Featured Image
Spruce Plot in Winter (Black & White), Morton Arboretum, Illinois
Last winter, on the morning after a fresh snowfall of approximately ten inches, I made my way to the East Woods section of the Morton Arboretum, which I knew would be replete with image opportunities. My favorite shot of the day was this image of a thick stand of mature spruce trees, which were well-coated with snow. The day was heavy overcast, and since the scene was virtually devoid of color, I converted the image to black and white, all the better to make the shapes and tones–which are the prime elements of the photograph–stand out.
To see more of the Arboretum in winter, check this gallery on my Web site.
Previously Featured Images
Schoodic Peninsula, Acadia National Park, Maine
Captured in May, 2006 during a two-week long trip to Acadia National Park. The marine layer had an interesting effect on the light this day, substantially diffusing the late afternoon sun (which was to the right, given the orientation of this shooting position) despite the clear blue sky to the south. In addition to the singular light of the moment, I was intrigued by the shape of the cove and the intricate rocky face of the cliff that fell away from my perch.
To see more from Acadia, please visit the gallery on my Web site.
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Old Mill, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
From my first trip to the Smokies, autumn 2004. Captured with an ultra wide angle lens angled slightly down to take in the fence and avoid inclusion of the cloudy sky, the image had some anticipated perspective distortion which was corrected in the digital darkroom. Contrary to the appearance of the shot, which depicts the mill in lonely isolation, this area of Cades Cove–adjacent to the visitor’s center–was a beehive of activity on this weekend afternoon at the peak of fall color in the park.
To see more from the Smokies, please visit the gateway to my Great Smoky Mountains National Park galleries.
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Bandon Beach Seastacks at Sunset, Oregon
Captured July, 2009, on the second to last evening of my two-week photo trip to the Pacific Northwest. The marine layer was an ever-present, teasing foil, sometimes producing frustration, sometimes creating immutable mood. In this instance, the capricious marine layer produced the conditions that created breathtaking, partially diffused light that bathed the shore in an orange glow that lasted less than a minute. Seconds after I snapped this shot the fog thickened, the glow was gone and the sun disappeared for good.
To view more imagery from this trip, please check out the PNW galleries on my Web site.
Lightscapes Nature Photography Blog 
Very interesting blog and wonderful photos. So glad I stumbled upon your pages in my web travels.
By: Rebecka / Ginger Whistle Photography on October 12, 2011
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Thanks!
By: kerryl29 on June 27, 2014
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I was just in Maine this past July and I visited Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor! Your photo is lovely. It’s a beautiful place, isn’t it?
By: megtraveling on December 31, 2011
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Thanks; Acadia is beautiful indeed. I was last there nearly six years ago; I’d love to go back.
By: kerryl29 on December 31, 2011
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For your photograph “Schoodic Peninsula, Acadia National Park, Maine” – the cove is so unique that it allows the eyes to follow it right out to sea. Maine has so many treasures to capture. Thanks for sharing.
Best
~Todd Materazzi
By: Todd Materazzi Photography on January 13, 2012
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Thanks very much!
By: kerryl29 on January 13, 2012
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that’s what I’m talking about–words don’t come up to much when faced with work like this. phenomenal.
By: weisserwatercolours on January 23, 2012
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Thank you!
By: kerryl29 on January 23, 2012
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Love the sunset on Bandon Beach. Great shot. Shoodic Peninsula is great too but I’d like to see it with a longer exposure for some soft blur in the surf.
By: bensellars on March 1, 2012
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Thanks, I appreciate the comment.
Re the Schoodic shot, it’s to-MAY-to/to-MAH-to. I very deliberately did NOT go with a long exposure on that shot; for one thing, I wanted the breaking wave. For another, I think the mist-via-very-long-exposure-surf thing has been done to death. Different strokes, and all that; just my personal preference.
By: kerryl29 on March 1, 2012
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Well deserved to be featured. I am a sunset sucker so I am most in love with the last photo. But, of course, all photos are undoubtedly spectacular.
By: Sony Fugaban on March 13, 2012
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Thanks!
By: kerryl29 on March 14, 2012
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I like the variety of lines and textures in these photos.
By: The World Is My Cuttlefish on May 16, 2012
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Thank you!
By: kerryl29 on June 27, 2014
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Amazing photography
By: Martyn Thompson on December 9, 2012
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Thanks very much. You have some very, very nice work posted on your blog.
By: kerryl29 on December 9, 2012
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You have beautiful pictures!
By: Rookienotes on June 27, 2014
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Thanks very much!
By: kerryl29 on June 27, 2014
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Breathtaking pictures!
By: mmmim on January 22, 2015
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Thanks very much!
By: kerryl29 on January 22, 2015
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Amazing pics.The world have so much beautiful places and you make with your photos like heaven.
By: chacha82 on January 28, 2015
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Thanks very much for the kind words.
By: kerryl29 on January 28, 2015
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i like sunset very much, nice photos you have,,keep up the good work,,
By: giovenneriza on March 23, 2015
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Thanks!
By: kerryl29 on March 23, 2015
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nice pictures, thanks for sharing them
By: carmen@laidbackplaces on March 29, 2015
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Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment–it’s much appreciated.
By: kerryl29 on March 29, 2015
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I have family that live in oregon and they are always saying how beautiful it is. This pic proves it.:)
By: amelia spenceley on July 11, 2015
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Thanks very much…and, agreed, there is some breathtakingly beautiful scenery in Oregon.
By: kerryl29 on July 11, 2015
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