Sign of the booming economy in the DC area. I was struck by the angles of this view of a construction site in McLean, VA.
Shot on iPhone, edited in Snapseed.
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Cranes, Cranes, Cranes 1 comment
Spirals Leave a comment
I love how nature creates wonderful geometry:
Fall sky Leave a comment
As seen from our backyard porch. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Fall Mushrooms 1 comment
Found in our neighborhood.
Morning/Evening Flares 2 comments
Captured the morning flare in DC and I thought I would contrast it with a photo I shot in CT a few months ago.
Leaves make the best resting spot Leave a comment
Our dog Mario is enjoying the fall in VA:
iPhone, edited with Snapseed
Mannequins of a Metropolis Leave a comment
Straight out of a Fritz Lang movie:
Captured in store window on Broadway, New York.
Fall colors are here! 1 comment
Captured while walking our dog in the neighborhood.
iPhone, edited with Tadaa
Sushi Heaven 5 comments
Captured at Tyson’s Corner Mall near Washington DC. Loved the colors and busy scene, even though everyone there was quite calm and enjoyed their meal.
Shot with iPhone, edited in Adobe Lightroom
Blacksmith Shop Leave a comment
Portrait of an Urban Lady 2 comments
A fellow photography blogger from India (Akash Malhotra) used my Manhattan skyline picture to create a neat double exposure:
Here’s the original skyline shot:
Three Views of a Windmill 2 comments
I ran across this abandoned farm in Montana (near Ennis):
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm
Vintage Motel Signs Leave a comment
Captured in West Yellowstone – throwbacks to the Fifties!
Virginia City General Store 4 comments
Grocery shopping, 150 years ago. I can only imagine what wonderful sounds that old cash register made when used (see last pic).
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF16-35mm lens, edited with Nik Color Efex
Yellowstone Trees Leave a comment
Captured these while driving through Yellowstone National Park last weekend:
Easy Walking. Really? Leave a comment
I don’t think so. Looks like the comfort of women’s shoes hasn’t changed in over a century. Captured in a store window in Virginia City, MT:
Dixieland in the Wild West Leave a comment
This band was playing (badly out of tune) Dixieland Jazz in an old-fashioned theatre in Virginia City, an old mining town in Montana:
Colors and Geysers of Yellowstone 4 comments
Spent a lovely day in Yellowstone National Park the day before the solar eclipse to see some of the more iconic sights near Old Faithful. Click on any pic to see them in slideshow format:
Veteran Rider 2 comments
Captured this Air Force veteran at a motorcycle rally in Ennis, Montana this past weekend. Loved his jacket. And had a nice chat with him and his wife.
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM, edited in Adobe Lightroom
Old Montana Mining Town 5 comments
A brief visit to Virginia City in Montana recently provided lots of photo opportunities. Click on any picture to see them in slideshow format:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF16-35mm f/4 lens
Kids and the Solar Eclipse Leave a comment
Captured these kids’ reactions to the eclipse shortly before totality, in Rexburg, Idaho:
Eclipse reactions 2 comments
Captured these scenes in Rexburg, Idaho moments before the total eclipse (Aug 21, 2017). These reactions paled in comparison to the reactions during totality, but I was too busy enjoying that moment to take pictures.
New York Foyer 1 comment
Captured while walking past a hotel entrance in New York:
iPhone
Sunrise/Moonset with flock of birds 2 comments
Morning walk scenery – the benefits of Mario waking me up at 5:30 for his morning walk…
iPhone
Clean Hands Here 1 comment
Sure looks sanitary to me…
Duck Moonbathing 2 comments
Caught this duck enjoying the moonlight over the salt marsh behind our house.
iPhone, slight edits in Snapseed
Gaggle at Dawn Leave a comment
This gaggle of geese was enjoying the morning calm of sunrise over the Hammock River (until I came along).
iPhone, edited with Snapseed
Sunset Swing Leave a comment
Someone enjoying the view of our town beach from their personal hammock.
iPhone, edited in Snapseed
Heavenly Sunset Leave a comment
Morning Fog Leave a comment
Caught this serene scene of the saltwater marshes of Clinton while walking the dog through the morning fog:
Meter Mania Leave a comment
Found on new construction in New Haven. I loved the symmetry of the meters and their shadows.
Canon 5D Mark II
ISO 125
f/5.6
1/500 sec
Sunset viewing Leave a comment
Viewing the sunset from this bench is pure happiness:
iPhone, edited with Color Efex
Our Neighbors Leave a comment
South Winds Leave a comment
Weathervane in our neighboorhood:
iPhone, edited in Snapseed
Gone Fishing Leave a comment
These ospreys living in the marshes behind our house enjoy fishing as much as the local fishermen:
Shell Skeleton 3 comments
To me, the whorl of these shell interiors looked like the tip of a Neolithic whaling harpoon or the spike of a magical railroad. What does it remind you of?
Last Tree in Waterworld Leave a comment
Found this floating near our town beach after a storm:
Canon Powershot G12
Ballerina at Rockefeller Center Leave a comment
Latest Jeff Koons sculpture (Seated Ballerina) in Manhattan, on view until June 23rd:
iPhone
Dog Happiness… Leave a comment
… is running across Clinton Beach at low tide at sunset:
Neighborhood charms Leave a comment
Summer blossoms in our neighborhood.
iPhone, edited in Snapseed
Long exposure sunset 4 comments
Played around with a 10-stop neutral density filter at sunset and came up with this:
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm
ISO 400
f/9
25 sec
New York Footbridge Leave a comment
I liked the colors in this picture of a pedestrian bridge near Penn Station in New York:
Canon 5d Mark II, EF24-70mm
Squabs Leaving the Nest Leave a comment
Here are later pictures of the two squabs that were raised this Spring in our backyard, on top of our outdoor speaker. Based on the hair on their heads, I called them Scruffy and Baldy.
This is Scruffy after having left the nest, finding its bearings in our backyard:
Baldy had already claimed the top of the fence as his perch:
While mom was supervising their progress from the top of a nearby shed:
Canon 5d Mark II, 100mm EFL macro lens
Dove and Squabs Leave a comment
This dove decided that our outdoor speakers would make a great nesting place and she proceeded, over the course of 2 months, to raise 2 squabs (the true name for baby doves, or chicks) there. Here is the first of two posts chronicling that journey. Click on any image to see them in slideshow format:
Canon 5D Mark II, 100mm EFL macro lens
Shell Still Life Leave a comment
Beach finds, cleaned up and given the glamor shot treatment:
Fishing at sunset 7 comments
A quiet Sunday afternoon at Clinton Beach – hopefully the start of the warm weather season.
iPhone, edited with Snapseed
Morning Walk Leave a comment
Spotted these two forest denizens on a recent walk though the morning mist.
iPhone, edited in Snapseed
Craters on Mars! Leave a comment
Actually, they are barnacles on a shell, but if you squint a little it could pass for an astounding astronomical photograph…
Stormy Skies Leave a comment
3 views of stormy weather while driving through the countryside.
Beach Impressions 1 comment
Shot at Clinton Beach:
iPhone, Hipstamatic app
Snapshots For Sore Eyes 