Happy spring thoughts!

Here are a few aquatic flower shots from Kenilworth Gardens which is part of the National Park Service in Washington D.C. This is lotus flower is fully opened and will begin to drip in a week:

Early morning light on a lotus bloom:

Two white water lilies at sunrise:

New Year Post for 2011

I thought I would begin 2011 with a few interior shots of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America, located in Washington D.C. The Monastery of Mount St. Sepulchre, was designated a National SIte in 1991 and has been a place of worship and pilgrimage since the church's dedication in 1899. To fund the construction, Frier Godfrey sold paper bricks, called 'building bricks'. They were 2.5x.5 inches and contained a medal of St. Anthony of Padua. They sold for 10 cents each. When the church was completed in 1899, it was nearly free of debt.



This is the center of the main chaple:





This is looking out from the main center:






This is looking out from the other direction from the center:

Last Post for 2010!

Here is my last post for 2010! This has been a great year with many photo trips, excursions and day trips. I have had the pleasure to work with old friends and meet many new ones along the way. I hope 2010 has been kind to you as much as it has been to us - may 2011 be even better!

Here are some West Virginia shots which never fails me when looking for something to shoot. Here are some dried ferns in the fall:



And when you have fog/dew in the early morning, catching these spides webs are just super!

On top of Dolly Sods, the low blueberry bushes turn a magnificany red in teh fall:

Almost last post for 2010..... Waterfalls

This is the end of 2010 and to help wrap up I will post of couple of waterfalls from West Virginia - Douglas Falls:

Elakala Waterfalls

Tucked away in a small ravine in West Virginia is this delightful waterfall which changes through the seasons and the amount rain. This is a favorite place to go and soak in nature.

Fall color against a waterfall

Yes, I am finding time to post-process some of my photos from the spring and summer. Here is one from early fall on a really pretty waterfall that the rocks are orange due to the mining runoff in the area. You will be seeming more of this waterfall as I do plan to get back here for several more sessions. There are a lot of angles and vantage point this location has.

Fall reflections

We went to check out the color at some waterfalls and found these reflections in basically a rain puddle. It had a complete black bottom and had a great reflection: