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February 12, 2024 - Last year, I made two trips to Acadia National Park in Maine. The first one was in August, which I wrote in a blog post...

December 13, 2023 - I made a second trip this year to visit Acadia National Park in Maine. The first trip was in August. I had gone there wi...

December 06, 2022 - Here's the last of my fall foliage posts. I took these photos on a glorious morning at the Tidal Basin. The trees were c...

November 16, 2022 - Here are a couple of photos from Rock Creek in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C. I'm doing my best to capture the beauty...

November 10, 2022 - Autumn color is turning out to be especially good this year and I'm trying to make the best of it. Here's a recent one f...

November 05, 2022 - Autumn is here and it's a great time to go out and take some photos. Above is the first of a few that I plan to share. I...

November 06, 2021 - I visited Blackwater Falls State Park in West Virginia over Indigenous Peoples' weekend. It was peak season for fall fol...

November 16, 2020 - Sometimes when you hear or read about ugly things in the news, it's nice to go outside and watch a sunrise. It can be a...

November 05, 2020 - Autumn is now in full swing here in Washington, D.C. The leaves take a little longer to turn here because the weather st...

October 18, 2020 - Autumn is arguably the nicest season in the Mid-Atlantic region. The weather can be very pleasant, with the sun shining...

December 06, 2019 - Fall came late this year and it seems to be leaving early. It has already started getting cold and cloudy. I'm not ready...

November 17, 2019 - Autumn took a while to get here. We had had a lot of warm weather, which delayed the fall foliage. When it did arrive, i...

December 09, 2018 - Autumn is finally here. The trees around Washington, D.C., appeared to reach their peak color around Thanksgiving. This...

November 30, 2018 - Congress was out of session in October to give members time to campaign for the November election. I took a few vacation...

October 24, 2017 - It's autumn and I returned to Blackwater Falls in West Virginia. The fall foliage was lovely and I captured some great s...

November 13, 2016 - Here's another autumn sunrise. The fall foliage was just starting to turn when I took this photo and the clouds were ver...

October 30, 2016 - When I was last in Shenandoah, I shot some photos of Dark Hollow Falls. The tree canopy was a bright gold. I really like...

October 26, 2016 - Last week, I drove out to Shenandoah to shoot a sunrise. The foliage was just starting to hit peak color and fog was cov...

November 29, 2015 - Today is a dreary, rainy day in Washington. The leaves are mostly off the trees now. Winter feels like it's just around...

September 28, 2015 - On September 27, 2015, North America was treated to a lunar eclipse with a supermoon. A supermoon is when the moon is at...

November 16, 2014 - It's getting cold here. Winter is still a month away, but with the colder temperatures and the trees mostly bare, it doe...

November 06, 2014 - On a recent cold and windy morning, I visited the Buck Hollow overlook in Shenandoah National Park to watch and shoot th...

October 26, 2014 - Autumn has descended from the mountains and is approaching Washington. Last Thursday, I visited Great Falls, just outsid...

November 10, 2013 - Recently, I set out to shoot the fall foliage around the Tidal Basin. However, the skies were so dramatic that I ended u...

November 04, 2013 - I was walking along Rock Creek the other day and came across this turtle. It was one of those shots of opportunity. I li...

October 24, 2013 - We're just starting to get some fall color here in Washington, D.C. Until recently, it had been dry and warm. Now it's r...

November 21, 2012 - Happy Thanksgiving! I took this photo of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial last weekend at the Tidal Basin here in Washingt...

November 19, 2012 - In my last blog post, I mentioned shooting architecture near Meridian Hill Park and the Columbia Heights neighborhood. W...

November 15, 2012 - The other day, I was on 14th St. NW, between Meridian Hill Park and Columbia Heights, enjoying some beautiful fall weath...

November 04, 2012 - This weekend, I spent some time roaming around shooting urban landscapes. I particularly like how this photo of rush hou...

October 22, 2012 - Last weekend, I went out on the National Mall with the intention of shooting some urban landscapes. I've always liked th...

October 19, 2012 - While I was in West Virginia shooting waterfalls and sunsets in Blackwater Falls State Park, I heard about Bear Rocks Pr...

October 18, 2012 - When planning my recent visit to Blackwater Falls State Park in West Virginia, my first goal was to get a great shot of...

October 14, 2012 - My wife and I spent Columbus Day weekend in Blackwater Falls State Park, West Virginia. I'd seen some impressive photos...

October 02, 2012 - Last weekend I decided to shoot an urban landscape. I've seen some nice shots of the Washington skyline from across the...

December 01, 2011 - Now that the leaves are all off the trees, it's clear that winter is coming. I can't wait to take some winter landscape...

November 11, 2011 - Autumn is in full swing here in Washington, D.C. The fall foliage has made its way down from the mountains and into the...

October 27, 2011 - Living in Washington, DC, I feel fortunate for many things, one of which is that I get to live near Shenandoah National...

November 07, 2010 - Fall in Virginia and around DC is very beautiful, but the window of opportunity to shoot autumn landscapes is very short...

October 17, 2010 - Last week I got up at 2:00 am and drove to Old Rag Mountain in Shenandoah National Park. This was my 3rd trip to Old Rag...

September 26, 2010 - Last weekend, I returned to Old Rag Mountain. I went there last year at about the same time. My purpose then was primari...