Lizard Lick, North Carolina, ATM Figure I shot this photo of a lizard statue on top of an ATM while visiting North Carolina earlier this year. According to Wikipedia: Lizard Lick is an unincorporated community in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. The community is... Read more →
Ocala, Florida, Dentist's Office I shot this photo of a dentist's sign while visiting Ocala, Florida. I'd love it if you took a look at more of my humorous photos at my photo site at allenforrest.com. Read more →
Early on the morning of January 3, 2014, I headed from my home in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, to Little Talbot Island on the coast of Florida about 16 miles north of me. I had heard in the local news that a rare sighting this far... Read more →
I enlisted in the U.S. Navy right out of high school and ended up spending about twenty years in the service. It was the Navy that brought me and my family to Mayport, Florida, where we settled in Jacksonville Beach. If you are interested in... Read more →
Sunrise over the Atlantic as seen from Mayport, Florida, Naval Station I'm a (very) early riser. On days that I go out for photoshoots, I am often up and out well before sunrise to get pictures of the sunrise from different places. Frequently, I'm there... Read more →
"A photographer went to a socialite party in New York. As he entered the front door, the host said 'I love your pictures - they're wonderful; you must have a fantastic camera.' He said nothing until dinner was finished, then: 'That was a wonderful dinner;... Read more →
Barberville Roadside Yard Art & Produce near Pierson, Florida A few years ago, I became very interested in the surreal effects other photographers were achieving using more that just the light spectrum that is visible to humans. The near-infrared band, not visible to the human... Read more →
Total Eclipse Begins Earlier this year when I read the following in the news, On August 21st 2017, for the first time in 26 years, a total solar eclipse will occur in America — “The Great American Eclipse” as it has been dubbed by its... Read more →
I love to photograph old vehicles so as I drive around the southeastern United States, I look for photogenic subjects. Here are several of my pictures of antiquefire trucks and an ambulance. [Click on a Photo to Enlarge It!] 1970's Ford Firetruck at Island Grove... Read more →
St. John's River view from Spring Park, Green Cove Springs, Florida, before sunrise. Wikipedia defines "The Blue Hour" as: The blue hour (from French l'heure bleue) is the period of twilight early in the dawn each morning and late in the dusk each evening, during... Read more →