This was the 52nd year for the Washington Monument Lighting up at Mt. Vernon Place in Baltimore. In Addition to the lighting an intense fireworks there were food vendors and music performances.

I’ve yet to see a Baltimore Oriole in the wild, but did see this male of the species high up in a tree in the newly renovated birdhouse at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in DC.

This past October 21st I was the photographer on the Gutierrez Memorial Walk. In addition to the walk, the held a silent auction at the Gutierrez studio. Woodberry Kitchen provided breakfast and lunch for the participants.The John K. Gutierrez Memorial Walk is an annual event held to commemorate the legacy of John Gutierrez. Friends, family...

Interiors of buildings starting with the Library of Congress in Washington DC. Then the throne room in the Queluz National Palace and the library, a sitting room (almost completely Trompe-l’œil painting!), and a hall in the Mafra National Palace, both palaces in Portugal. Followed by the Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA.

A sampling of exterior photos I took of: houses on O’ahu, Hawai’i, the warehouse building at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, and in Washington, DC the Library of Congress, row houses, the White House, the the US Capital Dome, and the Lincoln Memorial. In Spain the Alhambra in Granada, and in Portugal the Convento do...

I did some experiments with motion blur and assorted exposure settings during this cycling race that went through town yesterday.

The Argentine Navy training ship ARA Libertad paid a visit to Baltimore this week. You could tour the deck of the ship on friday.

Last year I was up at Federal Hill with a tripod to experiment with long exposures. This year I was down at water level leaning against a pole to get reflections. The fireworks from the close in barge and the one further back by the Domino building/Fells Point blend more as one show from this...

Only a 90 minute drive north from Baltimore, Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania is definitely worth the road trip. Pierre du Pont who owned the land opened the garden to the public in 1921.

Sweet Land Farm, located near the North Shore of O’ahu, raises goats and makes delicious award winning cheese. They also have some early to mid 20th century plantation style homes on site that were moved here from the old Ewa sugar plantation.