(Sitting On) the Dock of the Bay

"Happy Holidays"

2.0 sec at f/3.5 ISO 100

Chesapeake City MD

"Fire Water"

2 sec at f/3.5 ISO 200

Chesapeake City

9 Hours 21 Minutes

"Short Day"

1/30 sec at f/4.1 ISO 500

Delaware City, DE

It's the Law ...

"US Airborne"

1/500 sec at f/4.5 ISO 100

New Castle DE

"The shortest distance between two points is for people can't ride."

Travelin'

"B-Ball"

1/30 sec at f/3.6 ISO 800

Newark DE

"To win, you've got to put the ball in the macramé." - Terry McGuire

Brrrrrr!

"Take Charge"

1/180 sec at f/4.1 ISO 100

Port Penn DE

Winter can play havoc with a photographer. On one hand, you will have some spectacular outdoor shots that will only be available this time of the year and, on the other hand, your camera's batteries absolutely hate Jack Frost and his freezing cohorts. 

What to do? What to do?

TIP: Always keep a fresh set of batteries in your shirt or pants pocket. NOT in your camera bag and NOT in your jacket, but in a pocket closest to your own body's heat. When your camera indicates no charge, simply switch out the warm, pocketed one for the used one. And, chances are good, if you place the old one back in your pocket and let it warm up some, you'll have another short burst of energy from that one too, if needed.

Here's Dirt in Your Eye!

"Flyin'"

1/500 sec at f/4.5 ISO 100

New Castle DE

"Turn Number 121"

1/500 sec at f/4.5 ISO 100
New Castle DE

Special thanks to good friend Jim Vari and the folks at Blue Diamond MX  for letting me in on the action today. CLICK HERE to view the entire album.

A Play on Words

"The Cast of 'The Christmas Cafe'"

1/30 sec at f/4.5 ISO 1250

Delaware City DE

Check out the Reedy Point Players in "The Christmas Cafe," playing this weekend at the Delaware City Community Center. For more information, see their Facebook fan page.

Click here, to view photos from the dress rehearsal.

Farm some? or Farmall?

 

"The Farmer's Wife"

1/250 sec at f/3.5 ISO 160

Port Penn, DE

Well she ain't into cars or pick up trucks
but if it runs like a 1946 Farmall, man, her eyes light up

Fall Back

"Leaf Me Alone"

1/80 sec at f/3.6 ISO 100

Bear, DE

Juggling Life

"Balancing Act"

1/15 sec at f/4.0 ISO 800

Philadelphia PA

The Lords'

"Shirl and Dirk"

1/180 sec at f/4.5 ISO 125

Bear, DE

Christmas Carroll

"Crissy and Daniel"

1/160 sec at f/5.6 ISO 160

Bear, DE

Moonlight Feels Right

"Moonshine"

1/5 sec at f/5.6 ISO 1000

Port Penn, Delaware

The wind blew some luck in my direction
I caught it in my hands today

I finally made a tricky frech connection
You winked and gave me your ok
I'll take you on a trip beside the ocean
And drop the top at Chesapeake Bay
Ain't nothing like the sky to dose a potion
The moon'll send you on your way, ha, ha
Moonlight feels right

Up, Up, and Away

"Color My World"

1/2000 sec at f/4.1 ISO 125

Bear, Delaware

"Life is about using the whole box of crayons." - RuPaul

May I have this dance?

"Dancing with stars in her eyes"

1/80 sec at f/3.5 ISO 400

Christiana, DE

On Fire!

"Don't Leaf Me"

1/100 sec at f/16 ISO 100

Bear, DE

Sun-sational

"Orangeness"

1/80 sec at f/4.0 ISO 200

Bear, DE

"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky." - R. Tagore

They Do

"Ron & Marcy"

1/125 sec at f/6.3 ISO 100

Bear, DE

"A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers." - African Proverb

ACT ION

Cassandra

1/320 sec at f/4.5 ISO 200

New Castle DE

"You know you're a cheerleader when you have to yell, kick and scream to get what you want." - Anonymous

Eye Yi Yi

"Melanie"

1/160 sec at f/4.5 ISO 200

Newark, DE

"If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning." - Aristotle Onassis

Now Showing

"In Sight"

1/250 sec at f/5.0 ISO 200

Duncansville, PA

"We do not remember days; we remember moments." - Cesare Pavese

Phillies Fan

"Good Luck Charm"

1/500 sec at f/5.6 ISO 100

Middletown, DE

"You can observe a lot just by watching." - Yogi Berra

Somethings burnin'

"911"

1/640 sec at f/6.3 ISO 100

Townsend, DE

The Eagle has Landed

"Shot in the Dark"

1/60 sec at f/5.6 ISO 400

Middletown, DE

"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant." - Robert Louis Stevenson

What a whirlwind ride!

"Bird's Eye View"

1/160 sec at f/11.0 ISO 80

New Castle County, Delaware

I'd never been up in a helicopter before, but before I set foot on the ground again, some 60 minutes later, I was already planning what to shoot on my next trip up. My church wanted some aerial shots of their new property and asked me if I would take them. I excitedly agreed. I've always loved flying machines; from Piper Cubs to Lear Jets, from Snoopy and the Red Baron to WWII's B-17 and even to the chopper chasing down Joe Mannix in the TV series opener. It's all good as far I'm concerned. Anyway, yesterday I got to fly around New Castle County in a helicopter and man it was fantastic. Whirlybirds rock!  (More photos to follow.)

"I never liked riding in helicopters because there's a fair probability that the bottom part will get going around as fast as the top part." - John Wittenborn

3-umphs

"Triumph"

1/250 sec at f/8.0 ISO 200

Delaware City, DE

"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is that little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow." - Mary Ann Radmacher

Huddle Up!

"Melanie"

1/250 sec at f/6.3 ISO 100

Middletown, DE

Are you ready for some football?

"Kylee"

1/320 sec at f/5.0 ISO 100

Middletown, DE

Cheer Up!

"Rah! Rah!"

1/320 sec at f/5.6 ISO 80

New Castle DE

"A good cheerleader is not measured by the height of her jumps but by the span of her spirit." - Author Unknown

Red Tag Sale

"A Winner"

1/250 sec at f/9.0 ISO 100

Bear, DE

Officer: "You didn't think we gave pretty girls tickets, did ya? We don't, but you can sign here."

The Grass Really is Greener ...

"Hut One"

1/640 sec at f/5.6 ISO 80

New Castle, DE

"The reason women don't play football is because eleven of them would never wear the same outfit in public." - Phyllis Diller

Black Beauty

"Stare Way to Heaven"

1/125 sec at f/6.3 ISO 400

Townsend, DE

"Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open." - Alexander Graham Bell 

There was a time ...

Launch of Friendship 7 with Astronaut, and future Senator, John Glenn February 2, 1962

... when a rocket launch stopped everyone in their tracks and garnered a world-wide audience. The event was, literally, mind-blowing that man could conquer space. And although strapping men and women in sideways chairs and lighting a huge fire underneath them has become somewhat routine these days, let us not forget what a simply incredible phenomenon has occurred right before our eyes in the last 50 years.  NASA has released some of their best photos, with Common License, on Flickr.

When you have a little free time, I encourage you to take a look back and reflect on the collection of creative minds that truly equaled the excitement and apprehension only someone like Christopher Columbus would ever have known. Click here to view the splendid NASA collection.

Know when to hold 'em ...

"All in"

1/320 sec at f/6.3 ISO 200

Duncansville, PA

I think she bet the farm, which is better than actually buying it.

Down for the Count ...

"Left Hook"

1/125 sec at f/6.3 ISO 400

Townsend, DE

Bear left?

"On Track"

1/125 sec at f/4.2 ISO 100

Duncansville, PA

"There are always two choices. Two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it's easy." 

I just like saying Corrie Ten Boom out loud ...

"Fog Hollow"

1/20 sec at f/5.0 ISO 400

Bear, DE

"Faith is like radar that sees through the fog." - Corrie Ten Boom

Full of Hot Air ...

"Latex Business Cards"

1/200 sec at f/5.6 ISO 80

Middletown, DE

Blatant, self-serving, advertisement.

Ford Falcon

"Hawkeye Pierce"

1/100 sec at f/5.6 ISO 80

Middletown, DE

Male falcons (Tiercels) can dive, and turn directions, at speeds up to 200mph ... Zoom! Zoom!

I worried over nothing ....

"Non-Transferable"

1/125 sec at f/5.6 ISO 400

Middletown, DE

After years of uncertainty, the "Birthplace of America's Music" has publicly admitted it will indeed remain where it is and will not relocate to Mexico as previously reported.

Good Morning!

"Crack of Dawn"

1/160 sec at f/6.3 ISO 100

Port Penn, DE

And sting like a bee ...

"Fly Robin, Fly"

1/200 sec at f/5.6 ISO 80

Hockessin, DE

"Love is like a butterfly: it goes where it pleases and it pleases wherever it goes." - Author Unknown

Look here, mister!

"Ace of Face"

1/125 sec at f/6.3 ISO 400

Middletown, DE

"Beauty comes as much from the mind as the eye." - Grey Livingston

I was only gonna be a minute ...

"BRB"

1/250 sec at f/5.0 ISO 160

Rock Hall, MD

Well, at least they didn't take my fuzzy dice.

Sink or Swim

"Fountain Bleu"

1/40 sec at f/4.5 ISO 80

Middletown, DE

"Fire, water and government know nothing of mercy." - Anonymous

Polly Ana Principal

"Cracker Wisdom"

1/120 sec at f/5.6 ISO 80

Rock Hall, MD

"The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship." - William Blake

It's a Pirate's Life for Me

"Avast me hearties"

1/400 sec at f/4.3 ISO 80

Rock Hall, MD

"Okay, but don't spill me grog"

1/160 sec at f/4.5 ISO 80

Rock Hall, MD

The beatings will continue until morale improves. Had a blast today at the Pirates & Wenches Fantasy Weekend in Rock Hall, MD ... now show me ye booty!

Click here to view the entire album.