Snow in the Smokys

One crisp and breathtakingly beautiful January day I was capturing fall-like video in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. That night the temperature suddenly dropped as a cold Canadian chill blew through East Tennessee bringing 6 inches of cold wet snow with it. I grabbed my cell phone and popped it on my stabilizing gimbal, donned…

From a Grateful Heart 4K

This is a video I produced just a few days after my open heart surgery in September 2022 while in the UT hospital. The previous week I had been out recording video on my cell phone in Tennessee during the annual Jeep Invasion in Pigeon Forge. I produced this on my cell phone as a…

Wild Quakers of South Florida

Every once in a while I’m in the right place at the right time with the right camera and lens configuration to capture some wonderful wildlife photos. Such was the case on a Sunday afternoon in May, 2019 in Stuart Florida near a friend’s home. Along with being the “sailfish” capitol of the world, and…

Time-Lapse Technique

In 2012 I purchased a new flash for my SX1 camera. The flash was the best one Canon made at the time so it was a bit pricey but I wanted the brightest flash on the market to help me fill-in the Florida sun so I decided to invest in my system and I purchased a Canon…

RELAX Videos

I produced many TV shows, programs and videos for a very long time, since I was in my early 20’s. It’s been a passion and has enabled me to have a creative outlet for my photography and videography  since I left high school. Many of you know my background but for those who don’t you can catch…

Wildlife Videos, QuakerVille Style

I love shooting pictures in the Everglades, if you haven’t already figured that out. Over the years I’ve been able to shoot thousands of pictures and capture hundreds of hours of video in many different formats. Before going total HD 16×9 this past summer I created several short videos about wildlife and am recently uploaded…

The Eagle Has Landed

This small photo sequence will give you an opportunity to watch a Bald Headed Eagle fly across the sky and land on a power pole. Pay careful attention to the eagle as he is preparing to catch the pole with his talons. It’s a cool sequence. Click the arrow in the screen below to begin…

Sandhill Chorus

Sandhill Chorus Originally uploaded by QuakerVille JO and I are in Central Florida for a couple days visiting her high school class group. One of the places we pass through is the Orlando to Kissimmee corridor where we usually see Sand hill Cranes. We stopped at a flock of about 7 juveniles and were greeted…

Butterfly World Bathing Beauties

Butterfly World Bathing Beauties Originally uploaded by QuakerVille I posted this video last November on Flickr just to see how well it was received by the Flickr audience. After promoting it in several of the video groups quite a few comments were added about it or I received Facebook comments or even e-mail about it….