After an 11 mile hike in Patapsco Valley State Park, I grabbed my camera and went up to photograph Cascade Falls. Shown in an earlier post on Day 46 “A Walk in the Park” I wanted to take the time to think through capturing the waterfalls. There were heavy […]
“Don’t care what people say Just follow your own way Don’t give up and use the chance To return to innocence. That’s not the beginning of the end That’s the return to yourself The return to innocence.” ― Enigma Canon 7D, 50mm f/1.4 USM. 1.6 Sec at f/11, ISO […]
“The moon is a loyal companion. It never leaves. It’s always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do. Every day it’s a different version of itself. Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light. The moon […]
One man stands along a remote country road in Lothian, Maryland. Standing alone as he did 150 years ago in Stephenson’s Depot during the American Civil War. A Confederate solder from Anne Arundel County, Pvt. Benjamin Welch Owens remained standing against Union troops while his friends lay dead […]
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day. E. B. White
Click on image above to link to my SmugMug Gallery Today’s been an adventure on the desktop. With an assignment from my BetterPhoto class with Jim Zuckerman, Making Money with Your Photography, the challenge had been set. This week’s homework? Creating artistic photographs for display at an art […]
“Like a red morn that ever yet betokened, Wreck to the seaman, tempest to the field, Sorrow to the shepherds, woe unto the birds, Gusts and foul flaws to herdmen and to herds.” William Shakespeare, Venus and Adonis Canon 60D, 24-105mm L, 1/100 sec, f/4.0, ISO 1600, AWB. […]
With a pre-dawn departure to head to the beautiful and natural Maryland’s Eastern Shore, the bitter cold temperatures and strong winds made me wonder if I really should have just stayed snuggled in my warm bed. Heading to Cambridge, Maryland to visit the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, a […]
Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. Charles Dickens Canon 7d, 100mm f/2.8L, 4.0 sec, f/22, ISO 125, AWB. Lightroom Adjustments: White balance auto adjustment, OnOne Preset: tinting red, exposure, clarity -26, vibrance […]
Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. Carl Jung Canon 7d, 100mm f/2.8L, 1/30 sec at f/5.6, ISO 3200, AWB. Lightroom adjustments, Autotone, Medium contrast tone curve, noise reduction, clarity, luminance & […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 