Photographs - New Uploaded In September 2015

All were taken at the Duke Farms estate in New Jersey.

Metalic structure at Olympic Athletic Center of Athens, Greece.

Boston Skyline during the magic colors of the famous "Blue Hour".
Sand Dunes at sunset at Dennisport Beach - Cape Cod, Ma.

Composite full moon images of Topsail Island, NC. While these two images are composites, all images were taken on Topsail Island, so the moon, pelicans, sunset, colors, and such are from TI, and not from stock images--that may matter to some of you. Also, these images encourage a study of a super-realistic, exaggerated emphasis of the moon, which can occur to varying degrees with my moon pieces, depending on interpretation, visual impact/message that I or one wish(es) to convey.

This is a rose from my garden. The color is rich and velvety and the perfume is outstanding.

The sunset light highlights the colorful rocks of Chiricahua National Monument Park near Wilcox, Arizona on the Mexico border.

This photo was taken in Canmore, Alberta, during the Mothers' Day weekend. Although it was Spring, the sun was warm and beautiful. I love the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada!

My verbena have made a triumphant recovery from the hot summer days! Purple verbena in the garden......

In Remembrance for the small town of Glen Haven that was destroyed during the Colorado floods of 2013.

3rd Dr Who And Friends


This Dr Who digital painting was created in November 2014. It is a slightly humorous look at the TV series Dr Who, which started in 1963 with the central character being played by a number of actors over the years. During 1970 -74 Jon Pertwee played the 3rd Dr Who and his assistant for part of that time, Jo Grant, was played by Katy Manning. At this time the programme featured many engaging stories, characters and monsters, unlike today’s fast paced ones of more recent times!
The illustration, painted in photoshop shows a number of monsters met during the 3rd doctors time.
The monsters featured are a gargoyle/daemon, Alpha Centauri, Dalek, the great one (giant spider), Sontarian, Sea Devil, Omega, Axos, and giant maggots. The line up is dominated by the 1st incarnation of the Master, played by Roger Delgado.
Painted in Photoshop.

The towering pillars of a suspension bridge. This is the huge Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam. I was invited on a cruise ship of the "Holland America Line" that was moored with it's bow near the bridge. This was such a impressive view, the giant bridge, the 250 meter cruise ship and skyscrapers all around. I made a few images on top of the cruise ship of the beautiful panorama, I was so happy!

A stunning sunset over the Flerble Forest



A scintillating sunrise over the Flerble Forest

I think I am about "sunflowered" out. LOL

One is a sunflower and one is not, but both are bright and cheery. Both in natural sunlight. The sunflower is partially backlit by the sun. The sun was overhead on the succulent. Which one do you like best?

Ok, I lied. More sunflowers.

At the end of summer, in the garden, a tiny red rose begins to bloom. I added several matte borders and played with the exposure on my original photograph of this little rose bud.....

Almost time for my little friends to migrate away from me :(

Sunflowers are so Beautiful!

It's never too early for the holiday season... Right?? This view of the Pittsburgh skyline is Amazing anytime of the year!

I really like minimalist photography... keeping it simple using color, shape, line or texture.

This beautiful image was captured in Canmore, Alberta. The scenic Bow River with its colored rocks is in the foreground and those are the amazing Canadian Rocky Mountains in the background.

St Meinreds Monastery in Indiana
The grounds are lovely with small gardens around most of the buildings.

When I went into the mountains yesterday morning for a hike, I had absolutely NO expectations whatsoever of still seeing large numbers of wildflowers (aside from a final aster bloom or a few other stragglers). Now it's certainly very much past peak, but it's the first few days of September! I was shocked; 2015 has turned out to be the lengthiest flower season I've experienced thus far in Colorado (I started living here in 2009). Below are the ones I uploaded from this beautiful and surprising morning!

This golden black and white photograph of a palm tree and clouds was taken in Monterey, CA.

Plan your trip for next labor day if you want to see the largest tall sail festival on the west coast. Normally I am out of town but was more than pleased to finally get to watch.

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Apples from our front yard apple tree....flowers from local grocery store.

Bill Tomsa

http://billtomsa.blogspot.com/

The Sail Training Ship Gorch Fock is by far the most famous ship in Germany. Especially when the currency in Germany was the Deutsche Mark, every child knew the Gorch Fock, because it was printed at the back of the 10 DM bill, before it was replaced by new DM notes in 1995. What most people - even in Germany - do not know: today there are 2 ships, which share the name Gorch Fock. Both of them do not only share the name, but also an exciting history. The Gorch Fock 1, which shows my photograph, was build 1932-1933, 1945 it was sunk purposely, and in 1947 salvaged by the Russians. Till 1991, renamed in Towarishtsh, the Gorch Fock 1 served as sail training vessel in the Sowiet Union, and sailed until 1993 under Ukrainian flag. 2003, the Gorch Fock 1 returned back to its hailing port Stralsund. The sister ship still is in service as sail training ship in the German Navy.

Colin Utz
http://colinutzphotography.com

Soft selective focus on the outer red velvet petals of this little rose.......

Another one from the Gorch Fock. The building on the right is the Ozeaneum, a popular museum in Hanseatic City Stralsund:



Colin Utz
http://colinutzphotography.com

This image took 16 min of time to complete shooting using stacked ND64 and ND400, two images stitched into this panorama.

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Some dreamy new New York City prints:

I found this picture on an old external drive and had to give it a go. Deep in the Marvel cave at Silver Dollar City.



Which of these do you like better? I posted both:

Can you believe the charm of the town of Proviencetown, Cape Cod? Each nook and cranny is a piece of art. Each yard, each door, each window, though worn by being so near the sea, is unique and beautiful. This white picket fence, intertwine by vines, with tiny colorful flower peaking through is a tiny bit of Cape Cod heaven.





This may not be art, but it's a lot of fun and I wanted to share it.

This Australian shepherd dog was determined to catch that frisbee in the dog show at Silver Dollar City in Branson Mo. And I was determined to capture him doing his flips. What a dog! I've always treasured this picture.




This is art, and I am very proud of it

DescriptionI saw this guy in Provincetown, Cape Cod and he called to me. I had to research what he was, and through him, I discovered head planters, which have become an obsession with me. He is strange but beautiful in his own way.




I found this image on an old hard drive. I worked hard on this picture and am so glad I found it again.




This is another old one I found:

Hemingway grew old in Cuba. He hunted for German subs in the Pilar. He changed wifes yet again and wrote "The Old Man and the Sea'" among other books. He'd found his home until he was forced to leave by the Cuban Revolution. And when he left, he died.

This is my favorite photograph that I took today, and my favorite wood duck photo so far. It looks like they are lined up watching something.

Llighthouse in a bright sunny day.

These shop keepers sell to the tourists that visit St.Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai in Egypt

Great blue herons are very wary, I can never get close to them.

A Pink carnation and a book of sonnets. Romance......

We are so fortunate to have our own mountain property where I can photograph to my hearts content. Just a couple weeks ago, my husband and I ran across this young Mule Deer fawn following its mother through the woods on Casper Mountain here in Casper, Wyoming. Thankfully, I had my camera ready and was able to get one good image before it continued on its walk.

Here's a mule deer duo that had me seeing double! LOL!

One of the shots I grabbed with my infrared camera while using the 830nm black and white filter on it during early August.