Doe's Summer Portrait ...

“Color is descriptive. Black and white is interpretive.”

             ~ Elliott Erwitt

                ~ photographer

             ~ born 1928

Leaves softly frame the face of my favorite white-tailed deer doe as she peeks out of the trees in this black and white portrait I shot in the late afternoon of a mid-August day in the park.

I’ve been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns since 2012, and it’s a true joy to me personally and as a photographer.

Young Lady Cardinal ...

“Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.”

             ~ Rabindranath Tagore

               ~ 1861-1941

 A young female North American Cardinal enjoys a seed on a warm summer evening at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Background texture by Jai Johnson added for artistic effect.

beguiled by summer video ...

Who isn’t beguiled by summer, my most favorite of seasons, with its bright and hopeful mornings that segue into brilliant afternoons that wrap up with the softest of evenings, perfumed by honeysuckle and tinged with the chorus of crickets to tuck you in? There’s a summer place in all of our hearts!

“Theme from a Summer Place” by Percy Faith and His Orchestra sets the mood for this celebration of summer showcased in my original photos. The song was the number one hit for nine weeks on the Billboard Hot Chart in 1960.

My greatest joy as a photographer is harmonizing my favorite original photos to music to create a lasting snapshot of the season. Enjoy! …

Also on my YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3oijPdI7RA&t=4s