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Shackleford Horses 4771 These two are from one of two bands of wild horses on Shackleford Banks, NC just off Beaufort, NC. The guide assured us they are fine, the head mare in this band is apparently not as good as the head mare in the other band at finding nutrition. The wild horses of Shackleford Banks are the oldest herd of wild horses in America, arriving over 400 years ago. EDITOR'S PICK, betterphoto.com, September, 2010, Travel & Place
Autumn Lake EDITOR'S PICK, betterphoto.com, November 2011, Nature & Landscapes
Behind the Curtain
Behind the Curtain
August 6, 2011 Behind the Curtain This is another shot I did when I went to NCCAT (http://www.nccat.org), the North Carolina Center for Advancement of Teaching a few years ago. The facility I went to is in Cullowhee in the North Carolina mountains and the area is stunning. I liked the texture of the wood on the cabin in this shot, and played it up in pp, and I also really liked the tiny blue flowers pattern of the curtain. Reminds me of feed sacks that clothes and all sorts of others things used to be made from. Maybe it is one! I am really liking using my dailies to work on photos in the archives I haven't had time to work on before! Takes the pressure off in several ways - lets me get through my archives and also gives me time to experiment and apply new knowledge without adding yet more images to my stash! Thanks for all your comments! Much appreciated!
July 30, 2011 A shot from the beautiful North Carolina mountains, taken in 2008 while I was attending an NCCAT (NC Center for Advancement of Teaching) session. The mountains and facility were gorgeous and that NCCAT exists to further the education of teachers is/was phenomenal. It has now been hit (50% cut) in budget hard by NC's budget and stand on education issues - I think NC is now 48th or 49th in per pupil spending in education. Says a lot for NC's priority on education in our nation of 50 states - zip, zilch, nada, nothing. But I thought in this spell of record heat, it would be nice to post an image of the beauty of the lush mountains in western NC (Cullowhee). Thanks for identifying the Eyed Click Beetle for those who did! Much appreciated. Sorry I haven't commented in the last few days, but been massively busy creating a new gallery on zazzle. For more info on NCCAT: http://www.nccat.org/s/1099/start.aspx
July 17, 2011 Swamp Ghost I went to the NC Zoo in Asheboro today with a friend and his son. We had a wonderful time but it wore me out! I thought the most interesting animals there were the albino alligators. The zoo bills them as "Swamp Ghosts" and there is a story behind them that they bring luck. You can read about them here: http://www.nczoo.org/events/Swamp_Ghosts.html Thank you so much for all your comments on my fruit pizza shots, as well as others. I really appreciate it! Too tired to comment tonight but I will look at your lovely shots tomorrow! Off to eat and collapse . . .
6/26/11 Brightleaf This was taken about a month ago at Brightleaf in Durham, NC which is an area of old tobacco warehouses that have been refurbished into shops and restaurants. Cool little place to go! I haven't done much street photography, so thought I'd play with this one. In this version, I just made some minor tweaks to levels, contrast. In the other version found here: http://www.kdstewart.net/Whats-New/2011/15273048_JZ5Zm#1354988581_dV5XFVm I decided to do a 'mock' HDR processed version. I say 'mock' because I didn't do it in camera via bracketing, etc. It is a Topaz Adjust filter (HDR sketch) applied to the 'straight' version of the image, above. I did tone down the saturation in it, but I did intend for it to be obviously HDR, not subtle. Which one do you like better? I'm thinking it's like apples and oranges. But I think I like the 'straight' version better. Your thoughts?
Shackleford Horses 4771

These two are from one of two bands of wild horses on Shackleford Banks, NC just off Beaufort, NC. The guide assured us they are fine, the head mare in this band is apparently not as good as the head mare in the other band at finding nutrition. The wild horses of Shackleford Banks are the oldest herd of wild horses in America, arriving over 400 years ago.

EDITOR'S PICK, betterphoto.com, September, 2010, Travel & Place
Shackleford Horses 4771 These two are from one of two bands of wild horses on Shackleford Banks, NC just off Beaufort, NC. The guide assured us they are fine, the head mare in this band is apparently not as good as the head mare in the other band at finding nutrition. The wild horses of Shackleford Banks are the oldest herd of wild horses in America, arriving over 400 years ago. EDITOR'S PICK, betterphoto.com, September, 2010, Travel & Place
Shackleford Horses 4771

These two are from one of two bands of wild horses on Shackleford Banks, NC just off Beaufort, NC. The guide assured us they are fine, the head mare in this band is apparently not as good as the head mare in the other band at finding nutrition. The wild horses of Shackleford Banks are the oldest herd of wild horses in America, arriving over 400 years ago.

EDITOR'S PICK, betterphoto.com, September, 2010, Travel & Place
See photo in original gallery.
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