Tag Archives: Fine Art Photography

Adirondack Weekend 4th of July 2011

Five years ago I was working in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York State with the Department of Environmental Conservation as what was called a “back country steward”.  Essentially this meant that I spent my workweek in the forested … Continue reading

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The Off Season – Finger Lakes Wine Region

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Off-Season.” The Finger Lakes region is highly dependent on tourism money, from visitors to wineries, summer folks who rent or own a lake cottage, people who visit the state parks like … Continue reading

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Gettysburg, a living place

When we as Americans think of Gettysburg we generally think of the civil war battle that surrounded the village for four days in July of 1863.  Yet it is also a living breathing village, where families have dwelt for generations, … Continue reading

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The Wandering Yankee – The San Jacinto Monument

The Battle of San Jacinto is a major turning point in the history of the United States, despite it not directly involving the United States at the time.  The defeat of the Mexican forces under General Santa Anna and his … Continue reading

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Night Photography: Light Pollution

A few years ago life had taken me to north western Colorado.  This is a region of the country where counties are larger than some eastern states but only have a population around ten or fifteen thousand people.  Clear nights … Continue reading

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Night Photography – Super Moon 2012

People love photographs of the moon. Now, this is a photo of the full moon, which is what most people try to photograph when they begin shooting at night. But in fact photos of partial moons are actually far better. … Continue reading

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Night Photography – Lit by the Stars

Most of us have seen amazing photos taken at night.  Be it star trails or the reflections of a cities lights in the ocean, or the streams of brake lights approaching a curve on the highway these sorts of photos … Continue reading

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American Historic Sites- Montezuma Castle

Many of us often forget that American History starts long before 1607 with the arrival of the Jamestown colony.  This is quite well covered in the book “A voyage long and strange” by Tony Horwitz which looks at the Vikings, … Continue reading

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American Historical Site- Fort Crown Point New York DISCOUNT CODE INSIDE

Back before the United States were the United States, or even seriously considering operating as a collection of colonies, the English and French were involved in a globe spanning struggle.  The origins of this struggle don’t particularly matter to this … Continue reading

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Houston Wildlife- Double Crested Cormorant

This week’s search for Houston’s hidden wildlife populations takes us back to Hermann Park.  According to Texas Parks and Wildlife the Double Crested Cormorant seen here is simply a winter visitor. Come the spring it will head northwards towards Alaska … Continue reading

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