A gallery of photos from my trips outside Massachusetts - from Maine to Panama to Portugal and beyond. Below the main gallery I’ve added some photos from trips taken before I started more serious photography, most taken with a pocket point and shoot camera.
The Crossing - the sun setting behind the 25 de Abril bridge in Lisbon, captured at just the right place and time on a sunset cruise.
Upward Motion - a stairway in Morro Castle, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Arizona Postcard - the sun setting behind a cactus at Dobbins Lookout, Phoenix AZ
A Ceiling in Abstract - reflections from the colorful panels of the roof of Panama City Panama's Biomuseo reflect on its interior. Shot straight upward.
Robert's Western World - John Shepherd performs for a sparse lunch crowd
Happy Trails - the light of a Helena, Montana sunset falls on St. Helena cathedral on a late July evening
Another World - Albany's Egg, shot taken from below with modernist art closeup in foreground
Colors of Lisbon - different lamps cast different light on two sides of a Lisbon building.
A five photo panoramic stitch of the Milky Way over Crater Lake, OR, July 2024
Tiger Surprise - two tiger cubs get into it, St. Louis, MO Zoo
Old and New - A façade of an older building inside a hotel lobby in Memphis, TN
Seattle Postcard Panorama - the classic Seattle view, from Kerry Park, August 2024
A Different Forest - the pillars under the pier in Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Smile - A crocodile shows his teeth at Everglades National Park, Florida
A Memphis Music Tradition - A keyboardist takes a drag off a cigarette in a down moment at a Memphis blues club
Top of the World - looking out over Panama City Panama, from the window of the hotel
Bar Harbor Scene - a cairn on the rocks at seaside during a Bar Harbor afternoon mist
Pittsburgh Postcard - a classic Pittsburgh view, from the top of the Duquesne Incline on Mount Washington with a funicular railcar on the descent.
A View From the Top - a panorama of eight images taken near Logan Pass in Glacier National Park.
Ambush - a lizard checks his six in Bermuda
The Fire - a sunstar through a piece at the Chihuly Sculpture Garden in Seattle, WA, August 2024
Three Amigos - pronghorns flee the camera at Custer State Park in South Dakota
Gateway - the Gateway Arch and the sun, from underneath, St. Louis, MO
The Naked Tree - a bare tree among cacti in Sedona, Arizona
To the Light - climbing stairs in Lisbon's Torre de Belem
Somesville Postcard - a classic shot from the Somesville Museum in Somesville, Maine
Max - a closeup of Max, a four year old grizzly at Bozeman, Montana's Grizzly Encounter bear rescue
Lookout - Castela dos Mouros through a hole in the rocks in Sintra, Portugal
The Look - a performer shouts with joy during Panama City's Carnival
Last Chance - a figure runs through the mist in a fountain at the World's Fair site in Queens, NY
Sedona Postcard - a classic photo of Cathedral Rock, from the Crescent Moon Picnic Site in Sedona, AZ
Turning - a pelican turns in the air over the water in Panama City, Panama
Night Game - Pittsburgh's PNC Park from the top floor of the Embassy Suites hotel
Winter Hike - footprints in the snow in Augusta, Maine
Crystal Cave - Bermuda's Crystal Cave
Sunny Side - a cactus catches sunset light at Dobbins Lookout, Phoenix Arizona
The View from I-40 - the mountains outside Flagstaff, AZ, as seen from the shoulder of Interstate 40
Rays - light through the tent above the Hjemkomst replica Viking ship in Moorhead, Minnesota
Flight - a seagull is illuminated by the lights at T-Mobile Park, Seattle WA, August 2024
Turret Geometry - a church turret in Panama City, Panama
Heart - two elephants showing some love, St. Louis, MO Zoo
Martyrs - a black and white photo of the Haymarket Martyrs statue in Chicago, Illinois
Night Comes to Phoenix - the cityscape lights up above Dobbins Lookout as the sun sets over the mountains
Street Light - the cobblestones of Lisbon at sunset
Closed for Winter - the Palace Playland in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, offseason
A six photo panorama at Crater Lake, Oregon, July 2024
Carnival Panama - a performer announces Carnival in Panama City
Philadelphia City Hall in Black and White
The Portal - a footbridge connecting two halves of a hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Seeing Double - an early attempt at a panoramic stitch. It would have gone better had I remembered to use manual focus - as it was, the focus of the two shots was different in the foreground, so I had to do some editing that works unless you look too hard.
Picture Window - the view southwest from Dobbins Lookout, Phoenix
Wings - a performer displays plumage during Panama City's Carnival
Ramparts - the walls of Torre de Belem, Lisbon
Desert Lights - the Milky Way over Bell and Courthouse Rocks in Sedona, Arizona. This was my first astrophotography attempt. The foreground light comes from a car that pulled in to the area where I'd set up the camera - I was initially annoyed, but the tail lights provided a nice illumination of the grass.
Into Forever - a couple checks a map atop Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park, Maine
The colors of Howe's Caverns, in central New York State.
Long Live Rock - the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame signs and Cleveland's skyline
Fireworks below the moon, Old Orchard Beach Maine, July 2024
The Edge - a gecko considers eternity in San Juan, Puerto Rico
McDonald - a figure walks down the dock near sunset at Glacier National Park's Lake McDonald
The Road to Matȟó Thípila - Devil's Tower, or Matȟó Thípila in Lakota, looms over the road in northeastern Wyoming
The City Sees You - a mural looks back in Lisbon
The Pier - Old Orchard Beach's Pier, offseason
Golden Driller - Tulsa, OK
Dramatic Drum - a performer gives his drum a look of surprise during Carnival in Panama City, Panama
Rivers - Downtown Pittsburgh and the three rivers, from Mount Washington at dusk
The colors of Howe's Caverns, in central New York State. The moon, obviously, is a fake.
Rushmore - Mount Rushmore, seen through a tunnel on the Iron Mountain Road in South Dakota
Southwest Pastel - an adobe building against a blue sky in Santa Fe, New Mexico
City Hall - Salt Lake City's City Hall at sunrise, from a hotel window
Late Innings - the sun sets over Ogren Stadium in the seventh inning of a game between the visiting Great Falls Voyagers and the Missoula Paddleheads.
Sunflower - a rare macro shot from me, at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, AZ
Western Shadow - the shadow of the Gatway Arch, seen from its observation deck, St. Louis, MO
Cadillac Mountain - a mist rolls over the rock atop Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park, Maine
Blue Heron, Everglades National Park, Florida
Commute - passengers on the Staten Island Ferry watch the New York skyline grow from the window
Star Trails over the Pier at Old Orchard Beach, Maine
You Are Beautiful - a warehouse along the Mississippi sends an inspiring message, outside New Orleans LA
Sentinel - a watchtower at Morro Castle in San Juan Puerto Rico takes note of an approaching cruise ship
Evening Wash - a woman waters down the street toward sunset in Lisbon
Watcher - two figures in the mist of a fountain at the old World's Fair site in Queens, NY
Solid State - the New York State Museum and modernist sculpture at the Empire State Plaza in Albany, NY
Snack - a mourning dove prepares to dig into a saguaro cactus fruit at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, AZ
Fire - a bright orange sunrise through the clouds at the pier at Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Focus - Castelo dos Mouros with the Portuguese countryside beyond
Tiny Bubbles - a San Juan hotel chandelier, shot from below looking upward
Beautiful PNC Park - this is a panorama of six images stitched together.
The Mask - a performer at Panama City's Carnival
Ice - a Puerto Rico street scene
The Gift - Cathedral Rock reflected in a puddle left over from a water fountain at the Crescent Moon Picnic Site in Sedona, AZ. I shamelessly stole this idea from a random person who walked by with a cellphone camera.
The Third Level - three floors of life in a San Juan Puerto Rico hotel
Patience Rewarded - I had to wait a while, and stand far enough away to need my telephoto, but this little guy literally came out of his shell.
Open Ceiling Plan - Carmo Convent's ruined roof, shot looking upward
City of Flowers - pink flowers hang over the Panama City skyline
This Used to Be My Playground - an abandoned basketball court in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sintra Scene - Pena Palace, from Castelo dos Mouros, Sintra, Portugal
Currents - a tower, rocks, and buoy from Morro Castle, San Juan
Market Street National Bank - a great Art Deco building in downtown Philadelphia.
Memorial - the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial, Oklahoma City, OK
Key West Sunset - taken from a sunset cruise, February 2024
The Strangest Flower - Panama City' Biomuseo from a nearby field
A several second exposure of the Ferris wheel at Palace Playland in Old Orchard Beach, July 2024
Dobbins - a couple watches the sunset from Dobbins Lookout, Phoenix AZ
Torre de Belem - Lisbon
Where the Sidewalk Ends - a street runs into the ocean in Panama City, Panama
The Escape - a figure runs through a tunnel in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Lights of Howe's Cavern - no fancy colors here, just the interplay of light and shadow on rock.
Slopes - a panorama of five images from a lookout at Glacier National Park in Montana
Below are photos taken with point and shoot cameras, stretching over a few years, before my real interest in photography began. Definitely a few I wish I could revisit here!
Morro Rock, along the California coast, taken in February of 2009.
Art from a section of the Berlin Wall, taken at Washington DC's now-defunct Newseum, spring of 2011
Two monkeys atop a goat, at the Schonbrunn Zoo in Vienna, Austria. Taken in February of 2012.
The best sunset I've ever seen, in Stockholm Sweden, summer of 2011.
An inlet along the coast in California's Point Lobos State Park. Taken in February of 2009.
Vienna Austria's Rathaus (City Hall), with ice skaters. Taken in February of 2012.
The Hungarian Parliament in misty light. Taken in February of 2012.
A pelican in Monterrey Bay, California. Taken in February, 2009.
Cathedral ruins in Visby, Sweden. Taken in the summer of 2011.
The Hungarian Parliament at night. Taken in February of 2012.
A cloudy view of Stockholm from the top of the Stadshus (City Hall). Taken in the summer of 2011.
A waterside shack along Cannery Row in Monterrey, California. Taken in February, 2009.
Iceland's Blue Lagoon, taken in the summer of 2011.
Schonbrunn Palace at dusk. Taken February, 2012.
Windmills in Austria, seen from the Most SNP (UFO Bridge) in Bratislava, Slovakia. Taken February, 2012.
Former Soviet Sculpture Garden, outside Budapest Hungary. Taken February of 2012.