Winter Storm w/ Ice

We had a lovely winter snow yesterday which turned into sleet and freezing rain last night. A few more at the Flickr location.

Finally some new work...hope you enjoy it.

More here...http://www.flickr.com/photos/marsavius/

In Honor of Anton Gaudi's 161st Birthday...

I post this little gem from 2008. I was touring one of his houses in Barcelona lead by an actor who dressed as Anton. He was perfect at it, and stopped for this shot as he crossed one of the hallways within Casa Batllo'.

Did some river combing at Washington Crossing Park

Walked around the park this afternoon.
Cold, blustery but at least the sun was out for a bit.

Misty morning

...in the field outback.

Winter 2013

A couple of shots of Rocky after he discovered the doors to the veranda were open as I was snapping shots of the sunset. Such a handsome little fellow.

Winter 2012

 A few snaps from a local place with a few abandoned rail cars.

Panama, Bocas Del Toro & Bluff Beach

Recently on our vacation in Panama we went to Bluff Beach on Isla Colon just North of Bocas Del Toro. It’s not really a swimmers beach. And even though there are big waves, they crash too quickly for the surfer crowd.

What was amazing was seeing the “evidence” of a sea turtle coming to shore and laying its eggs. Apparently something got to a few of the eggs, perhaps a dog by the look of the other tracks around the area. Given that sea turtles lay hundreds of eggs at a time perhaps this minor loss to an animal will have little impact.

More pics at my Tumblr page. Full Sets at my Flickr page.

Tim & Abbey

Tim & Abbey
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Now that I think about it...I really liked that small leather couch as much as she liked my warm lap.

One of our Petachs

One of our Petachs
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Love it...looks so much better with the correct frame and mat.

Enjoying the long US holiday weekend...

baby Milk Snake

baby Milk Snake
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Beautiful little guy. Very calm also...had no trouble getting it on this small stick so I could get a good shot of it...rather than in the grass by our stream.

Sunrise over the Delaware at flood stage

Sunrise over the Delaware at flood stage
Originally uploaded by marsavius

The previous morning I was wishing I had my camera...so I woke up early this morning to get out and catch the sun while the fog off the river was at it's best. Pretty happy with the results.

Misty Morning (infrared)

Misty Morning (infrared)
Originally uploaded by marsavius

We have a misty morning here on Friday. Made for some really spectacular shots of the sun rising through the trees.

New Hope Auto Show 2011

Lincoln tail badge
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Enjoy some crazy uses of steel in this group of photos.

Blue crab & Seaweed

Blue crab & Seaweed
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Managed to catch a real beauty in the crab trap. She was with eggs so we let her go.

Sophia chomping a tomato

Sophia chomping a tomato
Originally uploaded by marsavius

I might just have to sell my 24-70 f/2.8. I popped my old 50mm f/1.4 on for a picnic and fireworks event at Tinicum park and can't be more happy with the results.

Color and clarity are simply amazing. I only had to remove one small spec from Sophia's cheek. Otherwise this is straight from the camera.

eee-sah big bug!

ee-sah big bug!
Originally uploaded by marsavius

As my daughter Sophia would say. Found this a.m. in the pool. Was hoping the whole time it wasn't going to spring to life as I handled it. Has some decent size pincers in the front although they are closed in this picture.

Looks to be a Giant Stag Beetle, perhaps a female judging by the size of the abdomen and smaller pincers than a male.

Summer lounging

Summer lounging
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Our cat Summer doing what she does best on a hot, sunny afternoon.

mini daf's

mini daf's
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Shot and processed this one some time ago and re-found it. Thought it was cool and realized I never posted it.

Enjoy.