Sample of recent shots...

When in New York City a couple of weeks ago I took dozens of shots. This one was my favorite. Two people taking a walk on a Sunday morning.

Central Park - NYC - 2011

All weekend while in NYC I kept thinking of the book "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn". So, I focused on trees. This one was in Central Park. I was taking a photo of the people on the walkway with the trees not the focal point and decided to angle my camera upward to get this shot.

Greeting Cards

For years I have told myself I want to start a greeting card company. I'm not sure if that's what I should do but I do make 5 x 7 blank notecards if you are interested. They are $3.95 each and come with an envelope. Shipping is extra unless you are local and would like to come browse through them at my Gallery at 400 Pleasant Street in Gardner. Just call ahead to make sure I'm open at 978-630-1953. Here is a sample of the type of cards I print.

Memorial Lights Catalog

I was very pleased to have been the photographer for the cover of the Memorial Lights Brochure which listed all of the contributors this past year which help fun the lights at Monument Park in Gardner, MA. When asked to take this shot it was nearing the deadline for the brochure to go to the printers and Patty Bergstrom asked if I or one of my photographer friends would take a photo. I hate the cold but decided to go to the Park that night and see what type of shot I could take. It was windy and freezing cold but I parked at the entrance to the skating rink and walked up the street. Being way too cold to hang out and use a tripod, I braced myself up against a telephone pole and was able to capture this image (which I have also manipulated in photoshop). I sent the image to Patty and today she mailed me a copy of the brochure. I was pleasantly surprised!

A Barn in Hubbardston New Year's Day 2011

Horses

This week I've been photographing horses at a farm in Hubbardston, MA. They have six horses..."Cowboy, Baby Behr, Codi, Zeke and 2 more whose names escape me at the moment. Here's one photo I took while there. I'll be returning on December 21st to take some photos during the Winter Solstice.

Christmas.

I don't spend a lot of time writing on this blog. Probably because I'm a photographer and not a writer. But some have said if I write down everything I say it would fill a book. Are they saying I "talk too much". Probably. So, if you are so inclined to read this, I just want to tell you that Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ. That may mean just a religious holiday but for me it means a lot more. I grew up Catholic and learned a lot about "religion". But it wasn't until I was about 29 years old did I come to realize that this "Christ" they spoke about in Sunday school, actually was and is real. How do I know? Well, I became a "Born Again" Christian on 4th of July weekend in 1984. No one, before that happened, would have ever been able to explain being "Born Again" to me without having me look at them with a "yeah right" look upon my face. So, if you're not getting what I say, that's normal. But one thing I can say is....everything after that day in July, 1984, everything changed for me. The sky was more blue, my thoughts were more clear and in my eyes, miracles happened for me. I was able to get out of a bad situation, my life improved dramatically (emotionally) and I seemed to have many good things happen to me quite unexpectedly. So. If you want to know more about what happened (and still does), keep looking at this blog. It's nothing special but yet again, it is. Just keep looking.

I posted a tree here because its a weeping willow. It derives its strength from water.