Captured in West Yellowstone – throwbacks to the Fifties!
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Vintage Motel Signs Leave a comment
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
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:
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:
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
Fishing at sunset 7 comments
A quiet Sunday afternoon at Clinton Beach – hopefully the start of the warm weather season.
iPhone, edited with Snapseed
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
Flying towards sunset Leave a comment
Captured last night at Clinton Beach:
iPhone, edited in Lightroom
Abandoned Amusement Park Leave a comment
Captured at South of the Border truck stop. Sad that these rides were decommissioned, I’m sure at some point kids LOVED to stop here to enjoy the rides while parents got a break from the incessant ‘are we there yet?’ from the backseat. Click on any pic to see them in their full glory (i.e. slideshow format).
South of the Border 1 comment
Stopping at South of the Border (between N. Carolina and S. Carolina on I-95) is like a trip back in time. This giant truck stop is definitely a 50’s throwback! Click on any pic to see them all in slideshow format. I especially liked the restaurant shaped like a sombrero.
“Your wate and your fate” Leave a comment
Found this fortune-telling machine (and scale) in Selma, NC:
Canon 5D Mark II, 16-35mm
ISO 125
f/7.1
1/320
New York Fire Escape 1 comment
Squint a little and see how the shadows turn into stairs (or maybe you see something entirely different?). I enjoyed the angles and the play of light and shadows on a recent walk through New York.
Abandoned gas station 6 comments
Found this abandoned gas station in Enfield, NC. Click on any picture to see them in slideshow format.
Canon 5D Mark II, 16-35mm
Country cemetery Leave a comment
Came across this small country cemetery along route 301 while driving through North Carolina.
Canon 5D Mark II, 16-35mm
Whitaker, NC Leave a comment
2 views of Whitaker, NC (along route 310). This bank clearly has been closed for a while:
And this house hasn’t been occupied in a while, either:
Canon 5D Mark II, 16-35mm
Fresh produce? Leave a comment
Found this abandoned produce stand near Enfield, NC:
Canon 5D Mark II, 16-35mm
ISO 125
f/7.1
1/800 sec
Selma, NC 4 comments
Stopped in this small town while driving through North Carolina. Here are 3 views of Main Street. Click on any pic to see in slideshow mode.
Canon 5D Mark II, 16-35mm
Storm Brewing Leave a comment
Captured while driving through North Carolina:
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm
ISO 125
f/8
1/800 sec
Orange is the new black Leave a comment
I loved how the sun illuminated this young man’s bright sneakers.
Monks like technology, too Leave a comment
Captured these Tibetan monks shopping at B&H Photo in New York:
iphone
Wishing I Was Outside Leave a comment
That’s how our dog Mario must have felt when looking out of our kitchen window:
iPhone, HDR conversion in Lightroom
3 Views of a Pond Waterfall 4 comments
Captured while driving through the Connecticut countryside:
Canon Powershot G12
Unreal Beach Scene Leave a comment
I used Snapseed’s new double exposure feature to create this scene, which combines two different views from the Clinton town beach:
iPhone, edited with Snapseed
Forest Reflections 2 comments
Caught this scene on a recent hike through the Connecticut woods:
Canon Powershot G12
Hawk under the moon Leave a comment
Saw this hawk looking for prey at sunrise behind our house. Here are two different takes on that scene, both shot with my iPhone, but one with the Hipstamatic app.
Snapshots For Sore Eyes 