Good morning and a happy Tuesday to you! I was up bright and early, listening to the birds sing, and lamenting the fact that its completely overcast— no sunrise for me! But, here…a sunset is nearly as good as a sunrise in such a situation, yes? Also, this just happens to be today’s Deal of … More Good Morning!
We’re expecting a very rainy Tuesday and perhaps snow in some parts of Maryland, so here’s something warm and sunny to tide you over. Sunny days are coming again soon enough. 🙂
Several times when making plans with friends or fellow photographers, I’ve had people dismiss a location or plan because the main attraction was birding and “birding/photographing birds was boring”. I guess I can understand from a certain….well, no…not really. Fact is, I find birds endlessly fascinating. Photographing birds, I get a sense of the ‘character’ … More For The Birds
All photographers are familiar with the concept of shooting in the magic hours. Sunrise and the early morning hours/the late afternoon and sunset hours. At these times the light can be remarkable and many times, its at these hours when I’m out and about. On other days, when I can, I take the entire day … More Making The Most of the Light
Days with temps above freezing, even above 50, are finally becoming a bit of a pattern rather than an anomaly. Saturday was such a day and I took advantage by going to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. There’s still little green, but the sounds of spring have joined the promises of better weather. Its enough to … More Spring is around the corner…
Maryland generally has mild winters. We don’t get much snow and it doesn’t stay much below freezing for long. Having had two arctic freezes come through in the past month, Maryland is currently well below freezing, icy and snowy. And what better time to photograph the sunset than during an arctic blast, right? I spent … More Arctic Maryland
We have some weird weather here in Maryland. On Monday I was out in the sunshine, without a jacket, having trouble comprehending that we were expecting snow the next day. Just before sunset I managed to get free from the day’s tasks and find a lovely spot on the Chesapeake Bay to photograph. I had … More Weird Weather