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I've driven past this little dirt road many a time, and always wondered what was there. Glad I took the turn today.

IR converted Pentax K-01 with DA 18-55 WR f3.5-5.6.

Another small park in Maryland. Mallows Bay is home to a scuttled fleet of WWI vessels that were sunk in shallow waters to create a wildlife refuge. Here is the road leading into the park (click on the image for a larger file):

Here is one of the scuttled ships, as seen from the shore:

Infrared converted Pentax K10D with DA 17-70 lens.

Here is a shot of one of the sunken vessels found a little closer to shore:

And here a decrepit dock right near that sunken boat:

The latter two non-infrared color photos taken with Pentax K3 and DA 17-70 lens.

Another shot from the beach at Ferry Point Park in Chester, Maryland (click on the image for a larger file):

Ferry Point is a small park on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, but provided some great photo opportunities.

Another digital infrared image - I left the color intact in this one. IR converted Pentax K10D with DA 17-70mm lens.

Pam and I spent the last week touring some of the rural historical sites in Maryland. It was a fun trip and I have a few photos to sort through. Here is a snapshot taken yesterday of the Dahlgren chapel, located just off the Appalachian Trail in western MD. Click on the image for a larger file.

IR converted Pentax K10D with DA 17-70 lens.

I visited some old haunts in the Allegan Forest today. This late spring… no leaves on the trees and here it is, almost May.

Here is an infrared photo of a some twisted little trees that always seem appealing to me (click on the image for a larger view):

And here is a nearby group of walnut trees, a place where I have whiled away many an afternoon:

Both photos were taken with an infrared converted Pentax K-10 and Pentax DA 17-70 f4 lens.

I’m repeating myself a little bit here - the twisted little trees were the subject of another IR post in 2008, “Trees in October.” In that case the image was taken with Kodak HIE. And one of the walnut trees was the test subject for a comparison of the IR properties of RM90 and R72 IR filters, in 2007. So I’m repeating myself a little bit here.

Another IR shot from my visit to St. Louis earlier this year - taken with an infrared converted Pentax K10. A bandstand in Forest Park:

Here are a few IR shots of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Mo. taken with an infrared converted Pentax K10D. Click on the images for a larger file.

The last weekend of summer… seems like it just got here. Looking back I wish I had taken more photos. Well, here are some pictures of trees from this summer, in no particular order.

First - an infrared shot of a fine oak tree, not even middle aged as oaks go, again in the Allegan game area:

Morning at the Pierce Creek Institute near Hastings, Michigan:

My favorite walnut tree in the Allegan game area:

And lastly, a windbreak at sunset in rural southern Indiana:

In a few weeks, autumn trees, and after that, bare trees of winter…