Osprey nest — Southern Maryland (March 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Tri-Elmar 16/4.0 ASPH
Osprey Nest Sunrise
3Daytime Blossoms
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Blossoms — Central Maryland (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Summilux 50/1.4 ASPH
Inside-Outside
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Best Farm — Monocacy National Battlefield, Maryland (March 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Tri-Elmar 16/4.0 ASPH
Valley of Fire Petroglyphs
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Mouse’s Tank — Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada (December 2007)
Fujifilm FinePix F31fd + 36-108mm
This is in response to the last quiz I offered up, where the answer was the Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada, just to the northeast of Las Vegas. I’ve been here twice now — once in the late 1990s and again in 2007 — and neither time with a decent camera. Continue Reading →
Green Shadows
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Virginia bluebells — Central Maryland (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Summilux 50/1.4 ASPH
Camouflage
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Rock ptarmigan — Silverton, Colorado (July 2004)
Canon PowerShot G3 + 35-140mm
Let’s Roll
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Steam locomotive — Silverton, Colorado (July 2004)
Canon PowerShot G3 + 35-140mm
Field of Blue
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Virginia bluebells — Monocacy National Battlefield, Maryland (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Tri-Elmar 16/4.0 ASPH
Everything Is Greening Up
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Crop field — Central Maryland (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Tri-Elmar 16/4.0 ASPH
Pink Bluebells
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Virginia bluebells — Monocacy National Battlefield, Maryland (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Summilux 50/1.4 ASPH
Bluebells Arrive
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Virginia bluebells — Monocacy National Battlefield, Maryland (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Elmar 135/4
Monocacy National Battlefield
Just A Hint
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Virginia bluebells — Monocacy National Battlefield, Maryland (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Summilux 50/1.4 ASPH
Cherry Blossom Painting
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Jefferson Memorial — Washington, DC (1989)
Watercolor on paper
Here’s a treat for you — an en plein air watercolor painting of the Jefferson Memorial during the peak of the cherry blossoms.
Interview With A Waterman
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Tom Courtney’s place — Ridge, Maryland (September 2011)
iPhone 4 + 30/2.8
Yesterday I stumbled across a 1991 oral history interview with Tom Courtney — a Chesapeake Bay waterman based out of Ridge, Maryland — that was transcribed in 2007 and finally made available online recently. It has some fascinating insights about the Bay and is a must read for anyone that’s interested in learning more from the perspective of a longtime waterman. Continue Reading →
Supreme Gold
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Daffodil — Central Maryland (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Elmar 135/4
Sunning Turtle
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Turtle — Central Maryland (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Elmar 135/4
Tomorrow’s Fruit
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Fruit trees — Central Maryland (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Summilux 50/1.4 ASPH
On Top Of The World’s Tallest Mountain
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Mauna Kea — The Big Island, Hawaii (April 2009)
Leica D-LUX 4 + 24-60mm
Not quite what you were expecting, was it? Continue Reading →
Purple Mash
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Hyacinths — Central Maryland (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Summilux 50/1.4 ASPH
Golden Hour
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Farm — Central Maryland (February 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Vario-Elmar 35-70/4.0 ASPH
Pink Hyacinths
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Pink Hyacinths — Central Maryland (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Summilux 50/1.4 ASPH
Evening Shadows Along The Wall
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Lewis Orchards — Dickerson, Maryland (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Elmar 135/4
A Toad!
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Toad — Central Maryland (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Summilux 50/1.4 ASPH
Cindy nearly stepped on this enormous toad the other day as she was looking around at the emerging flowers in our backyard. Continue Reading →
Along The Towpath
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Spring flowers — Central Maryland (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Summilux 50/1.4 ASPH
Summer Light
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Fence — Central Maryland (February 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Summilux 50/1.4 ASPH
Summer Pleasures
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Butterfly with teasels — Central Maryland (June 2001)
Leica M3 film + Leica Noctilux 50mm f/1.0
So Delicate
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Cherry blossoms — Tidal Basin, Washington, DC (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Summilux 50/1.4 ASPH
Waiting For Me
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Fence post — Central Maryland (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Tri-Elmar 16/4.0 ASPH
Just Three Weeks Ago
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Lock keeper house — Seneca, Maryland (March 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Tri-Elmar 16/4.0 ASPH
Even though it’s 71 degrees F as I write this, we have a freeze warning locally for tonight, with temperatures expected to drop to 28 degrees F. At least we’re not hearing anything further about snow like we were yesterday.
Horizon Interrupted
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Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry — Pamlico Sound, North Carolina (January 2014)
iPhone 5S + 30/2.2
Washington Monument Upstaged
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Washington Monument — Tidal Basin, Washington, DC (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Summilux 50/1.4 ASPH
Battlefield Sunset
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Worthington Farm — Monocacy National Battlefield, Maryland (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Tri-Elmar 16/4.0 ASPH
Magnolias At Dawn
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Magnolia tree blossoms — George Mason Memorial, Washington, DC (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Summilux 50/1.4 ASPH
Chopper Over The Blossoms
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Helicopter — Tidal Basin, Washington, DC (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Tri-Elmar 16/4.0 ASPH
Pink On Blue
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Cherry blossoms — Tidal Basin, Washington, DC (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Summilux 50/1.4 ASPH
Evening Stroll
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Cindy — Monocacy National Battlefield, Maryland (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Summilux 50/1.4 ASPH
Early Morning Dedication
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Cherry blossom photographers — Tidal Basin, Washington, DC (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Tri-Elmar 16/4.0 ASPH
Inspiring Enough To Be A Painting
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Image credit: Oil Pastels by Mary
It’s always a pleasure and a joy to see an image of beauty, whether it’s a photograph, a painting or a drawing. Continue Reading →
News Link: Chesapeake Bay Impact Crater Adds To Sea Level Rise
You can read my earlier in-depth post about the Chesapeake Bay impact crater here.
Daylilies in the Evening Light
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Daylilies — Central Maryland (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Summilux 50/1.4 ASPH
Video Link: North (timelapse)
18Original post can be found here.
Cherry Blossom Sunrise
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Cherry blossoms — Tidal Basin, Washington, DC (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Tri-Elmar 16/4.0 ASPH
Monumental
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Washington Monument and cherry blossoms – Tidal Basin, Washington, DC (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Tri-Elmar 16/4.0 ASPH
Cherry Blossoms by City Light
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32 second exposure — Tidal Basin, Washington, DC (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Summilux 50/1.4 ASPH
Cherry Blossom Paparazzi
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Cherry blossoms lit by media flood lights — Tidal Basin, Washington, DC (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Summilux 50/1.4 ASPH
This year the cherry blossoms have brought out more people than I’ve ever seen this early in the morning. Continue Reading →
Cherry Blossoms Hit Peak Today
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Cherry blossoms — Tidal Basin, Washington, DC (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Summilux 50/1.4 ASPH
It’s official… Continue Reading →
Not Quite Peak Yet
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Cherry blossoms — Tidal Basin, Washington, DC (April 2014)
Leica M 240 + Leica Tri-Elmar 16/4.0 ASPH
Cherry Blossom Countdown: T-Minus 3
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Tidal Basin — Washington, DC (April 2005)
Canon 20D + 16-35/2.8L
