The Days I Design (6 images)

November 18, 2023

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The Look Of Love

November 10, 2023

Billions Of Stories

September 17, 2023

Lepreau Falls, within the Stonehammer UNESCO Global Geopark. This beautiful spot, like so many others, wasn’t part of any travel plan. But finding this location was a wonderful reward. Perhaps you can see the smile on my face in this selfie.

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Oswego Optics #1 (2 images)

July 17, 2023

Disconnected (2 images)

January 23, 2023

I am fascinated by airports. They fill me with excitement and a sense of creativity. Within those spaces there is never a bad time of day to experience something unique. There are always new things to see and certainly countless people to watch. And while the delays imposed on us by this industry sometimes leave us spending more time in these spaces than we would prefer, our presence within these walls is a very brief portion of our lives.

Whenever I am in an airport, I am always struck by how we are all so completely disconnected from each other. Everyone is just passing through. We don’t share a cultural history, a political belief, a religion, a favorite food, a common set of relatives, a team mascot, or even a similar path through the space. It is a completely random assembly that I find fascinating to witness and experience.

The only thing we all share is being present in the moment. We are neither where we were or where we are going. We are isolated from everything we possess or will possess. We are detached from who we know and are going to know. Those are the moments we are completely open to the experience of being the moment, unobstructed by the influences in our lives. As Eckhart Tolle writes, “The present moment is the teacher. Work with that – that’s all you need, really.”

These are the moments that make my camera feel most powerful in my hands. I am forced out of my habits of composition and content, and which I will very likely fall into again when I arrive at the other end of my journey. But being disconnected during these in-between moments within an airport, my attention is narrowed to only what the moment presents, giving my curiosity and creativity opportunity to learn and thrive.

Pole Dancer Playground (2 images)

December 24, 2022

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We landed in the Lanard-Hornbrook County Park while on a short side-trip to avoid the main highways of Pennsylvania. These images were captured at the boat launch area.

As we pulled out of the park driveway, we observed some rather interesting neighbors living across the street from the park entrance. My camera wasn’t quickly available to include their photos too, but the title of this post captures the thought that ran through my head in that moment.

Opposites Attract

September 7, 2022

The Rouses Point Bridge, also known as the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge, connecting Rouses Point, NY and Alburg, VT, has always fascinated me. Often traveling East to West at the end of a long day experiencing points of interest in Vermont, I find myself in the small parking area attached to the bridge around sunset. For more than a decade, that spot has been the source of all my previously posted images of this unique bridge as it offers great views of the bridge-sunset combination, as well as the bridge’s curved construction. Links to these images appear below.

Finding other interesting spots where the bridge can be photographed is complicated. There aren’t many good vantage points unless a boat is involved.

Enter the drone.

A small road on the New York State side of the bridge leading to the edge of the water is the location of the original bridge. It made an excellent launching spot for the drone. From this location, at 258.6 feet of altitude, I was able to capture this image (and many others), with a brand new perspective.

Other images of this bridge:

Launch site of the drone is here:

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