I've Got My Eye On You

This Brown Pelican kept an eye on my to see how close I would get. Just wanted to get close enough to get a nice picture with the Pelican framed against buildings near one of the piers. Not a very graceful bird, but pretty close up.

Heart of the Tree

Happy Valentine's Day. There is a heart in there if you look closely.

Just taking a stroll along the beach. Always more fun with company. From Naples, Florida.

Unconditional Surrender

Statue of the famous WWII shot originally taken in Times Square on VJ day, but repositioned for some strange reason in Sarasota, Florida. It is a tourist shot, but I think the kid under their feet makes the picture.

Hike up Mount Washington

As part of a group that attended a nearby economics conference, I hiked up Mount Washington on an off day this summer in New Hampshire. Economics and Mt Washington go together since this is near the site of the famous Bretton Woods conference which set up the postwar monetary system that lasted until 1971 when the US got off the gold standard. Anyway, at 6,288 feet, Mt Washington is the highest peak on the eastern seaboard. This beautiful lake and view of the White Mountains is about halfway up the mountain and all I can remember at this point is intense pain and exhaustion, with another 2 hours to go. That hike was about the hardest thing I have ever done, yet some people run the trail on a weekly basis. Love the picture, don't know if I would do it again without significant training!!!

Pelican at Launch

Two things I tend to look for when traveling are colorful sunsets and birds. Really cool when you can get to cooperate to put a nice shot together. All you have to do is watch and wait. This was from the Beach in Naples, Florida.

Red Maui, again

Got a bunch of amazing sunsets pictures when I went to Maui late last year. This picture is completely unedited, which is rare for me since I shoot in Raw, which means that you have to "finish" the picture in the computer. Normally, you adjust the colors to make them deeper and richer and add contrast and sharpen a bit. You can go for an alteration of reality or just make the scene appear as it did when you took the shot. This picture didn't need any of that, which is surprising, but that is how deep the reds were already in the sky. If I added any red, it would look unnatural. Anyway, this is exactly as I remember it and I look forward to future visits and future deep red sunsets.