The above cloud shots are from a jetliner window 35,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean. |
"Taiwan temple door" Taiwan |
"Chasing tigers" Temple carving, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
China plate pattern |
"Hand & Lotus" Chung Tai Chan Monastery, Taiwan |
"Lotus Buddha" Chung Tai Chan Monastery, Taiwan |
"Offering to the Buddha" Chung Tai Chan Monastery, Taiwan |
"Happy Buddha" Chung Tai Chan Monastery, Taiwan |
"Temple Buddha" Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
"Game Face" Taiwan |
"New Moon over a Christmas 'star'" |
"Temple Dragon" Taiwan |
"Temple guardian" Chung Tai Chan Monastery, Taiwan |
"Birds & Tree" Temple carving, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
"Buddha Hall" Chung Tai Chan Monastery, Taiwan |
"Three Buddhas" Chung Tai Chan Monastery, Taiwan |
"Engraved in Jade 2" Eternal Golden Castle, Taiwan |
"Engraved in Jade" Eternal Golden Castle, Taiwan |
"Beautiful and scary" Taiwan |
"Temple festival" Taiwan |
"Pacific clouds #1 |
"Pacific clouds #2" |
"Pacific clouds #3" |
"Pacific cloud" |
"Star Trak" A five-hour time exposure of the night sky. The earth's rotation created the stars to streak. |
"The Final Frontier" same process as "Star Trak" |
"100 Kites" This is an older shot of the same kite festival taken in 1998! |
"Storm Tree" |
"A healing moment" was not set up. My friend against the rock had a sore tooth. My other friend is attempting to bring relief through energetic healing. I was climbing rocks taking photos when I saw this. The sun helped create the fantastic "light show" above and around the pair ... or is it the sun? |
"Two rocks talking" If you notice closely, these rocks are right above my friends in the photo "A healing moment"! And you'll just have to believe me when I tell you none of this was planned! |
"Zen" Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan The foreground infinity edge pool at The Lalu Hotel actually runs along a sidewalk (where I'm standing) and overlooks the misty/foggy lake. Every eight feet are dishes anchored in the pool holding the yellow flowers. |
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These two photos were taken in the same room. The Buddha statue is in the center of the room (and is a reflection in both photos) and etched glass surrounds the room on the walls. The etchings of the lotus and the hand were just two of the magnificent works of art here. |
"Happy Buddha's Protector" Chung Tai Chan Monastery, Taiwan |
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"Zen" 26x40 on canvas |
Miscellaneous photos I love ... not necessarily belonging to any other gallery of mine, so they end up here! I am drawn to the unusual, the abstract and the "uncategorizable." I have an interest in spirituality and love the art of those masters who create statues, carvings and paintings of a spiritual nature. But there's more than that here on this page as you will see. Clouds from a jetliner, 100 kites on one string (no Photoshop!), long exposure photography of the night sky, China plate art, baskets of brightly colored vegetables and other interesting images. There might be some 'cross-over' images between this page and my "Abstractions" webpage so if you like what you see here, please visit that gallery also. I offer all these photographs printed on high-quality photo paper, the much popular canvas, as greeting cards or a digital file download. Enjoy! |
"A healing moment" Garden of the Gods, Colorado |
"Cleveland Winter Lighthouse" |
"Ginko Leaf in the Sun" |
"Ginko Leaf" |
"Japanese Maple in the Sun" |
"Tree House" |
"Light House" |
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"Basket of Green Peppers" |
"Basket of Eggplants" |
"Mini Baskets of Joy" |
"Not quite all red peppers" |
"Patty Pan Squash" |
"Path at the Greenhouse" |
"Purple Eggplants" |
"Wall of Pumpkins" |
"Basket of Orange Peppers" |
"Money" |
"Made in Taiwan" |
"Lenticular Peculiar" Lenticular cloud, Mt. Shasta, CA |
"Nature" Temple carving, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
"Japanese Maple in the Sun #2" |
"Garden Gazing Globe" |
Major Road |
"Autumn Red Berries" |
"Pool Shadows" |
"Gaze into my eyes..." |
"Berries Galore" |
"Waiting to Thaw" |
"The Cuyahoga Valley Line" |
"Looking out the window" |
"The Cuyahoga Valley Line Antique Edition" |
"There's a bug on your nose" |
"Kites to Heaven" No, this was not Photoshopped! None of my work is! This was taken at a kite festival here in Cleveland, Ohio on the shores of Lake Erie. Seventy kites in all. If you notice, the header above of this photograph has been reversed and I think I like that version better... but you decide! That's the only Photoshop 'trick' I've performed on this. |
Autumn Japanese Maple Tree |
Autumn Japanese Maple Tree 2 |
"Tank Stairs" |
"Trinity Cathedral" |
"Wall Mirror" |