Blizzard Forest Walk

Living in Bethel, Connecticut for the last year or so offered several chances to experience nature from various angles. Just today, I had the opportunity to explore my backyard forest during a blizzard. Walking through about one foot of snow,  the wind in the trees sounded like a large ocean liner passing by. Branches squeaked and squealed, and occasionally, a tree fell with a…

From my father’s viewpoint

Thank you for visiting my blog: For a long time, I wanted to share three photos that my father, Hans Nagl Sr., took as a photographer during a business trip from Vienna, Austria, to the United States. This was his first trip to this country, despite having worked for many years for USIS as a professional photographer. Many of his photos represent a viewpoint…

Autumn, Seagulls, Sand and Stars

Thank you for visiting my blog. Summer came and went so quickly. Now, and I still really can’t believe it, fall arrived. To adequately welcome this season with all its colors and changes in weather, I decided to take my camera and spend an afternoon in Onset, Massachusetts, near Cape Cod. The place I usually visit is the perfect spot to forget the day,…

Faces of our Garden

When I finally acquired a decent macro lens I did not expect that this would actually provide a gateway to a completely different world. In the past, insects and other animals living in our garden were just there, not exactly worthy of a closer look, so I thought. Mostly, they all look the same anyway from an overall perspective. How surprised was I when…

Beautiful, Silent, Inviting, Deadly

On my last trip to Pennsylvania I visited a place close to Lancaster with large bolders and thick forest. Of course I had my camera with me and soon discovered a fascinating target. Soon I discovered what I was looking for. Welcome to the world of glittering and ingenious deceptions produced by a pair of orb weaver spiders to lure flies and other tiny…

My most favorite time of the day

Franklin, located in Massachusetts, is a place close to many lakes, forests and incredible wildlife. This allows me to occasionally take my camera and go for a walk in search of something great, unexpected and photogenic. On one of my most recent strolls through the neighboring forests late one afternoon in May I became aware that I was leaving the world of regulated and…

Bumblebee Pilot Training

Memorial Day offered a chance to visit the beautiful Heritage Museum and Gardens located in Sandwich, Massachusetts. This Cape Cod place, besides some very interesting indoor museums, features many colorful flowers attracting not only insects such as bumblebees but also a wide variety of photographers such as me. Sticking my nose and camera deep into all kinds of bushes I was able to take…

Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival in Brookline, Massachusetts

Not too long ago I had the chance to visit a Japanese style cherry blossom festival in Brookline, near Boston. It was held at the local high school. What really stood out was that the audience, as well as the performers were all participating. It was a dancing, drumming, very happy matsuri community. I also would like to point out that Tewassa, an organization raising…

Philadelphia’s Sakura Sunday – Hello Spring !!!

Philadelphia’s Cherry Blossom Festival, better known as Sakura Sunday, was recently held at Fairmount Park on April 13, 2014. It was organized by the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia (JASGP). Beautiful spring weather and an outstanding program featuring a variety of artists from Japan and the United States contributed to the success of this event. Without too many words the following photos will hopefully…

Spring Photo Gallery

This is an ongoing collection of various photos taken mostly around Massachusetts throughout spring 2014. I will add more as soon as I get more chances to enjoy spring with my camera. There are just a few photos shown here as spring is just about to begin. More will be added continuously. Thank you very much for visiting. Click on an image to view…

Around the Cape – Inspirations and Photos

Please click on an image to view photos in slideshow format. For many children growing up in Austria, surrounded by mountains, a future life close to the sea is mostly a far-fetched exotic idea.  The thunder of waves, the changing colors of the oceans, the sounds of fishing boats’ diesel engines, seagulls sailing high in blue skies, the taste of saltwater, witnessing four seasons are impressions…