April 2017 Desktop Calendar

So yes, I did miss a month, and I apologize, but sometimes life gets in the way. This photo was taken along the river walk in Philadelphia and it is of some Cherry Blossoms. The introduction of Spring feels delayed here in the Northeast this year so hopefully with the flowering of the Cherry Trees, Winter is safely behind us. Get outside and breath in the fresh air! (after taking your allergy medication of choice). Click here for the high resolution image of this desktop, and please share as much as you would like.

April 2017 Cherry Blossom Blur

A Little Spring Time in Winter

I got to spend a little couples time with my wife this weekend at one of our favorite locations, #Longwood Gardens.  For a photographer it's nature in overdrive.  The #Christmas display was still up but this was the first time this year we got to see it during the day.  The Day Lilies were a welcome sight as the cold weather is finally creeping into the Northeast. #Nature #Flowers #Garden

Nikon D4 Tokina 100mm 2.8 macro lens at f/4 1/320sec ISO 100

Evening moments

There’s a finite amount of time in the evenings when sunlight bounces along the Earth. Peaks are aglow with sunshine while valleys are bathed in shade. Distant hills paint their elongated shadows across the land as if laying down to sleep, while light, refracted through the atmosphere, dapples colors on clouds floating in the sky. Sometimes these moments last for a few brief seconds and sometimes for a few minutes. Each of them is beautiful and unique. To capture one either on film or in our memories is precious. Evening Moments.

Nikon D800 Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ ​34mm f/14 ISO 100 1/20 sec

Earth Day 2013

I remember Earth Day from elementary school. I don’t think I was given a clear view of the concept because I thought everyone would be wearing tie-dye tee shirts, holding hands and singing “Michael Row the Boat Ashore”. It sounded hippyish and weird, but Earth Day represented an awareness of how important our “Mother Earth” is to all life we know in this universe.
I’m not someone who preaches about global climate change, greenhouse gasses or ozone depletion. What I do believe is this; some day the Earth won’t be here anymore and that our world changes every day. I embrace the tender gift of life being sustained by this fragile planet on which we live. I cherish it. Earth.

​Nikon D800 Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 10stop ND filter @ 28mm f/22 ISO 100 30 sec.

Blue Flowers

There’s a field in the southern part of West Chester that has wonderful sunsets. In the Autumn the Sun drops nicely between two mounds of Earth far in the distance. I pass this field sometimes driving through West Chester, traveling to client’s homes, and last Saturday I could hardly believe my eyes. In the fall the field is full of yellow hay and browning long stalks of grass but Saturday was quite a different sight. I’m glad I just happened to glance at the field while I was passing or I might have missed it entirely.

​Nikon D800 Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 52mm f/16 ISO 100 5 image HDR