A dive.

The pool had re-opened and a feature photo was needed. This little guy was having fun diving although his father kept correcting his form.

Christmas in July

Nothing like water aerobics being led by "Santa" in July.

Sprayground

I wish this sprayground was a hair higher for us grown people. It looked soooo fun. Summer is almost over...

To jump or not to jump

Found these boys while photographing an apartment complex. They preceded to do flips into the pool and of course splash me and the camera. Ah I miss water.

In the Rio

I waded into the Rio Grande for a story on the silvery minnows... our guide didn't realize photographers come in different sizes and brought a large set of waders. But I was determined to get my job done and climbed into the pants that I could have used as a tent. I then squished my feet into the size 10 or 11 men's boots and slid into the brown water. It was quite the experience. The mud felt like quick sand a few times and I almost lost one of the large boots that felt like weighted flippers attached to my feet. The whole time though I had to stay focused on the camera. DO NOT DROP THE CAMERA. The muddy waters would not have been forgiving, much like my editors I'm sure. "Um yeah I dropped my brand new camera into the Rio." A statement sure to get me stuck in the office or worse. But in the end both myself and the camera emerged spotless. Actually I got quite the tan on my arms and neck, but that's just part of the job.

Baby Jaws

Some black tipped sharks were recently born at our aquarium... so I had a photo session with them. The tank was dark and even on high ISO I wasn't getting much. Luckily a very nice aquarium worker cleaned the glass and suggested a work light be brought over after he saw me dangling my flash over the edge of the tank trying to light the little suckers. The work light helped quite a bit. Then there was the silver fish that kept getting in my way. He must have liked me, he wouldn't leave me alone. That's his close-up on the bottom.

Features

The youngest brother couldn't climb the tree himself and his older brothers were taunting him with, "You know the rules; you have to climb up yourself."

Typical summer feature before school starts.

Bentley and Dog Gatorade

Bentley made front page this week with UF's new Gatorade for dogs.
To lure him to sit still I was holding a treat only a few inches from his face and shooting with the other hand while lying on my stomach.
Luckily he was finally thirsty after all the treats and drank the water.