I first starting taking pictures when I had my first instamatic camera that I used when I when to the 1969 Boy Scout National Jamboree in Idaho. Our group flew up but the bus ride back was when I shot all my film up coming across country. I still fine some of old photos from time to time and am surprised how well the pictures look. Now days I shot with a Nikon camera with Nikon lens. The first digital camera I had was a Kodak that I got as a promo from one of the companies I did business with. We used it to boost sales by taking some of the first pictures of items to put on the company eBay site.

Over the last few years I have taken hundreds of pictures. It has gotten to the point that people see me and if I do not have the camera in hand, they wonder what is wrong. I have taken a number of pictures around the City of Opelika. A photo was published in the winter edition of The East Alabama Magazine.

For the last two summers, I have taken pictures for the Opelika Parks & Recreation Department’s “Summer Swing”. These pictures can be seen at Opelika P & R Photo Gallery. The City of Opelika Public Relations Department published pictures from the 2008 Opelika Christmas Parade on the www.opelika.org Photo Gallery 2008 Christmas Parade.

So my passion for taking pictures has been carried over to this web site where I can share God’s great artist work to the world. The beauty of this world if just seen from your eyes can be only enjoyed by you, but if you see a picture it can be shared with others many times.

This year, 2009, in Opelika, it has been one of change in the weather. One change was the snow we had this year on March 1st and you can also click on the link above to see more snow pictures. Spring is here now and Opelika's azaleas are in full bloom. Visit Opelika's Azalea trail!

Opelika has been a busy place this spring & Summer with baseball, Noon Tunes, Summer Swing, Weddings, & Opelika Chamber of Commerce's, Touch-A-Truck. Links to Dixie Youth Baseball Pictures

Not far from Opelika is a place at one of the Georgia State Parks called Providence Canyon State Park. It is located near Lumpkin, Ga and here you can see a number of canyons, some up to 150 feet deep. Great color on the sides from the sandy soil of the canyons. Great place to hike!

Here are the pictures from the day trip.

Providence Canyon

Football season is here and I am getting a chance to shoot some High School Football with the OA News. Here are links to slide shows from the OA News for the last few weeks.

Smiths Station vs. Russell County

Smiths Station vs. Dothan in Opelika Auburn News

Smiths Station vs. Dothan in Dothan Eagle

Auburn vs. Jeff Davis

Lee Scott vs. Evangel

Opelika vs. Northview in Opelika Auburn News

Opelika vs. Northview in Dothan Eagle

Loachapoka vs Wadley

Ballard vs North Georgia Christian

Loachapoka vs Holy Spirit - First Round Playoffs

Auburn vs Wetumpka - Second Round Playoffs

The New Opelika SportsPlex opened on August 31. I made the front cover of "The Opelika On Track" Magazine with a picture of the entrance of the SportsPlex Center. Also here is a link to the ribbon cutting:

SportsPlex & Aquatics Center

As 2009 comes to the close, fall arrivers and we make out annual fall trip to see the great paint job God does on the trees. This year we went to the Great Smoky Mountains around Cades Cove, Gatlinburg and the last day went down to the Cherokee National Park.

2009 Fall Trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park & Cherokee Nation Park

As we move from Fall football into the winter we had our Opelika Christmas Parade, so Christmas will soon be here. December is a busy month in Opelika with the Parade, Victorian Front Porch Christmas Tour,(December 9th - 12th; 6 p.m..- 10 p.m.); Christmas in a Railroad Town (December 11, 2009, 06:00 p.m. - 09:00 p.m.); etc. Please check back to see future pictures of these great events.

Merry Christmas

Victorian Front Porch Christmas Tour 2009

Its A New Year - 2010

As the new year starts I had a chance to do a few playoff tournaments. Here are the links to the OA News

Beauregard Girls Regional
Loachapoka vs Notasulga Boys

Then it Snowed in Opelika!

Link to more pictures of the February 12, 2010 Snow in Opelika, Alabama
Snow in Opelika on February 12, 2010

A few Snow Pictures in the Opelika Observer

Your comments are welcome by clicking the "Noles Photos" at the bottom of this page.

Just year I will have a number of pictures from the Opelika Dixie Youth Baseball games. Please check back for a link to those photos. For now, go to Opelika Dixie Youth