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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Once [...]

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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Once you download it, if you have Windows 7, just right [...]

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 [...]