More of Solomon's Island September 2022

We went back to Solomon's Island for a second visit to see more boats and birds.  This time there were lots of cormorants sitting on a pier by Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church.  They looked quite hot in the blazing sun and were puffing out their necks to deal with the heat.  

We also visited the On Watch Statue on Solomon's Island at the end of Dowell Road.  It commemorates the World War II Amphibious Training Base from the 1940s.  Nearby, an out of service Navy Yard Patrol Craft was moored.

Cormorants

On Watch Statue

Navy Yard Patrol Craft

Reflection Abstract

Hollywood Area Visit August 2022

We wandered around Hollywood to look for water, boats and anything interesting or places we hadn't seen before.  Here are my favorites.

Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge

Boat Ramp

Blackstone Marina

Hibiscus

Solomon's Island Summer Scenes in August 2022

 We visited Solomon's Island looking for birds, boats and beaches.  We found all three and more.  Here are my favorites.

                                    Inaccessible beach viewed from the Solomon's Boardwalk

Tic-Tac-Toe, Three in a row

Solomon's Boat Rental and the Governor Johnson Bridge

Beaches

Annmarie Garden Crepe Myrtle, Leviatano (center) Untitled (right) aluminum by James Rosati

A Tribute to the Oyster Tonger, A Chesapeake Waterman Antonio Tobias Mendez American, b. Denver, Colorado, 1963 1994 Bronze and granite Permanent Collection, Annmarie Garden

Leviatano 2014

Stainless Steel

by Michael Shewmaker

Geese

Calvert Marina

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.