Lens Nation

Bring Back Summer

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 04:16:00 -0800

Looking forward to the next Summer.

Victorian Gingerbread

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 05:20:00 -0800

Typical architecture of Cape May, New Jersey.

The Edge of Night

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 03:10:00 -0800

Magnificent Hedgerow

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 10:12:00 -0800

I liked the look of this hedge. The owner must really be proud of it as shown by the care it receives.

American Diner

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:27:02 -0800

My attempt at night photography.

The Cornfield Revisited

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:18:11 -0800

The Summer That Wasn't

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:34:09 -0800

This past Summer has been the wetest and coolest one that I remember. Where have all the people gone.

The Picture Show

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:10:35 -0800

A nice movie theatre at one time.

Peter Shields Inn

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:06:42 -0800

A Bread & Breakfast in Cape MAy, New Jersey.

Once Upon A Summer Day

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:07:21 -0800

Wouldn't mind living at the beach all the time.

The Pounding Surf

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:47:58 -0800

There's something mesmerizing about watching the waves lap at the shoreline. I can watch them come in for hours. This was taken at the seashore of Southern New Jersey.

Lace Curtains

Wed, 9 Sep 2009 18:00:14 -0800

These are some lace curtains that somehow remind me of the song, "The Summer Wind". I've reprinted the beginning verse below.

The summer wind came blowin’ in, across the sea!
It lingered there to touch your hair, and walk with me!
All summer long we sang a song, and strolled the golden sand,
Two sweethearts and the summer wind!

Original Danish lyrics by
Hans Bradtke

Cape May Point Lighthouse

Mon, 7 Sep 2009 16:32:01 -0800

The Popularity of Donuts

Sun, 6 Sep 2009 17:17:40 -0800

This was taken at an nearby shopping center.

Beyond These Walls

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:09:00 -0800

The Winter Sun

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:14:00 -0800

A Chicken Soup Night

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 03:23:00 -0800

... especially on a cold winter night.

Sunny Abstact

Thu, 5 Feb 2009 06:01:00 -0800

A dish strainer was used as the backdrop for sun and shadows.

Dishwasher Safe

Tue, 3 Feb 2009 04:11:00 -0800

The title refers to me, the dishwasher, not the machine. Does anyone ever wonder how many bubbles there are in a single handful of soap bubbles?

Shadows on the Wall

Sun, 1 Feb 2009 03:21:58 -0800

Across from Billy Doc's Diner

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:00:00 -0800

One of the buildings along my daily walking route.

Cola Truck

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:32:54 -0800

A Real Life Saver

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:42:24 -0800

Leaf Portrait No. 61

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:44:46 -0800

The last one from the Leaf Portrait series.

Leaf Portrait No. 31

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:07:00 -0800

Another leaf from the Leaf Portrait series.

Leaf Portrait No. 57

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:46:42 -0800

Twin Towers

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:23:00 -0800

Portrait of a Tomato

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:10:00 -0800

Tank Farm #6

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:00:00 -0800

White Cube Chaos

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:04:00 -0800

It's always a dilemma deciding between color and black & white. The black & white seems to be winning with by far...

No Man's Land

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 10:04:00 -0800

Truck Depot

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 20:00:00 -0800

Twentieth Century Trash

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 02:24:00 -0800

This was a former Hollywood Video store.

Time Waits for No One

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 03:09:00 -0800

This will be the last of my cemetery series photographs. That is, at least for now...

The McDonough Memorial

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 02:26:00 -0800

Cemetery memorials seem to me, ironically to be the most forgotten places of artwork. I guess the reason is that people don't have time or the motivation to visit cemeteries.

Untitled Tombstone

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 04:11:00 -0800

Some of the very old grave markers that date back to the 1800's are so weathered and worn, that the date and names of the desceased are almost completely obliterated. The elements, acid rain, etc., have worn and will continue to wear away those whose loved ones attempted for future generations to remember forever.

The Dead are Safe

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:00:00 -0800

When you count up all the people that have ever died, it would be an incredibly large number. However, I think the greatest proportion of the dead have died only within the last few centuries.

Gabriel

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:57:06 -0800

The Saved Society

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:29:55 -0800

From the Cemetery Series... Some of the headstones of this cemetery date back to the 1890's and earlier. This cemetery is in the middle of an unsafe neighborhood and so my fear did not emanate from the spirit world, but rather instead from the real world and and the living.

The New School

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:31:21 -0800

This is a school. The only thing is, it doesn't have it's name anywhere to be seen. It's almost as if it wants to remain anonymous. And so it shall.

Tank Farm #5

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:49:33 -0800

From the Tank Farm series.

The Chalfonte

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:56:40 -0800

The Chalfonte Hotel, Cape May, New Jersey.

The Nature of Sea and Sand #1

Sat, 6 Sep 2008 19:02:55 -0800

The sand dunes taken at Cape May, New Jersey.

House on the Cape

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:00:00 -0800

The Gathering Storm

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:19:00 -0800

Table on the Beach

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:00:00 -0800

Cape May, New Jersey

In The Gardens

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:00:00 -0800

A garden found on Jackson Street, Cape May, New Jersey.

Hydrangea Bush

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:06:00 -0800

Hillside Flowers

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:06:00 -0800

Not Your Father's Car

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0800

Small Town Ford

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:24:00 -0800

I happened to be passing this car while on vacation and couldn't help thinking what a small town feel this scene has for me.

Heaven Above

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:11:00 -0800

Does every cloud have a silver lining?

Bed of Flowers

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:38:27 -0800

Sunday Morning

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:31:53 -0800

Suburban Wall

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:03:00 -0800

The AR Galaxy

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:11:00 -0800

As seen from outer space...

Actually this was part of a "No parking" sign painted in the street.

The Mattress Factory

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:26:00 -0800

Our Electric World

Fri, 8 Aug 2008 20:00:00 -0800

Logan Square Series #2

Fri, 8 Aug 2008 04:17:00 -0800

Logan Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is one of the five original public squares designed by Philadelphia founder Willliam Penn in 1682. His reasoning was to keep a green country town feel to city living. In modern times the "square" was turned into a circle for traffic flow. This fountain is in the middle of that "circle". Originally called "Northwest Square," the park had a somewhat gruesome history as a site of public executions and burial plots until the early Nineteenth Century. In 1825, it was renamed Logan Square after Philadelphia statesman James Logan.

Although the bounds of the square—18th Street to the east, 20th Street to the west, Race Street to the south and Vine Street to the north—are still intact, the park today is distinguished by its circle, constructed in the 1930s as a segment of Benjamin Franklin Parkway and centered around picturesque Swann Fountain. Among the sites in its immediate vicinity are the Free Library of Philadelphia, the Academy of Natural Sciences, the Franklin Institute and the Roman Catholic Cathedral-Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul.

Views of a Loading Dock #1

Thu, 7 Aug 2008 02:22:00 -0800

The Passing Storm

Wed, 6 Aug 2008 03:12:00 -0800

The Sign From Above

Tue, 5 Aug 2008 05:05:00 -0800

Save A Lot

Sat, 2 Aug 2008 18:02:53 -0800

The Lightness of Freedom

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:37:30 -0800

Economies of Scale

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 16:05:15 -0800

Many years ago my boss mentioned the phrase, "economies of scale". The next thing I knew, I was out of work.

The Yellow Rose

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 09:10:00 -0800

This is actually a mini rose.

Blueberry Fields Forever

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 16:55:44 -0800

Fresh blueberries from New Jersey. What if the Salvation Army Children's Home were named "Blueberry Field" instead of "Strawberry Field" in Liverpool? Would John Lennon have named... Maybe not.

I See A Red Door

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:24:00 -0800

I see a red door and I want to paint it black...

The Fire Escape

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:19:00 -0800

Modern Era House

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:27:44 -0800

The African Violet

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:10:00 -0800

The Virtue of Thrift

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:37:24 -0800

Easy Chair

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:37:59 -0800

This is the rocking chair that my Mother used for preparing meals. She is no longer able to accomplish the simple tasks that we once both took for granted. Looking back, everyday life is quite a luxury.

Portrait Of An Apple

Sun, 8 Jun 2008 11:10:10 -0800

Untitled Crysanthemum

Sun, 8 Jun 2008 01:58:04 -0800

The Fate of Flowers

Sun, 1 Jun 2008 17:18:51 -0800

These were flowers that I gave to my Mom. She recently turned 85. It was taken in the late afternoon sun as the light was rapidly changing.

Flower Pedal Study

Sat, 31 May 2008 18:07:58 -0800

The Lonely Chair

Mon, 26 May 2008 17:56:02 -0800

Creepy

Thu, 8 May 2008 03:12:00 -0800

Weight of the World

Wed, 7 May 2008 01:11:00 -0800

Breaking News

Tue, 6 May 2008 06:10:00 -0800

The Elevated Train

Mon, 5 May 2008 03:20:00 -0800

Azalea Festival

Sun, 4 May 2008 16:36:48 -0800

Secret Garden Entrance

Sun, 4 May 2008 09:33:38 -0800

Forsythia Leaves #2

Sat, 3 May 2008 18:18:54 -0800

I found this forsythia bush in my garden and thought it would make a nice subject for my portfolio. Hope you agree.

Fortress Factory

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:45:09 -0800

the Golden Penny

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:25:38 -0800

The way the American government spends money, you would think our pennies were gold plated instead of copper plated...

The White Door

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:03:00 -0800

"You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life. This is not an easy struggle. Indeed, it may be the most difficult task in the world, for opening”

Daisaku Ikeda (Japanese peace Activist and Buddhist Leader of Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai International, b.1928)

Final Curtain

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:56:05 -0800

Fork & Saucer

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:52:16 -0800

Supermarket

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:45:41 -0800

Urban Sunshine II

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:04:00 -0800

Misery

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:55:19 -0800

This was taken on a cold damp windy day in an industrialized area of Philadelphia. The only tree around is dead.

Squared

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:37:53 -0800

Untitled Apple

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:49:26 -0800

Consumerism Service

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:52:04 -0800

Lincoln '98

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:53:49 -0800

All that glitters is not... copper. The copper plated zinc penny. Since 1982, the penny is only a 2.5% copper plating on a zinc core.

The Lost Cart

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:53:21 -0800

City Shadows

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:46:15 -0800

This was taken under a section of the elevated train.

Home On The Range

Sun, 9 Mar 2008 20:24:46 -0800

Home on the range in Port Richmond, Philadelphia. I thought this sky was not unlike something you would see out west in Montana. The only thing is, it was shot in an urban area in Philadelphia.