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...

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Holiday Lights in St Marys County

I decided to wander around to some housing developments to photograph holiday lights.  It was fun to see how creative folks get and how they share their fun with the neighbors.  These are not areas I often photograph.  I am purposely leaving out locations for privacy purposes.  
Although I did find a fun Holly Jolly Light trail contest with houses you can drive by or watch on video.  The Southern Maryland’s Holly Jolly Light trail is listed on Facebook.  There is a map to locations in several counties.  We visited a few and some were regular lights and others were over the top.  Somdxmaslights.com takes you to the website with the maps.

Here are some colorful scenes I found.


















Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Sunset at Leonardtown Wharf

We planned to drive to Solomon's Island for the sunset, but the line to cross the bridge was so long that we would have missed it.  Instead, we drove to Leonardtown Wharf to see the mediocre sunset.  Undaunted, I tried out my new fluorescent filter that enhanced the blue hour look and made more beautiful photos. I liked the light on the flag that made it pop a little.




Monday, December 5, 2022

Wicomico Shores Landing

 I discovered another boat landing, Wicomico Shores, in the northern part of St. Mary's County that has a very long pier.  The first time I went there, the sunset was average, so I went back again later to see if I could add a few clouds to the images.

The little park also has a few picnic tables, a boat launch and a restroom.  It is a very pretty little place for the local community.

October 29


Looong looong pier




Nov 16 


Cell phone long exposures 







Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Autumn in St. Mary's Part 2-2022

Some more Fall photos with pretty reflections near Hollywood.  I was pleased to see a red canoe paddle by when the light was interesting in the afternoon. 












Monday, November 21, 2022

Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis

We drove to Annapolis for a doctor appointment and spent some time at Quiet Waters Park afterwards.  The dog park looks like it has been fixed up quite a bit with an overlook and two gazebos on the bluff.











Monday, November 14, 2022

Autumn in St. Mary's Part 1-2022

With this crazy warm weather, I was able to take some fun local Fall photos.  I was trying to find places near water for Autumn reflections, country back roads (challenging since most places are paved now) and pretty leaves. 

Country road



Old Farm tree



Cedar Lane