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The Mallard

Female mallard basking in the hot summer sun on the Wissahickon Creek

Revealing The Motion of Water

Magically, long-exposure photography gives the photographer the power to reveal and preserve the motion of water in a way we can never see with our own eyes. This photograph reveals the moving water as it flows over the Magarge Dam. The Dam powered many of the first paper mills by Charles Magarge and others that populated the Wissahickon basin area in the late 1800s. Philadelphia was the nation’s primary papermaking center through the early nineteenth century.

The Barnegat Lighthouse

Is affectionately known as "Ol' Barney". The Lighthouse is located on the tip of Long Beach Island New Jersey Atlantic Coastline. As a kid, I spent many a summer on Long Beach Island. From the lighthouse, the view of the Barnegat Inlet is spectacular. A spiral staircase with 217 treads winds its way up the lighthouse supported by a central shaft. The height of the tower is 163 feet, making it the second tallest lighthouse in New Jersey after the Absecon Lighthouse. The Barnegat Lighthouse was originally lit on January 1, 1859. In the mid-1600s, Dutch explorers named the inlet at the northern end of Long Beach Island “Barendegat,” which means “Inlet of Breakers.” Shoals, located offshore from the inlet, create the breakers and are a dangerous hazard for vessels passing this section of the New Jersey shore.

Ben Franklin Bridge Twilight

Philadelphia Ben Franklin Bridge taken at twilight

The Flock

A flock of birds leaving coniferous forest

Bedrock Falls

Bedrock Falls along the Shades of Death hiking trail Hickory Run State Park Carbon County Pa

Young Fawn

Close Encounters - Have patience, wait long enough and sometimes nature pays you back. John Muir said it well "In every walk in with nature one receives far more than he seeks."

A Snowy Ride

A Snowy Ride - Don't let the weather stop you! There is something magical about a winter landscape especially when you add these two beautiful horses and their riders. Horses seem to adapt well to the colder weather and from what I am seeing out here, they don't seem to be bothered by it much at all. As for me, I got my shot and I'm packing it in and heading inside.

Wissahickon Water Stream

This stream is fed by a natural underground spring. The stream feeds into the Wissahickon Creek

Downstream

A view of the Magarge Dam on the Wissahickon Creek taken downstream

The Magarge Dam On The Wissahickon

Upstream from the Valley Green Inn sits the scenic Magargee Dam and waterfalls. You can hear the roar from downstream. The dam powered the Wissahickon Papermill the first paper mill in North America

Wissahickon Autumn Reflections

A November afternoon on the Wissahickon Valley Gorge

The Flow of Water

Running water is the most active landscape‐transforming agent on the earth's surface. ... The stream flows downhill and across lower elevations to its terminus, where it enters another stream, lake, or ocean. In this image underground springs and groundwater, runoffs flow into the Wissahickon Creek. These small evolving streams are located all over the Wissahickon George and require some tactical maneuvering over large boulders and into the water to get a better perspective.

Change of Seasons

Color overtakes the landscape at Willows Estate

Autumn Bloom

Autumn is in full bloom in Valley Forge PA

Thomas Mill Covered Bridge

Built in 1855, the Thomas Mill Covered Bridge is an 85 foot long Howe-truss bridge located about 1/2 mile from the nearest road in Wissahickon Valley Park.

Wissahicken Valley

The color of autumn takes hold of the beautifull Wissahickon Valley.

Here Comes The Sunset

Which one are you Sunrise or Sunset? Gulf of Mexico

City of The Dead

Philadelphia’s most famous home of the dead. Laurel Hill Cemetery

Magic Fountain

This fountain seemed to have a mind of its own surrounded by beautiful flowers and scrubs at Longwood Gardens.

Inspiring Lake Sunset

I am inspired by the amazing sunsets that appear on this lake. There is a different color and hue to photograph each night.

Lake Tahoe Twilight

This image was taken just before twilight as the sun was ready to dip behind the Serria Nevada Mountains

Chincoteague Island Seagull

In the early morning I spotted this Chincoteague Island Seagull resting on the pier

The Weeping Willows

These willow trees provide a sweeping canopy of shade from the hot August Sun.