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Content Published November 9, 2015

Old Mill Under Autumn Moonlight

Bright autumn colors reflect the smallest amount of light across the landscape, and show us things under moonlight that we might not see otherwise.

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Content Published December 22, 2014

Eilean Donan Castle During a Clearing Storm

A sublime moment near the Isle of Skye, Scotland

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Content Published October 17, 2019

Old Mill in the Forest

Cable Mill, Cade's Cove, Great Smoky Mountains NP

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Assimilation

Shadows of the forest become one with a quaint old church in Cade's Cove.

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Content Published August 8, 2019

High Road Austrian Alps

You can't get any more remote than this wayside shed in the Alps.

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Content Published April 13, 2016

St Gilgen am See

Quaint village in the Saltzkammergut region of Austria.

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Content Published April 5, 2016

The Manor

This old Oak has stories to tell.

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Content Published April 2, 2016

Chapel of Ease

This solemn old ante-bellum church ruin sits alone amongst a grove of large Live Oaks and headstones along a backroad in the Carolina Lowcountry.

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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 February 17, 2016

Blair Castle Perthshire Scotland

As almost from a cinematic production, the stark-white castle seemed to emancipate itself from the foreboding landscape.

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Content Published December 24, 2015

Town Center Hallstadt am See

This quaint village in Austria stays busy even after sun down.

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Content Published February 24, 2015

Bloody Lane Sunset Antietam NHP

This solemn scene evokes quiet thoughts of the many Americans who lost their lives here in 1864.

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Content Published March 2, 2014

Promenade to the Tower 1981

An icon of French artistry and industry, from a time of political turmoil.

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Content Published January 24, 2014

Path to the Chapel

A quiet place to start a long hike in the Austrian Alps.

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Content Published January 17, 2014

Outer Ward Burg Lichtenburg bei Kusel

A scenic vantage point for watching what's happening in the valley below.

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Content Published January 13, 2014

Arc de Triomphe Winter

This unusual presentation of the Parisian icon seemed fitting to the honor of Napaoleon's Grande Armee.

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Content Published January 9, 2014

Nanstein Castle Defensive Entry

Ingenious use of natural and man-made structure to keep things out.

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Content Published January 8, 2014

Eiffel Park

Paris in the the winter.

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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 December 6, 2013

Lady by the Seine

Two ladies, one is curious.

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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

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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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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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