Your Bio

Hi. I am Wilson Phillips. I had the name first but I just sing in the shower. I grew up in a small town called Kentwood, LA, and now live in a small town called Natchez, MS. I work as a Systems Analyst for a large casino corporation in Natchez, MS. I am an amateur photographer and a professional computer nerd.

Be sure to follow the links in my Friends section at the bottom of this page to see some great work by some real photographers. These are the people that inspire me. I am sure you will agree.

For those who are wondering, I deleted my Facebook account. I got tired of seeing all the crappy applications and not having a simple way to block them. In the past few days, they made it even harder to block them and that was the last straw.

My photos are taken with my Nikon D90 using either Nikkor AF-S 18-105mm VR, or Nikkor AF-S 70-300mm VR or Tamron 180mm Macro lenses. Sometimes, I will take a photo or video with my iPhone.

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Terms Of Use

If you wish to use any of these photos for personal or business use, please click here to send me an e-mail and ask for permission first. I would like to know where they will be used and that they show a link to this web page. I don't take pictures for money, so I don't think I am asking too much.

Galleries

Videos : Newest First

Videos

Newest First

Updated: Sep 19, 2009 2:16pm MST

Fractals: The Mathematics Of Similarity : Free Wallpapers. These were created in Apophysis, which is a free program. Just Google it and download it. I never know what they will look like when I start. I let it make a random selection and then I start dragging the triangles around. If and that's a big IF, something nice comes out of it, I will let it render. The rendering can take several hours. The preview gives an approximation, but I never really know how it will turn out until it is rendered. All files are 2048x1200. They should look O.K. on any wide screen monitor at that resolution or lower. View at Original Size and save that version. I do look forward to them releasing a newer version that will allow me to make them a lot larger. Scaling down is easy, but you can't scale them up.

Fractals: The Mathematics Of Similarity

Hummingbirds : Newest First

Hummingbirds

Newest First

Updated: Oct 23, 2009 12:48pm MST

Bird Feeder : Newest First.

Bird Feeder

Newest First.

Updated: Nov 13, 2009 2:56pm MST

Fights At The Feeder : With so many birds eating at my feeders, there is bound to be some conflict. No birds where actually harmed in the making of this gallery. Newest first.

Fights At The Feeder

With so many birds eating at my feeders, there is bound to be some con ...

Updated: May 18, 2009 9:00pm MST

Macro : Blowin' stuff up. Newest first.

Macro

Blowin' stuff up. Newest first.

Updated: Nov 13, 2009 2:58pm MST

Flowers : Newest first.

Flowers

Newest first.

Updated: Oct 16, 2009 10:51am MST

Digitally Altered : Newest first.

Digitally Altered

Newest first.

Updated: Nov 08, 2009 11:45am MST

Stuff In My Yard (not birds) : It's hard to believe that I live in an apartment in town and I see so many things in my yard. Friends come over to sit on my porch and watch wildlife with me and they are amazed to see deer walking around in the yard.

Stuff In My Yard (not birds)

It's hard to believe that I live in an apartment in town and I see so ...

Updated: Sep 26, 2009 11:53pm MST

I Can't Drive 55 : We all love our cars. Newest first.

I Can't Drive 55

We all love our cars. Newest first.

Updated: May 18, 2009 8:55pm MST

2009 Nov 15 See, Say, Smile Carnival for Team Members : We won the Smile Cup again! The weather just could not have been better for this event. The turnout was great. The kids had a wonderful time. If you want to save a picture, view it as Original size and save that version. Shown in the order the photos were taken. Oldest first.

2009 Nov 15 See, Say, Smile Carnival for Team Members

We won the Smile Cup again! The weather just could not have been bette ...

Updated: Nov 16, 2009 4:23am MST

2009-Aug-19 See Say Smile Steak Luncheon : Group 1 got a $25 Gift Card for Best Score, and another $25 Gift Card for Most Improved.

2009-Aug-19 See Say Smile Steak Luncheon

Group 1 got a $25 Gift Card for Best Score, and another $25 Gift Card ...

Updated: Aug 19, 2009 2:29pm MST

Where I Work : Photos of Team Members, the casino, and things that happen there. Newest First. I Love This Little Boat!

Where I Work

Photos of Team Members, the casino, and things that happen there. Newe ...

Updated: Jun 26, 2009 11:34am MST

2009-Jul-10 We won the Smile Cup! : We are the champions!

2009-Jul-10 We won the Smile Cup!

We are the champions!

Updated: Jul 10, 2009 4:29pm MST

2009-Mar-26 Employee Crawfish Boil : Crawfish boil / Bar-B-Que / Slot Tournament for the Isle Of Capri Team Members. Oldest first.

2009-Mar-26 Employee Crawfish Boil

Crawfish boil / Bar-B-Que / Slot Tournament for the Isle Of Capri Team ...

Updated: May 15, 2009 10:47am MST

2009 Mississippi River Flood : Photos of work involved in holding back Old Man River when he is on a rampage. Oldest First We fought a valiant fight to keep the water out of Silver Street. If the water had gotten into the street, the city would have shut down the sewer lift station, and every business "Under The Hill" would have had to close. By the end, we had used 8 truck loads of sand. All the bags were filled, and the walls built by employees of the Isle. We Love This Little Boat!

2009 Mississippi River Flood

Photos of work involved in holding back Old Man River when he is on a ...

Updated: Jun 17, 2009 4:26pm MST

The Rescue : We had a couple of team members fall in the river after the maintenance boat capsized. We were blessed that everyone turned out O.K., but many good swimmers have not been so lucky. The Mighty Mississippi has claimed many lives over the years. I Love This Little Boat!

The Rescue

We had a couple of team members fall in the river after the maintenanc ...

Updated: Jun 26, 2009 11:41am MST

Pets : I work too many hours to have a pet of my own, but I will take a picture of anyone's pets. Newest first.

Pets

I work too many hours to have a pet of my own, but I will take a pictu ...

Updated: May 18, 2009 9:02pm MST

People Shots : I will take pics of people occasionally. Newest first.

People Shots

I will take pics of people occasionally. Newest first.

Updated: Oct 08, 2009 7:42pm MST

Cooking : Newest first.

Cooking

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Updated: Mar 28, 2009 2:44pm MST

2009 Natchez Balloon Race : October 16/17/18, 2009 Natchez, MS Weather kept the balloons grounded Friday and Saturday. Not many flew and we only got to see 3 from our location on Sunday. Quite disappointing. I was really looking forward to getting a lot of good shots. This is the second largest balloon race in the U.S. Only Albuquerque is bigger and it was last weekend. Here's to next year!

2009 Natchez Balloon Race

October 16/17/18, 2009 Natchez, MS Weather kept the balloons grounded ...

Updated: Oct 23, 2009 12:12pm MST

Natchez, MS Architecture : Houses, Bridges, Fountains, Churches, etc.. Newest first.

Natchez, MS Architecture

Houses, Bridges, Fountains, Churches, etc.. Newest first.

Updated: May 22, 2009 8:17am MST

Nyla's Burger Basket : A little eatery in Osyka MS that serves up some great food. iPhone does not seem to tag them with a time and date, so they are in no particular order.

Nyla's Burger Basket

A little eatery in Osyka MS that serves up some great food. iPhone doe ...

Updated: Apr 12, 2009 4:36pm MST

SmugShots

iPhone photos automatically upload to this gallery. The iPhone does no ...

Updated: Sep 22, 2009 7:39pm MST

Easter Dinner at Jessica's : Great food and friends always go together. Oldest first.

Easter Dinner at Jessica's

Great food and friends always go together. Oldest first.

Updated: Apr 12, 2009 4:06pm MST

Life at Cathy's : Oldest first

Life at Cathy's

Oldest first

Updated: Apr 14, 2009 5:15pm MST

My Living Room : Paul Chen Bushido series. Yes, they are razor sharp. They will shave the hair on your arm, if you are into that kind of thing. Hand crafted one at a time the old fashioned way by Paul and his crew in Japan. They are a fully functional set of swords. A friend and I built the display case.

My Living Room

Paul Chen Bushido series. Yes, they are razor sharp. They will shave t ...

Updated: Oct 18, 2009 12:52pm MST

My SmugMug :

My SmugMug

Updated: Aug 17, 2009 6:19am MST

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