Summertime

Summertime

One subject I’ve been shooting a lot of is baseball.  My son’s little league season is winding down.  Appropriately, this week’s theme on Photochallenge.org is Summer.  I snapped this shot just as he connected for a double in last night’s game....
Brig. General Gouverneur Warren Monument, Gettysburg

Brig. General Gouverneur Warren Monument, Gettysburg

Overlooking Devil’s Den from the top of Little Round Top on the Gettysburg battlefield is a monument honoring Brig. General Warren.  He was chief engineer for General Meade, and on the 2nd day of the battle he found that there were no men occupying the top of...
Sach’s Bridge – Gettysburg PA

Sach’s Bridge – Gettysburg PA

This was off the beaten path, and not in the battlefield tour books.  However, when you walk downtown, you will usually see Ghost Hunters that will take you to a haunted covered bridge.  Sach’s bridge is the place.  I didn’t go for the ghosts.  I went for...

Gettysburg Canon at Sunset

My family and I spent Memorial Day weekend in Gettysburg, PA. One of the best spots to shoot a sunset is on Little Round Top, one of the high vantage points of the Union lines during the battle.  Sitting there watching the sun go down is very peaceful, and judging by...
Home – Baseball Season

Home – Baseball Season

Home.  That’s the Photochallenge 2013 theme for week 19.  I took a seasonal approach this time.  My son is in the middle of baseball season.  This is what Home means in the spring of the year across much of the US.  And, this is not only Home on the little...
Upstate NY Agriculture

Upstate NY Agriculture

The majority of Upstate NY Agriculture has historically been based on dairy and beef farming.  The number of farms in the area has been dropping in recent years, but there are still many fields full of cows.  And many of the crops raised are for feeding cows.  Hay,...