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Lily

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:49:51 -0700

In these troubled times ... it's good to see someone doing a booming business! Solomon's Pier Restaurant in Southern Maryland.

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:59:34 -0700

KurtPreston
In these troubled times ... it's good to see someone doing a booming business! Solomon's Pier Restaurant in Southern Maryland.

4th of July Fireworks at Solomon's Island in Southern Maryland. The lighted building is Stoney Kingfisher's Restaurant

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:26:12 -0700

KurtPreston
4th of July Fireworks at Solomon's Island in Southern Maryland. The lighted building is Stoney Kingfisher's Restaurant

Some sorta flower like thing, with clouds

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:05:41 -0700

KurtPreston
Some sorta flower like thing, with clouds

KurtPreston's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:34:40 -0800

KurtPreston

The Snow But it really doesn't deserve that title. Because "The Snow" was the Blizzard of 1996 that dumped just shy of two feet of snow on us. See that lawn tractor in the tool shed ... I ...

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:33:52 -0800

KurtPreston
The Snow But it really doesn't deserve that title. Because "The Snow" was the Blizzard of 1996 that dumped just shy of two feet of snow on us. See that lawn tractor in the tool shed ... I ...

The Moss House at Green Springs Garden Park in Alexandria, VA. ( History here ) I loved the red of the winter berries against the fine blue sky. Used the 24-105mm IS f4 L lens with a circ ...

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:16:46 -0800

KurtPreston
The Moss House at Green Springs Garden Park in Alexandria, VA. ( History here ) I loved the red of the winter berries against the fine blue sky. Used the 24-105mm IS f4 L lens with a circ ...

Finally, the leaves are turning here. Should be peak next week maybe.

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:49:07 -0700

KurtPreston
Finally, the leaves are turning here. Should be peak next week maybe.

Football Season

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:52:06 -0700

KurtPreston
Football Season

Taken at Green Springs Gardens in Alexandria, VA.

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:50:48 -0700

KurtPreston
Taken at Green Springs Gardens in Alexandria, VA.

Flowers in Shade

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:11:32 -0700

KurtPreston
Flowers in Shade

Night Fireball A can of aerosol carberator cleaner, a candle, and a Bic. Now I just have to find something cool to BBQ! Actually, this gave me an idea that involves the use of a birthday ...

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:35:09 -0700

KurtPreston
Night Fireball A can of aerosol carberator cleaner, a candle, and a Bic. Now I just have to find something cool to BBQ! Actually, this gave me an idea that involves the use of a birthday ...

Look Andrea ... FIRE! This still needs a lot of work, but I think this is the concept I will shoot for in the DSS Challenge.

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:53:10 -0700

KurtPreston
Look Andrea ... FIRE! This still needs a lot of work, but I think this is the concept I will shoot for in the DSS Challenge.

Imagination Trying my hand at composite pics. Hopefully this looks more like a '70s album cover than a lame excuse for a DGrin entry :) I've always thought Gail's composites were very ...

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:15:29 -0700

KurtPreston
Imagination Trying my hand at composite pics. Hopefully this looks more like a '70s album cover than a lame excuse for a DGrin entry :) I've always thought Gail's composites were very ...

Tstorms are so much better in Texas and Oklahoma. Here in Maryland, you normally have too many trees to deal with, or you don't see lightning until the torrential rain starts. Got lucky with ...

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:41:00 -0700

KurtPreston
Tstorms are so much better in Texas and Oklahoma. Here in Maryland, you normally have too many trees to deal with, or you don't see lightning until the torrential rain starts. Got lucky with ...

Color Explosion Been equal parts lazy, busy at work, and obligations on DGrin the last couple of days.

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:02:10 -0700

KurtPreston
Color Explosion Been equal parts lazy, busy at work, and obligations on DGrin the last couple of days.

Juvenile Wabbit

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:14:11 -0700

KurtPreston
Juvenile Wabbit

Hummingbird feeders seem to just grow on trees around here.

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:47:47 -0700

KurtPreston
Hummingbird feeders seem to just grow on trees around here.

"I am a Camera" - Into the Lens - Drama, YES LadyKate asked for a self-potrait, and while I am no schmoo or Alex, I'm completely uninhibited and willing to strut my stuff at a moment's no ...

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:46:29 -0700

KurtPreston
"I am a Camera" - Into the Lens - Drama, YES LadyKate asked for a self-potrait, and while I am no schmoo or Alex, I'm completely uninhibited and willing to strut my stuff at a moment's no ...

Reduced contrast a whole bunch, reduced vividness a lot, recropped radically. Been experimenting with strong outdoor lighting on subjects other than birds ... y'all are helping alot with the ...

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:11:32 -0700

KurtPreston
Reduced contrast a whole bunch, reduced vividness a lot, recropped radically. Been experimenting with strong outdoor lighting on subjects other than birds ... y'all are helping alot with the ...

A Salty Dog. He/she was having fun riding the bow of a cabin cruiser :)

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Mon, 26 May 2008 09:12:36 -0700

KurtPreston
A Salty Dog. He/she was having fun riding the bow of a cabin cruiser :)

Budweiser Clydesdale at Busch Gardens. Tough exposure, blew the highlights on the fetlocks.

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sat, 24 May 2008 14:55:10 -0700

KurtPreston
Budweiser Clydesdale at Busch Gardens. Tough exposure, blew the highlights on the fetlocks.

Female Black-faced Grey Wolf at Busch Gardens

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sat, 24 May 2008 11:06:55 -0700

KurtPreston
Female Black-faced Grey Wolf at Busch Gardens

Sakura in the fading sun

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:14:29 -0700

KurtPreston
Sakura in the fading sun

Power Plant on the Patuxent River

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:59:18 -0800

KurtPreston
Power Plant on the Patuxent River

Titmouse in Flight

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:09:56 -0800

KurtPreston
Titmouse in Flight

Playing with Fire, first attempts at using the fireplace to warm my soul as well as my feet ;)

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:11:11 -0800

KurtPreston
Playing with Fire, first attempts at using the fireplace to warm my soul as well as my feet ;)

Fall Along the Patuxent I was actually thinking about jumping into the LPS waters this go round. Strong eough entry for the Flash/Ambient challenge? (No is a perfectly valid answer!) I ...

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:46:30 -0800

KurtPreston
Fall Along the Patuxent I was actually thinking about jumping into the LPS waters this go round. Strong eough entry for the Flash/Ambient challenge? (No is a perfectly valid answer!) I ...

There can be advantages to living near a couple of airports (a small local airpatch and a Navy base). You see the oddest things sometimes out your front door.

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:10:35 -0800

KurtPreston
There can be advantages to living near a couple of airports (a small local airpatch and a Navy base). You see the oddest things sometimes out your front door.

Lawn Mower Heaven

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:15:16 -0700

KurtPreston
Lawn Mower Heaven

Playing around in CS3

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:03:11 -0700

KurtPreston
Playing around in CS3

Playing around with Virtual Photographer and an Oil Paint filter

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sun, 06 May 2007 09:43:50 -0700

KurtPreston
Playing around with Virtual Photographer and an Oil Paint filter

This one just seems to be begging for a soft border, or something interesting around the edges. What do y'all think.

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:55:38 -0700

KurtPreston
This one just seems to be begging for a soft border, or something interesting around the edges. What do y'all think.

Sotterly Creek and Sandbar There is a bald eagle nest a couple of hundred yards away, behind me and to the right. They weren't home but at least I know where they sleep :)

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:20:57 -0700

KurtPreston
Sotterly Creek and Sandbar There is a bald eagle nest a couple of hundred yards away, behind me and to the right. They weren't home but at least I know where they sleep :)

Cherry Blossoms are dropping quick this year. The tree is almost fully leafed out now. The dogwood is starting to bloom though.

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 12:32:57 -0700

KurtPreston
Cherry Blossoms are dropping quick this year. The tree is almost fully leafed out now. The dogwood is starting to bloom though.

Cherry Blossoms on Branch

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:51:07 -0700

KurtPreston
Cherry Blossoms on Branch

Cherry Blossoms

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:37:28 -0700

KurtPreston
Cherry Blossoms

Cedar Glow in Greenwell State Park

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:39:17 -0800

KurtPreston
Cedar Glow in Greenwell State Park

Cornfield Harbor on the Potomac at Point Lookout State Park Looking out over the Potomac River towards Virginia. This is where the Potomac empties into the Chesapeake Bay. Although you ca ...

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:17:04 -0800

KurtPreston
Cornfield Harbor on the Potomac at Point Lookout State Park Looking out over the Potomac River towards Virginia. This is where the Potomac empties into the Chesapeake Bay. Although you ca ...

Calvert County, near Lusby, Maryland

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:02:20 -0800

KurtPreston
Calvert County, near Lusby, Maryland

KurtPreston's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 17:39:30 -0800

KurtPreston

Retreat Lodge at Smallwood State Park, on Mattawoman Creek.

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 19:44:44 -0800

KurtPreston
Retreat Lodge at Smallwood State Park, on Mattawoman Creek.

I think, maybe, I like this church better in the morning

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 15:13:40 -0800

KurtPreston
I think, maybe, I like this church better in the morning

KurtPreston's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 19:59:12 -0800

KurtPreston

KurtPreston's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 17:07:30 -0800

KurtPreston

Church on Solomon's Island

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 17:07:29 -0800

KurtPreston
Church on Solomon's Island

Running on the Edge of the Fog Bank

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 11:52:28 -0800

KurtPreston
Running on the Edge of the Fog Bank

I typically don't care for OOF shots. But this attempt to shoot into the fog just had so much character, to my eyes, that I included it.

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 11:52:24 -0800

KurtPreston
I typically don't care for OOF shots. But this attempt to shoot into the fog just had so much character, to my eyes, that I included it.

"The only true law is that which leads to freedom, There is no other." - Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull What the heck, I haven't done an extreme "photoshop" treatment in a whil ...

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 09:24:55 -0800

KurtPreston
"The only true law is that which leads to freedom, There is no other." - Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull What the heck, I haven't done an extreme "photoshop" treatment in a whil ...

Private Residence near Myrtle Point

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:04:02 -0800

KurtPreston
Private Residence near Myrtle Point

Foggy Morning This one only looks decent at Small or Medium. I detest it at Large and Original. The one major complaint I have about the SLR-like point and shoot camera I have is it's per ...

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:41:34 -0800

KurtPreston
Foggy Morning This one only looks decent at Small or Medium. I detest it at Large and Original. The one major complaint I have about the SLR-like point and shoot camera I have is it's per ...

The Maryland Dove Anchored in an Autumn Sunset "Tommorrow, for old England she sails" - Roger Whitaker

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 09:38:45 -0800

KurtPreston
The Maryland Dove Anchored in an Autumn Sunset "Tommorrow, for old England she sails" - Roger Whitaker

A recreated Inn (called an Ordinary)

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 19:32:12 -0800

KurtPreston
A recreated Inn (called an Ordinary)

Trinity Chapel in Historic St. Mary's City

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 06:59:40 -0800

KurtPreston
Trinity Chapel in Historic St. Mary's City

The Maryland Dove "On the Twenty Second of the month of November, in the year 1633, being St. Cecilia's Day, we set sail from Cowes, in the Isle of Wight, with a gentle east wind blowing. ...

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:50:00 -0800

KurtPreston
The Maryland Dove "On the Twenty Second of the month of November, in the year 1633, being St. Cecilia's Day, we set sail from Cowes, in the Isle of Wight, with a gentle east wind blowing. ...

A Man and his Faithful Sundog I didn't even notice him standing on the beach. I was just trying to position the tree so that it blocked out most of the sun and still keep the sundog in fr ...

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:49:59 -0800

KurtPreston
A Man and his Faithful Sundog I didn't even notice him standing on the beach. I was just trying to position the tree so that it blocked out most of the sun and still keep the sundog in fr ...

St. Mary's River, Southern Maryland "The river it touches my life like the waves on the sand" - Tommy Shaw This is from the campus of St. Mary's College.

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:35:26 -0800

KurtPreston
St. Mary's River, Southern Maryland "The river it touches my life like the waves on the sand" - Tommy Shaw This is from the campus of St. Mary's College.

Boring Shot for a Boring Day

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 17:17:09 -0800

KurtPreston
Boring Shot for a Boring Day

KurtPreston's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 16:30:36 -0800

KurtPreston

Trees sure are pretty now, but soon they'll be nekkid.

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 07:20:08 -0800

KurtPreston
Trees sure are pretty now, but soon they'll be nekkid.

Advent of All Soul's Night "Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen, Voices whisper in the trees, 'Tonight is Halloween!'" - Dexter Kozen Halloween, Samhain and All Soul's Night ...

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 17:23:02 -0700

KurtPreston
Advent of All Soul's Night "Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen, Voices whisper in the trees, 'Tonight is Halloween!'" - Dexter Kozen Halloween, Samhain and All Soul's Night ...

It was a rainy, ugly day today with no pictures. So I cheated a bit and processed a shot I took from a couple of days ago.

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:25:02 -0700

KurtPreston
It was a rainy, ugly day today with no pictures. So I cheated a bit and processed a shot I took from a couple of days ago.

Ripened Corn on the Stalk The local wildlife has come to depend on farmer's crops over the centuries that the park lands were cultivated. In order to preserve this, the park still plants ...

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 08:59:06 -0700

KurtPreston
Ripened Corn on the Stalk The local wildlife has come to depend on farmer's crops over the centuries that the park lands were cultivated. In order to preserve this, the park still plants ...

Tree Rings

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 14:32:16 -0700

KurtPreston
Tree Rings

Blue Marble Skies

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 14:32:16 -0700

KurtPreston
Blue Marble Skies

Alone I came across an old kill while wandering in the woods yesterday. This possum could have succumbed to old age or injury, or died in terror as a meal for one of the owls or foxes aro ...

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 15:05:30 -0700

KurtPreston
Alone I came across an old kill while wandering in the woods yesterday. This possum could have succumbed to old age or injury, or died in terror as a meal for one of the owls or foxes aro ...

Violet Glow

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:49:52 -0700

KurtPreston
Violet Glow

Purple Asters in Morning Light

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:49:51 -0700

KurtPreston
Purple Asters in Morning Light

Wild Violet Glory This is the first year I've seen these wildflowers growing near the woods by my house. I think they are a variety of purple aster but am not sure. I thought they looked ...

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:49:51 -0700

KurtPreston
Wild Violet Glory This is the first year I've seen these wildflowers growing near the woods by my house. I think they are a variety of purple aster but am not sure. I thought they looked ...

Summer Tree and Fence

nobody@smugmug.com (KurtPreston) — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 17:34:19 -0700

KurtPreston
Summer Tree and Fence