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Bahamas Dolphins

James — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:18:58 +0000

I’ve recently returned from leading my first expedition to the Bahamas to dive/swim w/ sharks and dolphins. This was a Wetpixel.com Expedition and I was responsible for a group of 9 divers. Everyone had a fantastic time – including me and we spent some great times in the water.

I’ve uploaded a bunch of photos to our gallery so take a look. Meanwhile here are a few of my favorites.

On the Boat Again

James — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:03:27 +0000

I’m back offshore on the Olympic Triton. Check the photo gallery as I’ll be posting lots of new photos as the operations progress.

James — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:13:09 +0000

Once again I’m out on the Olympic Triton – a very nice 100m ROV vessel. This photo was taken by Paul Anderson while he was aboard the Development Driller I.

Offshore Construction Photos – Boa Deep C

James — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:39:04 +0000

I finally got around to uploading some photos from my trip offshore aboard the Boa Deep C in November. This image is a panaroma which shows Aker Marine Contractors and Saipem deploying a flying lead over the side of the vessel for installation.
You can see the full gallery here: http://www.reefpix.org/wpg2?g2_itemId=55348

Wings Over Houston 2008

James — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:39:09 +0000

Wings Over Houston – 2008

I can’t remember if I posted a link about these photos yet or not.

Thanksgiving and Henry Pix

James — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:30:45 +0000

The inlaws were here for Thanksgiving and we snapped a few pix to share. But first, here’s me showing off my handiwork:

It looks like a lump but it’s actually a pretty decent-tasting turkey

Here’s a family photo, and one of Henry and I:

Cheers
James

Olympic Swimming Photos – “Mastering Swimming”

James — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:16:56 +0000

Since competitive swimming is in the spotlight now in Bejing, I though this would be a good time to share some of my competitive swimming photos. I recently completed a shoot for Human Kinetics Publishing – taking all of the photos for their upcoming book titled “Mastering Swimming.” I was fortunate to have two great authors to work with: Jim Montgomery (Olympic Gold Medalist) and “Mo” Chambers. The swimmers used for the book were also fantastic – one of whom is a Slovenian olympian.

Here are a few photos from the shoot:

Look for the book to be out in late 2008.

Underwater Photography Workshop for H.U.P.S

James — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:57:15 +0000

This past weekend I taught an underwater photography workshop for the Houston Underwater Photographic Society here in town. It was quite an event with about 20 photographers showing up to practice their wideangle, and lighting skills. I gave a short lecture, explained the equipment we’d be using, and then turned everyone loose in a great big pool. A good friend Al took a photo of me in action:

You can view photos of the models, makeup artists, and photographers at: http://www.reefpix.org/v/underwater/pool/hups

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge – Whooping Cranes

James — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:42:50 +0000

Sarah and I got to visit the Whooping Cranes at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge – something we have wanted to do our entire lives. Just about the best way to see the cranes is aboard a shallow draft birdwatching boat called the Skimmer – operated by Rockport Birding and Kayak Adventures. The boat makes a three hour circuit through part of the refuge and has a viewing platform on the roof for photographers and birdwatchers. On the day we visited the weather was against us – with thick fog limiting visibility to about 200 yards for most of the trip, however we still had a great trip. We did see 8 or 10 individual whooping cranes, which was awesome – watching them picking fiddler crabs left right and center to eat. Other cool stuff: an osprey with a huge mullet, nesting great blue herons, various merganser ducks, buffle head ducks, and lots of different shore birds.

For those interested, there are now 266 whooping cranes in the Canada-to-Aransas flocks, up from about 100 in the 70′s. The cranes come to Texas in the winter to eat blue crabs and breed – and they can bee seen through about April 1 most years.

Smith Oaks Audubon Bird Sanctuary

James — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:53:19 +0000

Sarah and I went down to the bird sanctuaries at High Island last weekend. The roseate spoonbills and great white egrets are building their nests and starting to mate. Some of the GWE’s were sitting on eggs already.

Sarah took this photo of 3 roseate spoonbills using my camera and lens.