Ballerina

Niki and I just returned from our niece's wedding in Jamaica.  It was a wonderful affair.  While there, I was able to take some photos of many of the island's tropical flowers.  This is one of my favorites...it reminds me of a graceful ballerina!  But I could use some help from anyone who knows the flower's name.

Old Car City

My wife, Niki, and I recently returned from a short visit to Atlanta, GA for a family event, but took a few hours off to visit Old Car City in White, GA, about 75 miles north of Atlanta.  What an amazing place!  It claims to hold the world's largest collection of pre-1972 American cars and pick-up trucks.  They sit on 34 acres with over 4,500 cars and trucks, situated around 6 miles of trails.  This is truly a photographer's paradise!  The day we went started out perfectly, as the sky was overcast until near the end of our time there.  This helped avoid harsh shadows in the woods.  To do the place justice, you should plan to spend a minimum of 2 days there.   We barely scratched the surface during our 3 hours there.  And just in case, bring some insect repellent with you...the mosquitoes were fierce!  The car below is one of the few that was covered somewhat in a shelter.  It is a fine specimen.  The colors, details and texture produced by the aging process are spectacular.  This is a place well worth the visit if you are ever in the Atlanta area.  To view more photos from Old Car City, visit my website (www.garyjkohn.com).

Black & White Beauty

I've taken a few days off while traveling and celebrating the birth of my darling new granddaughter, and realizing on a personal level that beauty comes in many forms.  My photography will undoubtedly take on a new focus when I am able to take pictures of Samara (my granddaughter's name)...she lives in Israel, so my access to her will be limited, unfortunately.  In the meantime, I will continue to focus on nature.  And flowers are an important aspect of that.  I love color, and I usually think of bright and bold colors when it comes to flowers, but if you see them in monochrome, you realize that through their shadows and contrast that flowers in black and white have their own brand of beauty.

Cone Flower for a Kohn

Spring time is so wonderful in the Washington, DC area.  There are so many gardens full of incredibly beautiful flowers, bushes, and trees.  And there are many home gardens with such beauty, as well, including ours.  The photo in today's blog comes from our home garden.  It is the top of an orange cone flower, thus, a cone flower for a Kohn!  Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!

Tulips at Sherwood Gardens

About a week before I went to Brighton Dam, I visited Sherwood Gardens in Baltimore for the first time.  What an amazing place in an urban setting!  The Gardens are located in a quiet Baltimore neighborhood.  It is actually a fairly large park, surrounded on each side by fairly pricey homes.  Each spring the local garden club plants about 85,000 tulip bulbs, which explode in a frenzy around the middle of April until the beginning of May.  Unfortunately, I arrived about a week too late for the full impact, and about an hour too late for better light.  I understand that the summer offers a grand show of annual flowers, so I will be sure to revisit then, as well as try to time my arrival better next spring!  Below is an example of some of the tulips, which are accented by another spectacular show of azaleas.

Welcome to my blog!

Dear Family and Friends...as part of my journey as a photographer, I have decided to start a blog in order to provide another way of sharing my images with you.  Some blogs publish every day, and other blogs publish weekly, monthly, etc.  I have not decided how frequently I will publish yet, but it will be often enough to keep you interested!


Below is a photo of an azalea blossom taken a couple of weeks ago at the Brighton Dam Azalea Garden.  The garden is magnificent in the spring, with the hillsides covered with a dazzling display of colors.  For those in the Washington, DC area, I strongly encourage you to visit the garden next year.