American Bald Eagles

One of my newest passions is wildlife photography, and there is no subject I like photographing more than the magnificent American Bald Eagle!

I am fortunate to live less than an hour away from the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River in Maryland.  Conowingo is the east coast mecca for observing Bald Eagles.  The hydroelectric generation plant keeps the water below the dam from freezing even in the coldest weather.  From October through December there are typically hundreds of birds in the area.  And the river is a plentiful source of fresh fish!

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 Senior Life Institute - Back Yard Birds

Highland Presbyterian Church's Senior Life Institute invited me to present a program on my bird photography.  Due to the pandemic, we could not meet in person.  So Josh Witmer was kind enough to record my presentation and post it to Highland's YouTube channel.

I shared photographs captured at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, Wissahickon Creek, Chestnut Grove Nature Area, the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River, and Brubaker Run, among others.  All of these locations are less than an hour's drive from my home, so I consider all of these magnificent creatures my "back yard birds"!

 Underwater Photography Award Winners

Friends,
Enjoy a gallery of images that have won national and international awards over the years!  My earliest photos were taken on Kodak Ektachrome film with a Nikonos amphibious underwater camera.  I later made the transition to digital photography with Nikon DSLR's in Aquatica housings.

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 Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art
Art in Nature Photo Festival
Honorable Mention - Urban Landscape

I am honored to receive an honorable mention award in this year's Ward Museum Art in Nature Photo Festival!

My entry was captured on Market Street in center city Philadelphia, and is titled "Philly Nightscape".

 Exelon 2020 Bald Eagle Photo Contest Award

My image received the Photographer's Choice Award in this year's contest!

It was taken on Fisherman's Wharf below the Conowingo Dam, and captured the bird we nicknamed Scooter  successfully defending his fish from a challenging juvenile. 

Scooter perched in a sycamore tree on the bank of the river as he scanned the water below waiting for his opportunity.  I had seen him doing this on several occasions. This particular morning I waited for nearly an hour. I was ready to give up when in a flash, he dove to the water and snatched his breakfast.  

It's one thing to catch a fish.  It's quite another to keep it!  Scooter kept his fish!

Mine, all mine!

Fred Smith presenting my award

Photo by Averril Good

 Crazy Horse Memorial

Puget Sound Journey magazine, published by AAA Washington, featured my photo of the Crazy Horse Memorial in their May/June 2019 issue.  It appeared with a story by Eric Lucas titled "Carved By History" featuring South Dakota's travel destinations.

See my National Monuments gallery at Douglas Good Photography for images of Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial, Devil's Tower, and Little Bighorn National Battlefield.

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 Lancaster County Art Association Award

My Rothenburg Doorway image took an honorable mention in the September 2018 exhibition!

Rothenburg was one of eight German cities visited in 2010.  The main objective of the tour was to see the Passion Play in Oberammergau.

Rothenburg Doorway

See my Rothenburg gallery at Douglas Good Photography at the link below.

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 Wissahickon Waterfowl 

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Wissahickon Creek in Philadelphia comes alive with waterfowl in the springtime. Among those seen are Wood Ducks, Mallards, and Canada Geese. Wood Ducks are perhaps the most colorful North American waterfowl. Their breeding habitat includes wooded swamps, lakes, marshes, ponds, and creeks along both coasts of the United States. Wood ducks have sharp claws for perching in trees, and in southern regions produce two broods in a single season.

Announcing my new book - Bay Area Birds!

Friends!

I am pleased to introduce you to my new book - Bay Area Birds!

Bay Area Birds is a self-published hardcover photography book now available exclusively in the Blurb online bookstore.  It is printed on archival quality photo paper, and makes an attractive addition to your coffee table or other prominent display area.

Bay Area Birds  features wildlife living in the Chesapeake and Delaware Bay watersheds.

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Bay Area Birds

By Douglas Good

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 Truk Lagoon 

My photo of Ursula Pemrose peering through the bridge window of the Shinkoku Maru was featured on the cover of the Alert Diver magazine in March 2001.

Alert Diver is the magazine of the Divers Alert Network, the industry's premier dive safety organization, headquartered in Durham, NC.

Also appearing in the same edition were two additional images, below:

Shinkoku Chandelier

A light fixture with bulb intact hanging in the interior of the machine shop.

Helm of the Nippo Maru

Gorgonion adorned binnacle on the bridge of the Nippo Maru 

Alert Diver magazine published two of my images in the November/December 2000 issue.

Fujikawa Splendor

A diver poses by a lifeboat davit adorned with colorful soft corals on the Fujikawa Maru.

This image was recognized as honorable mention in the 1996 Beneath the Sea International Imaging competition.

Cartanser Shipwreck

View of the stern of the Cartanser Sr. off Little Buck Island in the U. S. Virgin Islands.

 

Rome
Rome is a fantastically beautiful city. The Metropolitan City of Rome has a population of 4.3 million residents. Vatican City is an independent country within the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city: for this reason Rome has been often defined as capital of two states. Rome's history spans more than two and a half thousand years. While Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome at only around 753 BC, the site has been inhabited for much longer, making it one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in Europe.

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Link to Rome gallery

Announcing my new book - Sea Treasure!

Friends!

I am pleased to introduce you to my new book - Sea Treasure!

Sea Treasure is a self-published hardcover underwater photography book now available exclusively in the Blurb online bookstore.  It is printed on archival quality lustre photo paper, with a laminated dust cover, and makes an attractive addition to your coffee table or other prominent display area.

Sea Treasure is available for a limited time at a 15% discount!

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Sea Treasure

By Douglas Good

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Sea Treasure is sold at cost (product total) plus $5.  The $5 goes not to me, but directly to the Samaritan Counseling Center in Lancaster, PA.  Samaritan is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to foster hope and healing through professional counseling, education and consultation while respecting personal and spiritual values.

For a limited time, you may purchase Sea Treasure at a 15% discount on the product total.
Use the promotional code COOKIES at checkout.  Offer expires October 31, 2014, and is good for one time use.  Use this special offer to buy one or more books (maximum discount is $100 off product total).  Tax, if applicable, and shipping costs will be added to your order total.

My earlier photography book Sea Secrets is also available in the Blurb online bookstore.

Best Underwater Pictures: Winners of 2013 Amateur Contest

I've always dreamed of being published by National Geographic! Earlier this year, my photo took 2nd place macro in the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science international competition. It is recognized here in National Geographic Daily News!....check out the link below to see my photo!

Best Underwater Pictures: Winners of 2013 Amateur Contest

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Isla Guadalupe

Isla Guadalupe is a volcanic island off the west coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula. The island is 200 nautical miles southwest of the city of Ensenada in the Pacific Ocean. Guadalupe is considered one of the best places in the world to observe the Great White Shark. It's blue waters are known for outstanding visibility.

SCUBA diving is not permitted here.  The experience is enjoyed from the safety of a shark cage lowered from the stern of the boat.  Surface air is supplied via a hookah.  It's the only sane way to be in the water with the Great White Shark!

Commensal Emperor Shrimp and Tryon's Risbecia Nudibranch

Commensalism is a form of symbiosis where one species (the shrimp) benefits while its host (the nudibranch) gains no benefit but remains unharmed by the association. The shrimp hitches a ride while foraging the black sand bottom.

Dinah's Beach, Papua New Guinea

Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science 2013 Underwater Photography Contest - 2nd place, Macro category

http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/outreach/underwater-photography/2013-winners

 London, England

London is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.  This image of a bobby standing guard at Buckingham Palace is one of my favorites! 

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Friends, Here is a special offer to get a copy of my book "Sea Secrets" at a $10 discount!

Use the code SHARE10 at checkout and get $10 off a print book from now until March 31, 2013!

Print copies of my book are sold exclusively in the Blurb online bookstore at cost plus $5. The $5 goes not to me, but directly to the Samaritan Counseling Center in Lancaster, PA!


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Something New!

I have a new tool in Adobe Lightroom 4 for creating video slideshows!

Presenting:  Humpback Whales on the Silver Bank!

Announcing a New Photo Album

Silver Bank, Dominican Republic

Humpback Whales!

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