I See Beauty All Around, by Rob Paine

Category: best photo

  • Daily Prompt: Mirror, Mirror : Gadsby’s Tavern, Alexandria, Virginia

    I made this photograph last month while on assignment in Alexandria, Va. The Alexandria City Hall is seen reflected in a window of historic Gadsby’s Tavern. 

  • Flower Fireworks

    I shot this photo in our front yard a few years ago. It is of flowers blooming in a hanging planter. I liked the symmetry of this scene as well as the color in it. The flowers in this planter seemed to be blooming on several levels which  added some depth to the image. I…

  • Garrett County (MD) Farm Scene

    The Deep Creek Lake Area in Western Maryland is probably best known for its incredible lake and river offerings as well as it picturesque mountains that provide great skiing during the winter months.

  • Chincoteague Sunrise

    Chincoteague, Va., is one of my favorite places to take pictures. It has everything: lots of wildlife, a small town feel and a beautiful beach.

  • Weekly Photo Challenge: Companionable: DockDogs

    This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Eastern Regional DockDogs Championships at the WISP resort at Deep Creek Lake in McHenry, MD. When I saw that the weekly photo challenge was “Companionable,” I could not think of a better group of my pictures that would illustrate this theme than what I photographed…

  • Early Morning on the National Mall

    Washington has some great vantage points. One of the best is probably the view from the top step of the Lincoln Memorial. I took this photo after photographing the cherry blossoms earlier this year. It was an early day for me. Left home about 5 AM so I would be at the Jefferson Memorial by…

  • Daily Prompt Travel: Oh Say Can you See…

    I shot this photo at the Port of Baltimore (MD) during my first visit to Fort McHenry, a historical site which is the birthplace of the United States national anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner.”

  • Backyard Birding- The Cardinal

    An optimal situation when backyard birding is to have feeders on a high porch right below a tree line. My photo of a male cardinal (shown above) taken in Deep Creek Lake was the result of such circumstances. I laugh when I remember my first attempt at backyard bird photography. I would always train my…

  • What is your favorite photo of the week?

    Thank you to everyone from around the world who has taken the time to view my blog this past week. I have enjoyed meeting everyone and seeing your great work. If you have a second, please choose your favorite photo from the slideshow above from the week gone by on ISBA. (see survey below)

  • Beauty in a parking lot

    Photographing flowers are good way to start your journey into creative photography. I remember shooting my first flower while visiting my dad in North Carolina what seemed like eons ago. I worked at AP at the time, fully immersed in photojournalism as a photo editor and never really thought about shooting flowers. So my dad…