Also taken on our New Year’s Eve walk around Cash Lake at the Patuxent Research Refuge, this image gives a much better impression of the bitterly cold wind that was blowing my son and me across the floating walkway. Cash Lake is divided into two...

This particular view across Cash Lake, in the Patuxent Research Refuge, has been challenging me for quite a while now. Standing at this point I could see the depth of the view and the different textures but the shots I took looked flat and bland....

As you navigate your way around Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Florida, take time to check out this cartographic gem in Fantasy Land. As well as browsing collections of antique maps you can gently connect with a little Disney magic. The H Goff Cartography Shop Most...

Summer on the lush Sussex Downland around Midhurst, England brings with it the chance of capturing some striking contrasts. Dotted around the hedgerows are these old dead oaks, stripped of foliage and bleached by the weather. They stand grey and stark against the full green...

The Great Falls National Park just east of Washington DC is a great place to pursue any number of outdoor activities. Walking, climbing, kayaking, and photography are favorite pastimes in the popular park with dramatic scenery. I spent a couple of hours one winters afternoon...

Several snowstorms hit Prince Georges County, Maryland in January 2014. The area we live in is close to New Carrollton a transportation hub and a busy Washington DC suburb. It’s not the prettiest part of the county but when it snows everything looks so crisp...

Paris is an amazing city full of different cultures, historic sites, great food and thousands of tourists taking photos. Capturing images of Paris churches feels like an exercise in creating cliches, there are so many of them. This is particularly true of the Sacre Couer,...

One of the wonderful things about Great Falls National Park is that every season brings dramatic changes to the scenery. Winter brings out the harsh side of the park, with the exposed rocks, swelling river, and bare trees. I took this photo of the Patuxent...

One of my favorite buildings in Midhurst is the old Midhurst Public Library on Knock Hundred Row. It sits just west of Sheep Lane and Church Square, in the oldest part of Midhurst town. The building is thought to have been built in the late...

The steam tug Baltimore lies dockside at the Baltimore Museum of Industry on the far side of the Baltimore Inner Harbor. A steam tug with a colorful history One of my first attempts at HDR photography, the gathering storm made for a dramatic image. History...