Palmetto
This Sabal Palmetto, or cabbage palm, is native to southeastern United States. The contrasting textures of the trunk of the tree, the wooden fence, and the green grasses and trees […]
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Plantation Homes
One of the products the slaves produced at Boone Hall Plantation in Charleston, South Carolina, was bricks. The Colonial-Revival plantation house, which was built in the early 20th century to
Under the Canopy
One of the things I was really looking forward to doing in southern USA was visiting a plantation. Maybe it’s because of my favourite novel “The Book of Negros” by
A Welcome Return to the Coast
There’s nothing like the ocean. When I’m away I miss it. Up in the mountains the air seems thin. I yearn for the moist salty air, the taste of the
Falling Water Cascade, Virginia
It was so windy in Shenandoah National Park during our visit that I didn’t get many fall colour photos there. But we continued on down the Blue Ridge Parkway which
New Hampshire Dawn
This photo is all about the will to get up early – a will I admit to having rarely! I am always happy once I am out there and see
Jordan Creek, Acadia National Park
I was hoping to capture some of the changing colours of fall leaves while in Acadia National Park in Maine. However I was a bit too early for the colours
Comparing Two Black and White Conversion Methods
I made this image at Otter Cliffs in Acadia National Park in Maine. Otter Cliffs #1 (Please click the image to view a larger version.) The result is ok, but
Duck Brook, Acadia National Park
One of the best things about Acadia National Park in Maine is its network of carriage roads. These roads are open to pedestrians and bicyclists as well as horse drawn
Cobblestone Bridge, Acadia National Park
We sure enjoyed our summer in the Maritime provinces in Canada. New Brunswick was the most unexpected. I don’t know how it got the nick-name “the drive-through province” because I