08-AUG-2006
Sunset from the Key
I was fortunate enough to be on the Key Bridge just as the sun started its final descent toward the horizon. A break in the evening traffic was just long enough to catch the fading, setting orb at the end of its daily journey.
08-AUG-2006
Heading Home at Day's End
Traversing the Potomac River at sunset one gets to see the pleasure craft ending their day on the river and starting to head into port for the night.
08-AUG-2006
Arlington Serenity
In the midst of rumbling traffic, emergency sirens and bustling people, in the middle of Arlington, Virginia there sits a small park with a babbling fountain and man-made waterfall. This little drop of serenity cries out to passers-by, asking them to stop, even for a moment, and "smell the roses." I heard it cry and followed its call.
06-AUG-2006
M Street at the Key Bridge
Georgetown in D.C. provides a complete spectrum of subjects for cityscape pictures. From tree-lined streets, to busy shops to quaint houses, interesting and sometimes unusual people, Georgetown proudly displays it all. This picture of a line of row houses on M Street near the Key Bridge is just one example of the interest awaiting anyone willing to walk around and just look. (added 6 August 2006)
06-AUG-2006
Evening on the Potomac
Walking back from dinner in Georgetown, the evening cruise launch passed under the Key Bridge as I walked overhead. The late dusk lighting with a smidgen of hazy moonlight and the Washington Monument in the distance was too good to pass up. My trusty Olympus 4040 and an iron grille for support allowed me to get this photograph. (added 6 August 2006)
May 1996
Kanapali Beach Sunset
Setting aside the chorus of "commercialism" heard from many when Hawaii is mentioned as a vacation venue, my visit to Maui was something to remember. Staying at the Westin Hotel on Kanapali Beach, just outside Lahaina on the Island of Maui, afforded some of the most beautiful views of water, beach and, of course, sunsets. No special techniques, no long searches for the perfect picture, all one has to do is set up with the camera pointing west and wait. In the 30 to 60 minutes it takes the sun to drop below the horizon, any photographer can snap their fill of beautiful sunsets. This May 1996 view still captures my heart with memories of the beauty that is everywhere to see; Hawaii. (added 3 August 2006)
Sunrise Over Solberg
Six-thirty AM came much too early, but there I was awake, dressed and tromping the grounds at Solberg Airport seeking a possible balloon ride; after all, it was the New Jersey Festival of Ballooning!
Festival of Balloons
An entire gallery of pictures from the New Jersey Festival of Balloons can be found in the "NJ/FOB" gallery on this site. As a hint of what is in the full gallery, here is one picture of a cascade of balloons taken from the basket of the balloon that cast the shadow. (added 31 July 2006)
06-OCT-2005
A Bit More of Home: Cincinnati
The Roebling Suspension Bridge and downtown from a boat on the Ohio River. (added 26 July 2006)
06-OCT-2005
A Bit More of Home: Cincinnati
Cincinnati's riverfront serpentine wall as seen from under the "Purple People Bridge." (added 26 July 2006)
Casapueblo: Carlos Páez Vilaró
Casapueblo is an amazing complex in Punta Ballena, Uruguay, just outside of Puenta del Este. This unique structure by architect-painter-sculptor Carlos Páez Vilaró is truly unique. The structure now serves as a club-hotel including a museum and showroom of the artist’s talents. Casapueblo was originally built by the artist as a home and studio where he could paint and sculpt as well as entertain friends. The building is extremely unique; a photographers dream as the hotel provides a myriad of interesting close-ups as well as distance shots. There is something new and interesting around every corner and bend. Additionally there are many examples of the artists work in and on the walls as well as the display areas. (added 25 July 2006)
Casapueblo: Carlos Páez Vilaró