Troy's Photo Studio

Warrior Dash

2011-01-29T20:50:00.000-05:00

Lunar Eclipse

2010-12-21T08:43:00.000-05:00

Around Washington, DC

2010-12-06T01:59:00.001-05:00

PBS Building

2010-12-06T01:58:00.001-05:00

White House

2010-12-06T01:56:00.002-05:00

A few shots of the White House on January 31st, 2010:

Arlington National Cemetery

2010-12-06T01:46:00.004-05:00

From January 31st, 2010 - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia:

Long Neglected

2010-12-06T01:44:00.003-05:00

I have neglected this blog for way too long. I have been taking plenty of photographs, but just haven't been spending as much time editing them like I used to. I have a bunch of edited pictures that were uploaded to my Flickr account, so I will start posting them here again.

Cemetery Tree

2010-09-09T19:06:00.000-04:00

Nik Wallenda in Fort Myers

2010-03-19T16:50:00.000-04:00

DC Trip, Part 2

2010-02-09T01:53:00.003-05:00

Here are some pictures from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

DC Trip, Part 1

2010-02-05T13:11:00.003-05:00

Here is the first set of pictures from my trip to the Washington DC area from 29 January to 2 February 2010

Architecture in Chardon, Ohio

2010-01-25T03:17:00.004-05:00

Some architectural detail shots from Chardon, Ohio. Most of the photos in this set are black and white.

Lucy the Bulldog

2010-01-16T23:28:00.004-05:00

My wife and I recently got an English Bulldog puppy and she has been taking up a lot of our time. Her full name is Lucille Bull Thomas. I have set up a seperate blog for her at http://lucillebullthomas.blogspot.com. Here are some pictures that have been taken of her in the past month. The first one is the first day we picked her up, and it goes until the last picture which was just a few days ago. You can she how much she has changed in just one month!

Key West Shots

2010-01-15T23:19:00.000-05:00

On a short trip to Key West in May 2009, I didn't take as many pictures as I usually do while I am there, but here are a few from that trip.

A Few Hours in Naples

2010-01-14T23:13:00.000-05:00

On April 27th, 2009, I went to Naples, Florida, to visit an art gallery. Afterward, I walked around for a few hours looking for some photo opportunities. Here are a few of the shots I took.

Spring Training Game in March 2009

2010-01-10T23:03:00.001-05:00

I took these pictures last year (March 2009) in Fort Myers at the City of Palms Park. The Red Sox were hosting the Cardinals that day. I don't remember who won.

Hawk

2009-11-22T12:59:00.001-05:00

Palm Frond in Black and White

2009-11-20T02:06:00.001-05:00

Dead Tree in Fort Myers

2009-11-14T12:18:00.002-05:00

Star, Moon, and Palm Tree in the Evening

2009-11-08T22:57:00.001-05:00

Anhinga in Black and White

2009-10-27T06:31:00.000-04:00

Loggerhead Shrike

2009-10-20T02:48:00.001-04:00

Bridge Street Pizza

2009-10-10T02:47:00.000-04:00

Downtown Lamp Post

2009-09-27T02:45:00.000-04:00

Bum Boat

2009-09-13T02:42:00.001-04:00

Edison Theatre at Night

2009-08-04T09:39:00.001-04:00

Morning Webs

2009-07-23T09:35:00.000-04:00

These pictures were taken a few months ago at a park in Fort Myers, Florida.

Jungle Island

2009-07-13T01:50:00.002-04:00

These shots were taken at Jungle Island in Miami, Florida, on 12 July 2009.

July 4 Sunset

2009-07-10T00:45:00.000-04:00

Sunset from July 4, 2009. (Fort Myers, Florida)

Fireworks 2009

2009-07-05T02:43:00.000-04:00

Fireworks in Fort Myers on July 4, 2009.

Ashtabula Shots

2009-06-16T02:48:00.000-04:00

Pictures from my trip to Ashtabula, Ohio.

The Edison Theatre

2009-04-12T19:40:00.000-04:00

The Edison Theatre in downtown Fort Myers. (Photo altered in Photoshop)

Edison 5K

2009-02-23T02:36:00.000-05:00

The 2009 Edison Festival of Light 5K race in downtown Fort Myers, Florida, on February 21, 2009. There were approximately 1500 participants in this year's race.

This was my first time running in this event. I finished the race in 26:36, an improvement of about 3:45 since my last 5K race last month.

City of Palms Park

2009-02-22T14:31:00.001-05:00

City of Palms Park - this is the spring training home of the Boston Red Sox.

Self-portrait: Army T-shirt

2009-02-21T02:28:00.000-05:00

A self-portrait taken one morning at a park in Fort Myers.

Bunche Beach Sunset

2009-02-10T02:23:00.000-05:00

This sunset picture was taken on New Year's day from Bunche Beach in Fort Myers, Florida.

Moons

2009-01-31T12:30:00.002-05:00

Shots of the moon from January 10th, 2009, using different exposure lengths - three in color and three in black and white.

Gulf of Mexico Kayakers

2009-01-29T12:34:00.001-05:00

This shot was taken on New Year's Day from Bunche Beach in Fort Myers, Florida. It is of two kayakers that were fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, returning at sunset.

Florida Repertory Theatre

2009-01-16T02:11:00.002-05:00

This is the Florida Repertory Theatre in downtown Fort Myers; taken on 31 December 2008.

New Year's Eve Preparations

2009-01-16T01:59:00.003-05:00

Here are a few pictures from New Year's Eve. I went downtown in the afternoon to kill some time and watched some of the set-up for the festivities planned that night. I did not go downtown at night for the festivities. Rather, I stayed at home with my wife and enjoyed a quiet evening.

Recent Downtown Pictures

2008-12-24T12:44:00.002-05:00

Castillo de San Marcos

2008-11-27T22:32:00.000-05:00

Pictures from Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, Florida.

St. Augustine, Florida

2008-11-27T12:22:00.000-05:00

Pictures from St. Augustine, Florida, on Thanksgiving morning.

St. Augustine Alligator Farm

2008-11-26T20:07:00.001-05:00

Some picture from the St. Augustine Alligator Farm.

Views from the Lighthouse

2008-11-26T19:01:00.000-05:00

Some views from the top of the St. Augustine Lighthouse.

St. Augustine Lighthouse

2008-11-26T18:59:00.002-05:00

The lighthouse in St. Augustine, Florida:

Hawk

2008-11-26T12:04:00.000-05:00

I noticed this hawk eating a lizard as I was leaving Paynes Creek Historic State Park (Bowling Green, Florida).

Keeping Warm on a Chilly Day

2008-11-19T23:50:00.000-05:00

An American Alligator sunning itself on a chilly day in Southwest Florida.

Birds at the Slough

2008-11-18T23:45:00.003-05:00

White Ibis:

Anhinga:

Green Heron:

Little Blue Heron:

Cormorants:

Downtown Fort Myers

2008-11-15T22:41:00.000-05:00

Banyon Tree

2008-11-15T22:40:00.001-05:00

A large Banyon tree in historic downtown Fort Myers, Florida.

Hammond Stadium

2008-11-11T23:31:00.000-05:00

Hammond Stadium - home of the Fort Myers Miracle minor league baseball team. It is also the spring training home of the Minnesota Twins.

Birds in Flight

2008-11-08T23:36:00.000-05:00

Some Osprey and a Brown Pelican in flight above Lovers Key in Southwest Florida.

Shells and a Horseshoe Crab

2008-11-08T23:33:00.001-05:00

These pictures were taken on Lovers Key in Southwest Florida.

Sandsculpting Competition

2008-11-08T23:18:00.004-05:00

From the 22nd Annual American Sandsculpting Championship Festival held on Fort Myers Beach, Florida.

City of Palms Park

2008-10-27T23:06:00.000-04:00

City of Palms Park (in Fort Myers, Florida) is where the Boston Red Sox plays their Spring Training games. Lee County just fought a tough battle (and won!) to keep the Red Sox in the area for several more years. One of the main things the Red Sox was looking for is a new stadium similar to Fenway Park, including a Green Monster. So now Lee County is searching for an area for which to build the new stadium.

(Update, Dec 24th, 2008: I bought tickets for two of the Spring Training games in the upcoming season. Tickets went very fast, but I was able to find a few decent seats a day after the tickets went on sale. Some people camped out in line for a few days to get tickets. I think the ones waiting a few days were trying to mainly get Yankees tickets.)

Downtown Evening

2008-10-24T23:02:00.002-04:00

Some shots from downtown Fort Myers in the evening:

Lakes Park Birds

2008-10-23T22:55:00.000-04:00

Various birds at Lakes Park in Fort Myers, Florida.

Lakes Park Sculpture

2008-10-23T22:49:00.000-04:00

This is a sculpture at Lakes Park in Fort Myers, Florida.

More from Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

2008-10-19T22:05:00.003-04:00

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

2008-10-18T13:04:00.001-04:00

Downtown Fort Myers Again

2008-10-16T23:33:00.000-04:00

After the Sunset

2008-10-04T14:10:00.002-04:00

My wife took this picture of me standing on a beach on the island of Captiva, Florida, on September 25th, 2008. I used Photoshop to give it a little different look.

Grandma the Photographer

2008-10-04T14:06:00.003-04:00

I took a picture of the crowded beach with everyone waiting for the sun to set. For this image, I cropped it to just a few people and then used Photoshop to give it an artistic look. This photo was originally taken on September 25, 2008.

Captiva Sunset

2008-09-25T23:32:00.000-04:00

More Osprey Pictures

2008-09-25T23:31:00.001-04:00

J.N. "Ding" Darling NWR

2008-09-25T23:29:00.004-04:00

From a short trip to J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge on the island of Sanibel, Florida. These shots were taken in the early evening.

Cap Macro

2008-09-11T19:59:00.000-04:00

A macro shot of a Bud Select beer cap with the number 23.

An Hour at the Slough

2008-09-10T19:49:00.003-04:00

Kayaking the Estero River

2008-08-27T21:54:00.003-04:00

On August 16th, I took my wife kayaking and met up with a friend for a Saturday afternoon paddle on the Estero River in Estero, Florida. We were hoping to see some manatee, but didn't have any luck that day.

New Look

2008-08-21T01:14:00.005-04:00

I have change the look of this blog so that the background is black. I think it makes a lot of the pictures stand out more.

Plus, I have recently created a few more blogs specific to different genres of my photography. They are listed in the sidebar, but I'll put the links here also. The newest sites are:

Troy's Lock Project
Troy's Bird Photos
Troy's Squared Circles
Troy's Abstracts

I have a few more photo blogs planned, but I'll start those later. Have a great day!

Nature behind the Hilton

2008-08-15T22:42:00.000-04:00

Early in the morning, I took a walk behind the Hilton in Estero, Florida. Here are some of the nature shots from that walk.

Anole

2008-08-15T22:40:00.001-04:00

Estero Hilton Fountain

2008-08-15T22:38:00.001-04:00

I took a few pictures of the fountain area behind the Hilton in Estero, Florida, before the fountain was turned on for the day. Then I took a few more pictures later after the fountain was turned on.

Illustration Friday: Sail

2008-08-15T22:37:00.004-04:00

I am actually a week late. SAIL was the theme for last week. This week is "DETACH," but I don't feel like sketching anything for that topic.

Thursday Challenge: Outdoors

2008-08-14T23:02:00.001-04:00

New Vehicle

2008-08-14T22:47:00.000-04:00

2008 Nissan Xterra

Storm Coming

2008-08-07T22:58:00.001-04:00

Downtown Architecture

2008-08-07T22:56:00.000-04:00

From downtown Fort Myers, Florida:

American Alligator

2008-08-07T14:03:00.000-04:00

I would estimate this American Alligator to be between 6 and 8 feet long.

Great Egret

2008-08-05T13:59:00.000-04:00

A Great Egret searching for food in an irrigation ditch.

Abstracts

2008-08-05T13:55:00.000-04:00

Some abstract shots from the areas around where I live.

Computer Crashed

2008-08-05T00:48:00.002-04:00

I am bummed!! My computer crashed a few nights ago and I had to buy a new computer. The worst part about the whole ordeal is that I lost all of my photography from the last six months. Just two days before the crash, I told myself that I needed to save my photographs onto other media. I wasn't smart enough to save my photos on a regular basis. This will teach me! There is still a chance that I will be able to recover the hard drive, but until then, all I have left from the last six months are the low resolution photographs that I have posted here and on Flickr.

Flower in B&W

2008-07-22T20:18:00.000-04:00

Abstract Leaf in B&W

2008-07-22T20:17:00.000-04:00

Lots of Green

2008-07-22T20:13:00.000-04:00

Parking Meter

2008-07-09T15:11:00.000-04:00

During a Bicycle Ride

2008-07-05T18:03:00.000-04:00

Fireworks in Fort Myers

2008-07-04T23:03:00.000-04:00

Baseball: Red Sox vs. Rays

2008-07-02T23:54:00.000-04:00

From Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The game was between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays won, 7-6.

Downtown Shots

2008-06-26T21:02:00.000-04:00

Just a couple of pictures from downtown Fort Myers, Florida, that I found a little bit interesting.

Some Macros

2008-06-25T13:55:00.000-04:00

I hadn't really taken any macro shots other than the injured dragonfly in quite a while, so I decided to find a few objects in the kitchen to take pictures of.

Thursday Challenge: Patterned

2008-06-19T22:46:00.002-04:00

The theme for this week's Thursday Challenge is: Patterned.

Injured Dragonfly

2008-06-17T00:29:00.001-04:00

During my lunch break, I found this dragonfly outside of my home on the sidewalk. It was missing half of it's body, it was still alive but it was no longer able to fly. It was still there when I got home from work that night, but I am sure a bat or one of the nightime birds had it for a snack in the middle of the night.

Hickey's Creek

2008-06-04T20:41:00.000-04:00

Some photographs from Hickey's Creek Mitigation Park in Alva, Florida.

Lauderdale Night Highway

2008-05-25T23:08:00.000-04:00

Shots of the highway at night taken from the balcony of my hotel room in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Aquatic Preserve Dragonflies

2008-05-25T19:16:00.001-04:00

Aquatic Vegetation

2008-05-25T19:12:00.000-04:00

Fountain Shots

2008-05-25T19:11:00.000-04:00

Abstract Lamp

2008-05-25T19:08:00.000-04:00

An abstract shot of a part of the lamp in the hotel room.