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This past week I have been starting this up, again..... I have been reviewing some of my earlier work and have reworked some of the ones I thought needed the most improvement. These images are some of the first ones I posted on FAA dating back to ... 

Corolla Schoolhouse at the Outer Banks. This area is one of my family's favorite vacation spots.  

This winter I tried something I read about on the internet, but do not remember where. It was on taking a print and using Modge Podge to adhere it to a piece of tile. I tried it to all three, a piece of slate, tile and rock. I like the piece of ... 

I just wanted to say here a big "Thank You" to the buyers of my prints in the past month. I would like to send each a personal thank you, but cannot, as I do not have your email address. But anyway, "thank you" and I hope you enjoy your print. ... 

Here is an photo of some of my images that have been used as cover art for different publications. The publishers all found these images on FAA. I just wanted to post this to encourage everyone and to say that your art could be found also. One of... 

One of my newest images. Two images were used to make this image. One of the milita taken at the Bushy Run reenactment in 2011, and the other from a area of Roaring Run near Apollo PA. If there is any intrest, I may show the process in this blog. 

Another favorite subject of mine is the American Civil War. I do not get a chance to attend these as much as I would like. Last week I did manage to attend a small one at Twin Lakes near Greensburg Pa. This image is of one of the shots I took.  

A milita frontiersman checks the powder in his rifle before continuing, for a "flash in the pan" could mean the difference between life and death. This is another image from the Cook Forest Pa. 2011 encampmant in June. Tried something a little differ... 

Another image from the French and Indian War Encampment at Cook Forest Pennsylvania in June 2011. This one is of the French soldiers charging the breastworks of the British forces. This image is actually 3 separate shots merged together resulting i... 

Up until a few years ago, I was like most people, always in a rush to get somewhere. There was too much to do and not enough time to do it, and this was before children. In the process I missed a lot without even knowing it. This changed when I... 

Colonel Henry Bouquet and a force of approximately 400 British soldiers left Carlisle in July to relieve the besieged Fort Pitt and end a series of unchecked attacks against frontier outposts. The opening of western Pennsylvania to settlement was... 

Another one of my "Hunter" series. This was also taken at the French and Indian war encampment in Cook Forest in June of 2011. 

This image is another taken in Cook Forest Pennsylvania during the French and Indian war encampment in June 2011. Once I looked at this image I felt that it was better suited for not a war image, but a hunting one. I hope you agree that it fits that... 

Another image taken at Cook's Forest French and Indian War encampment on June 11th. This time period in american history is my favorite. I think maybe because it happened close to where I live, from Braddock's defeat to Bushy Run.  

Taken at Cook's Forest French and Indian War encampment this past weekend. Nice event in Western Pennsylvania. A hard event to shoot with all the trees and darkness of the forest, but ended up with a couple good shots. I will try again to go next yea... 

I will attempt here to tell a little about the latest images I put up on this site. Ducks at Rest: After getting a new (to me) Canon 50d, I had to go test it. This is a big step up from my 20d. As my daughter and I went to a small lake near our ho... 

Created from an image taken at the Battle of Bushy Run reenactment in August of 2008 I think. Removed the cluttered background and added one I made myself. This reenactment is one of the best around, and is held every year the first weekend in August...