Earlier this year I was photographing the new Rosenbauer Panther ARFF units at LAX. It was just after lunch and I was in front of ARFF 80, the airport fire station midway between parallel runways. Three Airbus 380 planes crossed…
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Dorothy and I visited Paul and Heather in Tennessee this week and we took a drive to the Rock City Gardens. Along the way we saw some beautiful fall colors along I24 near Chattanooga. Driving through Lookout Mountain, GA, the road…
A quick shot of the Jefferson Memorial from across the Tidal Basin. I was without my tripod, so I placed the camera on the sidewalk and propped up the lens barrel with my wallet. While lying on my stomach in…
When Dorothy and I were in Florida recently, we both spent time photographing all manner of interesting sites including different creatures and inhabitants of Palm Beach. We took long walks with our cameras documenting reptiles, birds, trees, buildings, and people. We…
A few more images to go with yesterday’s post featuring portraits of firefighters battling a fire in Chicago.
I spent much of the day photographing firefighters battling a 4-11 Alarm fire in Chicago. I post images of the fire scene and trucks at shapirophotography.net and chicagoareafire.com, but I thought I’d show the personal side of the scene here instead of…
After photographing the sunrise from the beach, I moved to another beautiful spot with trees. By silhouetting the palm trees at sunrise, I was able to come away with a twofer … an ocean sunrise and a dramatic tropic island sunrise. As…
I wanted to capture at least one sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean while I was away. The ability to capture a great sunrise or sunset first requires some assistance from Mother Nature. Weather conditions are the foremost consideration when determining how dramatic…
The manicured and sculpted bushes around Palm Beach are incredible. What does it cost to maintain the landscaping on these properties … you know what they say, if you have to ask … As we walked and explored, we went…
While Dorothy and I took an evening walk on the beach, we saw some fishermen. It’s not the first night that we’ve seen them. The beach is illuminated by huge flood lights on top of the hotel. We went over…