I See Beauty All Around, by Rob Paine

Tag: weekly photo challenge

  • Autumn Is Around the Corner…

    Photographing fall colors reminds me a little of playing a slot machine. You never know from year to year what you are in for. One autumn may provide dramatic saturated hues while in other years you may end up seeing muted shades of yellow or red. Please see second photo below.

  • Inspiring Seniors in Northern Virginia Who Won’t Let Old Age Get in Their Way

    Over the past six months I have had the good fortune to interview several participants in the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics as a volunteer public relations and advertising coordinator for this event which is  kicking off its 35 anniversary season tomorrow  morning, Saturday, Sept. 9. I was lucky to meet these seniors  and I am…

  • New Falls Colors at Deep Lake Print for Sale

    For me, the best time of the year to visit Deep Creek Lake in Western Maryland is in the fall, more specifically during the Autumn Glory Festival. Each year the colors are usually wonderful but during some years the colors are more magnificent and that was definitely the case last year when I was in…

  • Soaring Butterfly

  • By Dawn’s Early Light

    Dawn is arguably the best time to capture stunning images. The light is wonderful and usually there are not a lot of people up and around getting in your shot a nice plus if you are looking to illustrate the solitude of nature. I was not a very early riser until I realized this! The…

  • Yellow Calla Lily, Virginia, 2017

    Please be sure to visit my blog next week when I introduce my first book of flower photographs titled “Saying it With Flowers.” Please see second photo below.

  • Happy Flag Day, 2017

    I have taken many photos of flags over the years but this one means the most to me. I took this image in Little Washington, Va., a few days after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The light was beautiful on that fall afternoon and the design and order  of this historic home framed…

  • My Personal Fathers Day and How I Started Photographing Flowers

    Roughly 20 years ago I started photographing flowers. I will never forget the day. I was visiting my dad in North Carolina. It was a rainy slow summer day. My dad had decided to take a nap and I ventured outside after the rain slowed with my first digital camera. (please see more photos and…

  • Yellow Lily

  • Baltimore Oriole at Deep Creek Lake (MD) Part Two

    The Baltimore orioles is just one of the many of our fine feathered friends who populate the Deep Creek Lake Area this time of year. Please see purchase button below to buy a copy of “A Place Called Deep Creek Lake.” To purchase the book via the safe PayPal system, please click on the Pay…