Sunrise by the Hudson 2

Reverse Manhattanhenge

Many people are familiar with "Manhattanhenge", where sometime in the summer months, the setting sun lines up with the Avenues of Manhattan. There is also the Reverse Manhattanhenge, in winter, when the sun aligns with the streets when rising. Here we have 42nd street.

Changing Skyline

New York City is alway changing. But the magic is always there. As the sun rises, the sunrays bathe the city with beautiful morning light.

Winter at The Shack

- Second place Photography award at the 13th Annual Arts in The Park, Highland Park, NJ. September 16, 2018 - Featured Selection - Your Daily Photograph - "At the shack" - Duncan Miller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. November 13, 2018 - Juried Group Show: “2018 Americana (An Exhibition Of A Nation)” at the Pennsylvania Center For Photography in Doylestown. One entry displayed from March 16 to April 8. Juror: Mark Saylor. - Juried group Show: “Pinelands” by the Pinelands Preservation Alliance in Southampton NJ. One entry displayed from November 4 through December 10 2017 and second place award in the Communities/Architecture category. Juror: Bill Horin Founder & Creative Director, ArtC - Raritan Photographic Society Group Show at the Gallery on Division in Sommerville, NJ. Three entries displayed from July 8 to August 27, 2018 - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton's Lakefront Gallery, Hamilton NJ from January to March 2018. On a very cold winter night, the skies were so clear and the Milky Way was at its best. It was worth it to spend the night waiting for this moment, without a doubt.

Little Hunter's beach

To the stars

Temple Of The Moon

The Temples of the Sun and Moon are located in a remote region of Capitol Reef National Park named Cathedral Valley. It is a remote, stark desert characterized by amazingly beautiful sandstone monoliths that some say resemble cathedrals. Many of the valleys structures have interesting, highly descriptive names: Temple of the Sun, Temple of the Moon, The Walls of Jericho, among others..

Fruita Schoolhouse

The Fruita Schoolhouse is a historic school building located in Fruita, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States. The shool remained a functional grade school until 1941 until its induction into the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1973,

Double Arch

Joshua Tree National Park in California is not only known by its beautiful trees but also by it’s very interesting rock formations. The Arch rock can be found near the White Tank campsite. I love to find the arching milky way almost perfectly aligned with the beautiful rock

Joshua And The Sky

Joshua Tree National Park is a perfet place to capture the stunning MIlky Way with its dark skies and beautiful trees

Carskills (May The Force Be With You)

- Invited artist to show at the “Summer Exhibition” at the Duncan Miller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA – August 3 to September 8, 2018. Piece: “Catskills”. - Featured Selection - Your Daily Photograph - "Catskills" - Duncan Miller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA – May 27, 2018 - Third place in the January 2017 Professional Photographer’s Association of New Jersey, Juried Digital Image Competition. Piece: Catskills The Milky Way as captured in the heart of the Catskill Mountains. An amazing sight to see. The galactic center is not visible due to the location and time of the year this photograph was shot on a very dark night..

Christmas tree and the lighthouse

27% crescent moon by the Twin Lights lighthouse Christmas tree.

Moon over NJ and NY on a Christmas night

Back to capturing the moon. I could have got the perfect alignment but had to rush to attend dinner. But it does not matter. I like the feel of this composition and I love this location with New York and New Jersey in the frame. Perfect “family” time with the @empirestatebldg dressed for the occasion. Happy St. Stephen Day.

Merry Christmas

Chrysler Moon

Rising Full Moon

Featured Selection - Your Daily Photograph - "Rising Full Moon" - Duncan Miller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. November 4, 2017 This image is a single (no photoshop) shot and the moon was really there. Once you are far way from the city skyline Both NYC and the Moon are compressed by a telephoto lens.

Under the rainbow

I did not find a pot of gold but still the view at golden hour was just perfect!

Waterfalls from the Glen (Rainbow Falls)

This is the famous Rainbow Falls at Watkins Glen. It is easy to see why it is such a known place. Simply photogenic beauty.

Paterson Great Falls

The Great Falls of the Passaic River is a prominent waterfall, 77 feet high in the city of Paterson in Passaic County, New Jersey. The falls and surrounding area are protected as part of the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, administered by the National Park Service.

Black-chinned Hummingbird (male)

The black-chinned hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) is a small hummingbird occupying a broad range of habitats. It is migratory and are found in most of the western United States, reaching north into Canada in Alberta and British Columbia, east to Oklahoma, and as far south as Mexico in the winter.

Eastern Screech-Owl

The eastern screech owl or eastern screech-owl (Megascops asio) is a small owl that is relatively common in Eastern North America, from Mexico to Canada. There are two color variations referred to as "red or rufous morphs" and "gray morphs". This one is an adult red morph. They find security in certain pine trees and the colorful leaves of changing deciduous trees, whereas the gray morph owls camouflage better amongst the bark of deciduous trees. Eastern screech owls are strictly nocturnal, roosting during the day in cavities or next to tree trunks.

yellow-bellied marmots

The yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris), also known as the rock chuck, is a large, stout-bodied ground squirrel in the marmot genus. It is one of fourteen species of marmots, and is native to mountainous regions of southwestern Canada and western United States, The fur is mainly brown, with a dark bushy tail, yellow chest and white patch between the eyes,. They live in burrows in colonies of up to twenty individuals with a single dominant male. They are diurnal and feed on plant material, insects, and bird eggs. They hibernate for approximately eight months starting in September and lasting through the winter.

An Indonesian Nemo 1

Not exactly Nemo, as Nemo lived in the Great Barrier reef, this is certainly an ocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris), also known as the false percula clownfish or common clownfish. A marine fish belonging to the family Pomacentridae which includes clownfishes and damselfishes. Amphiprion ocellaris are found in different colors, depending on where they are located.

Taking A Break

One of my favorite animals, the magnificent but sadly endangered, green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle, or Pacific green turtle. There are two distinct populations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but it is also found in the Indian Ocean. The common name comes from the usually green fat found beneath its carapace; these turtles' shells are olive to black.