It has been a while since I posted to Better Photos.. Here are just a few from 2019.

The Year Continues.. Enjoy!

A new year, new opportunities.. Enjoy!

I started taking my Fall trips. I will be adding to this Gallery as 2017 season continues... as always, Enjoy!

It has been a great summer. I have been taking lots of photos, just not posting them on a regular basis. I have been concentrating on Hummingbirds this summer and so you will see some keepers. Other than that the usual suspects are being posted. Warmest Wishes, Tom

As the summer ends, a new season begins. This gallery continues my photo sojourn for 2014. The migration has started so opportunity will present itself in many forms..

All my best, Tom

My passion has returned and I am hitting the nature trails every chance I get. The images posted are from the Maryland, Virginia and Delaware area. There is abundant wildlife, you just need some local knowledge and patience. I will keep posting new images to this Gallery as the summer heats up. Enjoy and find time to enjoy the beauty nature provides.

All the best,

Tom Statas

In June 2014, I visited Shenandoah National Park, Big Meadow area. This is the time to photograph the fawns. This year for some unknown reason I only saw two fawns in the meadow and they were difficult to photograph. I focused on the Black Bear and saw at least twelve individual bears on this trip. I also focused on the birds and flowers, but the Bears won... Bears 12, Fawn 2. Enjoy.

Hello Everyone,

I have been back at it this year. In May, my favorite spots have been the C&O Canal, Huntley Meadows and the Delaware Bay. This gallery are photos I thought you would enjoy and give you an idea what I have been seeing though my viewfinder. They are posted in no particular order. Enjoy, Tom

I am only posting a few key images this year from my photo shoots. I have only included images from 2013 to give you an idea what I have been up to. Enjoy!

One of my favorite place to photograph eagles. People come for up and down the east coast. My goal is to get sharp images at all times and that forces me to try different, lens, camera and cameras setting combinations. Enjoy!

A new season and some new photos.

Chincoteague, Virgina is a great place to visit in the Spring. The foals (colts and phillies) are out and the egrets are dressed in their best breeding plummage. The mosquitos are not too bad either. Enjoy!

The America Southwest is a wonderful place for photography.

A new year, a new season, and new photos. Enjoy

These photos were taken in early June of 2011. This is the season of the birth of the fawns. The coyote was a special sighting. Enjoy!

Nice Day, Nice Friends, Nice Photos (I hope).... Enjoy!

Yellowstone in Winter is amazing. Simply put, there are so many opportunities you can easily ignore the minus zero degree temperatures.

Enjoy!

A Thangsgiving weekend ritual... A visit to the NC Zoo.

On a recent trip to my local community garden I focused on hummingbirds, flowers and butterflies.

I spent four days at the Triple D game farm in Kalispell, Montana and five days touring Glacier National Park and the National Bison Range. The photography was excellent and the company was even better.

Enjoy!

This year I arrived early enough to see some of the new fawns before they bedded down or moved into the woods.

Big Meadows was wonderful. At Skyland a black bear was ignoring us and just foraging for food.

These pictures are from the Joint Service Open House Air Show at Andrews Air Force Base. After taking photos of these jets traveling at plus 500 MPH, bring on the great blue herons.

These are images from Bombay Hook, Delaware in May 2010 on a quest for fox kits.

These are recent images from the National Aquarium in DC. On the way home I stopped at the National Zoo and photographed the robin chicks and the peacock. Enjoy.

In April 2010, I had the opportunity to visit Central Florida. My goal was to continue to capture birds in flight or nesting. The hawks were spotted in a tree at the Orlando Holiday Inn. Gatorland has a Rookery, highly recommended in April for nesting waterfowl. Finally, Merritt Island on the east coast, has some resident birds, including Ospreys. Enjoy.

Posted here are some highlights from various trips to Assateague Island NWR and Blackwater NWR on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

Enjoy...

Butterflies are on exhibit every May through September at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton Maryland. Enjoy "Wings of Fancy" as well as the beautiful gardens.

It is becoming a November tradition to spend some quiet time at a great National Park. Weekdays are best. No crowds and a slow relaxed pace.

A few of my images that were manipulated in Lightroom and Photoshop CS3 and a few plug-ins. Enjoy!

Flowers are such simple yet colorful subjects.

A Photographers Paradise for wildlife and landscapes. Highly Recommended.

Often called the "Nations River", the Potomac River hosts many photo opportunities. I highly recommend a hike along the C&O Canal or a trip to Great Falls.

I recently had the opportunity to visit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 2007 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. I was pleasantly surprised to find the City of Indianapolis a wonderful city, with plenty of photo opportunities. Within walking distance of downtown, you will find a Zoo, Botanical Gardens, an Aquarium, Monuments, and Museums. I would not hesitate to go back as a tourist.

I now own a converted Fuji S3. I tried a Fujifilm IS-1 Infrared camera and liked it so much I had my S3 converted by LifePixel.

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens might be an oasis in the desert. Located in Northeast DC along the Anacostia River the Gardens are maintained by the National Park Service. The pictures in this gallery will make you forget you are in the middle of an urban area. Enjoy!

Timing has to be just right to capture a nice photo. I call it chasing the light!

I had the opportunity to visit Las Vegas in March 2008. These are a few of the pictures of the city and surrounding Mohave desert.

The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with more than 130 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves. The interior of the Thomas Jefferson Building is amazing.

Nature is full of small wonders.

I had the opportunity to revisit Maine in June of 2008. Good food, good friends and good photography.

After the Sun goes down there are still many photo opportunities out there.

This category was created for my one of a kind photos that are fun to create and unique.

I had been looking for a sunflower field for a long time. To my surprise a friend told me of a field only 10 miles from my home. Fun in the 'Sun' flower field!

Washington National Cathedral is operated by the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation. The cornerstone of the Cathedral was laid in 1907, and the final finial was set in place in 1990. The Cathedral is officially named the Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul.

Washington is a beautiful city.

Be a FONZ. Join the Friends of the National Zoo. Zoos include, San Diego Zoo, North Carolina Zoo, Maryland Zoo and the National Zoo in D.C..