Piney Point Retake

We went back to Piney Point and St. George Island to look for osprey and enjoy prettier weather than the last recent trip there.

Osprey

Work boat

crab traps

Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship

Double Decker Beach Gazebo

Warm Summer Nights

Delta Aquirids Meteor Shower Attempt July 30, 2022

I stayed up late to photograph the Delta Aquirids Meteor Shower and apparently photographed an airplane.  I tried using a flashlight to light up the trees with my new used 2.8 20 mm lens.  I combined two photos that showed the same plane streaking across the sky to make this photo with the Milky Way.  I wasn't quite sure which direction to look in.   Photographed at ISO 2000 for 5 seconds.

Piney Point Day Trip

We wandered around a little on a fairly gray day near Piney Point, MD recently.  We saw lots of birds, water and enjoyed the visit.

Duck family at Tall Timbers Marina

Really Old boat, Sea Wolf

Curves

Reflections

Pup on a Pier

Limelight Hydrangea

St. George Island Bridge

Piney Point Boat Launch

Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship

White Hibiscus 

Osprey

St. George Island Landing Crab Traps

Workboat

St. Francis Xavier Church  1893-1993

River Concert Series July 22, 2022

My friend, Jim Tidwell photographed the River Concert on July 22nd at St. Mary’s College of Maryland at the last minute for me. I didn’t attend. He did a very nice job and I edited his photos. The concert featured some of Stravinsky’s “Firebird Suite”, and David Froom’s “Elegy” and “Down to the Sunless Sea”. This part was conducted by Jeffrey Silberschlag with the Chesapeake Orchestra. They combined the concert with vocal works by Ralph Vaughan Williams conducted by Larry Vote, from a previously cancelled concert. The RCS choir sang with featured vocalists Diane Atherton, Joan McFarland, and Rachel Barham, all sopranos, Rob Petillo, tenor and James Rogers, baritone.

Diane Atherton, Rachel Barham

Rachel Barham, Joan McFarland, Rob Petillo, James Rogers

Drayden, MD Day trip

We took a day trip in the St. Mary's County heat to Drayden, MD.  Along the way, we visited the Drayden African American Schoolhouse, Dennis Point Marina and a local field of sunflowers in Ridge.

1890-1944

40 or more students in one room, grades 1-7

The school opened late so the students could work on the farm (even if they didn't want to).  The teachers were paid much less and the students received much less funding for their schooling than the white schools.

The door was locked, but I took a brief peak inside the window.  Even with a polarizing filter, there was still a lot of glare.

Dennis Point Marina

An old boat hull