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There are many scenes that evoke emotion because they are beautiful, exciting, peaceful or reach the viewer at some level. Each viewer will see something different and respond in their own way. Photography is a way to capture these scenes, preserve them and share them with other people. These photos give insight to the photographer’s interests as it shows what he is willing to spend time and work to capture.


Rick Albrecht
Cumming, Georgia

Albrechtphoto@comcast.net

Featured Galleries

Snowy Plover Newborn Chicks : The photos in this gallery are of Snowy Plover chicks from about 30 minutes to 26 hours old. Approximate age of the chicks is indicated by time on the white slides. Note the size of the chicks by the scale in the third image. The Snowy Plover is an endangered shore bird that’s about the size of a sparrow. While there are only a few nesting pairs on Sanibel Island, this island has the only significant breeding Snowy Plover population in southwest Florida. The nest, a depression in the sand, typically holds three eggs. Their excellent camouflage has put them in danger from people who don’t see them on the beach and may step on the nest. Hopefully the efforts of local conservation organizations will help the Snowy Plover population grow.

Snowy Plover Newborn Chicks

The photos in this gallery are of Snowy Plover chicks from about 30 mi ...

Updated: May 25, 2009 4:59pm PST

Southwest Florida Birds 2009 :

Southwest Florida Birds 2009

Updated: Apr 23, 2009 7:08am PST

Antelope Slot Canyon : The Antelope Slot Canyon was created by water cutting through sandstone rocks. There are three sections to the Antelope Canyon, the Upper Canyon, Lower Canyon and a third section going down into Lake Powell. The Canyon is narrow from about 3 feet to 15 feet and around 120 feet deep. The opening at the top of the canyon is often narrower than at the floor. In general the light level in the canyon is rather low. Photos in this gallery are from the Upper Antelope Canyon. DVD slide show is now available.

Antelope Slot Canyon

The Antelope Slot Canyon was created by water cutting through sandston ...

Updated: Aug 03, 2009 4:26pm PST

Astro Photography back in FILM Days : The photos in this gallery were done with film in the “last century”! Those of you who are using digital cameras, image stacking, auto guiders, and “go to” telescopes don’t have a good feel for the challenges in astro photography in the old days. There is no question that today’s equipment can produce much higher quality images with less effort than before, and that’s a good thing. To put this in perspective, when the 200 inch telescope went into operation in the early ‘50s the limiting magnitude star it could photograph with available film was about 21st magnitude. That magnitude star can now be photographed with a 10 inch scope using today’s digital cameras. That is just amazing to me when you realize that the 200 inch scope gathers 400 times more light than a 10 inch scope! Please enjoy these images from the old days.

Astro Photography back in FILM Days

The photos in this gallery were done with film in the “last century”! ...

Updated: Feb 28, 2010 6:39pm PST

Gallery Categories

Astronomy

7 galleries with 143 photos

Updated: Feb 28, 2010 9:39pm EST

Travel

10 galleries with 509 photos

Updated: Dec 04, 2009 4:31pm EST

Airplanes

1 gallery with 7 photos

Updated: Nov 08, 2009 10:54pm EST

Landscapes

1 gallery with 73 photos

Updated: Aug 21, 2009 3:38pm EST

Other

3 galleries with 27 photos

Updated: Jun 22, 2009 10:19am EST

BIRDS

11 galleries with 418 photos

Updated: May 25, 2009 7:59pm EST

MAMMALS

1 gallery with 24 photos

Updated: Jun 27, 2008 5:10pm EST