NYC Rainbows in the Skies

A fiew of a double rainbow over upper midtown Manhattan with the Hudson River in the foreground taken after a late afternoon storm. Seen from across the river in New Jersey.

Double Rainbow NYC-NJ

A double rainbow over lower Manhattan and One World Trace Center after a late afternoon strom on July 4th weekend.

Peach Rose Bouquet

A cluster of peach roses gathered closely together in a beautiful bouquet.

Pollen laden Bee on Purple Coneflower

A bee busily enjoying the pollen on a purple coneflower agains a green grass background.

Daylilies-Happy Twosome

A pair of common daylilies on the same stem with petals intertwined as though they were a happy couple with shadowed leaves in the background.

NYC Fireworks 2017 -Final Curtain Call

A last glimpse of the NYC fireworks for 2017 as the final bursts are almos entirely obscured by the layers of blue and red sky, clouds and smoke behind the New York Skyline of midtown Manhattan and the Empire State Building. Viewed from New Jersey the Hudson River in the foreground with lots of skyline and sky light colors reflected in the water.

NYC July 4th Fireworks Drama

A view of the NYC Macy Fireworks show as seen from New Jersey with the Hudson River in the foreground and the Empire State Building in the center of the frame. Low hanging clouds and the still air resulted in smoke and smog in the sky that reflected the colors of the fireworks. The sky, fireworks and colors reflected in the river created an eye-catching effect, which compensated to a point for the fireworks being partially obscured. .

NYC July 4 Fireworks Show

A vertical format view of the midtown NYC skylinewith the Empire State Building in Red, White and Blue and bursts of the Macy's Independence Day fireworks show in the background. Seen from New Jersey with the Hudson River in the foreground reflecting the city lights.

NYC-July4 Fireworks

A view of the New York midtown skyline with the Hudson River in the fireground and bursts of the Macy's July 4th fireworks in the background. The fireworks were set off from barges on the East River.

One World Trade Sky Blues

A view of the One Trade Center framed against a deep blue summer sky acented with a few white clouds with the sky blues reflected in the building in various tones according to the light and shadows.

Manhattan Bride and Brooklyn Bridge Park

A vertical format view of the East River Manhattan Bridge with New YOrk City in the backgrdound and Brooklyn Bridge Park in the foreground.

Manhattan Bridge on a Summer Day

A view of the famous NYC East River Manhattan Bridge on a hot but beautiful summer day. One small cloud barely breaks up the expance of the bright blue sky reflected in the river. Brooklyn Bridge Park is below and Manhattan across the river.

NYC-Manhattan Bridge Iconic View

A black and white rendition of one of the most popular and photographed new York views. Found in Brooklyn, the neighborhood street scene that frames and ends with a view of the Manhattan Bridge with the Empire State Building showing in the center of the bottom arch of the bridge.

Manhattan Bridge in Black and White

A blacka nd white view of the Manhattan Bridge with New York City in the background and Brooklyn Bridge Park in the foreground.

Jersey City: Colgate Clock and Goldman Sachs

A New Jersey cityscape image showing two major icons of Jersey City, N.J - the Goldman Sachs Tower and the Colgate Clock. The Goldman Sachs complex, also known as 30 Hudson Street, is a 42 story office building designed by Walter Choi and completed in 2004. Located at Exchange Place on the Hudson River waterfront, it is the tallest skyscraper in New Jersey and can be seen from many miles away including from all five of the New York boroughs. In stark contrast to the skyscraper, the historic octagonal Colgate Clock, located just a short distance south of the skyscraper, was built in 1924 to replace an earlier clock designed by Colgate engineer Warren Davey, which was constructed by the Seth Thomas Clock Company for Colgate's centennial in 1906. The Jersey City clock was maintained by John A. Winters from the 1930s until his retirement in 1976. The site where the clock stands is near the location of an old Colgate-Palmolive plant which was demolished in 1985. The clock is a mandatory reporting point for flights below Class B airspace in the Hudson River VFR corridor

Erie Lackawanna Hoboken Terminal NJ

A vew of the historic Hoboken N.J. Erie Lackawann Terminal with the Hudson River in the foreground. The Terminal is one of the New York metropolitan area’s major transportation hub serving multiple rail lines, bus lines, PATH trains, the N.J. Hudson Bergan Light Rail, and N.Y. waterway ferries. It is New Jersey’s second busiest railroad station and third busiest transportation facility serving more than 50,000 commuters daily. The terminal location has been used since colonial times to provide transportation to Manhattan from N.J. roads beginning with ferry service. John Stevens, an inventor and the founder of Hoboken, built the first steam-powered ferries for service in 1811. The facility was funded and operated by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western (DL&W), designed by Kenneth M. Murchison in the Beaux-Arts style. Falling into decay and somewhat upgraded over time, the terminal was restored to its original style beginning in the mid-2000s and completed in 2011. Superstorm Sandy caused significant damage to the terminal, requiring major cleanup, repair and restoration once again.

Pink Hydrangea Blossoms

A close up portrait image of a pink hydrangea cluster.

New York and JUly Full Moon

A view of midtown Manhattan skyscrapers, including the Empire State Building, as the Julyy full Buck Moom rises over the city.

New York Skyline July Full Moon

A night view of the midtown New York Skyline as the July Full Moon rises of the city scyscrapers with the Hudson River in the foreground.

Monarch Butterfly on Milkweed Leaf

A close up view of a monarch butterfly sitting on a leaf at the very top of a milkweed plant with green background from trees and shrubs in the distance.

Butterfly-Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

A view of a gorgeous Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly nectaring on a purple coneflower with it's wings wide open showing beautiful colors and pattern.

NYC Waning Gibbons Moonrise

A view of the Empire State Building and a Hudson Yards skyscraper in midtown Manhattan with the July Waning Gibbons Moon rising between the buildings three days after the full moon.

NYC Moonrise Sequence

A series of images of the July Waning Gibbons moon as it rises over the New York midtown skyscrapers and behind the Empire State Building. Starting as a deep red/orange as it first shows behind the buildings and brightening to mid-yellow as it rises farther away from the earth's atmosphere.

Wildflowers and Summer Skies

A view of a wildflower field, predominately blooming with feabane and black eye Susans set against a beautiful blue and white summer sky. Views at Richard W. DeKorte Park in the New jersey Meadowlands.

Pink Daylily

A close up macro view of a pink dayliliy with a yellow center.

Red Daylily

A close up macro view of a section of a red daylily with a yellow and green centershowing the stamen and reproductive parts.

Purple Daylily

A close up macro view of a purple daylily with yellow center. The purple version of the ever-popular Stella D'Oro, this daylily has wide lavender-purple petals and is a reblooming variety.

Day LIly in Red

A close up macro view of thec enter of a red day lily with yellow center showing the stamen and reproductive parts.

Black-eyed Susan Trio

Three black eyed susan flowers framed against the green leaves of their plant. The flower produces nectar which is a draw for butterflies and bees and therefore important for pollination. The flowers are native to the USA.

NYC Sundown Sparkle

A view of the midtown New York Skyline at the peak of sundown color with shadows rising and bright bursts of sunlight bouncing off the buildings.

Purple Daylily Portrait

A closeup macro view of the inner section of a purple daylily showing the yellow center and reproductive parts as well as the textures and lovely purple-lavender color variations of the petals. The daylily's botanical name, Hemerocallis, means "beauty for a day." Most daylily flowers open in the morning and die by nightfall. Generally, each flower stem (scape) has at least a dozen flower buds, so the plant stays in bloom for several weeks. Whiole the roadside and woodland daylily or tiger lily in native to the USA, flower breeders have created thousands of named cultivars that in many colors, bloom times, height and form and these have become the predominant gardeners choice.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly nectaring on a butterfly bush blossom framed against a blue summer sky.

Bumble Bee on PUrple Cone Flower

A close up view of a very busy bumble bee enjoying collecting pollen in ar garden patch of purple cone flowers.

Black-eyed Susan Garden Patch

A vertical format view of a pollinator garden patch of colordul, golden black-eyed Susan flowers.

American Lady Buttterfly

A beautfiul American Lady butterfly with partially opened wings on a purple butterfly bush blossom.

Red Admiral Butterfly

A Red Admiral butterfly nectaring on a purple butterfly bush flower.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly

A close up macro view of an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly as it sits, absorbing the sun with wings wide open, at the very top of a pink butterfly bush.

Butterfly-Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

A close up macro view of an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly as it sits, absorbing the sun with wings wide open, at the very top of a pink butterfly bush.

Monarch in butterfly Garden

A view of a beautiful monarch butterfly nectaring on a purple butterfly bush flower cluster framed by the flower colors in the distance in a butterfly garden.

Monarch Butterfly on Butterfly Weed.

A view of a monarch butterfly nectaring on an orange butterfly weed flower.

Painted Lady Butterfly on Butterfly Bush.

A vertical format view of a Painted Lady butterfly nectaring on a purple butterfly bush flower cluster.