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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