Flyin' Free!

This fellow was flying over a pond in Annandale, Virginia
(Camera: Canon XTi)

Female Bluejay

(Camera: Panasonic FZ20)

Good Friday

Have a blessed Easter season.

(Camera: Panasonic FZ20)

Robin

(Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XT)

Blossoms of Spring

(Camera: Panasonic FZ20)

Dulles Air & Space Museum Sculpture

This is a sculpture outside the front entrance of the Dulles Airport extension of the Smithsonian Institute's Air & Space Museum.

(Camera: Panasonic FZ20)

Suburban Bird

This bird was perched on a sign in a parking lot.

(Camera: Canon Rebel XT)

September Rose

A September rose blooms before giving way to autumn.

(Camera: Panasonic FZ20)

Gazebo in Summer

A photo taken in the summer of 2006, with the addition of a slight "pencil sketch" effect.

(Camera: Canon T2)

An Early Rose

This is one of my older photos, taken nearly four years ago when I first got into photography. I think it's one of my more successful early efforts.

(Camera: Pentax Optio 33L)

In a Hurry!

This duck, who was being harassed by another male duck, was in a hurry to get to a safe place in the pond.

(Camera: Canon T2)

Resting Place

A simple stone bench offers a place for folks to rest awhile.

(Camera: Panasonic FZ20)

Great Falls National Park

This photo features some of the many impressive waterfalls at Great Falls National Park. The park straddles the Potomac River about 15 miles north of Washington, DC and has entrances in Virginia and Maryland. This photo was taken in Virginia.

(Camera: Pentax Optio 33L)

Another Duck

This duck was on the pond with several other ducks and a couple of dozen geese yesterday. The weather was the warmest it's been in about two months and the waterfowl were taking advantage of their good fortune.

(Camera: Canon T2)

Duck

This is a duck I found in a local pond a couple of days ago. The weather is warming up here and the wildlife is reappearing.

(Camera: Panasonic FZ20)

Another Musician

Another high school musician, a trombone player, performs during a concert.

(Camera: Canon Rebel XT)

High School Musician

A high school student plays the bass clarinet at a concert.

(Camera: Canon Rebel XT)

Another Airplane

This is another, very small (about the length of two tandem bicycles laid end-to-end), airplane at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum.

(Camera: Panasonic F20)

Space Shuttle Enterprise

This is the space shuttle Enterprise, on display at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in Dulles, Virginia. This is located in a huge room dedicated to displays and information about space travel. The Enterprise dominates the various space satellites and modules that are also displayed here.

(Camera: Panasonic FZ20)

Enola Gay

This is the nose of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. The plane is on display at the Smithsonian Institute's Air & Space Museum extension at Dulles Airport in Virginia.

(Camera: Panasonic FZ20)