The Big Island of Hawaii offers a totally different world from what tourists are used to in O’ahu, and I got to experience the island for two weeks in December. Hawaii Island — more commonly just called the Big Island — is rugged, rural and remote. There are few roads, fewer people and fewer towns, but sometimes that’s exactly what …
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Images now for sale at Mohonk
A selection of my Mohonk photography is now for sale at Mohonk Mountain House. Stop by the beautiful, 100-year-old hotel gift shop on your next trip to Mohonk for hand-signed matted 5×7 and 8×10 prints of a variety of Mohonk and New Paltz scenes. For those unfamiliar, Mohonk is a National Historic Landmark built in 1869 that has existed for …
Autumn at Taughannock Falls
I made it back to the incredible Taughannock Falls State Park on Oct. 24 and had no shortage of things to photograph. Check out a few from this hike in central New York’s Finger Lakes region:
Celebrating Stony Point’s historic battle
This past weekend marked the 236th anniversary of the Battle of Stony Point, an American Revolutionary War clash in which Americans, in an attack planned by Gen. George Washington, retook the fort at Stony Point on New York’s Hudson River. The site is now a state park and hosts an annual reenactment of the day, complete with cannons and musket …
Aloha: Exploring Hawaii from land and air
I recently spent 10 days in Hawaii, exploring the island of O’ahu with some friends. It really is a photographer’s dream, with a variety of terrain, landscapes and places to hike. Below are a few of my favorite photos — I’ll post more later on. The above shot was taken at sunset at Eternity Beach at the Hālona Blowhole lookout …
Super Blood Moon from New York
Thick clouds covered the Supermoon’s lunar eclipse tonight, but I managed to fire off a few photos in pockets of clear sky to create this sequence. Enjoy!
The Battle of Stony Point
This weekend marked the 236th anniversary of the Battle of Stony Point, a Revolutionary War victory for the Continental Army in the fight for the Hudson River. I went up Saturday morning expecting a full re-enactment, but it was more of a casual step back in time — more education and less action. Either way I had a fun time with …
For Those We Lead: Scenes from 2015 West Point graduation
Serenaded by Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about 1,000 West Point cadets graduated on Saturday at Michie Stadium and were commissioned as 2nd Lieutenants in the Army. You can find a full gallery of my images, about 150 total, from the morning here on Flickr. Below are some of my favorite shots.
The moon at 1,120mm
A quick photo of the moon tonight at 90 percent — it’ll be a full moon in three days. Photographed from New York with a Canon 1D Mark IV, 400mm f/2.8L lens with stacked 1.4 and 2x teleconverters for a 1,120mm view. Photo by Danny Wild.
Exploring the frozen Croton Dam
My winter hiking and exploring came to an abrupt end after this year’s Eagle Fest — I got slammed by the flu the next day and really never got back outside to play. But I did manage to hit up Eagle Fest (an annual event run by Tea Town that offers eagle-spotting locations, guided bird walks, educational lectures and live …