Category Archives: New Jersey

Manasquan Reservoir

The changing levels of the water at the Manasquan Reservoir create unusual areas of dead trees. When the water level is low, I enjoy looking at the stumps that litter the shoreline in places.

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Irises

At the center of Dayton, NJ, there is a five-corner intersection. Each year, some effort is undertaken to refresh the plantings in this area as a way to beautify the town. The rose and irises and other planting make a … Continue reading

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Veteran’s Memorial (Milltown, NJ)

The helicopter makes this veteran’s memorial anything but routine!

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Pumpkins

I was quite fascinated by the perspective of these pumpkins at the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. They are credited to John Ruppert.

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Buzby’s General Store

I and a friend drove to Chatsworth, New Jersey, intending to photograph the harvesting of cranberries. Enroute, I stopped in at the general store in the center of town. The building was constructed 1865, which dates it back to around … Continue reading

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Princeton Chapel

I enjoy visiting the campus of Princeton University, and particularly, Princeton Chapel. The chapel, completed in 1928, was conceived in collegiate Gothic style by architect, Ralph Adams Cram. The image was corrected for lens distortion (of the vertical columns) and … Continue reading

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Water Lilies

Water lilies are generally always appealing subject matter for a photograph. These were captured at the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton NJ. Although they are lovely in color, I decided that this photo would also look nice in black & … Continue reading

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The Scream

This is part of a sculpture by Seward Johnson. It is based on an iconic image painted by Edvard Munch. I enjoyed seeing this, as well as many other sculptures at Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. Date: July 2, … Continue reading

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Roebling Park

There’s a strange little park on the south side of Trenton, NJ. It’s part of a wetland adjacent to the Delaware River which, I suspect, may have been part of the Roebling estate in bygone days. As this picture shows, … Continue reading

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Along the Millstone River

I thought the root system of this tree rather interesting.  However, by itself, the image of the tree seemed to lack something. I asked my friend Richard to pose in front of it, which he did.  Now, that seems more … Continue reading

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