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Springtime at Doyles River
June 28, 2023 - Here are a few photos from Doyles River in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. The first two photos are of Doyles River...
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Sunrises and Ponies
October 27, 2022 - In October, I visited the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Assateague Island, Virginia. It's a marvelous place,...
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Autumn in the Mid-Atlantic
October 18, 2020 - Autumn is arguably the nicest season in the Mid-Atlantic region. The weather can be very pleasant, with the sun shining...
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Monticello
November 09, 2018 - Last month, I headed down to Charlottesville, Virginia, with my family to visit Monticello, the home and plantation of T...
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Great Falls after a Summer Rain
July 29, 2018 - We've been having a lot of rain lately. On Friday, it let up for a bit and I set out to see what Great Falls looked like...
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Memorial Day
May 25, 2018 - Next Monday is Memorial Day. I took the image above and the image below at the Marine Corps War Memorial (also known as...
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Frigid Falls
January 07, 2018 - We didn't get a lot of snow from the bomb cyclone here in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, but we sure did get s...
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A Yellow Spider
September 28, 2017 - I recently came across this giant black and yellow garden spider while hiking in Huntley Meadows. It is by far the large...
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Hawksbill Summit
July 18, 2017 - I recently had another opportunity to get out of town and do a bit of shooting. I knew right away that I wanted to visit...
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Sunrise, Fog, and Fall Foliage
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...
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A Waterfall and Wildlife
August 17, 2016 - Last week, I had a chance to visit Great Falls. I had a great time. The sunrise was beautiful and I got to see some wild...
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Autumn Morning in Shenandoah
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...
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Autumn sunrise
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...
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Autumn at Great Falls
October 26, 2014 - Autumn has descended from the mountains and is approaching Washington. Last Thursday, I visited Great Falls, just outsid...
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Air Force Memorial at Twilight
January 06, 2014 - The Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, was dedicated on October 14, 2006. I've been meaning to shoot it for a wh...
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Winter twilight at Great Falls
January 09, 2013 - I started of the new year with a visit to one of my favorite locales, Great Falls in Virginia. It's a huge waterfall on...
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Blue Ridge Mountains
September 14, 2012 - If you've ever wondered why they're called the "Blue Ridge Mountains," here's a good answer:
I took this photo a few we...
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Chincoteague
September 03, 2012 - My wife and I recently visited Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Assateague Island in Virginia. The biggest attra...
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Sunset at Huntley Meadows
August 06, 2012 - I was in a good mood on Thursday and decided it might be fun to go out and shoot a sunset at Huntley Meadows. It's not t...
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Dawn at Great Falls
May 28, 2012 - On Sunday, I visited Great Falls to photograph the sunrise. It was a beautiful warm day and I got some great photos. Gre...
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Sunrise near South River Falls
May 13, 2012 - A week ago, I set out for South River Falls in Shenandoah National Park to shoot the sunrise and the falls. I think the...
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Snowless winter at Great Falls
January 09, 2012 - So far, it has been a snowless winter here in the DC metropolitan area. Fortunately, there are still plenty of good subj...
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Autumn color in Shenandoah
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...
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Morning in Shenandoah National Park
May 26, 2011 - Last weekend, I really wanted to shoot waterfalls. Some of the best waterfalls in the mid-Atlantic region are located in...
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Trillium
May 03, 2011 - Every year around May 1, millions of wildflowers of the species Trillium grandiflorum bloom in G. Richard Thompson Wildl...
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Sunrise at a snowy Great Falls
February 09, 2011 - For some time now, I've been wanting to get some good shots of Great Falls in a wintry setting. So, when it snowed here...
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Autumn at Great Falls
November 07, 2010 - Fall in Virginia and around DC is very beautiful, but the window of opportunity to shoot autumn landscapes is very short...
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Sunrise on Old Rag Mountain
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...
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Return to Old Rag Mountain
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...
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Crabtree Falls
June 05, 2010 - On June 5th, I got up early and visited Crabtree Falls in Virginia. It’s the tallest cascading waterfall east of the Mis...
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Photo Trekking 6: Thompson WMA
May 03, 2010 - [This is my 6th installment in a 6-part series for a photo trekking class I took with Barbara Southworth through the Smi...
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