Bald Eagle Cowboy Hat layering pigments and texture to

layering pigments and texture to create a one-of-a-kind fusion of photography and fine art

the middle cascades

The Pickled Image shot from the water on Kauaʻi's north shore

but rather than discard the imperfections

framing the view through hala and ti leaves — green wall on the left

Bald Eagle Cowboy Hat layering pigments and texture toHomer is the small fishing town at the end of the road on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula. The Kachemak Bay there draws hundreds of bald eagles each winter the population concentrates around the open water where the Homer Spit cuts into the bay, hunting fish at the ice edge. Tom catches one in mid strike, wings fully extended, talons dropped toward the water.