I See Beauty All Around, by Rob Paine

Category: Photo Every Day

  • Tolliver Falls Garrett County Maryland

    Swallow Falls State Park is one of the most popular destinations in Western Maryland. Tolliver Falls, one of the three waterfall in the park is one of my favorite placed to photograph. I first  posted this photo several  years ago.  (Please see below for more text and another photo)

  • Wordless Wednesday My Office Window #2

    Shortly after I started working from home, I began to look at my office window in ways I never had: the way the light went thru the patterns on the curtain and how dynamic the colors in the background were. So, like any other self respecting photographer would do, I started taking pictures.

  • When Panoramas Rule

    I try to be prudent when it comes to employing special effects or using exotic wide angle lenses. They are fun and accomplish some cool results. When used too often though, they become cliche and sometimes can even defeat the original purpose of using the effect or lens which would be to make the photo…

  • Happy World Photography Day!

  • Weekly Photo Challenge : Carefree Part II – Panda-mania at the National Zoo

    I cannot think of any animal more carefree than a Giant Panda. In Washington D.C., we are so lucky to have two of them at the National Zoo. As a matter of fact, according to local media reports, the National Zoo has been on a 24 Hour Panda Pregnancy Watch lately. Earlier this year I…

  • Baltimore Oriole

    Anyway you look at it, the Baltimore Oriole is a beautiful bird. (please see more text and second photo below)

  • My Office Window #1

    Shortly after I started working from home, I began to look at my office window in ways I never had: the way the light went thru the patterns on the curtain and how dynamic the colors in the background were. So, like any other self respecting photographer would do, I started taking pictures.

  • 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…

  • Wordless Wednesday Key West Sunset

  • Backyard Birding Photography Made Simple

    Many of the best bird photos I have taken did not involve super telephoto lenses or expensive trips to exotic locations. I did not have to sit in a freezing rain or endure hours or harsh sun to shoot all of the photos (including the Rose-Breasted Grosbeak shown above) on this post. These images were…