Scenic Photos -

One of my earliest scenic images, taken when I was about 8 at a small lake where we spent one summer. The wooden rowboat was ours.

Fascinating scene in Halifax, at low tide, taken when I was about 10. I didn’t have a wide enough lens so it was actually two images stitched together (originally two prints taped together, then much later digitally combined scans)

A small Montreal train station on a rainy day, late 60’s

Emerging spring in a Montreal alleyway.

Exploring one day around our cottage on Battle Lake in about 1969, I came across some French Canadian campers. Although I spoke almost no French and they spoke no English, they allowed me to take some photos. This fellow had hurt his leg, and I thought it made a great photo!

I found this tree on the banks of the Ottawa river not far from where I lived. It looked to me like a giant old man’s hand reaching for the heavens.

A stream in the woods of BushkiIl Falls, PA. To get this perspective I had to set up my tripod on a rock in the stream itself. A slow shutter speed allowed for the motion of the rushing water and also to record the subtle light in the darker wooded areas.

Also at BushkiIl Falls, this waterfall is called the Bridal Veil Falls. The area was roped off so as to allow visitors only on the other side, but I wanted this view, so I bypassed the ropes and set up in the shallow water to get what I still think is a more interesting view.

Yet another BushkiIl Falls image

A autumn tree portrait in Chicago. Besides the autumn colors, loved the windswept cirrus clouds and the hint of lake Michigan in the background. I spent almost an hour making this image, waiting for the best cloud pattern, sun/shadow pattern, and an absense of people walking by.

Winter after snowfall in a Chicago forest preserve.

Another late winter shot in the forest preserve area. I liked the sun bursting through, contrasting with the frigid air.

Forest preserve stream after late winter snowfall

An unusual shot of an early spring freeze… The tree had already budded, and this shot shows a bud encased in ice, but illuminated by the sun, which was seemingly trying to fee the bud.

Taken at the Chicago Botanical Gardens. I loved the juxtaposition of the rushing waters and the static flowers

A dragonfly showing off its amazing camouflage. The transparent sections of its wings allow the wood to show through, making it very hard for predators to spot it.

A fallen autumn oak leaf got trapped in some branches as it fell. I though it looked like it was desperately trying to cling to its life on the tree.

A mallard duck coming in for a landing on a lake in a Chicago park. It was mid-July, and the cottonwood seeds (fluff) were scattered all over the lake’s surface, adding to the interest of the shot.