Cover Photo:  This photo was taken by Club Member Karen Geier-Smith.  It was taken in Harpers Ferry, of the Historic St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, from a position below the Church and provides a perspective of a Higher entity showing the stairs all the way to the steeple.

This photo was taken by Club Member Douglas Allmond.  Doug travelled to upstate New York to view the Total Eclipse that would be visible to the place he visited.   Doug said “that although there were a lot of clouds, I was able to catch a few shots that were pretty clear, but I like this one because the cloudy sky made the Sun/Moon pop with its corona.”

The photo was taken by club member Alice Newton, of a brother caring for his younger sister on the beach at the Arabian Sea, near Cochin, India.  To see more of Alice’s work, check out her website at www.aliceanewton.com.

This photo was taken by John Kracke.  John writes “One morning, while I was leaving my development on my way to work, I was stunned by the beauty of the rising sun as it was shining through a tree in the foreground.  The field and area behind the tree was covered by a morning haze and it reminded me of a scene that someone might see if they were in the Serengeti.  I took the photo with my iPhone 5 in July of 2015 – no post processing was done to this image.”

Club Member Ellen Hardesty took this photo of the Bluebird in her backyard in the Fall of 2021.  Ellen writes “I love to see the blue birds swarm in to eat the berries on my dogwood. This year I was disappointed that my neighbor had all the blue birds on his dogwood.  All the leaves were gone, but I would occasionally look to see if perhaps one hungry bird would show up and make my day.  As you can see patience paid off.”

This photo was taken by club member Suzanne Bowers. Suzanne writes, “This was a special moment I was so excited to capture during our visit at Caprock Canyon State Park in Texas. The bison are literally everywhere, and it’s so awesome to see them roaming the wide open plains of Texas. The bison were saved in the late 1800s because of the efforts made by Mary Ann Goodnight. She convinced her husband to save, protect, and breed the last remaining bison and now the herd numbers over 200!” See more of Suzanne’s work at http://www.suzannebowersphotography.com and http://www.greenshadephotography.com

This photo was taken by club member Chris Bowers. While Chris has enjoyed digital photography for many years, he recently picked up a Hasselblad medium format camera and has been enjoying the days of old with film photography. Chris shares, “There’s just something special about film. You have to slow down and be thoughtful about your shots, because each one is money! I also love the grain, how film renders the blacks, and the anticipation of finally seeing your photo, once the film is developed.”