My Cloudland Canyon Workshop is this Saturday. We are looking forward to a great day of learning for all those who have signed up, there is still room for a few more, if interested call or email me at 770-235-2355, mikenalley@comcast.net. My email provider is changing some things, so if I don't respond it could be down, in which case calling me will do a better job.

We will spend the entire day at the canyon, both at the crest shooting the canyon and below shooting the waterfalls and the fall color. We plan to help with composition, water shooting and fall colors. Pray for rain before then as we have a problem with the drought.

Looking forward to seeing all who are participating and hope to hear from some of you.

Just a fun image taken in N. Georgia on a trip to The Pocket outside Lafayette, GA. It is a well known wildflower destination. We came across this farm on the road in and when we began to photograph the barn these cows came quickly over to check us out. I also checked them out. Just a fun image to take you into the weekend. Thanks for viewing.

Close encounters of the Bovine kind. This is a shot I did last year while in S. Georgia. I had been out shooting abandoned buildings and landscapes when i ran across these cows. They were very freindly and I started shooting. This one came the closest and he wound up being the most interesting of the herd. It is really a neat shot with lots of detail. Hope you enjoy!!

"Driftwood Beach"

Well I have been back to Brunswick, GA again. I have an exhibit hanging in the Ritz Theatre downtown. The Golden Isles Arts and Humanities Association was kind enough to give me a one man show thru November 26, 2008. Please come by and see my work if you are in the area.

While there I visited Jekyll Island and Driftwood Beach for the third time. This is one of the most beautiful places in Georgia. The island is accessable for only a $3 a day fee. It has beaches, dunes, wildlife, bike trails and a lot of history. Please visit, you will be impressed. I look forward to my visit in November for one last shoot when I pick up my work.

"A Sad Coincidence"

I am finally back blogging. This is a sad occasion and a strange coincidence. The last blog post was about smoking and at the time my father was battling lung cancer which had spread throughout his body. Sadly on September 11, 2008, the day after the post, he passed away. He was 80 years old and lived a long wonderful life.

My mother and I are still trying to cope with the loss. I hope to be back on a regular basis from now on. We both loved him dearly and will miss him terribly. Hopefully Dad and my brother Pat are playing a round of golf together right now. It'll probably be a tie.

"Smokin"

Two more imagwes from the 70's, back when smoking was still cool and safe. The top image is a good friend of mine who went on to be a teacher and I think quit smoking. The second is Dent Myers who I have photographed for over 30 years. The last time was October 2007 at his store "Wildmans Civil War Surplus" in Kennesaw, GA. He is partly responsible for the law that makes it mandatory that you own a handgun in Kennesaw.

Mike

"More from the 70's"

Both of these images were taken at a Gold Rish Festival in Dahlonega, GA in the late 1970's. I attended the festival regularly for a few years. The Banjo Man was a big favorite of mine because of his expression and the fact that on the print you can see he has only 1 dollar in his hat. That was a pretty good donation in the late 70's.

The top image is one of my all time favorites, the title is Three Men and No Baby. In the print you can see the middle gut is rolling his own with Prince Albert in the can. This is a timeless image and they are totally self involved.

Mike