Brett Peters's Photos

Every year, Williamsburg's Grand Illumination weekend draws one of the biggest crowds of the year. The festivites culminate in a fireworks display in downtown Williamsburg. Three launch areas are set up, but the optimal viewing areas are really, really crowded, so we camped out by the bookstore where we could see two of them clearly. The weather was cold (in the 40s) and rain began to fall about 45 minutes before the fireworks started, so it wasn't optimal fireworks weather. The rain kept it short, too (about 20 minutes long, if that.) This was my son's first fireworks show, however, and he could. not. stop. talking about it. So all in all it was a pretty good night. (This was my first time using the Canon A95's "Fireworks" setting, which really needs a tripod to work well. So most of these pictures, while interesting, are not very accurate representations of fireworks. Chalk them up as experiments for a novice photographer?)

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The Whatcom Museum in Bellingham, WA.

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Male Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) visiting our backyard today. Normally, there's a female who visits every day. This is the first time we've seen a male this winter.

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An Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) visits my neighbor's garden.

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Every year, Williamsburg's Grand Illumination weekend draws one of the biggest crowds of the year. The festivites kick off with a parade, where this picture was taken.

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The moon was high in the sky this evening.

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Photos of my 2002 VW Jetta after hitting a deer on 13 November 2006. This is a closeup of the front fender, where the initial impact took place. The panel is dented, but the tire well is intact and appears structurally sound. While these photos were taken at the body shop, they are geotagged at the spot of the accident.

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Photos of my 2002 VW Jetta after hitting a deer on 13 November 2006. The deer ran into our car from the center median, which sloped up into the road. You can see from the front of the car that it slid across the hood, windshield and side of the car. There was no direct hit. Everyone in the car was fine and walked away with only minor cuts. While these photos were taken at the body shop, they are geotagged at the spot of the accident.

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Every year, Williamsburg's Grand Illumination weekend draws one of the biggest crowds of the year. The festivites culminate in a fireworks display in downtown Williamsburg. Three launch areas are set up, but the optimal viewing areas are really, really crowded, so we camped out by the bookstore where we could see two of them clearly. The weather was cold (in the 40s) and rain began to fall about 45 minutes before the fireworks started, so it wasn't optimal fireworks weather. The rain kept it short, too (about 20 minutes long, if that.) This was my son's first fireworks show, however, and he could. not. stop. talking about it. So all in all it was a pretty good night. (This was my first time using the Canon A95's "Fireworks" setting, which really needs a tripod to work well. So most of these pictures, while interesting, are not very accurate representations of fireworks. Chalk them up as experiments for a novice photographer?)

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Taken on vacation in 2004 with a Canon ELPH. The lighting in Notre-Dame is tricky to get right, particularly with the sun coming through the skylights. Beautiful interior. Good times.

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One of several white-and-yellow Daffodils (Narcissus) in our front bed. Photo by Merrystar.

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Some of the many new traditional decorations at Colonial Williamsburg's Tucker House. These eggs are dyed using onion skins.

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