Lightning, Close to Home
My first real lightning shot and the most unforgettable. The white drops were thought by many to be hail but they are simply rain illuminated by the strike that I'd estimate was no more than 100 yards away. Grateful to have captured this moment safely and without compromise photographically.
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At Snow Level
Enough of a dusting during a virtually snowless winter for me to put the camera on the street and capture how just a little frozen precipitation can change a view.
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Ice Skyline
I'd seen these photographed numerous times; never taken this way though. One of my favorite winter scenes. On Skyline Drive looking towards Fauquier and Rappahannock.
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Lake Brittle Fire
Long exposure of a beautiful, colorful autumn sunset at Lake Brittle in Fauquier County, Virginia.
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Snowy Sunset over Shenandoah National Park
One of my favorite landscapes in winter. Sunset directly over "The Peak" (a mountain in Rappahannock County and part of Shenandoah National Park) ignited the sky and my imagination.
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Orlean Sunset
Sunsets are often the low-hanging fruit for photographers but I believe they can be hard to do well. This was one where what I saw in my mind ended up being saved.
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Sheltering the Sun
Some might recognize the view directly off of Skyline Drive, northern district. The light was beautiful this evening.
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Landscape of my Youth
A summer storm had just passed as the sun set behind Chester Gap, a view I grew up watching and never tire of.
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Directions on the Moon
Fauquier District Court clock tower weather vane.
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Clint Eastwood in Warrenton, Virginia
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Old Rag at sunset
One of the Virginia Piedmont's most iconic and visited mountains framed under a painted sky.
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Mayors - Eastwood and George Fitch of Warrenton
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Palmer Smith painting the set for J. Edgar
Palmer Smith painting the set for J. Edgar
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J. Edgar director chairs in front of Madison's Barber shop on Main Street
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American Shed
Loved the parallel lines and simplicity. The flag, well-illuminated by wonderful morning light, made this a keeper.
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Fire on the Mountain
I'd never seen a forest fire but we had one close by in 2012 - the Smith Run fire. At sunset, the sky turned a tone unique enough for me to go ahead and capture. Thanks to responders for containment.
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Shenandoah Sunrise
Looking east from the Northern District.
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Barn Cat
Was so caught up in capturing the wonderful red barn in an early snow, that I completely missed the barn cat watching me through the doors!
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Fauquier County Veterans Memorial
Hospital Hill, Warrenton, Virginia
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Election Day
Fauquier County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court on a rainy election day.
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