KODAK MOMENT of the Day

On a clear frigid May morning around 4am, I hiked around Cadillac Mountain looking for a great spot to setup my camera equipment. The temperature was in the 20's with very strong winds which made it difficult at first to capture a picture in focus, but once the sun rose above the horizon the rays gave off a stunning glow which made getting up very early and dealing with the freezing cold worth it to capture this inspirational shot.

An immature White Ibis exercises its power walking style along a lake shoreline.

Taken on Four Mile Run in Arlington, Va. I liked the reflection of the bare branches in the stream filled with colorful fallen leaves. It says winter is coming soon.

Fishing gear hung up and forgotten, only fading memories. Columbus Ohio.

My mother's first walking shoes (she would be 90 now) and a string of pearls from my father.

This little boy was enjoying the afternoon along the Rio Grande skipping rocks.

" This photo is special because I shot a very camera shy girl and through half an hour of telling bad jokes I could make her dance on a parking garage " I took this photo in Venice, California in December 2012 " I always wanted to shoot a nice dancer backlight silhouette

My grandchildren. Photographed some years ago. Frederikssund, Denmark.

A nice fall day at the park with my kids.

Taken at Grand Lake, Celina OH. Love reflection pictures. One of my favorite places to take photographs.

The children were in Nature Kempenbroek playing along the waterfront in the greenest region off the world 2014 in Weert.

This picture is special to me because this is the last time my best friend and I would be able to enjoy the sunrise while duck hunting. Due to the fact we will be heading to college next winter. So through this picture I tried capturing the true beauty of hunting on the rice fields.

Just a like bit of joy on the beach.

This photo was taken on a wintery January day at the Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. This is one of my favorite places to visit anytime of the year.

Cardinals keep the winter bright with their red color.

Young novices from myanmar on winter morning.

this picture reminds me of great day had in the snow and that winter is finally here. This was taken from a photoshoot i did in at the start of the year along these little country paths by a river.

I like the reflections of my friends in the ornament!

We were spending the evening going to Radio City Music Hall to see The Christmas Spectacular, a tradition in our family. It isn't Christmas until you've seen the Christmas Spectacular and the Tree at Rockefeller Center!

awesomeness of winter Canaan Valley/ White Grass, WV

This picture is special as it is my first pinhole photograph and i cant wait to make many more. I made it on Monday 7th Oct and I took it in university in cardiff. There wasnt a theme i just wanted to capture as much as i could as an experiment.

Christmas Market at the museumn Vienna.

The holidays are always brighter through the eyes of a child.

My longest and dearest friend asked me to take pictures of her first born. Baby Hope was born on December the 16th, 2015 at 11:10 in the morning.

I live with several cats who get involved with Christmas decorating...Uno claims the box as hers after I remove the contents. Christmas preparation takes a little longer in my case...but they are family!

At a family meet on a festive evening. At kolkata , India

A lovely private light display on a pier facing the bridge; is makes the season bright especially as one crosses the bridge coming into town.

There is nothing more magical than capturing that MOMENT.. seeing Christmas through the eyes of a child.

My sons first christmas pictures. 2012.

An iridescent Christmas ornament, converted to black and white. We had a box of Christmas ornaments sitting on the kitchen table, and I noticed how the light from the window shone upon the ornaments, so I grabbed my camera and set up an artistic shot of a common holiday symbol.

I was heading home from work, sunset was 30 min away so I decided to stick around. This is January in Calif. Malibu (Happy, free is what I see)

In Feb, 2016 we decided to go snowshoeing after a snowstorm. The snow was soft and deep - perfect for snowshoes. The photo was taken in the National Park in Prince Edward Island, Canada

Colorful display of fireworks at Stanley Quarter Park in New Britain, CT.

After spending 5 days in New Orleans it was time for my husband to take a break and relax.

My niece caught a great selfie with her new cat Lilly. Taken February 2015.

Chunkurchak ski resort. Kyrgyzstan 2015

Probing for tiny prey left by receding waves, a small shorebird ceaselessly searches for food along the shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean located in Ormond Beach, Florida.

Some people just siting on a roof :) 

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Wild deer that come to the yard everyday for food and water.

I was at a dance rehearsal with this talented dancer. She is so comitted and such a beautiful dancer. Such a joy to watch her perform and able to take the photo at the right moment with the other dancers behind her.

Water logging is a common issue in mumbai during the monsoon :) Even the huge trucks cant move to a distance, but with a great team work and humanity we can also achieve immortality.

My son Zach and his pony Flash. We got him from an auction and he follows my son around. They are so cute together. You never know that when someone else throws an animal away another person finds a best friend.

I was just enjoying a beautiful sunset on the third of december with low temperatures, mist and lovely clouds

Lovely view from the John Hancock building!

As evening approached, a troop of monkeys led by its leader jumped across these vast spaces between tall steep boulders at a temple near Hampi. I froze this moment in a picture when one monkey was still in air. What gave it the courage to take such a leap of faith? Was it confidence in himself or blind faith in his leader?
 

The church steeple's lights vs. the beautiful light of the full moon make for a lovely 'competition' of forms and light.

Lake Gosau, Austria

It was taken in Srinagar

I took this picture on the 31 may 2014, my Grandson was amazed with the icebergs, as he said, "this is the best day of my life".