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.

Double Arch

Joshua Tree National park is not only k own 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 slies and beautiful trees

Milky Way And The Rocks

Joshua Tree National park is not only known by its beautiful trees but also by it’s very interesting rock formations. Everywhere you go you will find a spot to fall in love with

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.

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. An amazing sight to see. The galactic center is not visible due to the location and time of the year this photograph was shot.

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.

Moon Over Manhattan

This image is a single (no photoshopped) 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.

Fireworks and The city

Fourth of July Macy's spectacular firework display

Fourth of July

Spectacular fireworks view with the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State building

9/11/2016 Sunset

A very special sunset. I have always loved this view but it was so emotional to capture it today as I never saw the Twin Towers from this perspective.... I felt the loss.

Tribute In Light

The Tribute in Light and the Freedom Tower framed by the Manhattan Bridge. An impressive solemn memorial to remember the victims of terrorism and to remind us that we need to work for the world to be a better place.

Under the rainbow

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

Ocean City Blues

A beautiful sunrise by Ocean City in New Jersey is a treat. I love the colors of the sky and the reflections on the water that can be seen shortly before the sun rises.

Sunset

This time we have the sun setting behind the Statue Of Liberty. Becuase of the brightness of the sun, the camera can only capture a silhouette when it is a single shot.

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.

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.

Mirror, Mirror, on the Water

Who is the fairest? Certainly this northern pintail duck posed long enough for the reflection in the water to be almost perfect and so he at least deserves some credit for helping me out. I really love capturing perfect bird reflections. They can be hard to pull off because you need a number of things to come together to make the image work: no wind at all, great light and a bird (easily said that done). The northern pintail (Anas acuta) is widespread across North America, Europe, and Asia. Slim and long-necked, it has an elegant appearance both on the water and in flight. Pintails are wary at all seasons, and become very secretive during the flightless stage of their molt in late summer.

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.

At The sunflower

Bumble bee covered in polen at a sunflower

Dahlia

Velvety Dahlia. When a flower seems just perfect.

Calla Lily Up, Close and Personal

Zantedeschia aethiopica (known as calla lily and arum lily) is a species in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa in Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant, evergreen where rainfall and temperatures are adequate, deciduous where there is a dry season. Its preferred habitat is in streams and ponds or on the banks. This flower was shot at the Botanical Gardens in Barcelona

Love my puppy

The Boruca (also known as Brunca or Brunka) are an indigenous tribe in Costa Rica. The 2,500 members of the tribe live on a reservation in the Puntarenas Province in southwestern Costa Rica, near the Pan-American Highway where it follows the Terraba river. The ancestors of the modern Boruca made up a group of chiefdoms that ruled most of Costa Rica's Pacific coast, from Quepos to what is now the Panamanian border, including the Osa Peninsula. Boruca traditionally spoke the Boruca language, which is now nearly extinct. Like their ancestors the Boruca are known for their art and craftwork, especially weaving and their distinctive painted balsa wood masks, which have become popular decorative items among Costa Ricans and tourists. This girl was having fun playing with her puppy while her father was teaching us how to paint those beautiful masks. She seem to really enjoy the moment.