I See Beauty All Around, by Rob Paine

Category: Photo Every Day

  • Great White Egret, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Va.

    I photographed this beautiful great  white egret as it stalked its prey along the wildlife loop at the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge this past February. We spotted the bird in the tall grass as we drove thru the loop. I could not have asked for better lighting. It was later in the afternoon, a little…

  • Sunday at Green Spring Gardens

    It felt like it was 110 degrees thanks to the heat and hight humidity in the D.C. Area this past Sunday. Sounds like a good day to hide in an air conditioned house right? Not for me, time to head to Green Spring Gardens for some flower photos. (Click to see more photos)

  • Weekly Photo Challenge: The Golden Hour Part II

    One morning while looking for photos in the fog, I saw a rescue boat scurrying around the lake. The fog does not discourage the fisherman and boaters. If anything, during these conditions, the fishing is even better, according to the Web site Stripersonline.com.

  • Weekly Photo Challenge: The Golden Hour : Deep Creek Lake Fishing

    My favorite “Golden Hour” is when the light first seeps through the atmosphere in the early morning. For some reason that light looks the best to me as the day is new and everything seems untouched.

  • Jefferson Memorial by Dawn’s Early Light

    Earlier this year I decided it was finally time to photograph the cherry blossoms at the Jefferson Memorial at sunrise. Despite living in the D.C. Area for most of my life, I had never make the early morning trek to the Tidal Basin. When you live in a place like Washington, full of so many…

  • Red Door on Blue on M Street

    Every time I shoot photos in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington D.C., at some point I become transfixed on this building on M Street.

  • Wordless Wednesday : Yellow Rose

  • The Leaning Tree in Ogunquit, Maine

    I took this photo a few years ago while walking along the Marginal Way on the Atlantic Coast in Ogunquit, Maine. The Marginal Way is the most picturesque walk I have strolled. The paved walk includes incredible views and lots of colorful flowers and this house shown above. The way is particularly beautiful around sunrise.…

  • Backyard Deer

    A couple of summers ago I was driving home through my neighborhood when I noticed a family of deer eating in one of my neighbor’s yards in the middle of the day.

  • Reflection in St. Louis with an iPhone

    I shot this photo during a business trip to St. Louis a few years ago. As is my usual practice during such journeys, I rose early and took a walking tour of the surrounding area with my Nikon and iPhone in tow, for me, a great way to start the day.