Mysterious and a little creepy. Very nice. Feels more like some of the forbidden interiors I see when "urban exploring" in New York than a typical landscape seen here.

Beautiful, as always. I've noticed you have been shooting the 24-70mm a lot lately. The shots are stunning. Bokeh and vibrancy are as powerful as smooth and striking as ever. How do you feel about that lens? Peace, Glen

Bonjour,
great capture..very nice framing and colors..bravo!

It is as though an apparition appeared in the mist and disappeared just as you snapped the shot leaving behind a golden aura.

Beautiful through car window shot! Like the warm yellow colour your headlights creates on the road.

Great night shot. Love this image.

Very clear, doesn't look like this photo was taken through a car window. Good job!!! Lovely photo.

Kathleen ,
Great , still my favorite through car window shot is 'Route 611' Feb. 01 ,2006 ! Keep productive and enjoying ,
xoxoxoxo,
Adolph

The storm has passed, fading light lingers,
Silhouetted trees on the horizon reaching skyward like fingers.
The picture is taken high and dry from the car,
The mist covered road leads home from afar.

The storm subsides as we near the end of the Asphalt Rainbow, and the obligatory "pot o' gold" begins to solidify before us from the very mist of our dreams.

And so, once again, The Digital Countess of Durham Township distributes a (visual) Stimulus Package, offering hope to a floundering spiritual economy. Perhaps a bail-out plan for the Crayola Factory is in the works. (You might give them some new colors, like the ones you share with us.)

The similar colors in your previous shots would make this a nice framed series. Very pretty!

Beautiful saturated color.

Impressionistic indeed... But it works great for me with this patch of mist in your headlights... Great work. Minimalist.

I like the composition and balance of your colors and subject. The man, Mr. Douglas, appears timelessly in his own element.

I love the photo. As a fly fisherman, I appreciate Scott's efforts. I also appreciate your wonderful photo blog. It is refrehsing to see someone of your talent celebrate rural life with such vibrancy.

I might have cropped the top bit (sorry, couldn't resist) to focus on Scott's presence in the frame more. On the other hand, the tree is lovely.

Hi my name is Thomas and I love this photo because I love to go in streams and rivers myself. I like this photo a lot!

Now we meet a new Durham Township resident...
A teacher, an educator, a planner and a president.
Opportunities for him to be busy there is no lack,
He even works in being leader of the pack.
So catching Mr. Douglas knee deep in Cook's Creek
Means he is just finishing up another busy week!

Wonderful image. Love the rich deep colors. He looks so 'in his element'.

Excellent capture and story. I know Cook's Creek and have fly fished the stream. It is a wonderful place. It's unfortunate that access is so limited but, at the same time, understandable.

Too luscious along Cooks Creek, and too much water. Southwest Idaho has rivers with half that much water....or no water. We try and make up for the shortfall in the foliage department by occasionally sprinkling the banks with silver and gold. We swap the nets for pans. When the metals run short, Ms Nature adds extra rattlesnakes and calls it even. But if I had to take a tour of some overgrown back-eastern waterway, there would likely be no better guide than Scott.

Wonderful image. The atmosphere is great with the damp misty air.

He is doing a great service to the community. He sounds like one very busy guy. Very impressive. He must posses amazing organizational skills and have quite a bit of energy to keep up with all that...I got exhausted just reading it!

Lovely portrait and story about this man.

Wonderful write-up and photo. Now there's a man with a lot of depth.

Thanks for sharing his impressive story. I am sure he will be pleased with the portrait...

Wow, that is a stunning photograph

l love it !

Beautiful picture with great colors, unusual focusing but it seems to work here. Good Job!

Beautiful.

Nice shot, love the colors. Oh and by the way. We just ended 26 days without rain here in Seattle and another dry spell is about to begin. It's been the best June I can remember out here. :)

This is selective focus at its best! Beautiful!

Reminds me of growing up in Oklahoma, very nice shot. Love the contrast.

Fantastic shot. even with it being out of focus it has great mood. cheers.

Wow, beautiful. That's incredible depth of field right there!!

Wow, that is some serious depth of field. When I first saw this, I thought you might have used the 85 f/1.2. Nicely done. Love the colors, as always.

Painterly. Like Van Gogh's Wheatfield, (sans the crows.) U B A R Tist.

Fantastic light and shallow dof really makes this one.

Love the soft and gentle feel against the ominously dark sky. The shallow dof is super in this image.

The light is luminous here. The wheat has an almost inner glow. The softness and deep rich colors give this an almost "tone-poem-ish" feel. Your work always amazes me! Thank you.

This is so soft and gentle. The colors are magnificent. Makes the dull weather a little easier to take.

What a great bokeh!

I love the picture. Great color and there's a great feeling to it :)

Great - I am a sucker for shallow DoF, and the here the complementary colors support well this fine scenery.

Wow! This absolutely blew my socks off! To take what would typically be a landscape portrait and add that razor thin depth of field is just awesome. I love the little sliver of green to give the wheat some separation. Just outstanding.

Brilliant photo!

Man you're right. The 85mm sure is dreamy! :-)

Oh, another beauty. Kathleen, your work is singular.

I love the dramatic lighting. I agree. This month certainly has been "as dull as dishwater".

Very nice colors

I love it. It's almost abstract with just a touch of reality. Beautifully done.

You're right - very shallow depth! Beautiful view and sky/land contrast helps the growing wheat stand out. I'm delighted to say us Brits have, for once, had a pretty good few weeks, with some great sun over here (cloudy today mind you). Always a pleasure to share our 'dull as dishwater' weather around!

a classic Kathleen Connally - love the colors from front to back to sky... beautifully done! Love that 1.2, baby!

Oh, beautiful!

beautiful colors!

Wow. This is an amazing work. Yesterday evening I went out for some very similar shots - even if the sky has not been so dark. I did not have a look at them yet but I hope they are at least half as good as yours... P.S. There is a shot of crops on my blog too today. Maybe you could like it.

It's a wonder that these amber waves of grain
Can ripen with all the east coast rain.
Grab your boots and venture out,
Splash in June puddles for next may be drought!

Wow, great color for a rainy day! We've had the same weather here in Utah. It's nice to have the water, but I wish it was a summer rain instead of the cold spring rain.

Love this image. Love how you captured the gentle roll of the land, the green, the mist, the blue sky, the clouds. I agree with you re. multiflora and japanese honeysuckle.

A morning walk in the fog can be a mystical and uplifting start to a new day. This shot is so inspiring!

Well Kathleen, at this rate, the mid-ground foliage will be protected old growth forest before we get a knew..... I''m just say'n......

Great composition with that wide, deep, prominent sky.

Beautiful landscape capture! The composition with the split foreground, the mystical feeling and the colours. Perfect. This is my first visit and your pictures are absolutely fantastic. Thank you.

But where are the grazing deer?

And a lovely walk at that. Awesome photo site, we thank you.
Lauren

Like most of your shots, Kathleen - awesome! Great stuff, I really like your work

your photo which appeared on the Strike-the-Root blog of June 14 is the best picture I have seen put on that site and I've been reading said for 2 years. Nice to see genuine talent, for a change.

Nice work, I would like to see some old houses when you get a chance!

Isn't it interesting how timing is everything? Ten minutes later and you would not have the same mist and light. This was great timing and a good reason for rising early.

This is a beautiful image, really lovely colours here.

Esa niebla que poco a poco se va apoderando de todo a su paso, me encanta el punto de vista.
Saludos.

Interesting that you split the foreground image down the middle yet assign the role of "compositional binder" to naught but air and mist, which form the upper chunk of a subtle tripticalistic division of elements with Mr. Tree taking the role of "anchor dude"......but are we not in the realm of "interesting stuff?" (Also a pretty mystical image for just corn....anybody actually ever SEEN this "Ed" who manages to shroud his crop in such a magical way? Mmmmm?

Your work never fails to inspire and delight. This is magnificent but, then again, which one isn't!?!

Love the mist and clouds blending together.

Fantastic colors and framing!

This is magical. The mood is uplifting.

You are blessed with early morning mist!!

The fog.. the light.. the composition...
.. just wonderful! Such a beautiful capture, this is.

beautiful

Wonderful mood and quality of light in this image. I enjoy much of your work but this one forced me to comment. Great work!

Another beautiful shot, this is lovely and soft, making it feel warm, the clouds look like they have been sponged in by an artist. Really inspiring work.

Gorgeous shot and I really like the use of the polarizing Filter, very well done.

Thank You

Always great photos but your shots recently with vertical composition and lots of sky, clouds and fog are wonderful. They remind me of the English painter William Turner. I saw his paintings in London years ago and your photos strike me the same way.

It's so peaceful. The only sound is of the corn quickly growing
Or maybe the grass in the field that soon will need a mowing.
The coolness and fog of this early spring morning
Helps ready the earth for the long summer and it's warming.

it's like a dream. great landscape and such a beautiful sky ;-)

So beautiful and serene landscape!

Lovely shot...I especially enjoy the fog rolling through the background.

This is what country life is all about! I love this photo. Your work is so inspirational!

I have not seen a picture like that since I left the farm and boy did it bring back memories to me. Thanks for the trip down memory road.

Gorgeous, Kathleen.

It's a nice composition ! A like it with a lot of sky. Nice colors :)

This is the kid of images I would like to make :-) This is beautiful!

Wow, such a beautiful shot. Feels very heavenly in fact - just like the long days :)

Holy Smoke, Kathleen! (OK, Holy Fog!) It's not a photo, it's a vision. I feel like Hemingway after he read "West With the Night." I'm ashamed of my camera. Think I'll give it a good whacking. Wherever the "thank you, Kathleen" count is, up it by half! (....still looking for the brush strokes in the sky, in that tree, in Ed's corn.)

Alternative Comment B: Oh Wow!

That's a really neat photo! You can see the fog beginning to lift, but there's still enough of it to give it a mystical appearance. I, too, love the smell of honeysuckle this time of year. Thanks for the note on the filter, I was wondering how the sky could have been that blue with the fog still present.

Kathleen - this is simply beautiful. I love your work! By the way, thank you for following me on Twitter too!

I agree that the dynamic range is amazing Kathleen.
Beatiful tones, I especially like the sky.

Once again, demonstrating that you do skies better than anybody!

Lovely image

Not the Mississippi, but all that Black Water....maybe a little Doobie Brothers? (I presume I've pre-dated you here, but it is a catchy tune!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqZ95a249p0

(Still lookin' for my "Chester River" music collection....maybe tapes in the basement...)

Now log off and go outside, please. (camera with, of course!)

What a great shot, love the movement in the plants, and the clouds are beautiful!

Fantastic skyscape. WOW!

Really nice shot!!

A very dramatic sky, love the contrast. Great shot.

Mother Nature is up to her tricks once again!

Once again the clouds are painted gray
As the storm across the river makes it's way.
The wind stiffly blows, the rain descends
The normal calm of this view the picture transcends.

i always appreciate your photos, they are truly remarkable. i don't always comment but i have yet to see one that didn't 'wow' me.

Wonderful colors for such a "gray" photo.

Awesome! wonderful capture.

Really beautiful shot. Love the movement in the foreground and that wet field of dirt in the middle.

Great clouds and a pleasing scene. We've had a lot of these lately and having an expansive view to show them to glory is all import as you've shown here.

So, Kathleen, is it safe to mention FDR? HDTV? NBC? GM? Had to chuckle with this one. I spent late Saturday on the Snake River and drew the same meteorological card producing almost the same Heavily Darkened River effect that you and Laurie have mentioned.

I love getting my east coast weather report this way! So dramatic. So personal. So late. So be it. And thanks for sharing the dramatic HDR effect.

Is it HDR??? (Hey c'mon...you knew that was going to happen!) :D

I get the same thing sometimes. The dynamic range on the new cameras is amazing!

Of course the drama and intensity here is completely amazing.

Stunning. What wonderful fresh greens. Just gorgeous. Love the little pop of blue from his shirt.

I'll like a mixed green salad, a light topping.....and a little trail mix on the side....to go.....

How beautiful the nature is and your photography always confirm it.

Beautiful! It's been quite a while since i recall seeing cinnamon fern! So green and lush!

what a luscious green.

bonsoir,
Nice composition..beautiful brightness..Bravo!

This looks like a fairy-rich environment!

Good contrast.. so much greenery, then the person in the blue in the background

Striking green colour and a very attention grabbing blue. This landscape works well as a location portrait

wow Gorgeous ferns! I love the contrast you captured here. I've walked thru plenty of Pa forests and I can almost imagine being there when I view this photo! Great work!

Love those super saturated greens, colours like that occur here only rarely.

Stunning shades of green all over this image. Such a strong work here...

Along the forest path he wanders
Something catches his eye, he pauses to ponder.
So many interesting things to be seen
In this deep pile, carpet of green.

Tero is right, the composition is very good. And the person in the background really makes the photo.
Kinda', sorta', reminds me of Bob Dylan somehow.

The composition is very good. This photo wouldn't have the same without the person in picture. The green is so green :) I like it.

Fantastic Kathleen. Love the dark greens and the fog.

Nice mood in this straw field!

Beautiful shot. Love the composition and colors.

We get a lot of fog here and it reminds me of the spring here in Nashville.

Wow, What a beautiful shot! I love how the wheat is fading away into the fog.

Excellent capture. I really like the way the grasses just fade into the fog. Very ethereal effect captures well.

Wonderful Picture.. love the mist in this one

This is so pretty. I love the softness that the mist gives everything.

Woah! This is beautiful. It literally took my breath away.

Stunning. The green is so fresh and new. It seems I could reach out and run my fingers through the soft tufts of young wheat.

Memorial Day has always meant a lot to me having had several members of my family serve. My dad always reminded us of the meaning of the day when we were growing up. My son is in the States right now and was home for the long weekend which really reminded me how blessed we are that he can come home when so any have given the ultimate sacrifice.

Very Lovely Indeed! Sort of reminds me of a civil war photo or an early morning trip to get water.

Reminds me of the moments between sleep and awake. Dreamy :)

Oooh Kathleen this is lovely. I just love the green grass again'st the misty morning sky. And I love how wheat looks when it's waving in the air. Great shot again!

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beautiful. :)

Thanks for a pleasent start to a reflecting day .
Adolph

My eyes this morning are filled too with mist,
As I remember sons and daughters, defending me, a countless list.
Proudly they stand like wheat in the field,
My freedom and peace is the harvest they yield.
So with thankful heart I bow my head and pray
And hope for their safety and bravery as they stand in harms way.

Green is so green and the mist softens the view nicely.

Wonderful mood. Love the greens and the mist.

Nice DOF, (Depth Of Fog!) I also enjoy the hue and textural transitions that occur when capturing the "edge" of crop fields. The distant horizontal light glow becomes nearer distinct tips. Closer, comes the clarifying detail of individual participants standing in the front row. They represent thousands of their friends and relatives who willingly stand side by side for days on end, in order to provide humanity with some pleasant (and possibly edible) visual effect.

Of course visual effects are like wild game, you have to shoot them to share them. So TYVM for taking the shot.

The lighting is magical and the layered effect creates magnificent depth in the photo. You've mastered the sky!

That is one spectacular cloud. I love the sunlight creeping underneath and lighting the fields up, not letting that cloud have complete control...

Ha. I'm with you on losing track of time while photographing... I do it all the time. It appears as though this cloud is just over you, following like in a cartoon.

I really like the composition of the photo. The colors are also employed to make the composition more powerful, this is what i really like!
The contrast of colors is very amazing, the gray at the top of the photo and the movement to green and orange/yellow colors at the bottom of the photo. The light at the right bottom of the photo is obeying the Golden Point rule.
Totally, Perfect!
However, i think maybe if the gray layer at the top of the photo was smaller (Even equal to the other two layer, the green layer at the bottom and the layer with white clouds), it could produce another nice photo.

I love the juxtaposition of the dark ominous rain cloud, and the bright vivid colors in the lower part of the image. Very nice photo!

Great composition, love the colours and the lights ...

That is one ominous looking cloud. I like the contrast between the cloud and the sunshine that's managed to find its way through.

Its all about capturing light and you did it beautifully here!

Love the composition..the horizontal bands and layers of color..and - of course - the light.

I always look forward to your next image and I'm never disappointed. Your work is such a celebration of life and a joy to behold. Thanks!

Love the symmetry in the land and sky. A powerful image of the elements.

Stunning shot. The colour from the sun in contrast to the moody storm is breathtaking. Great work.

Now there is an intelligent design. I see you're on a hot streak. Nothing like a huge neutral mass to make a patch of sun take on amazing properties....and you have an affinity for amazing properties.

This so makes my day, thanks more endless....

It is such a lovely scene. The phenomena is really amazing.

I saw something similar at one of the reservoirs in Hunterdon County NJ a couple of years ago. It too was followed by a rainbow. It is quite fascinating and breathtaking to watch.

Beautiful light.

awesome capture!

Wonderful skyscape. Being in the tropics at the moment, this looks in a way homesickness-evoking to me.

gorgeous, Kathleen.

Love the squiggly lines in the clouds that are high up ~ it's like the gods are dancing. Beautiful light in the meadow. A stunning capture, Kathleen!

Wow, how ominous!

Nice shot, it almost looks as if the cloud is about to engulf you.

Thanks

Though the sky is a pallet of gray
Field and forest in sunlight do lay.
It was worth a few minutes delay
To record the beauty of this day.

In the darkened stairway she sits
Taking a moment to gather her wits.
What it it now that has captured her eye? Just a good looking guy that passes by.

Apparently Sun Wei Asso Inc. isn't going anywhere, anytime soon...(can GM make that caim?) Great expression Jenn, but how can there be candid moments with Kathleen around? I mean like any second...click...click....probably I'd see it differently if I was hot, and "twenty something!" But it's about "forty something" too late to test that dynamic theory. Good thing for Township visitors that Kathleen shoots you and not me.....well I could lay on an old dock, and I've been out on a limb plenty of times, and I can jump....well, I could lay on the dock.......and just like in this capture, I could sit on the stairs....sans the handbag...could we change the shades too? ....hello?

I am very patient! Your images are so worth the wait! This is no exception. Excellent! Love the light on her face and the way she is peering around the corner.

Lovely model and great composition.

Ms Jenn is... Waiting for Pizza? Waiting for Godot? Waiting for a tardy blog diva to post? Or just "Waiting on the World to Change".....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPOBMzMTP4U

Kathleen, your itinerary is a wonder. And while I, for one, am not waiting for you to change, you undoubtedly will......so, thanks for the change, and the wait.

Nice shot and impromtu portrait, The reds really work.

Whether you post daily or once a month, I enjoy your work tremendously, Kathleen. Great image of Jenn!

Great photo. Really captures the man's character.

absolutely wonderful portrait. i really like that. . thanks for sharing

This is a wonderful portrait as is your practice. He looks like a very interesting character, and must be quite talented.

Lovely portrait - love the contrast between subject and Chinese characters on the sign above.

Excellent character study. Very well done.

It's quite interesting harmony, the combination of western and eastern! I'm addicted to taking night view of Shanghai but I'm a totally beginner... It would be great If you could visit my blog and leave a comment about my photos. See ya~

Hi Kathleen,

I've been following your photoblog since more than a year now through Google Reader. Compliments will be gross understatements to praise your skills, but your play with colour and contrasts is just superb.

Like in this one, too. Its come out as super as a portrait!

Keep up the good work, wishes!
Pallavi Verma

Is he writing his name and address down
So you can send him his picture when you get back to Durham Town?
What a fine subject for a picture and a chat.
For the good guys always wear white hats.

Fantástica!

This fascinating image begs two questions; One, Was Andre recognized as being the accomplished musician initially, or did you cross the street for "an interesting face" and as a result, discover the man? B; Does Andre frequent Chinatown for the food, or the music?

Since you just "did" Chinatown, I'll mention that Vicki and I have been watching "Wild China" and totally recommend it although most of the locations are far from China's towns. (Some of the wilderness footage could well inspire another KC road trip!)

Can we anticipate a soon-to-be-published grouping of the day's best camera work? Maybe just the choicest 5 or 6 hundred captures? (Wild NY?)

Thanks for another course of the endless visual feast, from anoldfanwhomarriedawaitress.com

i'm a huge kathleen connally fan too!!! :D

i still can't believe you found walt whitman alive and well in nyc. i'll never forget you walking across the street to capture him. :)

I broke down and bought the canon 5d mark II after being inspired by your barely altered photos.

Any suggestions on what L lens I should break down and get? (broke down again last night and bought the 100mm macro)

I'm breaking a lot.

Great portrait!

This came out wonderful! I am so glad we all got together. Can't wait till October!

sooooo nice to meet you! i remember this dude! awesome shot here.

It was such a fantastic experience hanging out with you & everyone on Saturday, Kathleen! Can't wait for the meetup in October!

This portrait is exquisite . . . just perfect. What an amazing man.

Good portrait! The light hits hes face just a right way!

Great portrait, except... do you guys know what the Chinese writings behind the old gentleman is about? It said it's about funeral business -- a place which is generally considered to be very unlucky. So the photo appears spooky to me. Anyway, culture shocks. Best regards!

I'm such a HUGE Kathleen Connally fan ;D Your work is a constant inspiration to me. Your work has a quality of light and color that is special. Thanks!

that's an amazing portrait!

Lovely photo and composition Kathleen. André just exudes dignity and I like how you captured the context of the location.

So nice that you took the time to cross the street to meet and photograph this fascinating man! Meagan does not have a URL...yet!!

Woah! This is truly incredible. So much to see in this and it all works seamlessly.

incredible!!
fantastic shot!!!

Wonderful image here - fine processing and so much going on - great to see

I miss Hyner View State Park. And I miss PA (I live in Utah now). Thanks for reminding about that view. I've been there many times and your picture brings back good memories.

Fantastic capture Kathleen. Love that you were able to catch the hang glider.

That is a wonderful photo.. the landscape, sky.. everything! Well done indeed!!

Kathleen, Kathleen... Kathleen!

I wonder how many would have missed the hang glider if you had not mentioned it. Great vantage point incidentally.

This is gorgeous.

What a lovely capture with great composition! Very well done!

very nice escape.

There once was a climb, the horizon to scan.
With river and road and mountains spread like a fan.
From the valley was heard
This observant word....
It's a bird, it's a plane, no it's a hang glider, man!

this is gorgeous.

Great view and the handglider adds interest and reminds me of how small we are in this world but what a big impact we can have because of our ability to create and equally destroy things.

Beautiful! I love that sky!

Excellent landscape and the sky looks great. Well done.

Marvellous. The striking yet invisible and probably only imaginated parallel of the gliders path in the air and the soft curve of the highway in the valley is superb.

The thrill of riding the breeze, the amazing view, I think I'd have a sensory bliss-out and forget to fly the thing! I'd better stay down here and watch....maybe a picnic on that island.

What an amazing view!

stunning view

Wonderful image, almost feel we are soaring with him.

Beautiful shot! What a clear day! I was there a few years ago, but it was to humid to get much of a picture.

Nice! My great grandfather was born in Lock Haven and my great great grandfather in Jersey Shore, so I was wondering where this was. Thanks for identifying the county.

Again, the composition is fantastic. You have captured a very nice view with a little extra.

Love the way the light highlights the contours of the landscape just so. Awesome!

Very nice! I stumbled upon your photos some time ago and love every one of them! I am originally from PA and was delighted to see Rose Tree Park. It was a riding school when I was a kid. I must check it out when I go back.
Have you ever been to Ridley Creek State Park? that has some nice photo ops too.
thanks for all your wonderful pics!

Hi Kathleen.....this Mom was very happy to receive this precious gift and all of the other shots on Mother's Day! You have captured everything about him that gives us so much joy every day! Just can't believe you could slow him down long enough! I am honored to have my own Kathleen Connelly originals!

An absolute favourite. I have been following your website for a long time via another friends website. Love your work Kathleen.

Great expression

EXCELENTE!!! Me encanta. Un gran retrato.

Hey, really enjoyed your blog this morning, I looked at as many posts as I could over a cup of coffee. This image is a classic. Your style is beautiful and honest. Good luck , Jacob Bodilly.

i am following your blog from last few weeks. its just amazing. learning a lot too :)

just perfect! well done and thanks again ...

this is just perfect
cutest portrait ever :D

love the eye-popping subject on the boy's face here. superbly shot and processed!

Lovely :)))

We all know that children are in constant motion. To have captured this moment is amazing to me. You can see his slight shrug as he is inhaling the fragrance. The light on his shoulder and the rosy cheeks would do Vermeer proud.

One of your cutest portraits ever. :)))

a so delicate portrait... il m'a volé un large sourire alors que j'écoutais en même temps Yann Tiersen me parler de mélancolie et de bonheur...

a brilliant cheerful shot

hehe...this kid looks so sweet! Great blurred background too!

Such a sweet portrait. I love the expression. I think the mom will be extra happy on Mother's Day.

One of the cutest kids I have ever seen! It should be in a commercial for that ice cream.

I know that place. :) I've gone there many times for bird watching when it's raptor migration. One of the best places I've been to for bird watching in the area!

That's cute

I have read this blog for a while. Love the photos, Kathleen. JPH, great poetry too!

ah, terrific moment captured.

Definately the KCDT "Amazing Smile Maker" award winner. Does he have an agent yet? A Hallmark card, a florist's billboard, a....But if this were the tiniest bit cuter, you could be charged with sacrinism. At it is, I'm inclined to accept this young man's portrait because, as a child, I had the same barber...had a slight limp....right leg as I recall....and you continue to amaze too, by coming up with these shots!

Markus Spring: LOL, yes, I know Johnny Cash's "Starkville City Jail" -- but these are tulips, not dandelions, and we were out there way before curfew! :D

priceless expression... But you know J. Cash's Starkville experiences, don't you?

Too cute!!!!! You rule.

With a beautiful tulip clasp in each of his hands,
Do his eyes betray what michief he plans?
Or is it more a look of wonder and awe?
It's anyones guess. You make the call.

What a beautiful close portrait and a lovely Mothers Day Surprise.

Great eyes!

Adorable! What a great expression on his face.

An adorable shot, Kathleen. Really made me smile! :-)

Wow. Someone will be very very happy on Mother's day!

à nouveau une très belle histoire que cette longue marche... vraiment touché par la poésie qui se dégage de cette proposition...

Really beautiful image. I love the contrast achieved with your adjust.
The picture bring me to another place in another moment.

Thanks... :-)

You always capture the moments of youth so well. What a wonderful way to grow up!

This picture tells a great story! Thanks for this :)

I just came across your blog and love it so far. You have such a diverse photo interest.

There is no leaves on the trees, but the boy does not even have a t-shirt. So it must be the first warm spring day! :)

There is no leaves on the trees, but the boy does not even have a t-shirt. So it must be the first warm spring day! :)

You would certainly think a Cub Scout would know,
It's safer to walk facing traffic, not with the flow.
But this country road appears little traveled
So I'll let it slide this time and not get unraveled.

Kathleen, I've been following your blog for months. Almost feel part of the community! Your photos amaze me.

This is a story in a shot my dear:) Thanks for capturing this!!

Beautiful photo. I found your blog a few weeks ago and have been amazed by your work. Your photos completely relax me and almost take me away from reality for that moment!! I'm new to photography and loving it, I've actually become quite obsessed with taking pictures!

Thanks for putting the photo info., that's been a big help for a newbie like myself!! Nice to realize I don't need to fully understand photoshop or spend hours in it, to produce a good picture. I'm focusing on getting in right in the camera. Practice, practice, practice. =)

Jill in AZ

Even a nut has the right to bare limbs! (the trees, not the stunt crew captain--on second thought, shooting backwards, guess that puts you in the stunt crew union too!)

Anyway, I see Bucks County is a pretty rough place. A guy could lose his shirt. Still, it is more nice by you, in the color, composition, subject, depth of road (DOR) and post processing departments....but then those departments usually to do well around these parts, and we can add the "shooting backwards" department to the list of well doers.....(and don't forget the union dues.)

Thanks for the walk, I feel better.

=)
Lovely sweet image Kathleen. Yes it's incredible today too. And lol at you walking backwards. Be careful!

What I really like about your photos is the diversity. Every post is different! I tend to be much more of a specialist.

Really love your blog Kathleen, the images are so poetic :) Beautiful.

That is quite gorgeous. Great colours and fantastic DoF. It feels kind of nostalgic. Not sure if it's the colours or what but it feels dated, in a good way.

Wonderful blossom shot - clever use of depth of field - nice to see spring back!

thanks again, kathleen!

Since one week the apple flowers are gone here in my town. The cherry flowers are also gone. Yesterday I found them at an altitude of 1000 metres.

That depth of field and bokeh is amazing! So lovely and spring-y!

What a wonderful work with the focus in this image! It is so dreamy...

Amazing work as usual. It has been as spring full of colors and bloom. Hope you enjoyed your trip to upstate NY (siena). Only wish I knew you were here.

Another gorgeous shot. I really love the way controlled the focal plane, to get the focus on two branches in different parts of the frame.

Very interesting DOF indeed. A lovely shot!

The narrow depth of field is so nice. I want that lens!

With my friends from the 60's I did confer;
We all think we know why much of the photo is a blur....
It's a picture hungover from THE Woodstock, whose "workshop" was out in a field.
Where "Three Days of Peace and Music" to all the flower children appealed.

wonderful colors and bokeh. I've always had a faible for shallow DoF - in my eyes it's one of those genuinely photographic techniques of partial abstraction.

Stunning bokeh. Such richness. There is such a profusion of blooms on those branches.

Absolutely stunning! Lvoe the soft colors and background bokeh.

it would make me very happy to be able to learn from you in a class! i love the rich blue and complex bokeh. very uplifting kathleen :)

Lovely spring shot.. I like the way it jumps around from in-focus bits to out-of-focus bits

Omg 1.2!! Gorgeous bokeh =)

I just saw this now Kathleen. The colors are incredible in this photo. Don't you just Love spring!

Beautiful shot! Love the colors.

really lovely. wonderful bokeh.

The official poster image for Spring '09!

Just brilliant, Kathleen, as if the blossoms are being ejected from a spiral galaxy captured by the Hubble. Beautiful effect with the wine and azure hues swirling in the distance!

Fantastic spring colors and atmosphere.

I get a really good spring feeling when looking at this one! Love the color and the bokeh. The 85mm f/1.2L is one of my favourite lenses!

as others have said, great perspective. i love that eye staring down at me.

This is too cute!

very beautiful portrait :-)

Looks like an inquisitive and intelligent creature. Love it.

wow!!! what a beautiful capture!!!

You just can't not to "Awwww" this one :)
Great angle, very cute photo. He looks like a curious little creature.

Never commented before. But I've been watching for a while enjoying your photographs.

I appreciate your photographs immensely. I also appreciate your comment about shooting fish in a barrel. Sometimes you know what is going to turn out well, and those are often boring to take. But beauty is still beauty. For me, it is easy to depreciate the value of something that comes naturally. Someday I hope to capture that beauty that you do so easily.

Oh how this photo smells hay and baby cow:)

Great perspective!

those eyes!!!!! perfect angle.

Oh, it's cute.. and I like the angles

well, i can't say it's that cute, but i really like the shot. :)

Oh I don't know about that...I'm sure this has a lot to do with your photography skills! It's a great angle and look at that focus...I'd kill for that!

Those eyes, how sweet!

Excellent perspective and the most adorable calf! Beautiful big eyes! Nice to see a different kind of baby calf photo!

Jakey's Latest Bull? Sounds like a great AM talk show!

This is my favorite version of "Silver Threads and Golden Needles! (brows and the straw,{hay now?}) I haven't seen a lens aperture this big since 8x10 Calumet days. How many mega-pixels can a bull be?

....and dittos to the above accolades, Kathleen, you are the best bull shooter ever!

Nice deep of field thanks to 2.8 aperture. In my opinion the low foreground do not contribute much to the equilibry of composition.

Great photoblog!!

Excellent picture. I love being able to see the lines in the fur around his right eye.

Great shot, excellent focus on the head and a very good angle!

Excellent perspective. I love his big curious eyes.

It's all about perspective. This image is made at the perfect angle. Excellent job!

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww....So very sweet! Don't try to tell me this didn't take advantage of your skill...this is beyond just being a cute photo of a calf...this is artistry in action, definitely a testament to your skill with a camera.

Such a beautiful little fellow.

Fantastic point of view! I think he is actually smiling :)

Awwww...
Great perspective!

You're pictures are so clear and perfect.

Great shot. It is great with the foggy atmosphere!

Wow the fog is pretty sweet.

There is one word that comes to my mind when looking at this picture: Freedom. It's so full of energy and enthusiasm.

Makes me feel like a kid again just viewing it. Classic image and very pleasing overall.

Great great picture. I really like it. But I was wondering, where is it taken from? Since it seems to be from altitude...

I happened to be listening to the end of Politik by Coldplay when I saw this... words cannot describe the feeling.

Love the tiny figure and the wonderful sense of scale. Colours are great, and I like the vignetting at the bottom corners.

Amazing! There's so much of life in this photo. I also liked the wide angle in this.

comme si cet enfant courrait vers la brume pour s'y perdre, prêt à l'affronter car la peur qui le poursuit est plus grande..

this is a wondrous image! your entire photoblog is an inspiring collection of images. what i love the most? these represent ordinary moments brought to the level of 'life as art' in the best way possible. i really appreciated my visit kathleen :)

Great shot! The overwhelming green an the fog is dreamy and magical. And the scale is shown so well. The running person seams so tiny.

Briljant image - I cannot stop looking at it.

It's like a dream and like something from very long ago - something I did or could have done.

This is a gorgeous photo - it brings back memories and generates stories.

That's what a great image does - thanks!

Love that photo. The subject is soooo tiny and the landscape soooo vast.

Great work.

Amazing composition and simplicity. This is lovely and will be collected in VFXY.

wonderous shot. :)

Must have been a fun run to do. I would have done it that young. Now I watch kids doing it and take a picture and only stare, scared of wetness on a camera that can't take it, whereas I could. like the v-shape of his arms. Victory of happiness in the immensity.

Great - the joy of the kid as well as the scale is well expressed here.

I really like the mood and feel of your pictures... It is very "zen"!!!

I'm really happu to have landed here, your photoblog is amazing, so thanks to Laurie. The last one is a stunning photograph, the small human being in the middle of the field is the strong point of the composition, the mist she's running toward is like a door, a gogeous picture.

Awesome shot, very moody

Very interesting image, very simplistic but captured just right.

Thank you for sharing

That's gorgeous, I love the huge version.

Obviously not running for office. I did the humongous version....there's no weeds!...wonderful patterns in the treeline....may have screen damage though.....

Thank you, and the cloud investigator!

(Glad I don't have to mow this lawn.)

Awesome!
The Humongous Version makes me feel like I am running right behind him.

very existential and full of emotion. Feels like he is entering an abyss. Great image!

There once was a woman and her son
Who on an errand for clothes they did run.
Their route turned out scenic to be,
Running and feeling the cloud did he.
It's these unplanned things in life that are so fun.

Such joy...this is superb. Captures such innocence.

i just love your pictures! and i envy you for your skills! my every-day-visit to your blog has become a must!

greetings from the lake of constance in south germany, where spring has finally arrived

toffi

Just beautiful, kathleen! My kind of shot!

So wonderful, both the image and the conversation. Love the Humongous version with the tree detail, can almost feel the rain.

This is why I love your photography. It is so beautiful--the person, the colors, the atmosphere--love it, love it, love it.

LOVE THE IMAGE...like a dream. I think you have a budding artist on your hands! A poet? A sculptor? A painter? A multi-media artist?!
I wonder what the feeling of a cloud is...
And what a great image of freedom--ahhhh...

This photo makes me so happy. Thank you for sharing it!

This is fantastic! One of my favorite shots of yours...

I like the photo. great!!!

What an incredible capture! If you didn`t say that it was real I would`ve never guessed. Unique image, indeed!

i like it!! wonderful lights..
well done..

Kathleen, this is stunning.... I love the saturation here.

Incredible photo ! I just discover your blog, I will come back.

Very eerie. Very nice. Very well done!

Bonjour,
Beautiful night shot..great composition, lighting..Bravo!

Love the lighting and it makes perfect sense :)

Your long shutterspeed made wonder, beautiful one.

Nice one Kathleen!
First time I've seen an example of the 'Brocken Spectre' (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brocken_spectre) on a photoblog.

What a beautiful photo.. The colors are amazing, very well done. The long exposure is executed well.
Splendid image, fun to watch.

iComment 2.o

Not sure which has the greater impact; your noir grafique, or your implied linkage of youth and patience...though perhaps there is a common link?

Great colours and lighting.

Great Night shot! The light on the tree on the left looks really cool.

Wow...this is such a fascinating phenomena. Wildy beautiful and kind of spooky. I'm so glad you managed this so well without a tri-pod.

Wow Kathleen thats a brilliant shot! Shows it's good to always have your camera on hand yes?
I love the way the shadows play here..

You are living in one special time zone, lady.

The is some title! Great capture. I've never seen this happen before. A perfect convergence of the elements.

I never thought it was physically possible!

I love this! A surreal and dramatic image. Things really came together for you. There's so much to be said for having you camera with you always.

Absolutely splendid shot!

Kathleen - once again, I am in awe at your incredible talent. Thank you for sharing with us. And thanks for reminding me of another of my favorites (was it really back in 2007? - I must be getting old).

David

Simply stunning! Thank-you!

Wow!

Oh wow -- that is spectacular! Yay for having your camera handy and nice work capturing the image!

Now this is a picture truly unique
That features the steeple's shadow in oblique.
Car taillights producing a red neon-like streak;
Light partnering with darkness, is my critique.

Awesome. At first I thought it was a funnel cloud.

Wow, very cool and very clever. 30 second shutter? Pretty clever 'tripod' technique :-)

I'm relatively 'local' to you, I live in Chalfont and I often ride my motorcycle in Upper Bucks looking for photo opportunities.

I took a pretty neat photo on the way to work earlier this week, which is posted on my photoblog. Thanks for sharing.

Ir's foggy this morning again. Maybe there will be more good shots this morning!

Give the cub scout a big hug. Before you know it, he will be a teenager. DAMHIK.

Wonderful! Unusual and very pleasing. Love this one and the 07 photo is another favorite.

Definitely a great one! A shadow where you wouldn't expect it!

Oh this is phenomenal! Words escape me!

Fantastic night shot!

there's so much character in this photo. i love it.

Very nice shot, to say you got lucky with the focus, it's very good! Thanks for sharing

Seeing this image of Gayle reminded me of my friend, Erika, who has three...yes, three...Boston terriers. Thought you might enjoy her site; http://www.pbase.com/erikajake/animals

What an absolutely adorable dog!!!
Gayle is my middle name, so that makes me like her even better...
(been a while, see the photos are just as beautiful as ever)

So cute!! I've been wanting a dog, but not at the point in my life to have one. I see everyone out walking their doggies and it makes me want one even more!!

Wouldn't call it luck! The pup is well exposed (photographically speaking!) and I really like the play of light in the foreground receding into the shadows of the background. Nice.

This is just awesome...I love it. The pup is so cute and the expression is priceless.

Cute little fellow.

Sublime!

the best doggy portrait I have seen!

The curving pattern on the print shop floor, and the pup's posture creates the illusion that Gayle is sitting at a bar, awaiting her brewski and (dog)biscuits.
Actually reminds me of those "auto-repair-shop-office-wall" calendars featuring the pack of pups playing poker. I imagine Gayle will join the game in the back room as soon as she gets her thirst quenched, and flips two bits for a cigar.

I know you shy from post production, but would a deck of cards, cigar, and a shot glass be too much to ask here? I see a great composite shot potential; "Deal-in the Dogs of Durham," all composed around a big poker table in a smoky room with snapshots of famous photographers taped to the walls, and....Well, anyway Kathleen, you must admit that is a poker face! (And a well shot face it is!)

Aww he's adorable. Our neighbor had a dog Just like this for over 12years.What a great dog. We use to let him come with us for Ice Cream =)

Nice photo Kathleen!

awe...such an adorable little puppy! Love the lighting and the introspective-looking pose!

better late than never, fortunately I found your site, to my surprise I discovered a world of very beautiful photo, IT'S GREAT AND GRANDIOSE,Bravo

Woof. And I can imagine how fast this 4 month old moves.

I always enjoy a picture of things black and white.
It could be critter or landscape or a city at night.
Now this little dog is basking in the light
Looking more friendly than wanting to give you a fright.
To dwell in the city may be his current plight
But it will be off to Durham Township when he wants to give flight.

"got lucky with the focus" - lol. You must get lucky alot! (Don't put yourself down. You've got more than luck.)

Great capture! The shot even without the birds would be fantastic but then add the flock and becomes great. Just beautiful and inspiring.

Really simple but really nice. Good touch with the birds.

Love the wide open spaces and feel in this image.

Magnificent scenery and the flock of geese is icing on the cake.

So peaceful, I love it.

Great color in the grass. Love it.

GREAT shot! How cool is that to capture the image with them flying like that, very nice work :)

I love all the layers in this image. From the sky to the foreground. The V of geese is a great touch!

Great scenery, love the colours and this atmosphere ...

Nice capture! It's great you manage to be quick enough to get the birds into the frame. Well done!

Beautiful, Kathleen! I love this one.

I really like how you captured the light on the rolling hills in the foreground and how that plays against the mountains in the background. Very well done.

Sign of Spring? Or Autumn?
Superb capture, with the "V" in skies.. Awesome work

I would love to have a chance to shoot some birds flying in this kind of formation! Great shot!

This must be the doorway to heaven

wow Great capture with the geese!! This looks like an early am photo. Just soooo relaxing. Spring's Just about here!!

beautiful scene. so lovely.

A beautiful photo Kathleen.It will be great to see the Canadas back here(in Canada)Tell them not to hurry,we still have lots of snow and COLD temps here in Saskatchewan.

Wonderfully captured! Always enjoy your wide open landscapes.

I love the picture. I like the way you have captured the foreground but then the image just seems to fade out into the distance towards the mountains.

The muted grays and browns of winter now retreating.
The sprouts and buds of new life so soon repleting.
The geese on their northward path are winging.
All speak to the new season that upon us will be springing.

What a peaceful scenery in a wide country. In comparison my bavarian landscape is so crouded, buildings everywhere...

It's about time those geese made their point. Looks like another point is being made about the powerful impact of a singular, momentary vision. Beautiful! (or, on this site, somewhat above average!) Kathleen, you get a "10," the geese get a "7.3."

love the way you capture the seasons. :)

beautiful portrait! Love the performance of the the lens here. Super clean and a real stand out candid.

Beautiful shot and great DOF. It's a wonderful experience opening this on the web as the sparkling lights display first and then the girl appears.

très belle image empreinte d'une grande sérénité...

Wow. Were Her eyes always that big?

I love Your "Jenn photos". Invariably.

Gorgeous bokeh!

Another great picture. I had to look up bokeh but yes, it's great. :) I aspire to capture images like this more often. Sigh...

Very intriguing. So often we hear "have your subject looking into the frame and not out of it". Here she is looking out of the frame but it leaves me wanting to know... what is she looking at? And that is holding my attention. Cool.

So well composed soft lights and sharp profile. The burnt out blur rising above Jenn's head suggests one of those "cartoon thought balloons" (and she does look to have something on her mind.) Jenn must be totally oriented (ha, ha!) to getting shot at any moment as a mandatory correlary to "hangin' with Kathleen!" since she often appears completely unaffected by your "working presence."
It is another very nice colaboration by you both, thanks.

bonjour,
Nice street shot..Beautiful tones..Bravo!

Ohh I so missed going this year to the flower show. We were leaving for vacation. I hope we see some more pics =)

Love the bokeh contrasted with Jenn. Amazing!

I love that sparkly bokeh. It is just so pretty and captivating. A wonderful backdrop for this portrait of Jenn.