I See Beauty All Around, by Rob Paine

Category: historic

  • Sierras Reflection near Lake Tahoe

  • Lake Tahoe : Sand Harbor and the Sierras

    I shot this photo at Sand Harbor, a state park in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Sand Harbor is my favorite  place to photograph in Lake Tahoe.  It’s rock formations are fascinating  and make for great subjects with a backdrop provided by the Sierras. Please see below for additional photo.

  • Photo of a painting of a Bridge

    I shot this photo in Grantsville,Md., during the Casselman Bridge birthday party. A group of artists were having having a paint off of sorts painting pictures of the bridge. It began to rain and the event had to be moved under cover.

  • San Francisco Street Scenes

    Several years ago I had the good fortune to visit San Francisco on business twice in about eight weeks. Every morning I would get up at sunrise and walk from my hotel near Union Square to Fisherman’s Wharf. I would try to make the same trek (sometimes taking a cable car back) in the evening.…

  • Little Washington, Va.

    I shot this photo in the town of Washington, Va., a month or two after the September 11 in 2001. Washington, Va., (more commonly referred to as “Little Washington”) is in Rappahannock County, about 70 miles from the nation’s capital. It is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. (please see more text and…

  • Weekly Photo Challenge: Unusual Point of View -Netherlands Carillon, Virginia

    I think one of the most fun creative challenges of being a photographer in Washington D.C. is trying to find a fresh angle or an unusual point of view when shooting the iconic landmarks that dot the city. The photo above I shot at the Netherlands Carillon was approached in that spirit. (Please see second…

  • The Day before September 11th

    Photography can be a great memory aid It can help us recall the good times, the bad times and the in between times. (Please see below for additional text and a second photo)

  • Flowers in the Abstract

    I remember the first time I started playing with a flower photo in Photoshop. It was easy to lose myself at the computer using all the different adjustments to create abstract images. Now I can do the same thing on an iPad or iPhone anywhere on Earth, a far cry from my formative photography years…

  • Sunrise on the Charles in Boston

    I think Boston is one of the prettiest big cities in the United States. I have been fortunate over my life to have a lot of reasons and need to travel there for family and business. I have probably spent more time Boston than any other city in the country (of course excluding the D.C.…

  • Sand Harbor Lake Tahoe

    I shot this photo at Sand Harbor, a state park in Lake Tahoe, Nevada during a vacation trip to the area. Sand Harbor is one of the most picturesque sites in Lake Tahoe. It has inspired artists for generations and is a popular filming location for movies and television. Recently we were watching an old…