September 2011 Calendar Wallpaper is Here! Sunflowers at McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area

After a 2-month gap due to extenuating work circumstances (aka “being busy”), the monthly calendar wallpaper is back!  September 2011′s calendar wallpaper celebrates the gi-normous sunflower fields of McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area in Poolesville, Maryland.  I’d been hearing about these sunflowers for the past few years, and just made it out there for [...]

June 2011 Calendar Wallpaper is Here! Glow of Sunset III, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

The June 2011 calendar wallpaper is here!  Breathe in the fresh air, bask in the glory of the setting sun, and admire the grace of a flock of snow geese with this month’s calendar wallpaper of Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Assateague Island, Virginia.

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April 2011 Calendar Wallpaper: Lilies of the Water

The April 2011 calendar wallpaper is here! Spring is in the air, and this month’s calendar wallpaper features a pair of water lilies at the amazing Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC.  In a few months, the water lilies will be up in few force, and I will be recommending the location for engagement [...]

March 2011 Calendar Wallpaper: A Nomadic Way of Life

In the Fulani village of Jolooga in northern Burkina Faso, villagers stand outside a traditional house made from woven mats of straw.  Traditionally pastoralist, this house can be disassembled and reassembled at will, as the family and their livestock crisscross the Sahel in search of fresh water and green pastures.

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Dancing Drum and October 2010 Wallpaper: Zion’s Fire IV

I’m sorry I’m so behind on my blog posts!  I’ve just been really busy…  Not sure how it is that time has been flying by so quickly.  I even forgot about putting together a wallpaper for October.

But before we wallpaper…  let me share this really cool drum video.  And let me say that [...]

September 2010 Wallpaper: Light & Motion Abstract

A combination of photography techniques called "focus blur" and "zoom blur" are used to transform the lights of the ferris wheel into abstract designs at the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

A few weeks ago, I taught a Light & Motion photography workshop at the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair.  I headed [...]

August 2010 Wallpaper: Lilies of the Water II

In late June, the water lilies at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens are in full bloom. The land of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens was initially bought by W.B. Shaw, who farmed water lilies in the marshes as a hobby, eventually turning it into a large commercial endeavor and developing many new varieties of lilies through hybridization. [...]

July 2010 Wallpaper: Sunset Over Great Falls

The summer sun sets in glorious colors over Great Falls in Potomac, Maryland.

July wallpaper is ready for download – click on the links below for the resolution and aspect ratio that best match your computer screen:

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June 2010 Wallpaper: Painting Peace at the Vietnam Memorial

Here’s my June 2010 wallpaper for download – click on the links below for the resolution and aspect ratio that best match your computer screen:

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May 2010 Wallpaper: Hoodoo Nation I

View of the hoodoos from Inspiration Point at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Thin, protruding spires of rock, hoodoos have been formed over thousands of years by water, wind, ice, and gravity. The northern section of Bryce Canyon National Park boasts the largest concentration of hoodoos in the world.

Here’s my May 2010 [...]