Abandoned Home, South Jersey
Large format, taken with Graflex 4x5 with 150mm lens at 1:03 p.m. on February 9, 2003, near the Eastpoint Lighthouse just west of Sea Isle City, New Hersey. The exposure was 1/30 second at f/32 on Agfa Agfapan APX 100 film. 020903-03A
Grassy Tracks
Large format, taken at 11:57 a.m. on February 2, 2003, along abandoned railroad tracks in Wharton State Forest in the Pine Barrens of Southern New Jersey. Exposure was 1/2 second at f/32 on Agfa Agfapan 100 film. 020203-07
Church at Sunrise, Clinton, New Jersey
Large format, taken at 7:53 a. m. on October 19, 2006, just after the sun cleared the horizon and some grazing deer had wandered into the woods. Exposure was 1 second at f/45.3 on Ilford FP4+ film. 101906-05A
Cold Start at Bridge Valley, Bucks County
The old eight-arch bridge that carried York Road over the Neshaminy Creek and gave Bridge Valley its name.
Great Blue Heron, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Traveling on a tourist boat moving slowly down a canal through the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, we came to a great blue heron standing on a branch above the canal. He was relaxed until we got very close, when he shifted and tried to turn around on the branch. Raising his wings to steady himself he paused before flying away down the canal and disappearing. D810 at 220 mm at @ f/14 @ 1/1250 @ ISO 800
Common Gallinule, Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
A pair of common gallinules swimming in a pool while feeding. The second one has a bit of algae hanging off its beak. I saw many gallinules here, often in small groups. D810 at 380mm at f/8 @ 1/640 sec @ ISO 800
Red-winged Blackbird, Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
Red-wings seem to cover large areas and many different types of habitat and this example is perched on a piece of reed right next to the water. They are not easy to photograph because they are so dark that they often show up as a black blob. D810 at 400mm at f/8 @ 1/500 sec @ ISO 800
Old Great Blue Heron, Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
This particular great blue seemed to me to be quite old. His beak look worn and cracked, his feathers are a bit disheveled, and the couple of long feathers on the back of his head are missing. I got out of my car to look at something and realized he was very nearby, so I got back in and, using the car for cover, shot handheld out the window from about 15 feet away. D810 at 400mm at f/8 @ 1/1000 sec @ ISO 800
Killdeer, Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
A killdeer is one of the birds that try to draw predators away from their nest, located on the ground, by acting injured. After drawing the predator away far enough, they fly away and circle back to their nest. I was apparently seen as a predator as this killdeer began working its “injuries” and running down the edge of the road. D810 at 400mm at f/8 @ 1/500 sec @ ISO 800
Resting Alligator, Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
Sleeping in the grass is always relaxing, right? Some of us don’t worry about the sticks and reeds stuck to our nose or the swamp plants marooned near our eyes. This character was probably around 10 or 11 feet long and, because alligators can reach 35 mph for a short distance, I shot from the safety of my car. D810 at 400mm at f/8 @ 1/1000 sec @ ISO 500
Night in Jacksonville, Florida
Shot from 16 floors up, overlooking the St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville, this photograph includes road and railroad bridges below a sliver of moon. The white line across the bottom is a boat that was moving on the river. D810 at 14mm at f/22 @ 30 sec @ ISO 400
LittleBlue Heron, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Motoring slowly across what our guide called “the prairie,” we passed this heron looking for breakfast. He kept an eye on us but didn’t go anywhere as we passed. D810 at 400mm at f/11 @ 1/500 sec @ ISO 800
Large Alligator, Watching, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
On a tour boat in the Refuge, we nosed onto a hummock next to this 10+ foot ‘gator who had been asleep. As you see, it woke up. We spent about 15 minutes here and I got a lot of photographs but, although it seemed to yawn once, it did not move away. D810 at 340mm at f/11 @ 1/500 sec @ ISO 800
Great Blue Heron Turning, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Having just taken off from the swamp floor, this great blue was turning away from us while gathering speed and height. With his wing pointing almost straight up, the underside of the wing and the leg are revealed. D810 at 250mm @ f/14 @ 1/800 sec @ ISO 800
Afternoon 'Gator, Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
Basking in the afternoon sun, this alligator was next to the road along the dikes through the Refuge and it kept a close eye on me when I stopped my car. It kept very still as I took several shots. D810 at 400mm @ f/6.3 @ 1/160 sec @ ISO 64
Heart Grass, Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
Near the end of the Wildlife Drive through the Refuge, this stalk of swamp grass was growing in water next to the road. The setting sun provided a nice contrast to the grass and a fitting end to my visit. D810 at 160mm at f/5 @ 1/2500 sec @ ISO 4000
Egret lifting off at Sunset
An egret takes flight just as the sun sets over a tidal pool. 250mm @ f/8 @ 1/2500 @ ISO 320
Great Egret at Sunrise
Backlight at sunrise at Huntington Beach State Park near Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, lit up this egret as it waited for breakfast to swim past. A 1.4x teleconverter was used to get a focal length of 420mm @ f/11 @ 1/1250 sec @ ISO 1250 with exposure compensation at -.67
Wild Horse!
Not looking particularly wild, this horse on Shackleford Island, North Carolina, is dangerous to approach because they bite and kick. Shackleford is about 8.5 miles long and up to a mile wide and there are not many horses so I was lucky to find a small group of them. 400mm @ F/11 @ 1/500 sec @ ISO 250
Bodie Island Lighthouse
The Bodie Island Lighthouse is on the Outer Banks of North Carolina south of the more commercial parts of the islands. Taken just as the sun cleared the roof of a shed, a filter was not used to get the "star" effect. This is an HDR shot so the exposure time varied but it was shot at 24mm f/22 @ ISO 250 with exposure compensation of +2.67
The Big Gun
Just at the northern end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is the Eastern Shore Of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge. During WWII this was a good place to put weapons to defend the Bay. This gun, weighing 239,000 lbs., shot 2,100 lb. shells at 1,834 mph that could reach 25 miles in less than 1 minute. There were originally two such guns, hidden in a concrete bunker 100 yards apart. 30mm @ f/16 @ 1/60 sec. @ ISO 100
Bombay Hook Sunrise
The sun just peeking over the horizon at the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge near Dover, Delaware. 40mm @ f/14 @ 1/4 sec. @ ISO 64
