’s house this afternoon. Teaching my daughter (and myself) how to Rollerblade. After we finished up in the driveway, I noticed the color on the tree in front of their garage was completely unreal looking.   It was almost like a dream sequence in a movie.  I couldn’t resist taking a picture of it.  I set up the camera and fired off 9 shots with auto-bracketing for the exposure in 1 stop increments.  I then merged these 9 photos into an HDR photo using Photomatix.

So we took a trip to Amicalola Falls, GA. We brought our two nieces, and nephew, and of course our daughter. The falls were great. My legs were completely sore, and I realized just how out of shape I am. Anyways, got a few good pictures from the trip.

Mountain House

A good friend of mine has been teaching me to fly his helicopter.  We take it up to his mountain house about 6 miles south of the TN, NC, and GA border.  Then we ride the 4-wheelers around for a while.   The place has a huge dozen acre field with a pond in the center and then numerous mountain trails through the woods.  While riding around the pond I thought I’d take a nice photo of his log house.  It looks great!  And the inside is just as nice.

These are some of my most prized photographs of all time.  And they were taken with a little pocket camera (Kodak EasyShare)!  These were taken in The Villages, Florida.  A great little retirement community.  The place makes you want to turn 55 just so you can stay.  Really an incredible town.  And as you can see, incredible sights.   In my entire career, these two photos are still to this day my favorite.