Dahlia Portrait in Pink and Lavender

A close up macro view of a pink dahlia with the lavender bud still partiall closed. Dahlias are bushy, tuberous, perennial plants that are a member of the Asteraceae vamily, realted to ssunflowers, zinnias, chrysanthemums and daisiess.daisies, They are native to Mexico and have become popular garden, bouquet, and centerpiece flowers with more than 42 different specieis available in a variety of colors that include single colors, bi-color and multi-color.

Lavender and White DAhlia Portrait

A vertical format view of the heart of a dahlia flower - the reproductive center and petals radiating from the center. A lovely white blossom edged and marked with magenta purple hues. Dahlias are bushy, tuberous, perennial plants that are a member of the Asteraceae vamily, realted to ssunflowers, zinnias, chrysanthemums and daisiess.daisies, They are native to Mexico and have become popular garden, bouquet, and centerpiece flowers with more than 42 different specieis available in a variety of colors that include single colors, bi-color and multi-color.

Dahlia Petals in Lavender and White

A vertical format view of the center of a white dalhlia with lavender edging and markings. Dahlias are bushy, tuberous, perennial plants that are a member of the Asteraceae vamily, realted to ssunflowers, zinnias, chrysanthemums and daisiess.daisies, They are native to Mexico and have become popular garden, bouquet, and centerpiece flowers with more than 42 different specieis available in a variety of colors that include single colors, bi-color and multi-color.

Dahlia Portrait in Yellow and Orange

A close up macro portrait of a bi-color yellow and orange dahlia blossom.Dahlias are bushy, tuberous, perennial plants that are a member of the Asteraceae vamily, realted to ssunflowers, zinnias, chrysanthemums and daisiess.daisies, They are native to Mexico and have become popular garden, bouquet, and centerpiece flowers with more than 42 different specieis available in a variety of colors that include single colors, bi-color and multi-color.

Cosmos Floral Landscape

A vertical format image of a large plot of pink, fuchsia and white cosmos flowers in bloom with trees in the background and toped by a layer of white clouds and a blue sky. A scene from one of the "pick your own' flower gardesn at Holland Ridge Farm in south central New Jersey.

Farm Flower Garden, N.J.

A beautiful rural New Jersey landscape scene that shows a farm flower cutting garden in the foreground, farm barn and structures mis-scene and a beatufil blue cloud filled sky to top off the scene. The farm whichs specialzes in growing flowers, among other things, had extensive rows of gorgeous 'pick your own' flowers, here showing marigold, pink cosmos, queen anne's lace and more. Photographed at Holland Ridge Farms in south-central New Jersey.

Sunflower Faces to the Sun

A grouping of sunflowers within a large field densely packed with bloom after bloom of these golden beauties in southern New Jersey. A beautiful early autumn display with blue could strewn skies. Photographed at Holland Ridge Farms where row upon row of sunflowers and other garden flowers are providing a gorgeous display of color. This is one image of a collection (in process) of images from the farm.

New Jersey Marshland Tranquility

Mill Creek Marsh in the New Jersey Meadowlands on a warm and still day at summer's end. Marsh grasses and shrubs are turning to their autumn gold, a Northern Mockingbird is calling and far in the distance egrets are feeding where the tide waters are low. The gentle quiet make it hard to believe that this wonderufl park is just minutes from New York City.

Marshland Golden Gateway

A warm end-of-summer day, beautiful blue skies, a walk in a marshland park in the New Jersey Meadowlands all made for some lovely landscape photos. This cluster of blooming goldenrod was so huge that it almost blocked the path to enter the park. Hence the name golden gate.

NYC West Side Sunrise

On the last Saturday of summer, a view of the New York Skyline and Hudson River as the rising sun to the East begins to peak over the horizon of the Manhattan skyscapers. A colorful cityscape sunrise in hues of orange, golds and soft gray blues.

NYC Dawn Silhouette

A view of the skyline of the west side of Manhattan and the Hudson River in that morning twilight time between dawn and when the sun can be seen over the city skyline horizon. The bright orange and gold sky iis a sign that the sun is lishgting the sky and will soon be seen peeking over the silhouetted buildings. The skyline is every changing with so much building going on. The two matching low towers to the left (The Time Warner Center Towers) were, not long ago, the tallest buildings in this scene. Now severaly ultra-high structures dwarf them. Central Park Tower, a luxury residential skyscraper, is at a height of 1,550 feet, the tallest residential building in the world. 432 Park Avenue stands at 1,396 feet and has 96 floors.

Monarch Butterfly on White Butterfly Bush Flower

A vertical format view of a beautiful late seaon Monarch butterfly feeding on a white butterfly bush flower in the New Jersey Meadowlands.

Painted Lady Butterfly

A lovely end of season Painted Lady butterfly feeding on a purple Butterfly Bush flower.

NYC September Harvest Moon #4

A night view of the midtown Manhattan Skyline and Hudson River as the full - Friday the 13th - harvest moon rises behind the towers of the Hudson Yards neighborhood in a cloud streaked sky. This moon is known as a micromoon, the opposite of supermoon,because it is in apogee or its farthest distance from Earth. A micromoon appears about 14% smaller and 30% dimmer than when it is at its closest point to Earth, which is known as perigee. According to the Farmer's Almanac, the last time the full moon fell on Friday the13th was Oct. 13, 2000 and won’t occur again until Aug. 13, 2049. The Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox Sept 23, 2019, the beginning of fall. It's unique in that it rises at almost the same time for several nights in a row providing more light after dark than would be normal. This was a huge advantage to famers who were rushing to harvest their crops and had to work into the night as long as there was enough light to see, hence the nickname of Harvest Moon.

NYC Harvest Moon #2

A view of the midtown Manhattan skyline and Hudson River as the full September Harvest moon rose over the New Yoek City skyscrapers. It was a totally beautiful Friday the 13th good luck spectacle to see.

Harvest Moon NYC #1

A view of the Friday the 13th September Harves Moon as it frees from a low cloud band and begins to show itself in the twilight blue sky behind the Chrysler Building spire in New York City. The first in a series of the moonrise progression.

Empty Sky Memorial and Tribute Lights 9/11

A night view of the New Jersey 9/11 Memorial named "Empty Sky" the Tribute in Light across the river in lower Manhattan. The two blue columns of light are displayed each year in memory of the attacks on the twin towers and the Pentagon. The Empty Sky Memorial, located at Liberty State Park, Jersey City New Jersey honors those New JErsey residents who lost their lives in the attacks with their names etched in the sides of the walls. A beam from one of the fallen towers is displayed in front of the memorial.

Manhattan Skyline- Tribute in Lights

A view of the skyline of lower Manhattan, including One World Trade Center (Freedom Tower) with the beautiful bright blue twin beams of 9/11 Tribute in Light display reaching far into the sky, towering over the city. Eightenn years after the attacks of 2001, these powerful anniversary lights are just as moving and impactful as the first time that they were displayed in 2002. The Tribute honors those lost in the attacks and also those First Responders and others who have since passed due to illnesses contracted from the toxic dust and debris at Ground Zero where they worked. THe lights were initially installed for the first anniversary of the attacks and meant to be a temporary display. The were lit again in 2003. Due to the great impact that the display had, they are now displayed each year on the anniversary. Photographed from Jersey City, New Jersey.

NYC Tribute in Lights-September 11 Anniversary

A view of One World Trade Center and the buildings of lower Manhattan with the two beautiful blue beams of the Tribute in Light display that memorizes those lost in the attacks on September 11, 2001 and those First Responders and others who have lost their lives since due to illnesses related to the toxic dust that was inhaled at Ground Zero where they worked to rescue others and on recovery and cleanup.

Freedom Tower Scene at Sundown

A view of One World Trade Center, aka Freedom Tower, and surrounding lower Manhattan skyscrapers during the golden hour, just before twiight. The buildings are transformed by the golds, bronze, copper and red hues and shadows and light from the setting sun to the west. Photographed from New Jersey.

Lower Manhattan Skyline Golden Hour

A view of the skyscrapers and structures of downtown Manhattan NYC, including One World Trade Center (Freedom Tower) as the buildings are painted with gold, bronze and copper hues during the sundown golden hour. Photographed from New Jersesy.

Watching the Sun Go Down

A vertical format view of a woman and her dog as they sit on a hill, silhouetted by a beautiful sunset in the sky at Libery State Park in New Jersey.

Sunflower Smiles

A close up view of a floppy big bold colorful sunflower with a face carved out of the center. A fun, find in the sunflower field.

Pink Cosmos Portriat on Green

A close up view of a deppermint pink hued cosmos blossom and buds framed against green grass. Cosmos is a favorite summer perennials, alterntively planted an annuals, in the garde. The come in a variety of colors and cultivars. They are donsidered one of the top pollinator flowers, drawing a large variety of butterflies and bees, moths, syrphid flies, beetles and other insects that are beneficial to the garden..

Sunflower Trio and Blue Sky

A close up view of three yellow sunflowers in the foreground with a field of more of the blossoms behine all topped by a blue sky. Photographed at a Sunflower field in beautiful peak bloom in Sussex County New Jersey.

Sunflower Field Beauty

A view of a section of the sunflowers in bloom in a large sunflower fleld in Sussex County New Jersey on a perfect summer day.

Farm Field - Season Transition

A vertical format farm landscape scene that covers the end of summer and beginning of fall. In the foreground pumpkins meet senflowers at the end of the field. An American Flag in in the distance at the oppostie side of the field. Lush green trees and shrubs in the background all topped by a blue and white cloud-streaked sky. Photographed in Sussex County New JErsey. In another week the farmwill begin the sunflower harvest to begin the process of producing black oil sunflower seed for birdfood and sunflower oil.

Sunflower Ambassador

This fun little sunflower is all gussied up to greet visitors as they wander through massive fields of the gold and yellow blooms, looking quite sharp with sunglasses and a colorful improvised scarf. Now.... is this a super sunflower dude or dudine? What's your choice?

Manhattan under Sundown Clouds

A view of the midtown Manhattan NYC skyline and Hudson River at the beginning of the sundown golden hour when the skies are stunning with huge white and dark blue clouds. A few minutes later, they had all blown into the distance and the sundown colors faded away.

NY Skyline Complementary Colors

A relunctant sunset color display over the New York Skyline and Hudson River with warmed, ivory yellow clouds, and a vairety of blue and cyan hues in the sky and river.

Sunflower Field and Breaking Storm

Newly opened sunflowers dancing merrily in the breeze and warm light as a rain storm breaks to clear the way for sunshine and blue skies. Photographed at a farm sunflower field in Sussex County New Jersey.

Orange and Yellow Sunflower Portrait

A horizontal format macro ortrait of the center and petals of be big, boldly colored yellow and orange sunflower.

NJ Sunflowers in Bloom

A vertical format scenic vview of sunflowers in bloom in a large field in Sussex County New Jersey with rows of the yellow flowers far back into the horizon of greenery topped off with azure blue skies and rolling white clouds.

New Jersey Sunflower Eden

A landscape scenic view of a huge field filled with thousands upon thousands of blooming sunflowers as far as the eye can see. Green shrubs and trees in the far background lend perspective as does the path alongside the field. All this beauty topped by a gorgeous summer blue sky. Photographed in Susses County New Jersey.

Sunflowers and Bees

A close up view of large golden yellow, newly opened, sunflowers with bees busily feasting on the nectar. Sunflowers are super pollinator flowers as bees, butterflies and other insects gather pollen as they feed on the flowers and carry it along with them to other plants and shrubs.