View the entire Limited Edition Corkscrew Swamp Collection at http://AgainstTheWindImages.zenfolio.com/corkscrewswamp
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Little Blue Heron_MG_7036
a Little Blue Heron hunts in the shallow waters from the Corkscrew Swamp Collection at http://AgainstTheWindImages.zenfolio.com/corkscrewswamp
Coming and Going_MG_7111
Three great egrets seem to be crossing in the night. From the Corkscrew Swamp Collections at http://AgainstTheWindImages.zenfolio.com/corkscrewswamp
Rocky Racoon_MG_7121
The wily racoon surveys Lettuce lake looking for easy prey. From the Corkscrew Swamp Collection at
http://AgainstTheWindImages.zenfolio.com/corkscrewswamp
Yound Great Egret_MG_7279
A young Gret Egret forages for her supper, from the Corkscrew swamp Collection at http://www.flickr.com/photos/againstthewindimagesbyjuliodecastro/5673172292/in/photostream
Friday, April 29, 2011
Night Angel_MG_7091
The Great Egret, symbol of the National Audubon Society displays its spectacular plummage in the corkscrew Swamp and Sanctuary, located outside of Naples, Florida.
Hunted to near extinction in the 1900's to supply the demands of women's fashion, the Great Egret remains endangered.
To purchase prints in the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary please visit AgainstTheWindImages.zenfolio.com/corkscrewsw amp
Watchful Eye_MG_7078
The Great Egret, symbol of the National Audubon Society displays its spectacular plummage in the corkscrew Swamp and Sanctuary, located outside of Naples, Florida.
Hunted to near extinction in the 1900's to supply the demands of women's fashion, the Great Egret remains endangered to to encroaching land development in South Florida.
To purchase any of the prints in the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary plese visit my Limited Edition Collections at: AgainstTheWindImages.zenfolio.com/corkscrewsw amp
Flustered!_MG_6818
A young Great Egret stuts his stuff.
The Great Egret, symbol of the National Audubon Society displays its spectacular plummage in the corkscrew Swamp and Sanctuary, located outside of Naples, Florida.
Hunted to near extinction in the 1900's to supply the demands of women's fashion, the Great Egret remains endangered to to encroaching land development in South Florida.
To purchase any of the prints in the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary plese visit my Limited Edition Collections at: AgainstTheWindImages.zenfolio.com/corkscrewsw amp
Majestic Plume_MG_6475
The Great Egret, symbol of the National Audubon Society displays its spectacular plummage in the corkscrew Swamp and Sanctuary, located outside of Naples, Florida.
Hunted to near extinction in the 1900's to supply the demands of women's fashion, the Great Egret remains endangered to to encroaching land development in South Florida.
To purchase any of the prints in the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary plese visit my Limited Edition Collections at: http://AgainstTheWindImages.zenfolio.com/corkscrewswamp
Hunted to near extinction in the 1900's to supply the demands of women's fashion, the Great Egret remains endangered to to encroaching land development in South Florida.
To purchase any of the prints in the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary plese visit my Limited Edition Collections at: http://AgainstTheWindImages.zenfolio.com/corkscrewswamp
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Florida Panther_MG_4953
McCarthy's wildlife refuge in Loxahatchee, Florida. Home to many native and not so native big cats.
Elegant Easter Dress_MG_5506-2
Our favorite model showing off her Easter dress from Diana Classic Children at the Versace Mansion in Miami Beach.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Palm Beach Photographic Center final submissions
Palm Beach Photographic Center final submissions, a set on Flickr.
Final selections of competition prints submitted to the prestigious palm Beach Photographic Center worldwide competition.
To see the original pool, go to:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/againstthewindimagesbyjuliodecastro/sets/72157626503369110/
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Against The Wind Images' photostream
Against The Wind Images' photostream on Flickr.
Working on some final selections for competition prints. Feel free to comment.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Ode to Old North Church
an aged, hallowed square.
And at it's very center,
they raised a shinning light.
A'top the Old North Church, up creaking wooden steps.They say they know not who the rusty lock undid,
or whether there were two, or more.
one if by land, two sea.
And thus was launched the call to arms,
from sea to shinning sea.
from sea to shinning sea.
They'd gather on the common,
lay out their secret plan.
And fire the tiny volley,
the one heard 'round the world.
And fire the tiny volley,
the one heard 'round the world.
laid bare for all to see.
For some it was their destiny,
for others just to see.
"We must all hang together,
or certainly apart."
cast their lot with Liberty!
a beacon to the world.
still echoes in the dark.
ride in darkness, not in fear.
perhaps we'll never know.
But light it sure they did.
A Beacon in the darkness,
for all the world to see.
and yet the canon roar.
came burdens more to bear.
and marvel at the tale.
in search of Life, and Liberty!
had been lit for all to see.
For Camila and Cecilia,
May you grow up strong and brave and free.
And may your love of Life, Liberty and America grow,
And like the Old North Church,
Serve as your beacon for many years come.
And may your love of Life, Liberty and America grow,
And like the Old North Church,
Serve as your beacon for many years come.
I've been to four places in America where the sense and weight of history overcomes me and leaves in awe. Arlington Cemetery, The Alamo, the Gettysburgh Battlefield and the Old North Church. ... A few weeks ago, I was there.
It was snowing, and I was the only one on the grounds and in the church. Walking quietly among the pews, the boards creaking below my feet, reading the names of common men and patriots who had sat in them, breathing the smell of history that permeates places like these.
There is a sense of calmness, of belonging, of awe at your insignificant place in the world and what others have done to secure your place in it.
I spent nearly an hour on the grounds without hearing anyone else's voice and when I was leaving, I came upon a young mother and her two children, walking in the courtyard's snow, on the way into the church and it all became very clear to me. How important it is to teach our children the value of history, no matter how stilted or glamorized it is. Our values and traditions, our legends and our heroes.
Unfortunately, one day someone may send one of these children into battle. If you're going to ask a person to take up arms, perhaps to die, you'd better damn well be sure they understand why!
Three days ago, while looking through the images, words and phrases kept pouring into my head, and while I liked them, I kept brushing them off, but they kept comming, more and back, until I gave in and picked up the pen to let them flow.
I hope you like them, the words and the images, and are as moved as I was, and that you'll be sure to take the time to Teach Your Children like the young mother that snowy afternoon when it might have been easier to saty at home and watch Sesame street.
And that if you haven't; that you'll one day visit one of these places where this great nation began or was forged.
If you'd like to see the entire "Please, come to Boston Collection," click here.
It was snowing, and I was the only one on the grounds and in the church. Walking quietly among the pews, the boards creaking below my feet, reading the names of common men and patriots who had sat in them, breathing the smell of history that permeates places like these.
There is a sense of calmness, of belonging, of awe at your insignificant place in the world and what others have done to secure your place in it.
I spent nearly an hour on the grounds without hearing anyone else's voice and when I was leaving, I came upon a young mother and her two children, walking in the courtyard's snow, on the way into the church and it all became very clear to me. How important it is to teach our children the value of history, no matter how stilted or glamorized it is. Our values and traditions, our legends and our heroes.
Unfortunately, one day someone may send one of these children into battle. If you're going to ask a person to take up arms, perhaps to die, you'd better damn well be sure they understand why!
Three days ago, while looking through the images, words and phrases kept pouring into my head, and while I liked them, I kept brushing them off, but they kept comming, more and back, until I gave in and picked up the pen to let them flow.
I hope you like them, the words and the images, and are as moved as I was, and that you'll be sure to take the time to Teach Your Children like the young mother that snowy afternoon when it might have been easier to saty at home and watch Sesame street.
And that if you haven't; that you'll one day visit one of these places where this great nation began or was forged.
If you'd like to see the entire "Please, come to Boston Collection," click here.
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