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Content Published April 9, 2016

Neverending

Reaching to the sky, the limbs of Angel Oak seem to go on forever.

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Content Published April 8, 2016

Fog in the Forest

Great oaks witness a veil of summer fog on the Virginia piedmont.

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Content Published April 5, 2016

The Manor

This old Oak has stories to tell.

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Content Published March 29, 2016

One Morning at Old Sheldon Church

Some subjects place a heavy responsibility on me to show their soulful side; this was one of those places.

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Content Published January 20, 2016

Lowcountry Cypress

Cypress trees become one with the estuary pool and the parasitic Spanish Moss of the deep South.

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Content Published January 20, 2016

Under the Willow

Sitting under a willow tree by a farm pond can challenge our sense of perspective.

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Content Published December 14, 2015

Music at the Pond

Martin houses create a musical score on a pond.

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Content Published November 30, 2015

Windmill in the Pond

The relationship between windmills and water is constant. I love how photography can show us different ways this relationship can be told.

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Content Published June 12, 2015

After Hours Charleston City Market

Absent vendors and wares that fill the market during the day, we see something entirely different after hours.

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Content Published October 10, 2014

Table for One

There's a fine line between solitude and loneliness. The former is often cherished while the latter is disdained. Here, we can interpret the empty setting either way.

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Content Published September 16, 2014

March Snow at Waterford Mill

A small dogwood tree waits the coming of spring on the Virginia Piedmont.

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Content Published August 31, 2014

Hopper Boy

A task once relegated to young boys required automation in a busy grist mill, drying and cooling the flour before it goes to the sieve.

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Content Published January 8, 2014

Traunstein and Traunkirche

This scene, with the busy little village of Bad Traunstein at my back, jumped out at me as I thought “what a beautiful spot for a chapel.”

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Content Published September 19, 2013

Corner Office

Austerity has its place in the grist mill.

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Content Published September 14, 2013

Millstone on Crane

It's like waiting off stage...just out of the spotlight, but clearly a member of the cast. (Waterford Mill).

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Content Published April 4, 2012

Bridge to Nowhere

I was faced with this heavy, mysterious fog just beginning to lift over the Potomac River, and watched in wonder.

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Content Published May 15, 2011

Watchful Cat

She watches Amsterdam from her perch on the best table in the house

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Content Published February 16, 2000

Windmills and Pond

No better way to show the close ties among nature's will and man's machines in this nostalgic scene from Holland.

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Featured albums

Romantic Landscapes

Sublime scenes of past human culture within natural settings.
Sense of the American Piedmont

For those who love rolling pastures, pastoral life, living waters, and open skies, the American Piedmont never fails.
Woodlands

At the edge of deep shadows and open light are subjects welcomed by both.
At Water's Edge

Strange and wonderful things happen at the seam where water meets land.
Appalachian Mountains

Scenics from the Appalachian Mountains
Carolina Lowcountry and Charleston

Salt marsh, Live Oaks, Cypress pools, and Spanish Moss
Virginia Grist Project

The machines and spaces man invented to turn grain into flour tell us something important about human ingenuity and pride in craftsmanship.
Timeless Walls

Exploring old castles and their deepest, shadowy recesses ...
Scene on the Street

Understanding the souls of places visited often requires a picture.
Stills that Tell a Story

Before man turned the world into plastic and concrete we made things to last.

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My passion.....

I look for inspiration wherever nature intermingles with the creations of man. My appreciation of historic architecture makes it a favorite subject of mine. Nostalgic old ruins, gristmills, churches, stone bridges, grand old barns, and other agrarian… Read more

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