Poet Carl Sandburg wrote that the fog comes on little cat feet. I’m thinking spring does too. We’re emerging from the winter doldrums in mid-Maryland, very slowly but surely. Here’s an overview as of March 31: early flowers are out; the leaves are kinda sorta ready to pop – well, maybe in a few weeks.… Continue reading Spring tiptoes in
Tag: color photography
Moonrise over the Appalachian Trail
A hazy, almost-full mooon was rising by the time I finished my hike on the Appalachian Trail last evening. This photo was made from South Mountain near Myersville, Maryland.
Beech tree at dusk
I first was attracted to the lone leaves clinging to a few branches of this beech, but then got distracted by the pattern of the tips of branches over the stream below. I was focusing on them with great intensity when I accidentally bumped a branch with my head, which set all its branches swaying… Continue reading Beech tree at dusk
Say “cheese”…
Among the more fun assignments are big one-of-a-kind shoots where everything has to go exactly right because hundreds of people are involved, the event is unrepeatable – and not least, circumstances are marginal for making it all work. And I did have a good time making the image below for the Southern Asian Seventh-day Adventist… Continue reading Say “cheese”…
Autumn cornucopia
Autumn – a time of changes, of diminishing warmth and daylight, consoles us all with its quiet beauty. Here’s a collection of fall images made over the past few weeks.
Yin and yang light in outdoor portraiture
Recently in Harper’s Ferry I found myself in a situation photographers often are confronted with: an obvious and safe lighting choice, as opposed to a much less obvious but (as it turned out) much more dramatic choice. In this case I was on the pedestrian bridge across the Potomac River with a photographer friend right… Continue reading Yin and yang light in outdoor portraiture
Weather report
Cold front moving through Lovettsville, VA around sunset on Sunday, as seen looking northwest and north from Featherbed Lane. (Click on each photo for uncropped view)
Gobsmacked by serendipity
Twice over the weekend I was confronted with unexpected, ephemeral beauty. Both times involved water, one time at rest and the other in motion, and both times I was grateful beyond words to have a camera with me. Saturday was a dismal afternoon in Maryland, with heavy rain and tornado warnings. I had to cancel… Continue reading Gobsmacked by serendipity
Twilight on the Potomac
It was a quiet Labor Day evening on the Potomac River. I expected more people; all I saw was one kayaker a great distance off and one outboard motorboat with two fishermen, who told me they’d had quite a haul. The egrets were definitely having a time of it. Watching them fish is a study… Continue reading Twilight on the Potomac
Blue moon over Gambrill
Blue moon rising over the ridge of Gambrill State Park, Maryland. In memory of Neil Armstrong, buried on the day this photo was made. And to think he got to walk around up there and look back at this big round ball where we live…it boggles the mind. Photo below taken several minutes later, after… Continue reading Blue moon over Gambrill