Calm Reflections Photography shares beautiful photographs that can be placed on mugs, mouse pads, canvas, puzzles, T-shirts, coasters and prints. Joanna Macaulay makes souvenirs of St. Mary’s County for tourists and local residents. Information about St. Mary’s County attractions, travel, events and photography can be found at her site. She now does pet photography as well.

To buy my photos, photo cards, and photo crafts of wildlife, pets, holidays and more, visit my Zazzle Photo store at https://www.zazzle.com/store/calmreflectionsphoto






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The Lonely Buck

I have been fairly busy lately with the Christmas rush, so I thought I would make a few posts about interesting sights that I somehow didn...

Monday, January 31, 2022

Winter Cold 2022

Here are a few photos that could symbolize the word COLD.  During my recent winter walks, I chose to photograph the current weather conditions along the roadside as a way of expressing the current time, Winter.  We haven't had a whole lot of snow, only an inch or two, while many of you have experienced far worse conditions.  Several feet of snow would have expressed COLD as well, but I am very grateful I didn't have to show that to express the Winter.


                                            Leaves below the ice


Icy Reflection







Monday, January 24, 2022

Bald Eagle Pair in January 2022

 I love photographing this bald eagle pair in St. Mary's County, MD.  They are at our nearby osprey nest often in winter to look for meals and eat.  It is such a privilege to be able to see them so close.  This time they were probably warning off other birds that wanted their meal.



If you are interested in eagle photos, I have one of my best eagle 8x10 photos for sale at Zazzle.


Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Snow Day January 3-6, 2022

 We have had a little snow lately, quite a bit less here than most of our neighbors in St. Mary's County.  I photographed it from the windows a little to share a variety of different impressions in the snow.  

A pair of blue jays visited while there was a tiny bit of snow around.  


Sunset was very windy, so I edited the photo to be blurry on purpose to show the wind.  

 The pampas grass on the left creates a little depth to the photo

I liked the way the snow frosted the tree trunks.

Monday, January 10, 2022

Autumn Leaves Backgrounds

On my daily walks I strive to create something new and different when I take pictures.  It keeps my mind active and creative.  After most of the fall leaves landed on the ground, I looked for colorful ones with different shapes.  Here are three different backgrounds I found along the way.  Notice how different each one looks.   Yes, I moved them around and tried to remove distractions in the background to improve the photo.
Which one do you like?  Do any enhance the subject more?


Sand


Water


Pine needles




Leaves


Monday, January 3, 2022

Christmas Lights 2021

We took a lovely drive this week to see the decorations made by our St. Mary's County neighbors in 2021.   Here is a sampling of the ones I liked the most in the south part of the County

Pier tree in fog



Summer Breeze Farms


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