First Test Flight – Mavic 3 Pro

Skies over Bethlehem PA shot from DJI Mavic 3 Pro on First Test Flight

First test flight of my new DJI Mavic 3 Pro drone over Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Images captured flying over the Lehigh River post processed.

Rust, Decay and Beauty

HDR Image of rusting industrial buildings of a former steel mill at Steel Stacks, Bethlehem, PA

About six months ago I moved to Bethlehem, PA from the Pocono Mountains. My new place is on the South Side in the Arts District, a few blocks from Steel Stacks. This is the former home of Bethlehem Steel, which is now a 10 acre facility for arts, events, and of course MusikFest 🤟🏻 When […]

NEOWISE – Chasing the Comet

Comet Neowise seen in the upper left of the photo. Taken at Flagstaff Overlook, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

Not unlike other amateur astronomers and photographers, I have been outside every night trying to capture images of Neowise (a.k.a. C/2020 F3). Unfortunately, like most I’ve chatted with, I’ve also been fighting and frustrated by clouds and weather interference. If I was the paranoid sort, I would start to think the clouds are purposefully blocking […]

Water Under the Bridge

Black and White HDR image of a small foot-bridge and water flowing under it - Bear Creek, PA

Another day (day 15 and counting) of social distancing, everyday seems like “water under the bridge” in the fight against this pandemic. In order to try prevent losing my mind, I went out looking for some new places to photograph in the general area. This is really one of the few things I can do […]

Love More Now! Jim Thorpe Street Graffiti

Love More Now! Graffiti in Jim Thorpe

Love More Now! Another of my street photos of an empty Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania during the COVID-19 “lockdown”. The streets of the town were completely empty with nothing going on except a stray car on State Route 209 or Broadway. It was a rare beautiful day for March. It was warm, sunny a wonderful spring […]

Jim Thorpe: Social Distancing

Jim Thorpe Pennsylvania: AntiSocially Distant 4pm Sunday

So, with the current social distancing recommendations from both the PA Department of Health, the CDC, and just about every other damn medical professional on earth. I have been cooped up at my place for over a week and cabin fever set in. Yesterday was simply gorgeous out, amazing blue skies with a few fluffy […]

Gallery Showing – First Time for Everything

Boston Summer and South Station

Well, its official, my first Gallery Showing is in March / April 2020 at the Fox Optical & Gallery in Bethlehem, PA. I’ve been involved in photography for years and never really thought about doing this, but someone recently talked me into it. I am extremely amazed, even if a bit nervous. I just turned […]

Bear Creek Falls, Pennsylvania

Long Exposure shot of Bear Creek Falls in the Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania

Going through some shots I took over the past year or so and realizing a few things. Firstly holy hell I took a metric crap-ton of photos, and secondly, I really have progressed a lot in my photography skills. I have always been a good hack, but I am impressed that I have improved so […]

Milky Way Processing in On1 Photo Raw 2018

Final Milky Way Image processed through the steps in this tutorial

Bringing the Milky Way to Life As I’ve posted previously, I have been intrigued by astrophotography and photographing the Milky Way for a while, but really never took the plunge. A lot of the information on the interwebs make learning this almost cult like… there are secret handshakes, obscure references and seemingly mystical processing steps […]

Bitten by the Astrophotography Bug!

Francis Walter Dam Milky Way: II - 09052018

Is there a cure for this Astrophotography Disease? Having recently gotten back into my photography hobby addiction, I seem to have developed a bad case of the infamous Astrophotography bug. Symptoms include insomnia, hyper-caffeination, mumbling to oneself about cloudy skies, cursing the dawn, and chasing the Milky Way. If you see someone with this condition, give […]