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This is a group of largely unrelated photos that I just enjoy looking at time and again.
I hope you enjoy them too. Many more to come!
Suggestions are welcome - just send me an
email.
(Click on any Photo for a larger version)
All photographs are © Copyright Dick Bower
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Peekin' Through
The morning sun is just starting to burn off the fog in our extended back yard.
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July 8, 2006
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Misty Pond
Early morning mist on "Lake Eerie"
July 19, 2002
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Dewy Web
Morning dew leaves pearls on a spider's handiwork.
September 2004
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Reservoir Wall
Tawna captured this elegantly curved diverter wall in the spillway of the Ashokan reservoir.
June 30, 2006
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Thunderbirds
US Air Force Thunderbirds perform for the 2004 Broome county air show.
Photo taken from our back yard.
July 11, 2004
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Valley Fog
View across St. John's pond into the Susquehanna Valley.
This picture was taken from Brooks road, near Apple Hills.
October 28, 2005
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Chores
June 19, 2006
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Home Sweet Home (10/02)
The Bower family castle, taken in mid-autumn.
October 29, 2002
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Master of the House
Spot, our spoiledest cat, surveys his domain.
August 2002
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Moose River Rock
Scene of the Adirondack's Moose River.
Taken from one of our favorite sites off Moose River Road south of Old Forge, NY.
June 20, 2005
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Mirror
Sunset lighting highlights the willows (and one of our resident Great Blue Herons) along a mirror-smooth Lake Inferior.
May 09, 2005
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Lone Goose
Canada goose paddling in the morning mist on Lake Eerie.
September 2004
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Ducks at Stillwater
Wild? ducks on the shore of the Stillwater reservoir in the Adirondacks.
June 20, 2005
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Sundog with Geese
I managed to get these geese just as they flew past this sundog in May.
Quite a year for sundogs!
May 11, 2008
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Skaneateles Lake
Bright autumn day on the east shore of Skaneateles lake, in New Your's Finger Lakes region.
October 16, 1999
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Starrucca Viaduct
Blue skies, fall foliage, and beautiful stonework come together to make this
my favorite photo of Starrucca Viaduct in Lanesboro, Pennsylvania.
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October 13, 2003
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Waterfront view
Seneca Knitting Mills, one of the last surviving buildings from the water-power era, dominates this panorama of the Seneca Falls Canal Harbor Urban Park.
March 30, 2007
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Upper Lisle Bridge
A nice old iron bridge over the Otselic River at the north end of the Whitney Point Reservoir.
October 09, 2006
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Lost Lunch
Some wild creature abandoned this strawberry by an ancient stump.
Annie captured this wonderful still life.
June 2001
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Crocus in Snow
Overnight snow can't stop these early bloomers!
This is the March picture in our Backyard Broome calendar.
March 28, 2008
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Blue Gentian (maybe)
Wildflowers found along the road to Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks. We believe them to be a kind of Gentian but would accept expert correction.
September 2002
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Honeybee
A honeybee busily at work ensuring that we get good apples this fall.
May 17, 2008
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Dragonfly 3
One of three different kinds of Dragonflies I photographed one sunny day by our "Lake Eerie."
Does anyone know what kind it is?
This is the June picture in our Backyard Broome calendar.
June 21, 2008
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Lake Eerie (5/03)
Spring can be nearly as colorful as the fall!
May 3, 2003
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Seed Pods
Maple seed pods on a rainy spring morning.
May 12, 2006
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Spider Pearls
Normally all but invisible—after a heavy dew, these spider webs become works of art. I find it amazing that they hold up to such loads.
June 21, 2008
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Along the Delaware
Idyllic place beside the Delaware river off route 97 in New York.
June 28, 1999
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Winter on Nanticoke Road
After a big ice storm, followed by lots of snow, we had a beautiful
clear, sunny day with lots of great photos.
This was shot on Nanticoke Road at the corner of Old Nanticoke Road (near Corson) in Broome County, NY.
If you're interested, you can compare this with an autumn 2007 photo from the same location.
January 7, 2003
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Winter on Dimmock Hill
January 7, 2003
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Cayuga Lake (8/02)
View of Cayuga Lake from Wayne's Point in Cayuga county in the
Finger Lakes region of New York.
August 25, 2002
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Canoe Race Preparation
Morning fog makes for a great photo as participants and onlookers
prepare for the 20th Annual Adirondack Canoe Classic – a 90-mile,
three-day paddling journey from Old Forge. NY to Saranac Lake.
September 6, 2002
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Look Up!
Interesting shot as this neat balloon passes almost directly overhead.
August 06, 2006
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Fire Rainbow over Whiteface
This appears to be a circumhorizon arc or fire rainbow, caused by high altitude ice.
The taller peak near the center is Whiteface Mountain.
May 30, 2008
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Sundogs in Winter
A crisp January morning trip to the Apple Dumpling Cafe provided this wonderful view of sundogs from their parking lot.
January 03, 2008
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Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Church
Beautiful wooden Church in Johnson City, NY.
April 12, 2005
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Foliage Ablaze
Late afternoon light and clouds combine to highlight these maples in my back yard.
October 20, 2007
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Autumn Blueberries
After many delicious desserts, our blueberry bushes give us another treat in the form of wonderful red fall foliage.
October 10, 2006
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Frosted Blueberries
Taken on a frosty October morning, nature has formed these
delicate ice crystals on the blueberry bushes still in their fall colors.
October 29, 2002
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Buttermilk Falls (10/02)
Buttermilk Falls, just off Peekamoose road.
Early fall picture using a slow shutter speed to give the water this special quality.
October 13, 2002
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Teasel
Fall picture of the dried head of a teasel plant.
The original photo was cropped a little too tightly at the top,
so I "improved it" and added the top few pixels.
September 24, 2002
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Tree Scar
One of my first digital pictures, and still a favorite.
An apple tree slowly healing from being pruned years earlier.
March 26, 1999
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Out of the Dark Forest
Sunlight ahead after a stretch of dark woodland. Taken near Long Pond in the town of Smithville.
Prints, posters, and other products featuring this favorite picture is available at my
Dark Forest store.
October 09, 2006
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