Day 31: N.Y. Skyline Dusk - Jan 31, 2013. A late post for today. The last skyline of January 2013. I so need to find some new subjects. but it was a treat tonight to see blue skies and pretty clouds after days of dreary weather and a terrible rain and wind storm through the night.

Day 30: N.Y. Skyline Foggy Day - Jan 30, 2013. Lots of fog and some rain again yesterday and more expected today. This shot taken early morning yesterday as fog created a blue tone scene as it partially obscured the lower Hudson River, N.Y. Harbor and the tip of Manhattan. Hoboken in the foreground and lower Manhattan with One World Trade Center in the background.

Day 29: Boston Fern Silhouette - Jan 29, 2013. Moved my Boston Ferm away from its corner home in order to reach around the plant to trim it. Wound up taking a few shots of the fronds silhouetted against the window light. Snow showers, rain, freezing rain all day yesterday here.

Day 28: NY Skyline Full Moon - Jan 28, 2013. A gorgeous full moon last night. This is a close up taken from New Jersey of the moon rising behind the Time Warner Center towers near Central Park South. Decided to post as a black and white for a change of pace. SInce it was very dark when the moon came over the horizon, It was hard to find a balance tbetween he colors of the skyline building lights yet keep the accurate yellow of the moon. Within a few moments, the moon was so much brighter than the buildings that the detail burned out. But those few moments produced some awesome color. Thinkng of posting a second photo with color.

Day 27: NY Skyline Moonrise - Jan 27, 2013. The moon rose out of the clouds over the Manhattan skyline yesterday just as the buildings were painted with the last moments of warm sundown light. Thanks to all who commented on my sunrise image yesterday.

Day 26: NY Skyline Sunrise - Jan 26, 2013. Empire State Buidling silhouetted against the sunrise color behind the New York Skyline.

Day 25: NY Skyline Sundown - Jan 25, 2013. Golden sundown color yesterday - anther very frigid, windy day.

Day 24: Mallard Drake Closeup - Jan 24, 2013. Stopped by the duck pond briefly yesterday to bring bread for any ducks that might be there. The ducks and gulls were all hunkered down on the ice and looked so cold.

Day 23: Nature Winter Abstract - Jan 23, 2013. Frigid weather with stong cold cold wind yesterday. Having a tough time for outdoor photosgraphy for two reasons - the weather and finding nature subjects. A few folks are getting photos of raptors near one of the local parks but only with 500-600mm lenses, and they were determined souls standing for hours waiting for a hawk to fly by over the weekend when it was warmer. I drove to a NJ Meadowlands marsh trail yesterday around lunchtime and lasted for about a 20 minute walk. Winds were so stong in some spots that I could barely stand upright. Even though these are tidal waters, large sections were frozen at low tide. No ducks or gulls to be seen within shooting distance. Took a few shots of the ice patterns and gave it up when I lost feeling in my fingers. Similar weather today - actually colder still - so today may be inside photography.

Day 22: NY Skyine Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Jan 22, 2013. A very crisp cold night last night for a photo of the New York skylilne as darkness fell. The Empire State Building tower lights were red, black and green in honor of Martin Lutter King Jr.

Day 21: NY Skyine and Hudson River at Sunrise - Jan 21, 2013. A very unusual, eye catching sky this mornng over the Hudson River and Manhattan skyline just after sunrise. Thank you for all of the wonderful comments on my post yesterday. It was suggested that I adjust the exposure and I did do that on my primary file. Thanks for the feedback - it did improve the image.

Day 20: NYC Colors and Lines at Sunset- Jan 20, 2013. A close up shot of high rise buildings in NYC at sundown when the sundown light and shadows create some very colorful effects.

Day 19: NYC at Sunrise- Jan 19, 2013 A treat to see this colorful sunrise today after days and days of cloudy, dreary weather. I like the contrast of the shapes of architecture created by man and the beautiful colors provided by nature.

Day 18: Empire State Building Colors - Jan 18, 2013. As of sundown last night, I had not gotten my daily photo so I decided to work on close up shots of the Empire State Building, The ESB is currently holding a color voting opportunity on the ESB Facebook page. Each night for 7 nights, a different color will be highlighted with four different shades of that color shown on the four sides of the tower. Last night the color to be shown was green. So I was quite surprised after getting out tripod, putting tele-extender on the camera and setting up to see the first lights shining a lavender blue color on the West side of the building and a yellow color on the South side. Within 5 minutes, the color turned to bright yellow and then after another 5 minutes or so, the yellow was lighter and some tones of green were starting to show through. It was cold and I gave up at that point. Later at night, I checked the Facebook page and it showed a brilliant green on the East side of the tower. So....the green color vote to me was puzzling. Now that my curiosity is up, I'll have to check it out tonight when the tower should be lit in four different shades of blue. Unfortunately, I only get to see one side from my area of NJ.

Day 17: Tree Silhouette - Jan 17, 2013. Rain again most of the day yesterday. I've passed this tree countless times over the last months and kept thinking that I should go back and photograph it against a white sky to highlight the shape of its old, yet elegant branches. Yesterday was the day. So glad it survived superstorm Sandy.

Day 16: Canada Geese - Jan 16, 2013. Overcast, white skies reflected in the water yesterday made a nice backdrop for these Canada Geese in the NJ Meadowlands marsh. Thanks to everyone who made such nice comments on my post yesterday of the NY Skyline in the morning fog.

Day 15: New York Skyline-Empire State Building - Jan 15, 2013. Another foggy, overcast day yesterday This image taken in early morning fog.

Day 14: March Reeds and Reflections - Jan 14, 2013. Another foggy, overcast, misty day yesterday. This image taken at high tide in NJ Meadowlands with white overcast sky reflected in the water. Thanks so much for all of the wonderful comments posted for my strawberry still life image yesterday.

Day 13: Strawberries - Jan 13, 2013. Rainy day yesterday - an inside photo day. Luckily had these beautiful strawberries in the frig.

Day 12: Brownstones - Jan 12, 2013. Rainy day yesterday. The colors and detail of some of the old brownstones in Hoboken N.J. are often subjects of local photographers. This shot was processed with a Topaz Adjust HDR sketch filter.

Day 11: Herring Gull - Jan 11, 2013. Snapped this gull as he was getting ready for takeoff. Decided to take a quick ride to the duck pond to get some fresh air and sunshine late yesterday afternoon. But there were no ducks to be seen, only a few gulls and some Canada Geese too far away to photograph.

Day 10: NY Skyline at Sunrise - Jan 10, 2013. A pretty view this morning at sunrise as the sun peeked over the skyline. Back to the doctor yesterday and now back on antibiotics after three weeks of the flu bug. If you haven't gotten a flu shot yet, it is not too late, I foolishly did not have one.

Day 9: Ring-billed Gull Portrait - Jan 9, 2013. Thanks to all who posted such nice comments on my duck photo yesterday. The relatively mild winter weather and beautiful sunshine over the past few days has made it a pleasure to get outside for a short time in late afternoon to watch and photograph the ducks and gulls. A wonderful way to relax.

Day 8: Female Mallard Duck - Jan 8, 2013. This female mallard was bathed in golden light just before sundown last night.