Welcome!

I’ve always been creative – of sorts. I get that from my mom. She could create almost anything. Me? I can’t even draw stick figures! However, in my wildest dreams I could not have imagined when I first picked up a camera as a young adult I would have a website, thousands of images, artwork in 12 countries on 4 continents, countless art fairs and exhibits, and a handful of awards along the way. But that’s not my story… this is.  To witness creation and worship its Creator.  As you poke around my website I hope you not only see the beauty of creation, but also the beauty of the One who created it all.

You can find out a little bit more about me and my creative work sprinkled throughout the pages. If you’d like to know more send me a message via the form below. 

I do hope you’ll stick around for a few minutes and enjoy the work in my galleries and visual blogs at the bottom of the page.

Oh, one last thing… you’ve probably noticed most of my photos the last few years are of birds with some butterflies thrown in. I have 5 bird galleries on the menu above and in 2022 I began a monthly blog where I record some of what I see. Just scroll down and you’ll see what I mean.

I have over 7,000 bird portraits of 150 species which includes; bluebird, cardinal, woodpeckers, goldfinch, hummingbird, blue jay, owl, warblers of all kind, wrens, titmouse, thrush, mockingbird, phoebe, tanager, oriole, fly catchers, birds of prey, and many others.

Bird Gallery 1  Bird Gallery 2  Bird Gallery 3  Bird Gallery 4  Bird Gallery 5  Butterfly Gallery    

With grace,

Hal
Psalm 139

 

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Blog posts

Hawn State Park – 10.12.20

Yesterday we took off and headed down to Hawn State Park to find some color in the trees. This is...

Clouded Sulphur Butterfly

This may be my last butterfly capture of the year. It’s getting very late for them to still be around....

A visit to Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum

I recently made a visit to the Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum. What a treasure this is for St. Louis. I...

Seasons change

Seasons change and flowers fade,Everything starts to turn.But hope remains as seasons change,Is a lesson to be learned.

A few minutes in time

What difference does a few minutes make? It seems like the first time in forever… that is shooting a landscape...

Tiger swallowtails on zinnias

These are two of my favorite butterfly images. The light on the top image was magical. It was late afternoon...

Ode to the hummingbird

Forests teeming,Emeralds greening,Always on the wing.Here she goes,There she goes,Rarely to be seen.Nature’s growing,Always sowing,Providing for these little ones.But she...

What I’ve learned since Covid started

Perhaps like you, I’ve spent a lot more time around the house since Covid began than before it all started....

Shine your light…

and watch the magic happen. There are a few magical moments like this that keep me shooting. The overhead light...

Poetry in motion

While glassing birds and beautyflies (butterflies) in my backyard, I try to learn something new about their behavior instead of...

I’ll see you later. I’m going for a walk.

Soon they will be gone – both the flowers and the winged wonders that feed off them. But isn’t that...

Choices

I’m glad that God, in his infinite wisdom, gave us choices. There are many things in life I love, and...

Questions, questions, questions

Since I receive many questions about how I go about photographing birds and butterflies in my backyard, I thought I’d...

Dreamsicle

Monarch on zinnia

We delight in beauty…

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that...