Search
-
Welcome to my photography blog. My posts include an image or two and a little story behind the capture.
Please visit my Photo Gallery where you can view part of my large collection of photographs. Just click on the link above in the main menu. All of my work is available for purchase. Please contact me for a quote.
A note about the masthead: the image was taken on the Brooklyn Bridge at dusk using a slow shutter speed to illustrate the movement of the vehicles and the streaming of their headlights.
Visit my iNaturalist site.
Archives
-
Recent Posts
- Inspired by Paul Klee
- Abstract Lines
- City Colors
- Astrolabe M
- Astrolabe Quad
- Central Park in Autumn
- Celestial Circle
- Carib Cottage
- Abstract Squares
- Adrift
- Calisto
- Cabin in the Snow
- Blue House
- AI Image Generation
- Cornell Birds of the World
- Black-Necked Stilt
- Exctintion!
- Scarlet Rose Mallow
- Jelly Fish
- iNaturalist
Category Archives: Photography
Lake House at Central Park
This is an old house by the lake in Central Park, Schenectady. When I saw it on my “photowalk”, I immediately visualized it as a black and white sketch. The straggly and weed-like flowers in the front together with the … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged lake house, Schenectady, sepia, world wide photo walk
Comments Off on Lake House at Central Park
In Schenectady
I attended the World Wide Photo Walk today. Led by Sean, the event was staged at Schenectady’s Central Park. Some 29 people attended and took photos in an informal setting. I met some interesting fellow photographers who enjoyed a dry … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged landscape, Schenectady, world wide photo walk
Comments Off on In Schenectady
World Wide Photo Walk
Tomorrow is World Wide Photo Walk Day. I will be participating in the one in Schenectady (the only walk nearby). Hopefully the weather will cooperate. I will be posting any decent images as soon after the tomorrow as possible, but … Continue reading
Botanical Day
So enough with the spiders for awhile! Here is an arrangement of lilies for a change of pace. The flowers are side lit for a dramatic flare. The background has a beautiful, creamy bokeh (the photography lingo for “out of … Continue reading
Garden Spider Eating
Today, I came across another female garden spider (Araneus diadematus) with her prey and I watched carefully for about 40 minutes as the arachnid processed the food. These two images show the spider first looking head on (anterior view) and … Continue reading
Abstracts & the UMass Campus
The campus of the Univ. of Mass, Amherst (the NECCC photo convention was held) is an interesting mixture of old-style Ivy-league buildings and glass and concrete modern architecture. The modern styles offered the most interesting photo opportunities. It was amazing … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged abstract, black and white, NECCC, urban
Comments Off on Abstracts & the UMass Campus
Models at NECCC
One of the long standing features of the New England Camera Club Council convention is the availability of models for picture taking. Some models were outdoors and others were in studio set-ups. The outdoor models had no studio lighting – … Continue reading
NECCC
I attended the New England Camera Club Council annual conference, 7-16 to 7-18, on the campus of the U of Mass, Amherst. The workshops were very good to excellent and the conference was quite worthwhile. The conference staged a number … Continue reading
What the Duck
I have come across a most interesting photography content-based comic strip called “What the Duck” located on line at whattheduck.net. Many are funny; some just thoughtful (and others, well not so much). But always inventive. Above is one that I … Continue reading
Strive for Perfection, Settle for Excellence
Recently, I heard a professional photographer of some fame and skill use the quote: “strive for perfection, settle for excellence” in regard to serious photography. I thought it was pretty good advice. You can’t expect to be perfect but you … Continue reading →