Photo by Rob Paine/Deep Creek Images/Copyright 2016
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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 great photo opportunities, it is easy to take things for granted and say I will get that shot next year. Not this time! Read More
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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 camera on the feeders and be totally oblivious to what was going on in the trees above.
One can definitely get some good photos in and around feeders, but as time went on, I became frustrated as the feeder hardware took up most of the photos.
Then one snowy morning I looked up to see a woodpecker working its way up a pine tree. Read More
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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. Read More
