I live in the Virginia Piedmont, so eventually this page will grow from time to time.

The latest pictures are at the bottom. Latest upload: November, 2009.

These images were uploaded December 14, 2001. Images are thumbnails; click on the image for a larger view.

Rhododendron, Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, 2001. Kiev 60, 120mm Vega on extension tube.

Flag and Pier, Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, 2001. Kiev 60, 50mm Zeiss Flektogon.

Autumn Leaves, Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, 2001. Kiev 60, 50mm Zeiss Flektogon, polarized.

The Sun Brings Warmth, Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, 2001. Kiev 60, 50mm Zeiss Flektogon. This image is also in the gallery of the Kievaholics Klub, at www.kievaholic.com.

The following images were uploaded April 4, 2005.

George Vanderbilt, the grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, spent his share of the family's fortune building the biggest house in America. He believed in a noblesse oblige-inspired holistic approach to estate management, where the estate would sustain itself and the surrounding community. His descendents still own it, and it still sustains them and the surrounding community, but now as a showplace for tourists. But what a show!

Biltmore Estate, North Carolina, 2004. Canon 10D, Sigma 12-24 at 12. 1/350 at f/16 (ISO 200).

Terrace, Biltmore Estate, 2004. Canon 10D, Sigma 12-24 at 12. 1/90 at f/8 (ISO 200).

Foundation, Biltmore Estate, 2004. Canon 10D, Sigma 12-24 at 18. 1/250 at f/13 (ISO 200).

Mountain View, Biltmore Estate, 2004. Canon 10D, Sigma 12-24 at 24. 1/350 at f/19 (ISO 200).

Dining Room, Biltmore Estate, 2004. Canon 10D, Sigma 12-24 at 24. 1/8 at f/5.6 (ISO 200), handheld.

Far less grand, but built before rather than after the Civil War, the Oatlands Plantation represents a typical, antebellum estate for the landed gentry who actually had to live off the land (with help, of course). Oatlands is in Northern Virginia. Nobody hugely famous ever lived there, but it is still maintained as a museum of Virginia rural life when this part of Virginia was two days of riding away from Washington.

Oatlands Plantation, from lower garden on a stormy day, Virginia, 2004. Canon 10D, Sigma 12-24 at 24. 1/180 at f/11 (ISO 200).

Garden Pool, Oatlands Plantation. Canon 10D, Sigma 12-24 at 13. 1/80 at f/10 (ISO 200).

Well, Oatlands Plantation. Canon 10D, Sigma 12-24 at 12. 1/125 at f/10 (ISO 200).

I happened to glance out the window to see the effects of a winter sunset on the bare branches of trees along Deep Creek Lake in Garrett County, Maryland.

Sunset on branches, Deep Creek Lake, Maryland, Boxing Day, 2003. Canon 10D, 70-200/4L at 200. 1/90 at f/8 (ISO 200).

From the Neighborhood, uploaded February 16, 2009.

A few images of the Virginia Piedmont, Loudoun County.

Leaves on Grass, 2005. Canon 10D, 50/1.4.

Loudoun Trees, 2005. Canon 10D, 50/1.4.

Late Sun, 2005. Canon 10D, 50/1.4.

Cow Heaven, Loudoun County, 2005. Canon 10D.

Old Bark, Loudoun County, 2005. Canon 10D, 50/1.4.

Uploaded March 11, 2009.

Birch and Pine, Loudoun County, 2009. Canon 5D, Schneider Curtagon 28/4 (adapted M42). 1/1600 at f/11 (ISO1600).

Birch Bark, Loudoun County, 2009. Canon 5D, Schneider Curtagon 28/4 (M42). 1/250 at f/11 (ISO400).

Birch Eye, Loudoun County, 2009. Canon 5D, Schneider Curtagon 28/4 (M42). 1/100 at f/11 (ISO400).

Winter Grass, Loudoun County, 2009. Canon 5D, Schneider Curtagon 28/4 (M42). 1/2000 at f/4 (ISO400).

Winter Pine, Loudoun County, 2009. Canon 5D, Nikkor 105/2.5 Ai. 1/250 at f/11 (ISO400).

Fence with Tilt, Loudoun County, 2009. Canon 5D, Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar 80/2.8 on tilting adapter, tilted 8 degrees. 1/4000 at f/5.6 (ISO400).

Flags, Loudoun County, 2009. Canon 5D, Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar 80/2.8 on tilting adapter, tilted 6 degrees. F/8.

Uploaded July, 2009.

Loudoun Ruins, near Hillsboro, Loudoun County, 2009. Fuji Velvia, Pentax 6x7, 45mm SMC Pentax.

Maple Splash, Loudoun County, 2008. Fuji Velvia, Pentax 6x7, 55mm SMC Pentax.

Tombstones, Floyd, Virginia, 2009. Fuji Reala, Pentax 6x7, 55mm SMC Pentax.

Emerging Tulilp, 2009. Canon 5D, Tamron SP 90/2.5 Macro, 1/4000 at f/2.5.

Oatlands Races, 2009. Canon 5D, Asahi Takumar 500/4.5, 1/350 at f/11.

Near Oakland, Maryland, 2009. Canon 5D, 24mm TS-E, 1/160 at f/11.

National Road Bridge over Casselman River, ca. 1813, 2009. Canon 5D, 25-105L at 90, 1/320 at f/11.

Bridge Parasite in Fall, 2009. Canon 5D, 24-105L at 105, 1/640 at f/11.

Three Generations, 2009. Canon 5D, 24mm TS-E tilted down, 1/400 at f/11. The furthest bridge is I-68 (1971), the old steel truss bridge is US-40 (1933), both from the National Road Bridge (1813). The original bridge was surveyed by George Washington, and was the largest stone arch bridge in the U.S. for many years.

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