I See Beauty All Around, by Rob Paine

Category: Deep Creek Lake State Park

  • 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…

  • Portrait of a Fox

    I have been trying for years to get a nice portrait of a fox. I recently reached my goal.

  • Tufted Titmouse

    The first time someone told me there was a titmouse on my porch I did not know whether I should call pest control or start taking pictures.

  • 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)

  • Weekly Photo Challenge: The World Through Your Eyes

    I have photographed Deep Creek Lake hundreds of times. I am constantly looking for different angles and approaches to photographing this beautiful body of water in Western Maryland.

  • Early Morning Catch

    I was on my way to photograph the SavageMan Triathlon last fall at Deep Creek Lake, MD, when I saw this fisherman in the fog just after sunrise.

  • Annual Nature Photography Day

    Little did I know when I woke up this morning that today is the eighth annual Nature Photography Day as proclaimed by The North American Nature Photography Association. I was alerted to this fact this afternoon in an email from Mary Jane, who is our fantastic newsletter editor with the Vienna Photographic Society, a group…

  • Deer Hunting Season for Photographers

    We are in that wonderful time of the year when we will begin to see an abundance of fawns. Whether you are in a suburban area like D.C. or in a more rural setting like lets say Deep Creek Lake, MD., if you keep your eyes open there is a good chance you will be…