Centennial Olympic Park

I walked through Centennial Olympic Park on my way back from the Hilton.  These pictures were taken at the fountain as a bunch of kids and couples were having a blast getting wet on a very warm Atlanta night.

The fountains come out of the shape of the olympic rings in the middle of the park.  The colors were really cool and everyone there was loving them.  This photo is a 6 second exposure.  

I actually took this picture on accident.  I hit my remote shutter release right as I picked up my tripod to change locations and I didn't notice until I got to my next spot.  I thought the lights turned out really cool!  After that I practiced a bunch with purposefully moving the camera or zooming in/out over long shutter speeds.  I still think this one turned out the best.  

Hangin' in Hotlanta

I just got back from an incredible week in Atlanta!  The Air Force sent me to a Society of American Military Engineers conference downtown and I was fortunate enough to have some time to get out and take pictures.  Atlanta really is beautiful and the people were as friendly as they come.  The food wasn't too shabby either :)

I took this picture of a jellyfish at the Georgia Aquarium.  Everyone kept talking about how it's supposed to be the best in the world, but I'm not going to lie, it was nowhere near as good as the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.  No dolphins, only one penguin... it's not even close.  We did have our ice breaker event there though with free food and drinks so I can't complain.

Not really a fantastic image but I just loved this bus.  I took this in a poorer area of town and it's great to see the neighborhood fired up over Jesus.  

Millennium Park, Chicago

I absolutely love Chicago.  It was so fun growing up less than an hour away.  Millennium Park is a relatively new site in the city but I'd say it's easily the most visited.  I spent about an hour in around the park taking pictures.  Here's a couple of my favorites, not because I think they're fantastic shots, but more because they're unique.  Everyone is going to take a million pictures of their reflection in the bean.  I was hoping to get something different.  

I really like the shapes and form going on in this picture.  I like how the shape of the skyscraper in the middle of the picture seems to follow the same shape of the metal supports in the outdoor amphitheater.  

The Best of Charleston

I really like this picture out in front of the USS Yorktown in Charleston.  The Ravenel Bridge joins Charleston and Mt Pleasant and is in the background.  I think the green sweet grass on the right gives the picture a nice balance.

The Biltmore

Meg and I visited the Biltmore in Asheville, NC on our way back from TN.  The house was beautiful, the grounds and gardens were magnificent and the wine was awesome!  September 30, 2009 was a perfect day :)

Great Smoky Mountain National Park

Beautiful view from a lookout point at the Great Smoky Mountain National Park in Gatlinburg, TN.  Picture was taken September 29, 2009.

Midtour Mountain View

After 7 months in Afghanistan I got to take my midtour.  I came back to Charleston for 15 days with Meg and we went to an AMAZING bed and breakfast near Gatlinburg, TN.  This was our view from the house's backyard, talk about breathtaking.  It was such an amazing way to spend our first anniversary.  This picture was taken September 27, 2009.