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Content Published October 15, 2019

Appalachian Rose

Sunrise from Spruce Knob, WV

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Content Published October 13, 2019

Low Water at Elakala Falls

Classic Hand-varnished Limited Edition archival fine art photograph on rag paper

During the dry times of the year, one waterfall becomes many, each following its own destiny.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Forest Rave

What happens when thousands of ferns go out for a good time.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

A Precipitous Drop

Sitting, pondering, listening, cooling off. Above a waterfall in the Allegheny Mountains.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

One Morning on the River

The longer I stood on this spot, overlooking the fog rising off the headwaters of the Blackwater River in WV, the more entranced I became with the texture, the motion, and the reflection of the grasses along the bank. Such an intimate relationship, but so rich in contrasts.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Gentle Bend in the River

Head of the Blackwater River, Allegheny Mountains, WV

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Content Published August 10, 2019

One Morning in Canaan Valley

A lone tree witnesses a heavy morning fog in the Allegheny Mountians.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Grass Among Ferns

Flowering grasses share the spotlight with animated fronds of ferns on the forest floor.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Appalachian Headwaters

Classic Ltd Ed fine art photograph on rag paper

What often becomes raging waterfalls and rapids begins the journey as a quiet, placid pool.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Highlands Mist

It had been raining all day. When the storm clouds cleared, the more recalcitrant among them lingered in the valley, where it was cool and calm. Couldn't blame them.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

One Second Til Sunset

The last light of day shows us a dance in the valley as fog tries to crawl up the mountain side, only to be liberated as thin vapor, invisible to the eye.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Foot of the Fall

A close encounter at Elaka Falls, WV. Just letting the light go where it wants to go.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

One Morning in Canaan Valley

A lone tree witnesses a heavy morning fog in the Allegheny Mountians.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

The Rapture

Classic Ltd Ed fine art photograph on rag paper

Ghostly apparitions of the valley fog rising toward a final solution.

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Content Published March 29, 2016

A Window at the Y

For healthy living.

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