Posted on January 14, 2017 in Black and White, Landscape, Nature, Winter
It was a crisp 25 degrees and snowing this afternoon at the lake. Before long, there will be ice fisherman and skaters enjoying winter-time activities on the ice covered water. In the summer, this beach would be buzzing with swimmers and there would be boats on the water. Today, I was the only one who ventured out onto the snow covered sand. I love the solitude of a beach in the winter.
Posted on January 11, 2017 in Nature, Winter
Last night I could hear the freezing rain and sleet tapping against the windows. The temperatures were bitter cold earlier in the day, but warmed enough to allow the falling precipitation to be in the form of rain/freezing rain and not snow. Still, it was just cold enough for the landscape to be encased in ice by morning. This spot in my community is beautiful all the time, but most especially after an ice storm. I was happy to be able to take this photo before the sun melted all of the ice crystals! I love the winter landscape after a storm!
Posted on December 17, 2016 in Birds, Nature, Wildlife
I was driving in Lancaster, Pa. and saw a flash of white flying above a nearby cemetery. My initial thought was to wonder if it could be a snowy owl. I had my camera gear in the car and pulled into the cemetery to try and get a better look. Turns out it was not one, but two red tail hawks. They were beautiful! These were shot with my 70-200 mm lens plus a 1.4 extender. I like the photo below where you get a view from the front of one and the other hawk is facing the opposite direction which lets us see the beautiful tail and coloring.
Posted on December 15, 2016 in Nature, Seascape
The Grill on Sunset Beach in Cape May, NJ is the perfect spot to relax, grab a bite to eat and watch the sun set on the Atlantic!
Posted on December 12, 2016 in Birds, Nature, Painting Effect
Perched on what was left of a pier along the shore in Cape May, NJ is this lone gull. A background texture and watercolor effect were added in post processing. I love shore birds!