No Rules In Art

02Aug17

Comments at a recent art show referring to the ‘rule of thirds’ have me thinking a lot about composition. In my humble opinion the ‘rule of thirds’ is simply one ‘formula’, not deserving of so much attention or strict adherence. After all, there are many other formulas for composition such as the golden ratio, the […]

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Tags: Colorado, composition, landscape, landscape photography, prints, rule of thirds, San Juan Mountains

On The Way Home

14Nov13

Part VI – The End On the way home my friend and I planned on stopping at the picturesque, red barn we had visited earlier in our adventure. We were also hoping to find and photograph a couple of abandoned houses we saw while following our caravan a few days before. This time the barn […]

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Tags: abandoned, Adirondacks, autumn, barn, buildings, fall, house, landscape photography, mountains, New York State, photo blog, photography, photography blog

A Peek At Some Peak Autumn Colors

17Oct13

Interlude While processing my images from the Adirondacks is taking some time … please enjoy this interlude of peak autumn color. These were shot on the 3rd full day of the trip and just seemed to go together because of the colors. The mountain across Connery Pond in the first two images is Whiteface Mountain, […]

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Tags: Adirondacks, autumn, blog, fall, landscape, landscape photography, mountain, New York, panorama, photo blog, photography, scenic, Whiteface Mountain

Pinelands Assortment

21Aug13

I’ve always considered myself somewhat of an eclectic photographer. When it comes to subject matter, I like all sorts. No matter how far my eye wanders however, it always returns to my first love, landscape photography. I’m thankful to have a variety of locations close to home to explore and satisfy my cravings. The Pinelands […]

Filed under: Landscape, Nature, Photography   |  18 Comments
Tags: bog, digital photography, lake, landscape, landscape photography, new jersey, photography, pine barrens, pinelands, sunrise, water

My 12th Time

21Jun13

Looking back through my image folders from the Catskills I figured out that the recent spring Catskills Photographer’s Weekend was my 12th visit. When my friend, Rich became the owner of the Glen Falls House Resort in Round Top, NY years ago I had the idea for the photography weekends, and began recruiting my fellow […]

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Tags: All Souls Church, Catskill Mountains, Catskills, Cold Springs Hotel, denise bush, fine art photography, landscape, landscape photography, mountains, New York, New York State, NY, phlox, photography, spring, waterfalls

Crying Out For B&W

01Mar13

Some images just cry out for black & white conversion as did the images below. There was actually very little difference between the color versions and the final images. Hearing that the forecast called for morning fog one weekend not too long ago, I ventured into the pines on both Saturday and Sunday. Having captured […]

Filed under: Landscape, Landscape Photography, New Jersey, Photography   |  12 Comments
Tags: B&W, black & white, fine art, fog, horizontal, landscape, landscape photography, monochrome, photography, pine barrens, reservoir, trees, vertical