Between the mountains and the seas nestled in the hills in sunny Andalucia, Spain is a circuit of picture perfect white washed villages. Far in spirit from the beaten tourist route along the Mediterranean coast, Spanish tradition thrives in these small villages. Leaving the super highway that hugs […]
Nature creates the most beautiful and fleetingly glorious moments in the sky. Along with a small rainstorm along the shore of Mount Desert Island, Mother Nature decorated the sky with an amazing rainbow.
Tropical Storm Debby is refusing to leave Florida, of course in perfect timing of when I need to clean out my mother’s house. But in spite of the constant heavy rain, progress is being made and I can shortly get on a jet airplane to head home. Rainy […]
Living on the Magothy River that feeds into the Chesapeake Bay allows me to play in the playground of Ospreys. These beautiful birds, sometimes known as Sea Hawks are so creative in where they make their homes. Fishing daily to feed their little ones, the crying fishing call […]
Being a member of the wordpress community, I’ve had the unique pleasure of meeting special people throughout the world. As I travel to Gainesville, Florida frequently to visit mom, along my virtual travels I’ve met Pegi of Florida Behind the Scenes. We planned a beautiful photo field trip […]
Heading on a jet plane to Florida so I wanted to share a short post today. Sitting along the banks of the Chesapeake Bay at Fort Smallwood Park is this lone tree. Bare from winter it silently greets passing hawks on their migration north. Its majestic strength invites […]
There are times in our lives when personal challenges present themselves. Crossing our paths they test our ability to find the courage and strength to overcome our fears and achieve personal greatness. Huayna Picchu Mountain, a towering verdant and stone mountain stands at Machu Picchu. Taunting me through […]
Tall ships traveling through long nights and short days on swells high and low are berthed in Baltimore Harbor to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. These majestic sailing vessels are floating ambassadors of their countries with large crews and bright white sails. These Tall Ships […]
A gentle giant gets next to a platform to help riders get on and off. She checks by touching the platform with her trunk. Her younger friend holds on in affection. Imagine being too CLOSE and being crushed by one false step. Elephant rides available at the annual […]
To HDR or to not HDR….That is the question. Since I’ve been intrigued by other people’s work with their HDR photography, I thought some night photography with the Tall Ships in Baltimore would be a great place to experiment. Here is the original with no processing Second photo […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 