Photographer: Walter Ward

Coming In For a Gentle Landing

This Balloon landed behind my daughter’s house in Harmony New Jersey. It was launched from the Warren County NJ Fair Grounds also in Harmony. The lens was an EFS 18-55 mm, ISO 100, 28 mm, f/6.3, 1/50.

Could Be Some Turbulence Ahead

This balloon was launched from the Warren County Farmer’s Fair, Harmony, NJ. The lens was EFS 18-55 mm. ISO 200, 200 mm, f/5.6, 1/250.

The Lock Tenders House on the Delaware Lehigh Canal At Easton PA

Probably taken with a Minolta SLR Film Camera. My wife and I visited this site in either 2014 or 2015.

A Scene From The Delaware River Near Columbia NJ

Looking south towards Portland, PA from the Pedestrian Bridge at Columbia, NJ. The lens is EFS 18-55 mm, ISO 200, 40 mm, f/8, 15 S.

The Delaware River Looking North Toward The Delaware Water Gap

This picture was taken from the Pedestrian Bridge over the Delaware River at Columbia, NJ. Just beyond the light-colored foliage in the distant center, is the “hulking” Viaduct near the Delaware Water Gap that was part of the Lackawanna Cutoff a portion of the train system in NJ & PA. It was built between 1908-1911 […]

A Picture Taken At The Sandbar In Hackettstown NJ

The Sandbar was the old Swimming Hole in Hackettstown, NJ when I was a kid. My Mother would take my sister and me swimming there. There was a Lifeguard and a Snack Bar. We would swim in the Musconetcong River. Much has changed in the 70-75 years since then. A few years ago they removed […]

A Farm And The surrounding Countryside Warren County NJ

Who says New Jersey doesn’t have a Big Sky? This farm is on Harmony Station Road in Harmony, NJ. I am taking the picture over the field of corn. The lens is an EFS 18-55, ISO 100, 27 mm, f/11, 13 S.

Looking At The Dam Falls and Upstream at Bloomsbury NJ

This is the Musconetcong River. This river also flows through Hackettstown, NJ where I lived as a boy. I fished it, swam in it, waded it, hunted around it, and skated on it in the winter. The lens was an ESF 18-55 MM, ISO 200, 23mm, f/5, 10 S.

The Musconetcong River Near The Asbury Graphite Mill 2

This picture is looking upstream away from the Graphite Mill. The lens is an EFS 18-55mm, ISO 200, 29mm, f/8, 25 S.

The Musconetcong River Near The Asbury Graphite Mill 1

I wanted to take some pictures along a river so I went to a place that I knew well. This scene is looking downriver toward the mill dam. The lens was an EFS 18-55mm, ISO 200, f/4.5, 13 S.

White Township NJ Cemetery

It was a warm day with some light wind. I live in White Township and this cemetery is less than a mile away. So I decided to go and take some pictures. This picture was taken at ISO 200, 23 mm, f/8, 30 S.

Hainesburg NJ Cemetery

This is an old cemetery in northern NJ. Many of the stones are broken; many are illegible. It is well maintained. The grass is cut regularly. It was a nice day; not too windy. Lens EFS 18-55mm, ISO 200, 23mm f/8 30s.