Author: jdruding
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Fairmont Empress Hotel Victoria
Taken at the Fairmont Empress on our trip to the Pacific Northwest. This picture was taken from the small park across the street. I thought this hotel was gorgeous, especially the brick work. The flowers in the foreground, which I think were begonias, were on a hill in front of the Legislative Assembly Building of…
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Yellow Phase Timber Rattlesnake
I’ve lived in the Pinelands almost my whole life, but before recently I had never seen a Timber Rattlesnake in the wild before, despite trying. After lots of research, I packed up my long lens went to where I thought I might find a rattler at a time and date that I thought I was…
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Fall Mist in the Pine Barrens of NJ
I took this photo in one of the more beautiful locations in the NJ pines. It is nice any time of the year, but especially in the fall and I have taken several photos in this location in the past. I knew about this place for a long time, but learned about it as a…
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Atlantic City Airshow 2022
This was my first time seeing the Atlantic City Airshow on the beach. It was a great event and provided great views of the planes. I was able to get some great pictures of the Thunderbirds.
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Flower Field in Tabernacle
Got this capture at the Russo’s Market flower field at sunset. This field is slightly off the beaten path, on road perpendicular to the main road. I’ve driven past it many times without noticing it. I happened to notice it one day and planned to come back at sunset. (I knew the sun would set…
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Winter Berries
Ice crystals and snow on winter berries. On the edge of the yard, we have a few landscaping bushes. They are normally not of much interest, but in the fall and winter they grow bright colored red berries. They in themselves might have made for a nice pic, but the snow, and especially the ice…
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Cold Snowy Sunset
I took this in my backyard. I had decorated a small evergreen tree with these red Christmas balls and we had a light snow. I just happened to be in the right place at the right time to see the possible composition with the sun setting behind the tree. This is Ellie’s (my daughter) favorite…
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Pine Barrens Sugar Sand Road
This photo was taken in a small field in Wharton State Forest. It is often frequented by astrophotographers due to its openness as well as its darkness as it is far away from any light pollution. I was struck by contrast between the white sand, the yellow grass, the green trees and the blue skies.
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Backyard in the Snow Globe
I got inspiration for this from another photograph I saw using a glass globe so I thought I would give one a try. One thing interesting thing about the processing part of this picture is that the globe actually flips the image upside down. So I had to use photoshop to flip the image in…
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Perfect Camouflage
We often see Northern Tree Frogs in our area in the Pine Barrens. (if you know where to look) This was a great example of the natural camouflage afforded these beautiful little animals.
