Humming Bird Moth

I've posted this picture before, but I played around with it in Photoshop today trying some new things. It was fun, but I still like the original best, I think. Original (cropped) and then artistic takes of the same image.

hocking hills, oh: part 3

This is the final in the pictures of our vacation pictures.

While on vacation, my husband and I had an afternoon to ourselves where we decided to go into Nelsonville and venture around. We took some pictures at the old Nelsonville Brick Park first. This is where the Nelsonville Bricks were fired. Many of them were used in the city buildings and churches as well as the streets in the area.





These final pictures are of a hummingbird moth that Matt and I happened to just approach and be curious about while we were out exploring the fire tower area in Nelsonville. I apologize for the quality of these pictures, but I had to take them fast as this little bug moves faster than most hummingbirds I've seen. He's about 3-4 inches long and is cute in a weird bug way. His wings move so quickly I wasn't even sure I was going to capture them. He came and left in a period of about 3 minutes. These are the best of what I got.

hocking hills, oh: part 2

These pictures taken on our family vacation were taken at the Rock Bridge, ironically located in, Rockbridge, OH.

This walk was so peaceful and seemed so far removed from the world. We were in a ravine and there was little evidence of a busy world going on around us. We only saw a few other people on the trail and pretty much had the place to ourselves. A long, difficult trek, with my 2.5 year old on my back, but it was so worth it to see the beauty that surrounds us that we forget about most days.

hocking hills, oh: part 1

These pictures were taken in Hocking Hills, OH while on our family vacation. This series was taken at Ash Cave, Cedar Falls and the areas around there.