Frogs, Swamps and Hay

While I was in Valdosta, GA I also tried to do some photography of the area. It's very different in Southern Georgia than many places in the country, but most definitely a stark contrast to New York City. It was a bit of photography around the house and a few quick drive-bys, but I was happy with some of the images and hope to continue to photograph the city.


These small green frogs, I believe they are tree frogs, climb all over Kyle's house. They also leave behind their droppings, which doesn't make Kyle very happy. So he took out the garden hose to spray the house down and the frogs all came flying out of their hiding spots. This one frog was jumping all the way back up the house to get back into his little spot so I photographed him during his climb. I like the action in this shot, the soft lighting and the diagonal line of the house on the right.


We drove out to Lakeland, GA which is about 20 minutes South of Valdosta. This was a National Wildlife Refuge, Banks Lake, where these crazy looking trees grew in the swampy water with lily pads and all kinds of creatures. I loved the reflections in the lake and the funky shape of the trees.


Here are some of the lily pads that surrounded one of the trees. I was hoping to see some frogs jumping around but the only frogs I saw were on Kyle's house this weekend.


We drove by this property while exploring some back roads and I was drawn to this house crumbling on top of an old car. I like the image and the simplicity of it. I don't think I would like it as much if the car wasn't there too.


This was just a quick grab shot I took from Kyle's driveway as stormy clouds rolled by. I was drawn to the lamp post and tried to create a simple shot here. This time of year is very stormy in Georgia and there were a lot of dark clouds and rain coming and going throughout the weekend.


I've always loved these round hay bales and really wanted a shot of these. Unfortunately, I stepped into a fire ant nest while going for the shot and got several bites all over my flip-flop bare feet. When shooting in woodsy areas, you really need to wear full coverage shoes! But I was pleased with this photo and I like the sky here. I think I've always loved farm scenes and big open green fields because it wasn't something that was in my neighborhood at home.