Christmas Lights & Star Trails by Albert Cardwell

This photo of star trails and Christmas lights was taken near Mayodan, NC. This is a combination of approximately thirty exposures of 30 seconds each.

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Myrtle Beach at Night by Albert Cardwell

This photo was taken at night on the beach at Myrtle Beach, SC. I liked the reflections in the puddle of water left by an ocean wave.

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EXPOSURE BY MOONLIGHT AT SALTER PATH NC BY ALBERT CARDWELL

This long exposure was made at night with only the available moonlight. The long exposure made it look like it was taken in the daylight. Taken at Salter Path, NC.

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Condos at Indian Beach, NC

Sometimes a total screw up can give a neat effect. I was doing a long exposure of the condos at Indian Beach, NC and accidently bumped the tripod. The bright lights left streaks in the photo as the camera moved. For other photos visit www.CollectiblePhotography.com

Star trails in Mayodan, NC

These star trails were taken with a 30 minute exposure shooting up through the trees. The green cast on the trees were caused by a near by street light which gave an interesting effect. Visit www.CollectiblePhotography.com for other photos.

Duck with ruffled head by Albert Cardwell

This photo was taken at a park in Mayodan, NC, The duck had damaged the top of his head or was just having a bad feather day. For other photos, visit www.CollectiblePhotography.com

Lightning near Stoneville, NC by Albert Cardwell

Caught this lightning shot in Sept, 2010 after the storm passed. It looked like the lightning came from the ground up and filled the whole sky. It was an awesome show. This was taken near Stoneville, NC. Visit www.CollectiblePhotography.com for other photos.

Pair of Squirrels by Albert Cardwell

These two squirrels were photographed near Stoneville, NC. They were sitting side by side when one decided to bite the other one. Other wildlife images can be seen at http://www.collectiblephotography.com/

Halo / Sundodger by Albert Cardwell - Stoneville, NC

This photo of a halo / sundodger was taken near Stoneville, NC by Albert Cardwell on 10/10/08 about an hour before sunrise. The sun was near the horizon and the halo was straight up above my head. The only halos I have ever seen were around the sun. The sun was below this one. The event lasted for about 15 minutes.



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TWO BUTTERFLIES BY ALBERT CARDWELL

This photo of two butterflies on the same blossom of a butterfly bush was captured by Albert Cardwell near Stoneville, NC. They both landed together for only a second and then went their separate ways. For more images visit http://www.collectiblephotography.com

TURTLE & DUCKS PHOTO BY ALBERT CARDWELL

The small turtle on the tire in the water was getting a lot of attention from these young ducks near Stoneville, NC. For more photographs by Albert Cardwell, visit http://www.collectiblephotography.com

COW PHOTOGRAPH BY ALBERT CARDWELL

This cow seemed to be amazed with my camera. I was photographing wild butterflies and the cow kept peeping at me around the barn. This was made near Stoneville, NC. For more photographs by Albert Cardwell, visit http://www.collectiblephotography.com/

WILD GEESE PHOTO BY ALBERT CARDWELL

These geese seemed to be playing follow the leader. This photo was made near Stoneville, NC. For more photographs by Albert Cardwell
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FROG PHOTO BY ALBERT CARDWELL

This photo of a frog was taken near Stoneville, NC. The pond was covered with a green film and there were frog eyes sticking up all over the pond. For more photos by Albert Cardwell, visit http://www.collectiblephotography.com

GROUNDHOG PHOTO BY ALBERT CARDWELL

One day when I was photographing wild ducks near Stoneville, NC, I saw this groundhog watching me from about ten feet away. I slowly moved my camera towards it. The groundhog stayed there to let me take 10 -15 photos before he decided to move on. I guess the clicking of the camera interupted its sleep.
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MALE WOOD DUCKS BY ALBERT CARDWELL

These two male Wood Ducks were photographed near Stoneville, NC. For more photographs by Albert Cardwell, visit http://www.collectiblephotography.com

BABY WOOD DUCKS BY ALBERT CARDWELL

I was photographing two wild male Wood Ducks in a farm pond near Stoneville NC when I spotted this female. She shook her back and 8 baby wood ducks came off. After that the babies stayed in the water on their on. This photo was made a week or two after that time. For more photos by Albert Cardwell visit http://www.collectiblephotography.com

MAYO RIVER PHOTO BY ALBERT CARDWELL

This photograph was made near Stoneville, North Carolina of the Mayo River. The river will be part of the new North Carolina State park that will be coming to the area in the near future. For more photographs by Albert Cardwell, visit http://www.collectiblephotography.com/

BIRD & RABBIT FRIENDS BY ALBERT CARDWELL

This was our pet rabbit. A bird house was near by and the bird from it would fly down to the rabbit's cage and drop down between the wire of the cage to eat the rabbit's food. The rabbit would try to cover up the bird if someone came close by as it was protecting the bird. This was made near Stoneville, NC. For more photos by Albert Cardwell, visit http://www.collectiblephotography.com/

Sammy's Farm - Photo Book By Albert Cardwell - video posted on YouTube

A video has been posted on YouTube that shows a selection of photographs from the book, Sammy's Farm - One Year, One Acre, One Photographer by Albert Cardwell. For more information on the book, visit http://www.sammysfarm.com

NEW PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK - Sammy's Farm - One Year, One Acre, One Photographer - By Albert Cardwell - Madison, NC

The new photography book, "Sammy's Farm" - One Year, One Acre, One Photographer by Albert Cardwell is now available. The 144 page book features over 165 full color images and is available in paperback and hardcover editions.
All of the photographs in the book were taken by Albert Cardwell from a narrow one acre strip of land on a Rockingham County farm in North Carolina and were made during a one year period. See farm scenes, cattle, nostalgic items, geese, wildlife, hummingbirds, flowers, insects, vivid sunsets and different weather conditions. The book gives creative ideas to teach you to see things around you that most people would normally overlook and how to explore your own backyard.
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Albert Cardwell - Artist of the Month - City of Eden, NC - September, 07

I am honored to be selected as the Artist of the Month for the City of Eden, NC for September, 2007. An exhibit of approximately 40 framed photographic images will be on display from September 4 through September 28, 2007 at the Eden City Hall. The exhibit features images taken from a current book project and were all taken during a one year period from a narrow one acre tract of land on a farm in North Carolina. See farm scenes, wildlife, flowers, insects, hummingbirds, cattle, geese, nolstagic items, vivid sunsets and different weather conditions. The exhibit is open to everyone during normal business hours and is free of charge. Please feel free to stop by the exhibit if interested.

More information about the exhibit can be found at the City's website www.ci.eden.nc.us

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Hummingbird Moth Photo By Albert Cardwell

This Hummingbird Moth was photographed near Stoneville, NC on a Butterfly Bush. The blooms attract several of the Hummingbird Moths every year. For more photographic images, visit: http://www.collectiblephotography.com/

Baby Box Turtle Photo By Albert Cardwell, Stonevillle, NC

This baby Box Turtle was found near Stoneville, NC in July 07. It was about the size of a quarter. This is one of the smallest that I have ever seen. For more images visit: http://www.collectiblephotography.com/

Nickel In Water By Albert Cardwell

I captured this underwater view of a nickel as it was dropped in to water. High speed strobes were used to stop the action.

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Tribute To Arnold Newman By Albert Cardwell

The photography industry lost some great photographers in the past few years including Arnold Newman who passed away in 2006. Arnold Newman made environmental portraits famous with his images of past Presidents, movie stars and other celebrities.
In 1980 while I was studying photography at Randolph Technical College in Asheboro, the students had to do a report on photographers who contributed greatly to photography. Tom Jordan and I were assigned Arnold Newman. After a few calls to Arnold Newman he agreed to an interview with him in New York. We spent several hours with him in his studio and residence. What amazed me more than anything was that his residence was full of photographs, but they were all by other photographers. None were of his own images. His love for photography could easily be seen. I will always remember the day with Arnold Newman. He will be greatly missed in the photography world. I made this image in his studio.

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Hummingbird With Mouth Open By Albert Cardwell

I have photographed Hummingbirds for years. I have photos with their tongue out, but I have never seen one open its mouth like this one. It looked like it was yawning. This was photographed near Stoneville, NC.




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Hummingbird Scratching By Albert Cardwell

This hummingbird was photographed near Stoneville, NC as it took a break to sit down and scratch its neck. The bird had a white neck but had a couple of small red feathers under its neck. Usually the males have a red neck and the females have a white neck. Not sure on this one.




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Snake In Bird's Nest By Albert Cardwell

This snake was photographed in the same nest as the photo of the birds feeding below. It was photographed near Stoneville, NC. The birds below had left the nest and another set of birds had started nesting. This snake was found about 2:00 am. The next morning after the snake left, there were 14 birds lined up on the power line. One at a time flew in to look at the nest and then they left. The birds have not been seen since.

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Baby Birds Feeding By Albert Cardwell

These baby birds were photographed in the Spring near Stoneville, NC. The birds have returned to the same nest under our carport for the past few years. You can see the different layers in the bird nest from the years in the past.







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Cows At Sunset By Albert Cardwell

Thes cows were photographed during sunset near Stoneville, NC. I exposed for the sunset and used fill flash to light the cattle. The light from the flash made the cow's eyes glow. They look like they are wearing night vision goggles.







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Lazy Frog By Albert Cardwell

This frog was photographed near Stoneville, NC while it was enjoying a warm afternoon. The frog was on an arm of a small wooden fisherman.

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Two Butterflies Feeding Together by Albert Cardwell

These yellow and black butterfles were photographed while feeding on the same flower near Stoneville, NC.

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Two Butterflies In High-Key By Albert Cardwell

These two butterflies were photographed straight up above my head against a bright sky. Fill flash was used to create the high-key image. These were near Stoneville, NC.

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Two Bumble Bees by Albert Cardwell

I found these two bumble bees clinging on to this flower after a rain shower near Stoneville, NC.
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Forks on Barn by Albert Cardwell

I found these two plastic forks stuck behind sheet metal on an old barn. I'm not sure if someone saved these for a future snack, or just didn't want to litter. This was taken near Stoneville, NC.
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Cows & Geese by Albert Cardwell

I started out this day taking photos of geese. Later in the morning I was photographing cattle near the same location. Later in the afternoon, I captured this shot with the cattle and the geese in the pond together. It was a rare moment for me anyway. This was taken near Stoneville, NC.
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Baby Praying Mantis by Albert Cardwell

This baby praying mantis was about 1/2" long. A mantis caccoon was found a few days before near the same spot. Image was taken near Stoneville, NC in the Summer of 2006.
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Purple & Yellow Flower by Albert Cardwell

This image was taken in the Summer of 2006 near Stoneville, NC. We have had flowers in full bloom from March 1 through the middle of July which gave many photographic opportunities.

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Cow and Calf by Albert Cardwell

This image of a mother cow showing some affection towards her calf was taken in the Spring of 2006 near Stoneville, NC.
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Red & Green Sky With Low Hanging Couds By Albert Cardwell

This image was taken in the Spring of 2006. This was taken opposite directions from the sunset. The sky was bright red near the horizon with emerald green clouds on each side of the red. The low hanging clouds dropped down and formed a complete funnel shape and then vanished back into the sky within 30 seconds. The National Weather Service thought these were scud clouds.
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Wild Turkeys In Snow - Rockingham County, NC By Albert Cardwell

These wild turkeys was found searching for food after a light snow in Rockingham County, NC. This was in January 2005. www.CollectiblePhotography.com

Train With Blown Head Gasket - Madison, NC by Albert Cardwell

This train blew a head gasket in Madison, NC in January 2005. It filled the sky with smoke for miles. This was just below the long bridge coming into Madison. Traffic had to stop on the bridge because of poor visibility. Everything near by was covered with fine oil droplets including the photographer. >www.CollectiblePhotography.com