68 – Essentials Packed

We leave tomorrow for a ten day cruise on the Grandeur of the Seas to New England and Canada.  A leaf peeping cruise.  We are looking forward to it, and the essential things are now packed

Camera Equipment

67 – The Tree

It was a sunny day today so I went by “the tree” again.  The sky and light were better for a photograph.  It is the only tree in our area that has started to change to fall colors so vividly.

Autumn Tree Colors

66 – Lancaster, PA

There were unusual southeast surface winds over most parts of the Mid-Atlantic States today which made for unusual approaches to airports.  We passed just north of Lancaster, PA before landing at its airport.  Nice day for flying.

Lancaster, PA

65 – Watching Over St. John’s

I guess that I would be cross eyed too staring at the steeple on St. John’s all day.

St. Johns Church and The AFL-CIO Building

64 – Monument Shadow

I passed the Washington Monument at just the right time.

Washington Monument

63 – Another Hint of Autumn

It was a cloudy rainy day today which made for terrible light for colorful photography.  However, I noticed that a couple of trees in our neighborhood had started to turn golden and had to have a picture.  With such a glary gray sky, there was no amount of manipulation with Lightroom or Photoshop that would make the sky pop out.  The colors are a hint of things to come on nice blue sky days.

Early Autumn Leaves

62 – Airplane Gawking

This is what pilots do after the $200.00 lunch.  In this case it is a nicely restored T-6, an old WWI training airplane.

T-6 Trainer

61 – Early Morning Sun

I really should make it a point to get up earlier.  Dawn and the early morning sunlight are perfect for photography.  It’s the night-owl in me that hinders early morning wake-ups.  I suppose retirement has a bit to do with it also.  I had to take my wife to the train this morning at O’dark thirty, and got this image of the woods behind our house.

Early Morning Light on the Trees

60 – Early Evening Sun

I caught the early evening sun on some flowers and a railing outside the Willard Hotel.

Flowers Outside the Willard Hotel

59 – Just a Hint of Autumn

The foliage is obviously still very green, but today in the air above Maryland there was a hint of a change in the seasons.  It was cooler and less humid, the haze and smog layer only went up to about 4000 feet and there was a stiff wind from the North West.  Not quite a fall day and not quite a summer day.

Over Northern Maryland