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Lynnewood Hall
45 photos
Photos I made at Lynnewood Hall, part of Architect Horace Trumbauer's design for the mansion of Peter A.B. Widener and his family. The mansion was built in the 1890s and included many design cues...

6x17 Film
3 photos

Things spotted along a country road
1 photo

church
1 photo

Gas Stations
16 photos
Gas stations and gas station historical items


Perspective Correction Lenses
161 photos
Photos made with Perspective Correction lenses, commonly referred to as "Tilt/shift lenses". I almost never use tilt but shift is quite useful for keeping things straight right in camera.

Rural US Post Offices
3 photos

Covered Bridges
140 photos
Covered Bridges that I've documented over the years on both film and digital.

Nikon D600
5 photos

Lensbaby System
4 photos
Images made with one of the Lensbaby lenses of Optics.


Cathedrals of Agriculture
6 photos

Prisons and Hospitals
75 photos

Industrial Sites
57 photos

Trains and Railroads
24 photos
Photos of Trains, Railroads and Railroading ephemera.

Rocks and Geological Features
6 photos


Churches and Meetinghouses
17 photos

It's in the Details (Project)
11 photos

Forests
20 photos

Mills
30 photos
Historic Mills

Nikon D850
329 photos
Photos made with the Nikon D850 DSLR


Panasonic Lumix ZS100
27 photos
Photos made with the Panasonic Lumix ZS100 compact digital zoom camera

DJI Mini 3 Pro Drone
3 photos
Photos made with the DJI Mini 3 Pro drone

4x10 Large Format Film
9 photos, 2 videos

4x5 Large Format Film
582 photos
Images created using 4x5 large format cameras and sheet film or, in some rare cases, roll film backs. I love not only the large negatives but also the portability of the 4x5 format, especially...

5x7 Large Format Film
18 photos
Images created using 5x7 large format film cameras. I own two 5x7s including a Burke and James tailboard field camera from the 1950s with both 5x7 and 4x5 backs and a Seneca View Improved from 1916...


8X10 Large Format Film
15 photos
Images shot on 8x10 large format film. I have two 8x10s presently including a restored 1918 Eastman View No 2 and a early Calumet metal field camera, the precursor to the Calumet C1 and C2 models.

Farmscapes Of The Civil War
75 photos
A project containing farmscapes from locations that played key roles in the American Civil War. All images in the project are shot on large and medium format film cameras. Output from this...

Medium Format Film
327 photos
Images made with one of my medium format film cameras. These include the Rolleiflex Automat, Yashica Mat 124G, Bronica SQ-A, Burke and James Watson 2 1/4 X 3 1/4", Zenobia 645, Kodak 66, Kodak...

Polaroid SX-70 Instant Film
4 photos
Images made with my Polaroid SX-70 instant camera using Polaroid Originals SX-70 film.

X-Ray Film
108 photos
X-Ray film is nothing more than Orthochromatic B&W film. Many of the photos you see from many of the masters of photography working in the 30s and 40s were shot on Orthochromatic films of the...


Pinhole
65 photos
Images created with pinhole (lensless) cameras.

35mm Pinhole
1 photo
Images made with 35mm format film cameras using pinhole body caps designed for the mount of the camera being used.

Zero Image 69
9 photos
Photos made with my Zero Image 69 teak wood and brass pinhole (lensless) camera. This camera has an aperture of F235 and an equivalent focal length of 40mm with a field of view of 105°. It has...

3D Printed Pinhole Cameras
2 photos
Images created by using 3D printed pinhole cameras including those made by Todd Schlemmer (the Schlaboratory) and PinholePrinted.com.

Eastern State Penitentiary
55 photos


Drive-In Theaters
1 photo
Photos I have made of Drive-In Theaters in different locations.

And when I awoke...
10 photos
From my series "And when I awoke..." which ponders the feelings we all have when we first waken from a dream, not quite knowing if it was all real or not and if we are really out of the...

Guardians of the soil
2 photos
Photos from a new developing series called "Guardians of the soil" which visually explores farms and farmers, the places they live and work, the tools they use and the hardships they faced...

Tangier Island, Virginia
14 photos
Tangier Island is about 1.2 square miles of land in the Chesapeake Bay and has a shrinking population of around 490. Each year the island loses feet of shoreline to erosion, subsidence of the soft...

Ansco PIX Panorama
3 photos
Image made with the all plastic 35mm Ansco PIX Panorama camera. These cameras offer a fixed 28mm lens at F11 and a single shutter speed of 1/125th. The inside of the camera has a mask which limits...


35mm Film
170 photos
Shots made on 35mm film using 35 mm film cameras including SLRs, Rangefinders, compacts and swing lens panoramic cameras.

4x5 for 365 Project (2014)
350 photos
In 2014 I successfully completed a year long daily project entitled "4x5 for 365". The premise was simple. Each day I would post a new image created with one of my 4x5" large format...

X-Ray Film
99 photos
Images captured on X-Ray film. Cheap, easy to cut up to required sheet sizes and readily available, X-Ray film produces a back and white image after being developed. I use Kodak Ektascan BR/A and...

Industrial Sites
31 photos
Images created at industrial and manufacturing sites.

Bethlehem Steel
29 photos
Images created on the grounds of the old Bethlehem Steel plants in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.


Seascapes
22 photos
Photos taken along the oceans and shorelines.

One-room Schoolhouses
26 photos
Photos of historic one-room schoolhouses I have taken. To view my map of historic one-room schools that I have researched in the PA/NJ/MD area (so far) click here. That map is constantly being...

Mills and Water Wheels
26 photos
Photos of old Grist Mills with and without water wheels.

Street Photography
28 photos
Photos taken down on the mean streets. I love street photography because it takes me completely out of my comfort zone. I don't do enough of it.

Zero Image 6x18 Deluxe Pinhole
2 photos
Images made with my Zero Image 6x18cm Deluxe Pinhole Camera. This beautiful camera is made of teak wood and brass and is capable of creating images in frame sizes 6x4.5/6x6/6x7/6x9/6x12/6x18 and a...


Zero Image 2000 Pinhole
18 photos
Images made on a Zero Image 2000 6x6 wooden pinhole camera (lensless).

Zero Image 4x5 Pinhole
5 photos
Images created with the Zero Image 4x5 wood and brass pinhole (lensless) camera.

4x5 Pacemaker Speed Graphic
35 photos
Photos made with my 1947 Pacemaker Speed Graphic 4x5 large format press camera.

Best of Ektascan X-Ray Film
21 photos
Some of the better examples of my work with Carestream Single-Sided blue-based X-Ray film. I buy this in 100 sheet boxes from zzmedical.com and normally develop it in Rodinal at around a 1+150...

1918 Eastman View No 2. 8x10
7 photos
In 2015 I purchased a beat up old Eastman View No. 2 8x10 view camera made in 1918, I replaced the bellows with new custom made ones, shined up the brass, patched some holes in rotted areas of the...


Bronica SQ-A
236 photos
Images I created with my Zenza Bronica SQ-A 6x6 medium format film camera. I love the square image format and this camera is a strong performer. They call it the "poor man's Hasselblad"...

Mamiya C330
28 photos
Images made with the medium format Mamiya C330 Professional twin lens reflex camera, on film.

Horizon Perfekt
16 photos
Images made with the Horizon Perfekt 35mm Russian swing lens panoramic camera. This is a fun and challenging camera to shoot with. It produces images with a full 120 degrees of view using its 28mm...

Yashica Mat 124G
25 photos
Images shot with the medium format Yashica Mat 124G TLR film camera. The camera produces 6x6 cm negatives on 120 film stock. I grab this camera, a couple of rolls of 120 film and a pocket light...

Nikon F2 Photomic
26 photos
Images created with the Nikon F2 35mm SLR camera with Photomic finder. The F2 line was made by NIkon between 1971 and 1980.


Nikon F4S
88 photos
Images created with the Nikon F4S 35mm film camera.

Nikon Nikkormat FTN
4 photos
Images created with the Nikon Nikkormat FTN or FTN2 all-mechanical 35mm film cameras.

Rolleiflex Automat
6 photos
Images made with the 1939 Rolleiflex Automat medium format 6x6 camera.

Yashica Electro 35 GSN
12 photos
Images created with the Yashica Electro 35 GSN rangefinder film camera with 45mm, F1.7 fixed prime lens.

Olympus OM Film Cameras
13 photos
Images created with the various Olympus OM series 35mm film cameras I own including the OM-1, OM-1N, OM-2, OM-2N, OM-2S and OM-4Ti.


Kodak Brownie Hawkeye
14 photos
Images created with the Kodak Brownie Hawkeye and Hawkeye Flash 620 film cameras from the late 1950s-early 1960s.

Minolta Hi-Matic 7S
2 photos
Images made with my Minolta Hi-Matic 7S 35mm rangefinder camera.

Diana Camera and her clones
8 photos
Photos created using an original Diana 151 1960s era plastic medium format camera. I also have several Diana clones in my collection that I shoot with. The cameras give a soft, uncertain visual...

iPhoneography
16 photos
Photos taken with iPhone 4S using either 645 Pro app or the Camera+ app.

Box Cameras
2 photos
Images shot with vintage Box Cameras from the early 1900s.


Holga
9 photos
Images created with the range of Holga plastic cameras.

Holga 120N
6 photos
Images created with the Holga 120N medium format plastic camera (plastic lens version).

Holga 120GN
1 photo
Images created with the Holga 120GN medium format plastic camera with glass lens.

Plastic Cameras
19 photos
Images created with lo-fi plastic cameras.

Holga 120 Pan
4 photos
Images created using the Holga 120 PAN 6x12 panoramic medium format plastic camera.


Pentax Spotmatic F
1 photo
Images I shot with the Pentax (Asahi) Spotmatic F 35mm film camera. The Spotmatic F was the last of the Spotmatic series of cameras manufactured by Pentax and, some would argue ,the best of the line.

Still Life
10 photos
Images of constructed still life scenes.

Columcille Megalith Park
8 photos
Images I made at Columcille Megalith Park in Bangor, Pennsylvania. The park was created starting in 1975 by William Cohea Jr and features various arrangements of stones from small, carefully...

Fleetwood Blues Festival
1 photo
Images created at the Fleetwood Blues Festival in Fleetwood, PA.

Barns and farm outbuildings
22 photos
Photos of old and historic barns of all types. I live in an area of the United States where your status as a man is not judged by the kind of car you drive but by the size of your John Deere...


Pennsylvania
759 photos
Photos taken within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

New Jersey
195 photos
Photos taken in the state of New Jersey

Delaware
9 photos
Photos taken in the state of Delaware.

Maryland
80 photos
Photos taken within the state of Maryland.

Virginia
23 photos
Images made in the state of Virginia


West Virginia
5 photos
Photos taken in West Virginia

New York
57 photos
Photos taken in New York State

New York City
41 photos
Photos taken in the "Big Apple"

Philadelphia
2 photos

Toys
67 photos
The strange things that toys do and experience when you are not watching them.


"Toys: When you're not looking" Project
68 photos
In 2013, I started doing a 365 project with the theme of "Toys. When you're not looking" which explored the hidden world of toys as they interact with their surroundings and take on life's...

Strobist Stuff
65 photos
Photos involving lighting both in and out of the studio.

Abstract
2 photos
Abstract photos.

Light Painted
2 photos
Photos taken using the long exposures and illuminating the scene using LED flashlights to "paint" light onto the only areas of the scene that need it.

Eagles
176 photos
Eagles. Lots and lots of Eagles.


Raptors (other than Eagles)
73 photos
Photos of Raptors other than Eagles which would include Osprey, Hawks, Vultures, etc.

Wading Birds & Waterfowl
230 photos
Egrets, Herons, Ducks, Geese, Swans etc, are all found here.

Bombay Hook NWR
66 photos
Photos taken at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge outside of Smyrna, Delaware. For more information on the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, visit their web site at...

Trains and Railroading
69 photos
Photos of trains and railroading. Some are from museums, some from out in the wild. We are blessed with several Steam Locomotive railways still operating within driving distance of where I live. I...

Splash Photography
4 photos
Splish, splash, I give all sorts of stuff a bath....and photograph it.


Autumns, past and present
15 photos

Churches
22 photos
Images of churches, cathedrals and other houses of worship.

Lighthouses
4 photos
Photos of lighthouses.

Long Exposures
19 photos
Shot taken using long exposure techniques, some with the Hitech 10 stop ND filter.

Edwin B. Forsythe NWR
95 photos
Photos taken at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Reserve in Oceanville, New Jersey. For more information on the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, visit their web site at...


Manasquan Reservoir
26 photos
Photos taken on the Manasquan Reservoir in Howell, NJ.

Abandoned
49 photos
Abandoned houses, hospitals, barns and other types of buildings.

Millbrook Village
21 photos

Valley Forge
12 photos
Photos taken at the Valley Forge National Historical Park in Valley Forge, PA.

Mercer Museum
1 photo
Photos taken at the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, PA (MercerMuseum.org). The museum features an eclectic collection of "stuff" gathered from around the globe by Henry Chapman Mercer...


Daniel Boone Homestead
6 photos

Civil War Re-Enactments
3 photos
Photos taken at Re-Enactments at various Civil War historic areas.

Antietam National Battlefield
22 photos
Now a National Historical area protected by the National Park Service, Antietam was the scene of the bloodiest one day battle in U.S. history. On September 17th, 1862 Union and Confederate forces...

Gettysburg National Park
38 photos
Photos taken at the Gettysburg National Park and battlefields.

National Aviary
97 photos
Photos I shot at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, PA. For more information on the National Aviary and how you can help support this great oasis for birds please visit www.aviary.org


Black And White
1127 photos

Cars and Trucks
1 photo

Song birds and backyard birds
10 photos
Song birds and birds found here and there.

Autumn 2010
1 photo
Photos taken during the Fall season of 2010.

Conrad Weiser Homestead
2 photos


Horses
8 photos
Equestrian photos of all kinds.

Centralia, PA
2 photos
Photos from the mostly abandoned town of Centralia Pennsylvania where an underground min fire has been burning since 1962 and is predicted to continue to burn for the next 100-200 years.

Philadelphia Zoo
23 photos

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center - National Air and...
12 photos
Photos I shot while at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum located at the Dulles Airport outside Washington D.C.

Bridges (Non-Covered)
7 photos


Canon G12 Images
8 photos
Images I shot with my Canon Powershot G12 point and shoot.

Waterfalls
21 photos