Commercial, Advertising and Editorial Photography. Greensboro, North Carolina
(photograph copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
I went up to Virginia Beach a couple of weeks ago to teach a digital camera workshop. While I was there, my cousin Sarah graciously allowed me to stay at her and her husband Don’s home. Sarah and I grew up together in Grays Chapel, North Carolina. Her family lived just a half mile or so down the road and all of us kids were like one family. I enjoyed our short visit. She is a gorgeous lady and a great hostess.
(photograph copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
Farm cats Misty and Scamp survey the goings on in our garden from their picnic table perch at our home in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.
I went with my son Tristan and his wife Christine this weekend to pick up a hive of young bees to place near our garden. We got the bees from master beekeeper Wally Swaim (seen below) of Level Cross, just south of Greensboro. Wally keeps hives, sells bee equipment and gathers wild bee swarms from trees and buildings. If you have a bee problem, he is the man to call. Bees in our area have suffered lately, and it’s not exactly clear as to why. It may be disease or parasites or even a genetic problem, but the bee population has dropped, which is not good for the pollination of fruits and vegetables. Tristan is hoping he can help, and maybe take a little honey as well.
Wally checks the health of a hive above, sans veil and only with the protection of a little smoke.
(photographs copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
(photograph copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
My Great-Grandmother’s 100 year old magnolia tree is in full bloom now in our front yard in Grays Chapel, North Carolina. We are fortunate to have several original plants and trees from when our house was built around 1880. This particular magnolia is huge and measures about 60 feet in height. It is the perfect climbing tree as 3 generations of kids will attest. Now it’s the perfect spot for our chickens to scratch for bugs.
(photograph copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
Organic gardener and master cheese maker Steve Tate on his family’s farm, Goat Lady Dairy, in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.
(photograph copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
One thing that is demonstrated by being on a farm is the continuous renewal of life. This baby calf rests in tall grass probably an hour or so after it was born. Mom was close by to offer her care.
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of teaching a basic digital photography workshop in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The workshop was sponsored by my cousin Cory Routh who besides working for the State of Virginia as a marine biologist doing water quality work, runs a kayak fishing service in the Tidewater area called Ruthless Fishing. I hope the students enjoyed and learned something from the Saturday class. I know I enjoyed it. The workshop was held at First Landing/Seashore State Park on Cape Henry, a nice natural area with cypress swamp.
For more info on Cory’s company and kayak fishing, go to http://www.ruthlessfishing.com/.
(photographs copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
(photograph copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
Black and white floral photograph of a yucca plant growing on Cape Henry, Virginia.
A few weeks ago I was up in Virginia shooting a commercial photography job, so on the way back to Greensboro we drove down part of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It was a foggy day and we passed Mabry Mill, an iconic spot on the Parkway and on of the most photographed spots in America; a virtual photographic cliche. So did I stop and shoot. You betcha. I was there, and it is undoubtedly a beautiful place. Above is the mill and below a detail from one of the buildings.
(photographs copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
(photograph copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
Congratulations are in order for my son’s friend Cally Womick who graduates this evening from Gray Stone Day School, a charter school located on the campus of Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer, North Carolina. An Honor student at Gray Stone, Cally will be attending Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire in the Fall on a full academic scholarship. Cally is the daughter of Chip and Sharon Womick of Ramseur, North Carolina.
