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In early August I went to Whole Foods and found some strangely shaped and sensuous tomatoes.  To my recollection, I had never seen them before.  But of course they are not a new invention - Heirloom Tomatoes.  I have purchased 40 pounds of these luscious tomatoes, both from Whole Foods, Wade’s Market and Upper Forty Farm.    I certainly have had a lot of tomatoes the past weeks.  I photographed them in a diffusion box.  I also tried natural light.  In the end there were a few images that I really loved and I hope you do too.

You might wonder what I did with the 40 pounds of tomatoes.  I cut them up, added Vidalia onion, basil, string beans and for the last few weeks I have been eating this with steak, eggs, hamburgers and even the occasional veal chops.  It is very good.

As I write this, we are experiencing a Biblical Rain Storm in Connecticut.  I wanted to think of a more peaceful scene and I was reminded of a photograph that I took at Emerald Lake in British Columbia a few months ago.  I think I would rather be there, as I look around and I see no arcs for sale.

I have been able to get up to Boston for a few of the Red Sox games this season. I like to take my boys, who are avid sports fans. It is great to be able to enjoy America’s past-time with my family.

The last two games I brought my camera. Bringing a camera to a sporting event has become somewhat of a hassle with security. I do not have a sport section on the website but I think that some of these pictures are worth sharing. Enjoy.

It is my pleasure to be a part of the upcoming 2008 “All Things Horses” show at the Center for Fine Art Photography. The show was juried by Christiane Slawik, who is “internationally recognized for her dedication to horses, in her photography, workshops and publications” (Announcement). To see more of my favorite images of animals, visit my animals portfolio.

Western Canada is a beautiful area any time of the year. I wanted to capture some of the spring flowers and budding birch trees with my camera. I convinced fellow photographer Bradley Wollman to join me on this expedition. In addition to the fact that I like his company, he has a world class sense of direction, and there were members of my family that believed I would have ended up in Greenland without a good navigator.

Our first stop was Vancouver Island, where we visited a butterfly garden. I found several images that I am glad to share with you, but shockingly, few of them are of butterflies. The Angel’s Trumpet flower was shapely and sensuous, dramatic and alluring… and apparently hallucinogenic.

See more flowers here.