Maryland's Renaissance Festival is one of the oldest and largest around. It is set in Crownsville in a wooded area called Revel Grove and it is decorated to resemble a 16th century village. Some people go for the fantasy and to escape the modern world for a few hours. Plenty of people go just to spend the day having fun outdoors with their friends. There are craft vendors, lots of food stands, a jousting ring, and good musical performances. You will find magicians, fortune tellers, and even a costume rental booth. Many people come in their own costumes. Some are quite elaborate and others are just for fun. Almost everyone seems quite prepared to be stopped and photographed.
Maryland Renaissance Festival Website
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Valley Forge
Last week, I spent a day at the Valley Forge National Historic Park in Northeastern Pennsylvania. A fine tour guide led a small group of a few people through the Isaac Potts House where George Washington and his staff spent six months during the winter encampment of 1777-8. Imagining Washington living and working in the house was not difficult. Period furnishings paint a picture of the way the headquarters would have looked and felt to Washington, his wife, Martha, and the other officers on his staff.
Driving through the park was quite pretty. I stopped now and then to capture images of the replica log huts, the cannon, the deer, and the rolling hills. Although there were very few people on the paths early in the morning, more walkers and joggers appeared mid-morning, and I enjoyed seeing horseback riders in the early afternoon. If you would like to see more of the photos I took of Valley Forge that day, please go to my Valley Forge Set on flickr.
Driving through the park was quite pretty. I stopped now and then to capture images of the replica log huts, the cannon, the deer, and the rolling hills. Although there were very few people on the paths early in the morning, more walkers and joggers appeared mid-morning, and I enjoyed seeing horseback riders in the early afternoon. If you would like to see more of the photos I took of Valley Forge that day, please go to my Valley Forge Set on flickr.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Circle Gallery
The door is always open at the Maryland Federation of Art's Circle Gallery in Annapolis. I'll be showing three pieces in the Artist's Melange II show from March 3-14, 2010. For more about the Maryland Federation of Art: http://www.mdfedart.org/
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Sestraluna Show Preview
There will be a lot more to come, but here is a preview of some of the photos of the great performers at the 2nd Annual Sestraluna Show and Workshops featuring Suhaila Salimpour on November 14, 2009 at the Chesesapeake Arts Center in Brooklyn Park Maryland.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Veteran's Day
I visited Washington, DC twice in the last couple of weeks. Although I captured a few good images at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial and was moved by my visit there, it was clear that this photo taken at the Veterans Memorial Museum and Park near Tampa, Florida last September was my best for Veteran's Day 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
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