Optics lesson (refraction) at the polar bear exhibt, NC State Zoo, Asheboro, NC. (See comments on this image on my JPG site.)

Photo taken 2009 September 13 13:45 EDT

Lemon Creek Park, Staten Island, New York. (See comments on this image on my JPG site.)

Photo taken 2009 July 26 16:06 EDT

Vertigo. This photo was taken on the 5th floor stair landing of Jordan Hall Addition on NCSU Campus. (See comments on this image on my JPG site.)

Photo taken 2009 June 29 11:55 EDT

An interesting juxtaposition of light and paint. This was taken in the stair landing between the 2nd and 3rd floors of Jordan Hall Addition on NCSU Campus. (See comments on this image on my JPG site.)

Photo taken 2009 June 3 11:40 EDT

The Rockin' Comet Diner is in Clayton, NC right on the main highway (US 70).

Photo taken 2009 May 16 19:42 EDT

Is this any way to cool down after a ride? ... 14th (of 176) place in the "In the Red" challenge hosted by Digital Photography Review.

Photo taken 2009 Apr 8

The answer to the question is written on the subway walls ...

An homage to Douglas Adams and Simon & Garfunkel.

Grand Central at 42 Street on the 4/5/6 platform, New York, NY, USA.

Photo taken 2009 Mar 3 13:59 EST

Light and shadow play in this addition to Bethlehem Baptist Church, Poole & Bethlehem Roads. (Also featured on my JPG site Shadow Boxing III.)

Wake County, NC, USA.

Photo taken 2009 Feb 22 15:42 EST

Frost on a beautiful, blue, winter's morning.

Knightdale, NC, USA.

Photo taken 2009 Jan 17 09:04 EST

Winter.

Knightdale, NC, USA.

Photo taken 2008 Dec 28 10:39 EST

Hard life on the street.

SE 1st Ave between SE 1st & SE 2nd Streets, Miami, FL, USA.

Photo taken 2008 Nov 11 15:11 EST

A seagull in flight at the beach.

Ocean Isle Beach, NC, USA.

Photo taken 2008 Oct 12 09:35 EDT

Hume Lake is at the center of this early morning photograph in Kings Canyon National Park.

Looking northeast from Panoramic Point, Kings Canyon National Park, CA, USA.

Photo taken 2008 June 19 06:27 PDT

Giant sequoia trees surround the Crescent Meadow at Sequoia National Park. The tree in the foreground is about 12-feet in diameter.

Looking west across Crescent Meadow. Sequoia National Park, CA, USA.

Photo taken 2008 June 21 11:10 PDT

On the opposite coast ... it had just finished hailing when I took this photograph. The white spots in the sky are gulls. I'm standing on the Pacific Coast, looking inland.

Nye Beach, Newport, Oregon, USA.

Photo taken 2008 March 15 16:43.

Many of North Carolina's barrier islands are under intense development pressure. Taken from the bridge to Ocean Isle Beach, NC, USA.

Photo taken 2007 November 23 16:04.

Moon over Ocean Isle Beach, NC, USA.

Photo taken 2007 November 23 16:51.

Sunset, Ocean Isle Beach, NC, USA.

Photo taken 2007 November 21 16:40.

Laggan Road, Laggan, Scotland, UK.

Brooding sky on the road heading north out of Laggan, Scotland toward the Laggan Country Hotel.

Photo taken 2006 October 8 11:55.

State Fair, Raleigh, NC, USA.

Crowds cover the ground and cooking smoke fills the air at the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh, NC. This year (2007) the fair runs 12-21 October.

Photo taken 2006 October 14 13:05.

Cloud Gate, Millenium Park, Chicago, IL, USA.

Cloud Gate is a 66-foot long by 33-foot high sculpture that sits in Chicago's Millenium Park. It was created by artist Anish Kapoor. This photograph was taken under the sculpture, looking up at the reflections of viewers.

Photo taken 2006 August 8 12:20.

American Flag, in honor of Independence Day, Raleigh, NC, USA.

A large US flag drapes a house along Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh, NC. Although this photo shows the flag displayed for Veteran's Day, it seemed an apporpriate photo for July, the month of Independence Day.

Photo taken 2006 Nov 11 10:06.

Pelicans, Flagler Beach, FL, USA.

A small flock of pelicans wing over Flagler Beach, FL.

Photo taken 2006 July 12 12:04.

Taylor Creek, Gallitan Gateway, Montana.

Taylor Creek winds its way through the Nine Quarter Circle Ranch in Gallitan Gateway, Montana, on a beautiful summer evening. A dust cloud kicked up by horses dissipates to the right. The water was very refreshing after an afternoon of hiking.

Photo taken 2006 July 20 17:27.

Chicago Skyline, Chicago, IL, USA.

Chicago skyline from Lake Shore walkway, around 1600 North blocks.

Photo taken 2006 August 8 06:45.

Brooding Sky, Laggan, Scotland, UK.

A house sits under a brooding sky near Laggan, Scotland, UK.

Photo taken 2006 October 8 11:45.

Double Rainbow, Laggan, Scotland, UK.

Almost immediately after the rain (see the November 2006 photo) the sun came out and a double rainbow appeared.

Photo taken 2006 October 4 17:35.

Rain Over Pasture, Laggan, Scotland, UK.

It started to rain lighely on a teaching excursion walking along the road between Laggan and the Spey Reservoir on the Glenshero Estate. I turned back toward the sun to examine the light, which was magnificent. This image only begins to convey the magic - but it's all I had time for, because the rain stopped as quickly as it started.

Photo taken 2006 October 4 17:30.

Skyline, Seattle, WA, USA.

A crew team at early morning practice on Lake Union with the Seattle skyline as a backdrop. Photo taken from Seattle's Gas Works Park.

Photo taken 2006 May 16 06:20.

Crown Fountain, Millenium Park, Chicago, IL, USA.

Crown Fountain was designed by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa for Chicago's Millenium Park. Children cavort in the fountain on a warm August day.

Photo taken 2006 August 7.

Sunrise, Nine Quarter Circle Ranch, Gallitan Gateway, MT, USA.

The sun comes up over a ridge and backlights a stand of lodgepole pines. Taken from the lodge porch at Nine Quarter Circle Ranch.

Photo taken 2006 July 20.

Cloud Gate, Millenium Park, Chicago, IL, USA.

Cloud Gate is a 66-foot long by 33-foot high sculpture that sits in Chicago's Millenium Park. It was created by artist Anish Kapoor and here reflects Chicago's sklyine on a glorious spring morning.

Photo taken 2006 May 22.

Neuse River, Raleigh, NC, USA.

The Neuse River flows from Falls Lake, an impoundment that serves as Raleigh's major water supply, to the Pamlico Sound. This image is just south of Business US 64 in Raleigh, looking North.

Photo taken 2006 April 2.

Glasses sparkle in the sunlight as dinner time approaches.

Rue Prince Arthur near Boul. Saint-Laurent. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Photo taken 2005 August 6.

Street Mural, Rue Marie-Anne at Boul. Saint-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Continuing the streel mural theme from January, this was another find during my Montreal visit. The mural frames the door of the Peruvian Soccer League.

Photo taken 2005 August 7.

Steet Mural, Av. Des Poins at Boul. Saint-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

I walked around this corner and made a phone call. It was only when I hung up and started walking across the street that I realized where I had been standing.

Photo taken 2005 August 6.

Palais des Congrès, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

The Montreal Convention Center, built in the early 1980's, hosted the 2005 meeting of the Ecological Society of America.

Photo taken 2005 August 8.

Black-eyed Susans, Le Grand Chalet, Parc du Mont-Royal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Le Grand Chalet offers stunning views of Montreal (see the September photo) and beautiful beds of brightly colored flowers.

Photo taken 2005 August 7.

Boulder Field, Hickory Run State Park, PA, USA.

Sixteen acres of boulders that accumulated after thousands of freeze-thaw cycles gradually heave rocks to the surface. Rock fields like this are called "periglacial" phenomena and occur at the edge of glaciers and ice sheets.

Photo taken 2005 June 17.

Skyline, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

This photo was taken from Parc du Mont Royal in Montreal, looking northeast.

Photo taken 2005 August 7.

Rafting, Nantahala River, NC.

Rafters flying down the Nantahala River in western North Carolina. This photo was taken from the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad.

Photo taken 2005 July 25.

Cherry Blossoms and buildings blooming, Pennsylvania Ave, near 21 Street, NW, Washington, DC.

Photo taken 2005 April 11.

Cherry Blossoms at the FDR Memorial, Washington, DC.

The cherry trees in Washington bloom in early April. During the peak weekend, tens of thousands of people come to see them.

Photo taken 2005 April 11.

Longleaf pine and Giant cane understory,
Hofmann Forest, Jones County, NC, USA.

Giant cane in a natural longleaf pine stand. The area burned 3 years before this photo was taken. Giant cane is common on annually burned sites; because there are hardly any such sites any longer, it has become rather rare.

Photo taken 2005 January 5.

The Gates, Central Park, New York, NY.

Christo & Jeanne-Claude placed 23 miles of orange fabric gates in Central Park. 2005 February 12-27. See more photos of The Gates.

Photo taken 2005 Feburary 13.

Neuse River, Raleigh, NC.

Fresh snow on the banks of the Neuse River, looking west.

Photo taken January 2001.

Akubra Hat Factory, Kempsey, Australia.

Hats are given their initial shape in this area by wetting the fur and pressing it around a crown.

Photo taken July 2003.