Tuscan Beauty

Traveling through the country sides of Italy you get to see many small towns that offer unique charms. San Gimignano is located 35 miles south of Florence in the beautiful Tuscany region of Italy. The town is enclosed within the many towers and walls that were built up during a time of good fortune, 1100 - 1300 ad. The cultivation of saffron contributed to much of the early prosperity in San Gimignano. Still today, the naturally produced saffron from San Gimignano is considered the best in the world. Vernaccia wine is another local specialty being produced at the vineyards from this area. The dry white Vernaccia wine is recognized as one of Italy's highest quality white wines.

The old towers and walls of San Gimignano provide a unique skyline for visitors and it's 7,100 residents. Quiet narrow cobble stone streets bring you to views of  beautiful country side vineyards and homes with laundry hanging from their open windows. The variety of country side vistas along with the 12th century architecture create extraordinary beauty.

Thanks for viewing the blog and have great week!

John

Web: www.noblecoastphotography.com

Phone: 704 905 9403

Email: noblecoastphotography@gmail.com

   

Early Birds

A great thing about living on beautiful Lake Norman http://www.visitlakenorman.org/, in Denver, NC http://www.denvernc.com/index.html   is waking to the many sounds of nature. Every morning we hear a choir of birds chirping for their breakfast. In addition to small mockingbirds, sparrows, cardinals, finch, and blue jays we see and hear blue heron, mallard, owls, and some very loud red tailed hawks. When you see these birds make their nest, feed and care for their young you begin to realize how many creatures are sharing their small world with us.

The non profit Carolina Raptor Center http://www.carolinaraptorcenter.org/ is located in nearby Huntersville, NC http://www.huntersville.org/ . The Carolina Raptor Center is a place where injured and orphaned birds of prey are rehabilitated and then released back into their natural habitat.  The Raptor Center is home to over 23 species of raptors and is one of the only centers in the Southeast that cares for the American Bald Eagle. Over 700 orphaned raptors are brought to the Carolina Raptor Center for a chance to grow and fly free.

I had the opportunity to do some nature photography at the Raptor Center and I was able to get up close and personal with some of the beautiful residents.

As always, thanks for viewing the blog and best wishes for a great week!

John

Web: http://www.noblecoastphotography.com/#

Phone 704 905 9403

Email: noblecoastphotography@gmail.com

Back to the Blog!

It's been a while since the last blog, and my apologies for the inactivity. However I've got lots of news to share with all of you!

First, we've introduced a new Noble Coast Photography logo, courtesy of Lucander Design, https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Lucander-Design/106829236110126 . Nils Lucander is the owner and the genius behind Lucander Design. I've known Nils for about 15 years and during that time Nils has helped me with a variety of marketing, graphic design and advertising projects. Nils always provides me with high impact marketing work that deliver results. I call Nils my "home run hitter" for marketing!

Here's the new logo, like it?

Some other news is that Noble Coast Photography is now working with new computer hardware and software systems. David Iannnarelli of Iannarelli Photography helped me spec out and create a state of the art "digital darkroom". I'm enjoying learning my way around the new computer and working with the new software. The new "digital darkroom" is certainly delivering some beautiful photographs for everyone. If you need some help with graphic computer systems, David aka: "The Digital Guru" is the guy! iannarelliphoto@mindspring.com

One other bit of news is the opening of the Noble Coast Photography home studio. I can now handle most any studio photo work. I've been doing some portrait photography and product photography at the home studio and it's been great being able to work in my own studio setting.

And last but not least,

I've updated the web site to incorporate my new new logo. Please check it out and let me know what you think.

http://www.noblecoastphotography.com/#

Feels good to be back in the "blogosphere" and I'm looking forward to a great summer and some great photography!

Thanks for viewing the blog and hope you have a great week!

John

Web:  http://www.noblecoastphotography.com/#

Phone: 704 905 9403

Email: noblecoastphotography@gmail.com