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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Featured Post

Solar Eclipse of April 8th, 2024 from Southern Maryland

At the last minute, we found our solar filter which fit perfectly on my Tamron 150-600mm lens, and shot it with my Nikon D850 until 3:45 PM ...

Monday, August 12, 2019

Exotic Butterflies

Blue Morpho Butterfly and a few other interesting butterflies

Banded Orange

 Atala

 Julia Longwing

Leopard Lacewing

Costa Rica Clearwing

 A Blue Morpho hides the color inside.  It is not actually blue.  The color it reflects looks blue.

Does anyone know what this one is?

 Sara Longwing

 Malachite

Great Mormon

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail emerging from Chrysalis

Thursday, August 8, 2019

Monday, August 5, 2019

Frederick Maryland Art May 3, 3019

 Trump L'oeil art, optical illusion.  The painting actually looked like this

 until you looked at it from the side!

 Which is real and which is art?  There was a bridge, a wall and a support wall.  and a FLAT mallard duck and a painting of a bird bath

 No gate here, or real ivy


 Lovely canal



Monday, July 29, 2019

Catoctin Mountain Park May 3, 2019

Returning to my vacation from the spring, Catoctin Mountain Park had quite a few curves



Catoctin Mountain Furnace, a charcoal and iron furnace used from 1776 to 1903


Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Photos of the River Concert Tributary Series concert with José Cueto (violin), Nancy Roldán (piano), Heather Haughn (violin), Jim Kelly (viola) and Barbara Brown (violincello) on July 20, 2019.  They played Argentinian music by Piazzolla, Guastavino and Ginastera at St. Mary's Hall at St. Mary's College or Maryland.  Some of the music showed off the many ways to play stringed instruments and the last piece "Allegro Tangábile" was particularly difficult and exciting.
  Please share with your friends.


Hand reflections

José Cueto (violin)

José Cueto (violin), Nancy Roldán (piano)

Heather Haughn

 Barbara Brown (violincello) and Jim Kelly (viola)




Tuesday, July 23, 2019

River Concert Series Buenos Aires On the St Mary's River July 19, 2019


The last River Concert of the season featured Pedro Giraudo, 2018 Latin Grammy Award Winner and his musicians from New York City, Rodolfo Zanetti on bandoneón and Ahmed Alom on electric piano.  They played quite a few Argentinian and Tango pieces with Chesapeake Orchestra's talented violinist, Jose Cuéto.  They were a very talented group, playing along with our favorite Chesapeake Orchestra.    

 Arts Alliance 

 Paul Pusecker III, College CFO along with Jeffrey Silberschlag, music director

 Pedro Giraudo, Bass Player



 Jose Cuéto, 1st violin

 Rodolfo Zanetti, bandoneón

Ahmed Alom, electric piano

 Strings





(L to R), Ahmed Alom, Pedro Giraudo, Rodolfo Zanetti, Jeffrey Silberschlag