Where Were You Last Night?

20Mar11

Did you see the moonrise last night? It appeared 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than usual. Called the ‘supermoon’, it occurs when a full moon is at its ‘perigee’ … slightly closer than usual to Earth. Relatively rare, supermoons happen only every 18 years or so. The last time was March 1993, and […]

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Tags: barnegat, lighthouse, moon, perigee, supermoon

Springtime in Paris (Philadelphia)

16Mar11

Last Friday I had the pleasure of visiting the Philadelphia Flower Show with some of my camera club friends. This years theme was ‘Springtime in Paris’ and the Convention Center was transformed into a stunning Parisian display. I thought the exhibitors did an excellent job interpreting the subject with a variety of creative ideas, from […]

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Tags: flower, paris, philadelphia, photography, show, springtime

Goodbye to Winter!

05Mar11

For me, Winter seemed especially tough this year probably due to my working from home again and not getting out as much. At times I felt like I was hibernating! I was glad that I got down to the beach after the most recent storm as I had never seen snow on the beach before. […]

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Tags: beach, new jersey, ocean, photography, snow, winter